For freshman center-fielder Tanner Mann-Fix and Appalachian State, it was love at first sight. Mann-Fix visited the campus for the first time in his freshman year of high school during a baseball showcase and has been enthralled ever since.
“The first couple of times I visited, I would always take my phone out and take pictures,” Mann-Fix said. “It is just a great place to be and a great environment.”
Mann-Fix, originally from Olympic High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, remembers attending games in Boone at least seven times during his high school career.
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