DJ Newman

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DJ Newman v Eastern Michigan - April 15 2023

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Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Lauren Laudato, BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

Position:
RHP/OF
Height:
6-0
Weight:
189
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Archbold, Ohio
High School:
Archbold
Bats/Throws:
R/R

Bowling Green

Career Highlights

2024 Second-Team All-MAC (DH)
2023 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
2023 NCBWA Freshman All-America First Team
2023 D1Baseball Freshman All-America First Team
2023 Baseball American Freshman All-America First Team
2023 MAC Freshman Pitcher of the Year
2023 First-Team All-MAC (DH)
Two-Time MAC Pitcher of the Week (May 22, 2023; Feb. 26, 2024)
John Elerud Two-Way Player of the Week, College Baseball Foundation (March 18, 2025)
Two-time Academic All-MAC (2024, 2025)
.419 batting average in 2025 ranks fourth all-time for players wiith 50-100 at-bats in a season

2025

Appeared at the plate in 25 games, starting all 25 before having season cut short due to injury
Made four appearances on the mound, all starts
Posted a team-best and career-high .419 batting average, ranking fourth all-time among players with 50-100 at-bats in a season
Knocked a career-high nine doubles over 25 games, tying for fifth on the team
Added a career-high .495 on-base percentage as well as a .645 slugging percentage
Stole nine bases, tied for third on the team
Registered a 3.77 ERA, the second-best mark on the team
Pitched 14.1 innings with 16 strikeouts while allowing just six runs and four walks

2024

Appeared in 35 games for BGSU with 34 starts before season was cut short due to an injury
Made eight appearances on the mound as a two-way player, all starts
Recorded a 15-game hitting streak before being injured, the eighth-longest hitting streak in program history
Struck out a team-high 11 batters over seven scoreless innings against Memphis (Feb. 23)
Logged a .371 batting average, second on the team and fifth in the MAC
Maintained a .664 slugging percentage, leading the team and fifth in the MAC
Posted a .455 on-base percentage, ranking third on the team and seventh in the MAC
Registered a team-leading 1.119 OPS, third in the conference
Scored a career-high 45 runs for the Falcons, tied for fourth on the team and 16th in the MAC
Blasted a career-high 10 home runs, third on the team and 16th in the MAC
Stole a career-high 10 bases for the Falcons, tied for second on the team and 17th in the MAC
Recorded a career-high four wins on the mound for BGSU, third on the team and tied for 16th in the MAC
Maintained a 3.61 ERA, second on the team and first among players with 15.0+ innings pitched
Struck out a career-high 42 batters over 42.1 innings of work while walking just 10 batters
Held opposing batters to a team-best .239 batting average
Pitched a season-high 7.1 scoreless innings against Akron (March 22), picking up the win
Registered 14 multi-hit games, including a season-high four against Ball State (March 17) two of which were home runs
Concluded the season with 11 multiple-RBI games, including a season-high five against Ball State (March 17)
Stole multiple bases in a game twice, doing so against Northern Illinois (April 5) and Ohio State (April 9)
Scored a season-high four times against Miami (OH) (March 8)

2023

Played as BGSU’s lone two-way player, appearing in 41 games with 30 starts in the lineup while making 15 appearances on the mound with three starts
Led the team and all MAC freshman while finishing the regular season fourth in the MAC for batting average (.383)
Led the team and finished the regular season third in the MAC for on-base percentage (.481) and was second among freshman
Concluded the regular season 15th in the MAC for OPS (.976)
Second on the team in slugging percentage (.495)
Finished fifth on the team in runs scored (28)
Tied for fourth on the team in hits (41)
Hit a team-best .385 during MAC play while being second on the team in runs scored (23)
Finished third on the team in ERA (3.49) and second among pitchers with 10.0+ innings pitched
Struck out 33 batters over 28.1 innings of work.
Walked just five batters all season, the fewest on the team among players with 10.0+ innings pitched
Combined for the lone shutout of the season for the Falcons, tossing eight scoreless innings against Toledo with a season-high eight strikeouts
Allowed just three runs during MAC play for an ERA of 1.80

Personal

Majoring in Business, Marketing Specialization

Archbold High School

Archbold, Ohio

Named First-Team All-State and First-Team All-League as a junior
Finished as the State Runner-up during junior campaign
Named Defiance Crescent Player of the Year
As a junior maintained a batting average of .509 with 15 doubles, three triples and three home runs with 30 RBI and nine stolen bases
Tossed over 67 innings on the mound for Archbold High School, logging a 1.96 ERA and 96 strikeouts
Named 2021 Football Offensive Player of the Year for the Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Earned First-Team All-League, First-Team All-District and Honorable Mention All-State in basketball