Logan Mann is in his second year as head coach of the Lakeland baseball program.
Mann’s first year with the Muskies was one of laying the foundation for his program, and the team showed improvement as the season went on. Lakeland lost its first 13 games but from there finished 9-15 the rest of the way and posted a 7-15 record in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference. The seven conference wins tied for the most for the Muskies since 2011, and freshman pitcher Nathan Hemmerling became the first Lakeland first team all-conference player since 2012.
Mann came to Lakeland from NCAA Division III Southern Virginia University, where he won 139 games in nine seasons from 2010-18 at his alma mater.
Mann led Southern Virginia when it was first a United States Collegiate Athletic Association program and through the process as it transitioned to Division III. His first four SVU teams qualified for the USCAA Small College World Series, including the program’s first-ever .500 season when it finished 21-21 in his first year.
Southern Virginia had its best season in program history in Mann’s second year, when in 2011 the Knights finished 30-10 overall and placed second in the USCAA. The 2011 Knights also set several offensive and defensive program records under Mann, including highest team batting average (.337), highest team slugging percentage (.509), most hits (415), most runs scored (311), most runs batted in (281), highest fielding percentage (.954) and lowest earned run average (3.60).
Mann also served in various administrative roles in the Southern Virginia athletic department. He spent two years as director of event management and gameday administrator, two more years as assistant director of compliance, and also a year as the director of athletic development.
Mann played for Southern Virginia from 2007-09, where he was a three-year starter as a pitcher and infielder. He received his bachelor’s degree from Southern Virginia in business management and Spanish, and received his master’s degree in sports management and administration from the United States Sports Academy.
Mann is married to wife Rebecca, and they have three children, Kinzley, Baylor and Amelia.
