Grand Valley State University Athletics

Career: Played in 117 games, with 83 starts…Hit .284 with 90 hits, 65 runs scored, 46 RBI, seven doubles, two triples and four home runs…24-for-26 in solen bases.
 
2024: Academic All-GLIAC…Played in 25 games, with 12 starts…Hit .240 with 12 hits, 14 runs scored…Hit two home runs and drove in nine runs.

2023: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team…Appeared in 51 games making 43 starts…Batted .299 with 46 hits, 30 runs scored, and 21 runs batted in…Notched three doubles, one triple, and one home run…Went 2-4 with a runs scored in a win against Winona State (3/9/23)…Batted 4-5 with three RBI’s and a run scored in a win over Ashland (3/10/23)…Hit 4-5 including a double and two runs scored at Parkside (4/6/23)…Batted 3-4 with a home run with three runs batted in and three runs scored in a win against Northwood (4/11/23)…Notched a triple with and RBI and run scored in a win at Purdue Northwest (4/23/23).

2022: Appeared in 41 games including 28 starts…Batted .283 with 32 hits, 21 run scored, and 16 RBI…Hit a home run in a win over Findlay (2/21/22)…Notched a six-game hitting streak from February 20 to March 11…Went 2-4 with a double and two runs batted in a win against West Virginia Wesleyan (3/8/22)…Batted 2-3 with a double, runs scored, and RBI in a win against McKendree (3/19/22)…Notched a season high three hits in a win over Saginaw Valley (4/23/22).
 
Prior to GVSU: Played two seasons at Kalamazoo Valley Community College…Named First Team Academic All-American as a freshman…Led the team in batting average (.430), hits (49), and runs scored (39) in the 2021 season.
 
High School: Prepped at Gull Lake High School under head coach Reggie Walters…Earned All-Area Dream Team honors as a junior and senior…Named to the All-District team as a junior and senior…Helped lead team to the regional semi-finals as a junior and senior…Batted .390 with two home runs as a senior…Named team MVP as a junior…Had a .404 batting average as a junior…Is in the school’s top five all-time stolen base leader. 
 
Personal: Son of Dick Mansager and Jamie Taylor…Has three brothers and a sister…Enjoys fishing, boating, and video games…Majoring in finance.