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BS» Head Coach Josh Manning
phone: 217.424.3608
email: jmanning@millikin.edu
Josh Manning is ready for his ninth season at the helm of the Big Blue baseball program during the 2010 season.
Manning was hired as Millikin’s head baseball coach in November 2001 after a three-year stint as an assistant coach at MacMurray.
A 1998 graduate of MacMurray College with a degree in history/secondary education, Manning is currently working on his master's degree in communications at the University of Illinois-Springfield.
While a student athlete at MacMurray, the Highlanders finished 24th in the nation during his senior season in 1997. The team was undefeated in both conference tournament and league games. In that season, Manning also earned All-Central Region second team honors.
Before joining the MacMurray baseball team, Manning played for two years at Kaskaskia Community College in Centralia. During his sophomore season at Kaskaskia, Manning was selected to pitch in the region all-star game.
Manning served as an assistant coach at MacMurray from August 1998 to May 2001 and was a student assistant during the 1997-98 academic year. He has also been a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association since 1999.
Manning and his wife, Traci, live in Clinton.
Manning's Career Record
| Overall | Pct. | CCIW | Pct. | CCIW Place | |
| 2001-02 | 20-16 | .556 | 9-12 | .429 | 5th |
| 2002-03 | 25-15 | .625 | 10-11 | .476 | 6th |
| 2003-04 | 22-18 | .550 | 12-9 | .571 | 5th |
| 2004-05 | 17-23 | .425 | 6-15 | .286 | 6th |
| 2005-06 | 18-22 | .450 | 8-13 | .381 | Tied 4th |
| 2006-07 | 15-25 | .375 | 7-13 | .350 | 5th |
| 2007-08 | 14-20-1 | .414 | 4-16 | .200 | 8th |
| 2008-09 | 10-20-1 | .323 | 4-12-1 | .235 | 7th |
| Total | 141-159-2 | .467 | 60-91-1 | .395 |