Manhattan College

Great academic school !!

Excellent baseball--they presently lead their conference

Excellent young coach--fine young man

Kevin Leighton is a down to earth coach and has the program on the rise. Really gets into recruiting local players. You can get him at kevin.leighton@manhattan.edu or 718-862-7936 he's looking for 1120 SAT / 3.25 GPA. The school has a great engineering program.

Manhattan is an excellent program. Coach Leighton is one of my former players and he does a tremendous job of not only coaching but teaching the game. His staff is first rate and they are always out on the recruiting trail. Year in and out he finds guys who are big time talent who want to play for him.
I believe Manhattan has approx 15 players in MILB at this time.

Thank you for the comments -- most helpful

(1) Is it Manhattan or Marist that has a Classical Languge requirement?

(2) Are those GPA/SAT numbers the minimum he is looking to bring into the program?

(3) Baseball scholarships? Any?

(4) Field and practice facilities?

(5) What sort of area is the school in? I realize it is in suburbia somewhere. How far from Manhattan? How far from major airports?

Not sure about the language program. The academics are usually negotiable. It's D1 so scholarships are there. Nice field but it is a field not a stadium. It's not suburbia, it's located in the Bronx and is 10 minutes from Manhattan. Small campus. They just won their division with a season high 34 wins.

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Correct me if I am wrong but isnt the area still pretty much residential


Covenient to everything--the city--the airports---

It's in Riverdale which is part of the Bronx. A mix of private houses and apartment buildings, like most of the Bronx. A pretty stable, mostly Jewish section of the Bronx. An easy commute to everything.

My father went to Manhattan College and I have several friends who go there, both on the baseball team and not on the team. I am very familiar with the school and the area, and have heard some insight on the team. PM me if you want any more info, I'll try to help as much as possible

I guess the bottom line is this--is the area safe? Is there an off-campus "scene" or do the students just go into Manhattan for nightlife?

As for baseball at a smaller Div I school like this, is the program a year-round, full-time commitment like you get at major programs such as the ACC, SEC, PAC 10?

Yes the area is safe , at least to my standards---

The area is safe for the most part as long as you have some sense. There is a strip of taverns a block from the school and most kids hang out there. Manhattan is only 3 stops away on the train. It's a big commuter school. When my daughter went there the out of towners hook up with the locals and get a real feel for the city. ...They take the baseball very seriously and have a year round training program.