Jared Mang named Preseason All-MW; Lobos picked sixth

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – University of New Mexico senior outfielder Jared Mang has been named to the 2019 Preseason All-Mountain West Team as the league office announced its annual preseason all-conference team and predicted order of finish on Wednesday. In the predicted order of finish, UNM was picked to finish the 2019 campaign sixth in the Mountain West.
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For Mang, this is the second-consecutive year that he has been named to the Preseason All-MW Team, earning the honor prior to his junior season. That initial preseason plaudit was in response to a sensational sophomore campaign that saw Mang hit .373 (90-for-241) with 63 runs scored, 17 doubles, two triples, nine home runs, and 62 RBIs.
 
Mang’s junior season, however, was hampered by injuries and limited Mang to just 29 games played. Despite that, Mang still put up impressive numbers as he batted .284 (29-for-102), scored 27 runs, drove in 29 and hit a team-high eight home runs.
 
A 2017 All-MW First Team selection, Mang enters his senior season as a .328 career hitter with 127 runs scored, 170 hits, 30 doubles, four triples, 20 home runs and 121 RBIs.
 
Mang and the rest of the 2019 Lobo baseball team are scheduled to open their season this coming Friday, February 15 against the defending National Champions, Oregon State. First-pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. (MT).