University of South Carolina Upstate

2012: Made fivestarts in the field and appeared in 11 games on the mound in relieffor the Spartans as a freshman… Started five games as adesignated hitter with a .278 batting average in 18 at bats…Recorded five hits, including one double and drove in threeruns… Had a .381 on-base percentage… Posted a 1-1record in 11 relief appearances… Had a 6.23 earned runaverage in 17.1 innings of work… Recorded 11 strikeouts,including a season-high three punch outs in 2.0 innings of workagainst Davidson (Apr. 3)… Tallied one save, while opponentshit .333 against him… A member of the A-Sun All-AcademicTeam.

Before USCUpstate: Played four seasons of baseball at Wren HighSchool in Easley, S.C… Finished senior season with a 6-2record on the hill… Posted .430 batting average, with 11home runs and 41 RBI… Earned All-Area, All-Region, All-Stateand All-American honors after strong senior season… Pickedup All-Area and All-Region honors after sophomore and juniorseasons… Earned Dean’s List honors and was a member ofthe both the National Honor Society and National Spanish HonorSociety during time at Wren HS.

Personal: Born onJan. 14, 1993 in Rock Hill, S.C… Son of James and LeahNewman… Has three sisters and two brothers… Majoringin Business Management… Loves Italian food… Favoritemovie is “The Hangover”… Favorite actress isMegan Fox… Enjoys watching MLB Network… Favorite bookis More Than a Game… Favorite sports figure isAlbert Pujols… Hero growing up and person he most admires ishis father… Favorite season is fall… Aspires to be aprofessional baseball player… Enjoys reading in sparetime… Father, James, played collegiate football at LSU.