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2025 Baseball Developmental Team Roster

2 Manning Thompson

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 154
  • Class Sophomore
  • Major Business Management
  • Hometown Holly Hill, SC
  • Highschool Dorchester Academy
  • Twitter manningt123
  • Instagram Thompson_165

Biography

FMU:  Returning letterman.....Conference Carolinas Academic All-Conference Team 2025....Member of the 2024 Developmental squad at FMU....Hope Scholarship recipient....Member of FCA....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2024 (spring, fall), 2025 (spring)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2024 (spring), 2025 (spring).

PERSONAL:
  • Born in Charleston, SC
  • Graduate of Dorchester Academy, where he played for coach Brent Jackson
  • Named All-Region in 2023
  • Participated in the 2023 North/South Game
  • Nickname is Mini-Mary
PERSONAL FAVORITES:
  • As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:  A good man
  • How you got your nickname:  Teammates
  • Favorite Fictional Character:  Shrek
  • Favorite Athlete:  Brett Gardner
  • Favorite Sports Team:  New York Yankees
  • Favorite Movie or TV Show:  Yellowstone
  • Favorite Food:  Steak
  • Favorite Vacation Spot:  Edisto Beach, SC
  • Favorite Musical Artist:  Zach Top
  • Favorite Thing About FMU:  The environment and people
  • Favorite Off-Field Activities:  Fishing and hunting
  • Goals for Upcoming Season:  Give it all I got
  • Why you first chose your sport:  It’s fun
  • Biggest mental challenge in your sport:  Staying cool and collected
  • Interesting Notes:  I played football, basketball, and baseball in high school; State runner-up in baseball
  • Brush With Greatness:  Brett Gardner and Willie Randolf are from my hometown and both of them are my neighbors