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2024 Baseball Roster
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Manca, Payton

Jersey Number 55
Payton Manca
- Position:
- LHP
- Year:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 259
- Hometown:
- Winchendon, Mass.
- High School:
- P27 Academy (S.C.)
- Bats/Throws:
- L/L
Bio
2025 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
- Academic All-ACC Team
- Helped Florida State to a second consecutive NCAA Super Regional appearance, a first since 2015-17, and a runner-up finish in the ACC, the team’s first in 11 years
- Appeared in 13 games with four starts with a 2-1 record and a 6.56 ERA
- In 23.1 innings, allowed 19 runs, 17 earned, on 17 hits with 24 strikeouts and 16 walks while holding opponents to a .202 batting average
- Earned the win with 4.0 shutout innings with four strikeouts, two hits and no walks in a start against USF on April 15
- Registered two strikeouts in 0.2 no-hit innings at Notre Dame on March 30
- Got the win while making first start and struck out three and allowed one run on two hits with one walk in 2.1 innings against Bethune-Cookman on March 5
2024 / AS A FRESHMAN
- Redshirt season
HIGH SCHOOL
- Graduated from the P27 Academy in Lexington, South Carolina
- 2023 Perfect Game Preseason All-American honors
- Ranked the No. 3 overall pitcher and No. 2 LHP in home state of Massachusetts
- Also played basketball in high school
PERSONAL
- Born on May 4, 2004
- Majoring in business
- Parents are Peter and Amanda Manca
- Has a sister, Mia
- Father, Peter, played Division III baseball and coached Payton at Winchendon High in Massachusetts
INF Cal Fisher - FSU Baseball Start of Fall Ball Press Conference
Tuesday, September 23
LHP Wes Mendes - FSU Baseball Start of Fall Ball Press Conference
Tuesday, September 23
1B Myles Bailey - FSU Baseball Start of Fall Ball Press Conference
Tuesday, September 23
HC Link Jarrett - FSU Baseball Start of Fall Ball Press Conference
Tuesday, September 23