2024 Baseball Roster
Newman, DJ
Jersey Number 28
DJ Newman
- Position:
- RHP/OF
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Archbold, Ohio
- High School:
- Archbold
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
Bio
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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.Â
- 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
- 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
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