High Point University Athletics

Head coach Joey Hammond announced the addition of volunteer assistant coach Chris Maness on July 14, 2021.

Maness comes to High Point after serving as the head coach for Northwest Guilford High School for the last two seasons. He got the Vikings off to a 3-3 start in the 2020 season before the COVID-19 Pandemic prematurely ended it and then led the team to a 13-4 record in 2021 and a trip to the NCHSAA 4A Quarterfinals.

Maness also served as an assistant coach at Ragsdale High School and as the head coach at Northwest Guilford and Jamestown Middle Schools. Maness pitched for four years at Elon and is tied for the third-most appearances (88) and has the second-most saves (21) in Phoenix baseball history. He was selected in the 28th round of the 1998 MLB Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies and played 27 games in the minors that season before making 34 appearances for the Independent League Chillicothe Paints in 1999.
 
"Chris Maness brings a unique blend of experience in this game from coaching at the youth and high school level to playing at the professional level. Chris's energy is infectious and his toughness and experience as a pro pitcher will be a great resource for our players as they strive to reach their highest potential. We welcome Chris, his wife Jusmar, his daughter Carley, and son Ryan to the Panther family."