Hall of Fame
Madison Manning was the official statistician for Jones College baseball in 2016-17.
He played an important role on the 2016 team that went 54-9, won the Region 23 Tournament and the school’s first NJCAA Division II World Series in Enid, Oklahoma. The 2017 team went 46-4 and won the conference.
The Bobcats were 100-13 during Manning’s two years with the team.
Manning graduated from South Jones High School before coming to Jones. After leaving Jones, he went to the University of Southern Mississippi.
He would eventually return to South Jones where he served as Director of Baseball Operations. He was known as “DOBO” at SJHS.
Manning was honored with the dedication of a plaque in his memory at Community Bank Park during a ceremony on Feb. 3, 2024. The plaque is on display in a brick column near the gate above the third base dugout.
Manning died due to cystic fibrosis on Jan. 24, 2023, at the age of 26.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Trace Manning. He is survived by his parents, Mike and Donna Manning.
