Bio

Torres, who is known as one of the best high school baseball players in Connecticut history, comes to UB as a terrific baseball mind and mentor. An All-SEC performer while at the University of Alabama, Torres brings a massive resume to Bridgeport. He is currently the Director of Program/Player Development at the Technique Tigers Baseball Academy in Trumbull, Conn. He founded Technique Tigers in 2003 as a baseball program for kids between the ages of 6 and 18. Amongst many duties, Torres leads the creation and development of individualized workout plans for more than 500 athletes every year.

In addition to his expertise in individualized instruction, Torres holds an immense background in collegiate and high school coaching. Most notably, he served as the pitching coach at Division I Fairfield University from 2010-12. He also has assistant coaching stops at St. Joseph High School, his alma mater, and Central High School in Bridgeport. Torres was inducted into the St. Joseph’s Hall of Fame in 2017.

While in high school, Torres was named the Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year, CT Post Player of the Year, Hartford Courant Player of the Year, and USA Today CT Player of the Year. In 1995, he was drafted in the 28th round of the MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers before going on to play at Alabama.

COACH TONELLI:
“I am very excited to get Manny in our program. His background and experiences are amazing. Our players will grow quickly under Coach Torres. Manny is a teacher, coach, mentor and motivator.  Our pitchers are very lucky to have someone of his caliber working with them. Not only does he work on the mechanics of pitching, but he also loves the mental side of both pitching and the game in general.”