Eric Newman (baseball)
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | UC San Diego |
Conference | Big West |
Record | 421–263 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S. | August 27, 1972
Playing career | |
1992–1993 | Fresno State |
1994 | Texas Tech |
1995 | Idaho Falls Braves |
1995–1996 | Clinton LumberKings |
1997 | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes |
1998 | Mobile BayBears |
1999 | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx |
2000 | Iowa Cubs |
2001 | Acereros de Monclova |
2001–2002 | Sonoma County Crushers |
2001 | El Paso Diablos |
2002 | Vero Beach Dodgers |
2002 | Solano Steelheads |
Position(s) | Pitcher |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2003–2004 | Dallas Baptist (AHC/P) |
2005–2007 | Dallas Baptist |
2008–2011 | Nebraska (P) |
2012–present | UC San Diego |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 516–335 |
Tournaments | NCAA DI: 0–0 NCAA DII: 18–13 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Awards | |
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Eric Christian Newman (born August 27, 1972) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher. He is the head baseball coach of the UC San Diego Tritons. Newman played college baseball at Fresno State before transferring to Texas Tech in 1994 and in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) for seven seasons from 1995 to 2002. He then served as the head coach of the Dallas Baptist Patriots (2005–2007). He is the older brother of Andy Newman.
Coaching career
[edit]Newman began to coach following the conclusion of his playing career. He joined the Dallas Baptist Patriots, under head coach Mike Bard as the team's pitching coach. During Newman's second season with the team, the ascended to NCAA Division I. In the fall of 2004, Newman was elevated to head coach of the Patriots. Newman lead the Patriots to a 95–72 record in his three years as head coach.[1] On July 2, 2007, Newman was named the pitching coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers.[2] On August 17, 2011, Newman was named the pitching coach at Cal State Northridge.[3] Just 12 days later, Newman was named the head baseball coach of the UC San Diego Tritons.
Head coaching record
[edit]Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Dallas Baptist Patriots (Independent) (2005–2007) | |||||||||
2005 | Dallas Baptist | 32–23 | |||||||
2006 | Dallas Baptist | 33–23 | |||||||
2007 | Dallas Baptist | 30–26 | |||||||
Dallas Baptist: | 95–72 | ||||||||
UC San Diego Tritons (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (2012–2020) | |||||||||
2012 | UC San Diego | 33–24 | 26–14 | T-1st | NCAA West Regional | ||||
2013 | UC San Diego | 26–24 | 20–20 | T-6th | |||||
2014 | UC San Diego | 38–16 | 26–10 | 3rd | NCAA West Regional | ||||
2015 | UC San Diego | 36–21 | 27–13 | T-2nd | NCAA West Regional | ||||
2016 | UC San Diego | 31–21 | 20–17 | 2nd (South) | CCAA Tournament | ||||
2017 | UC San Diego | 44–19 | 24–13 | 2nd (South) | College World Series runner-up | ||||
2018 | UC San Diego | 43–17 | 30–14 | T-1st | College World Series | ||||
2019 | UC San Diego | 41–16 | 30–10 | 1st | College World Series | ||||
2020 | UC San Diego | 17–4 | 12–4 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
UC San Diego: | 215–115 | ||||||||
UC San Diego Tritons (Big West Conference) (2021–present) | |||||||||
2021 | UC San Diego | 24–28 | 21–19 | T-4th | |||||
2022 | UC San Diego | 24–32 | 13–17 | 8th | |||||
2023 | UC San Diego | 34-18 | 21-9 | 1st | |||||
2024 | UC San Diego | 30-23 | 17-13 | 5th | |||||
UC San Diego: | 421–263 | 72–58 | |||||||
Total: | 516–335 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Heefner Named Head Coach of DBU Patriot Baseball". www.dbupatriots.com. Dallas Baptist University. July 5, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "Newman named Husker pitching coach". www.nebraska.rivals.com. Yahoo!. July 2, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "Matadors Hire Eric Newman as Pitching Coach". www.gomatadors.com. CSUN Athletics. August 17, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- UC San Diego Tritons profile
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Fresno State Bulldogs baseball players
- Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball players
- Idaho Falls Braves players
- Clinton LumberKings players
- Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players
- Mobile BayBears players
- West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx players
- Iowa Cubs players
- Acereros de Monclova players
- Sonoma County Crushers players
- El Paso Diablos players
- Vero Beach Dodgers players
- Solano Steelheads players
- Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball coaches
- Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball coaches
- UC San Diego Tritons baseball coaches
- Dallas Baptist University alumni
- Baseball players from Fremont, California
- Baseball coaches from California