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Jersey Number 43
Manuel Lopez
- Position:
- OF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 200
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Santo Domingo Dom
- High School:
- Monterverde Academy
- Major:
- Mechatronics Engineering
Bio
2018 (R-Sophomore)
• Earned C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal (3.75-4.0 GPA)
• Saw action in 26 games, earning 13 starts (two in left field, 11 as DH)
• Hit a home run in first start of the season vs. Western Illinois (2/18), going 3-for-4 with three runs, two RBI
• Also turned in a multi-hit performance vs. Belmont (4/10), going 2-for-5 with one RBI
2017 (Redshirt Freshman):
• Saw action in 18 games, including seven starts
• Posted a .314 average
• Five of his 11 hits were for extra bases
• Earned his first career hit vs. Bowling Green (2/25)
• Hit his first career home run vs. UAB (4/14)
• Had three RBI 2x, vs. UAB (4/14) and at Tennessee Tech (4/25)
• Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Recipient of the C-USA Academic Medal
2016 (Freshman):
• Took redshirt season
• Earned C-USA Academic Medal.
Montverde Academy:
• Hit .302 and led the team in RBIs as a senior
Personal:
• Born Nov. 28, 1997 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• Son of Rafael Lopez and Iluminada Rodriguez
• Has two brothers, Emmanuel and Daniel
• Major is Mechatronics Engineering.
• Earned C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal (3.75-4.0 GPA)
• Saw action in 26 games, earning 13 starts (two in left field, 11 as DH)
• Hit a home run in first start of the season vs. Western Illinois (2/18), going 3-for-4 with three runs, two RBI
• Also turned in a multi-hit performance vs. Belmont (4/10), going 2-for-5 with one RBI
2017 (Redshirt Freshman):
• Saw action in 18 games, including seven starts
• Posted a .314 average
• Five of his 11 hits were for extra bases
• Earned his first career hit vs. Bowling Green (2/25)
• Hit his first career home run vs. UAB (4/14)
• Had three RBI 2x, vs. UAB (4/14) and at Tennessee Tech (4/25)
• Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Recipient of the C-USA Academic Medal
2016 (Freshman):
• Took redshirt season
• Earned C-USA Academic Medal.
Montverde Academy:
• Hit .302 and led the team in RBIs as a senior
Personal:
• Born Nov. 28, 1997 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• Son of Rafael Lopez and Iluminada Rodriguez
• Has two brothers, Emmanuel and Daniel
• Major is Mechatronics Engineering.
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 21, 2025: Softball and Baseball
Monday, April 21
🎥 from the 52nd annual Groundhog Day Luncheon! Also, we play baseball this month 🤩
Sunday, February 02
MTSU Baseball 2025 52nd Annual Groundhog Day Luncheon
Friday, January 31
