Young America man inducted into NDSU HOF

FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota State University inducted Matt Mann into the Bison Athletic Hall of Fame at a luncheon during NDSU’s homecoming weekend. Mann is part of the school’s 52nd annual class to be inducted.

Mann, currently of Young America, Minn., graduated from Park Center High School in Brooklyn Park, Minn., and was an outfielder on the Bison baseball team from 2000 to 2002. The NCAA Division II batting champion in 2001 with a school-record .517 batting average, Mann is still NDSU’s all-time leading hitter with a career .435 average in 117 games among other school records.

He played five years of independent minor league baseball and was named Central League Rookie of the Year in 2003 with the Coastal Bend Aviators. He played for the Victoria Vics from 2011 to 2016, winning a Minnesota state amateur championship in 2012.

Mann owns a carpentry business and coaches youth wrestling and baseball in the Young America area.

Here are more details on Mann’s career at NDSU:

One of only four All-Americans in Bison baseball history, earning third-team honors in 2001…Also named to the 2001 All-Central Region team…Three-time All-North Central Conference…NCAA Division II batting champion in 2001 with a school-record .517 batting average…Had 19 doubles, three triples and five home runs for a school-record .862 slugging percentage in 2001…Has two of the top four single-season batting averages in school history and had a school record for doubles twice with 18 in 2000 and 19 in 2001…Hit .441 with 10 home runs and 53 RBIs as a sophomore in 2000 to lead the Bison to a North Central Conference regular-season championship…NDSU’s all-time leading hitter with a career .435 average in 117 games with 44 doubles, four triples, 22 home runs and 134 RBIs…Also finished as the career record holder for slugging percentage (.719), on-base percentage (.495) and doubles (44)…Finished second in RBIs (134), total bases (299) and hits (181) and was third in runs scored (128) and sixth in home runs (22)…Also was a Northwoods League batting champion and all-star during his collegiate career…Played five years of independent minor league baseball including two seasons in the Northern League with the F-M RedHawks and Winnipeg Goldeyes…Named Central League Rookie of the Year in 2003 with the Coastal Bend Aviators and also played with the Amarillo Dillas…Hit .287 with 37 home runs and 258 RBIs in his pro career.