Joey Manning returns to Newport for a third go-around with the team.  Part of the teams that won the 2009 NECBL Championship and finished runners up in 2008 Joey is an NECBL veteran.  In two previous seasons Joey has been a valuable contributor both off the bench and as a starter.  This past season he transferred to Rollins College where he started each of his team’s 60 games.  In 222 at-bats he hit .293 with 15 doubles, 2 triples, 8 homeruns, 44 runs batted in, and 8 stolen bases.