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Players Z. KRISTOFAK | D. LYNCH | D. MANN ZAC KRISTOFAK RHP • 5’8” • 180 • R/R Freshman, University of Georgia Hometown: Alpharetta, GA MLB Draft: 37th Round by the Atlanta Braves COLLEGE G W-L ERA IP SO BB CG 2017 21 2-1 4.12 39.1 33 14 0 PERSONAL In high school, was a four year letter winner… A two time recipient of the Marietta Daily Journal/Cobb County Pitcher of the Year… Member of the 2016 Region Five 6-A championship team… 2016 team finished No. 5 nationally by Baseball America with a 32 and 4 record… Senior season, posted a 10-3 record with a 1.77 ERA and 84 strikeouts… Named 2016 Rawlings/Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American… Junior season, held a 11-1 record with a 1.18 ERA over 77 innings of work… 2015, team went 30-7 and went to the finals of the state playoffs… Named to Region Five 6-A team and Cobb County, Marietta Dailey Journal, and Walton Pitcher of the Year in 2015 and 2016… Played summer league with the East Cobb Yankees… Won the 18 WWBA and Connie Mack World Series… Majoring in Management… Grandson of Don Nations and Helen Pullium… Born on December 8th, 1997. DANIEL LYNCH LHP • 6’6” • 190 • L/L Sophomore, University of Virginia Hometown: Charlottesville, VA MLB Draft: Undrafted COLLEGE G W-L ERA IP SO BB CG 2016 13 1-3 5.49 41.0 37 15 0 2017 10 6-2 5.11 56.1 34 23 1 PERSONAL In high school, was named Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American… Was First-Team All-Colonial Conference selection… Achieved a 0.97 ERA over junior season… Named First-Team Class 5A All-State… Earned All-Region and All-Metro honors… Received Academic All-State honors… Member of the National Honor Society… Also played for the Richmond Baseball Academy West… In college, mad 13 appearances with 9 starts over 41 innings… In debut, struck out 9 batters… During first midweek start, threw 5 shutout innings and retired final 12 batters faced… Worked 2 1/3 perfect innings out of the bullpen in 2 ACC tournament appearances… Has two siblings, Molly and Will… Son of Dan Lynch... Born on November 17th, 1996. DEVIN MANN 2B • 6’3” • 210 • R/R Sophomore, University of Louisville Hometown: Columbus, IN MLB Draft: Undrafted PERSONAL In high school, was a four year letter winner… Ranked No. 348 nationally for the class of 2015 and No. 8 in Indiana by Perfect Game… Senior season, received All-State honors… Earned All-State honorable mention during sophomore and junior seasons… Named two-time All-Conference selection and two-time Area Player of the Year… Sophomore season, set single season school record for batting average at .532 and stolen bases at 30… Finished high school career as career leader in batting average (.449), runs (118), hits (150), doubles (36), triples (10), RBI (111), and stolen bases (92)… Senior season batted .410 with 9 home runs and 35 RBI… Named to All-Tournament Team at 2013 Perfect Game WWBA Underclass World Championship… Earned one letter in basketball… In college, made 19 starts in 39 appearances with an average of .303, 9 doubles, and 17 RBI… Had 2 multi-hit performances against Florida State… Made first collegiate start at second base in final two games of series against Virginia… Named to the 2016 ACC All-Freshman Team… Majoring in Spots Administration… Son of Bill and Diana Mann… Born on February 11th, 1997. | 33 | ORLEANS FIREBIRDS 2017 YEARBOOK OrleansFirebirds.com COLLEGE G AVG R RBI HR SB FLD% 2016 39 .303 15 17 0 1 2017 43 .264 40 32 5 6 .954


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