2027 Baseball Roster
Roster
Scott Newman
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Position:
- OF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 175
- B/T:
- R/L
- Hometown:
- Glenview, Ill.
- High School:
- Glenbrook South
- Prev School:
- Georgia
2025 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Finalist
Why Rutgers? āRutgers was the best opportunity to play for a great university. A lot of good things come from this coaching staff, and it was a great opportunity to succeed and develop as a person and player.ā
- Appeared in 36 games for a Georgia team that went 53-14, tied for third at the College World Series and won the SEC regular season and tournament titles
- Served primarily as a defensive replacement in center field
- Posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 14 chances
- Made three appearances as a defensive replacement at the College World Series and drew a walk
- Went 1-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored in a win over Presbyterian (4/7)
- Recorded his first Georgia hit and an RBI in a win over USC Upstate (2/18)
- Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- Started all 60 games for the Big South Tournament champion Spartans, helping the team advance to the NCAA Clemson Regional
- Hit .300 with a team-leading 19 home runs, 10 doubles, 60 RBIs and 11 stolen bases
- Named one of six outfielders nationally as a finalist for the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove
- Posted a .983 fielding percentage with just three errors in 174 chances
- Recorded 20 multi-hit games and an 11-game hitting streak
- Went 3-for-5 with two home runs and four RBIs against East Tennessee State
- Hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs at Gardner-Webb
- Helped Parkland advance to the NJCAA Division II Central District Championship
- Hit .292 with seven home runs, seven doubles, five triples and 39 RBIs
- Posted a .977 fielding percentage with 85 putouts
- Recorded nine multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games
- Posted a season-long five-game hitting streak and eight-game reached-base streak
- Recorded a season-high four hits against Carl Sandburg College
- Drove in a season-high four runs against Heartland Community College and Carl Sandburg College
- Did not see game action ā¦ redshirted
Prior to College: Played varsity baseball at Glenbrook South under head coach Steve Stanicek ā¦ helped the Titans win regional championships in 2021 and 2022 ā¦ hit .374 with a .479 on-base percentage and .585 slugging percentage as a senior in 2022 ā¦ totaled 37 hits, four doubles, one triple, five home runs, 27 RBIs and 29 runs scored ā¦ drew 15 walks and stole 15 bases ā¦ hit .306 with a .441 on-base percentage as a junior in 2021 ā¦ totaled 22 hits, five doubles, one triple, 11 RBIs and 35 runs scored ā¦ drew 14 walks and stole 11 bases ā¦ played travel baseball for Athletic Barn.
Personal: Son of Rebecca and Andrew Newman ā¦ has one brother, Jacob, who played for Rutgers from 2019-20, seeing time as a pitcher under head coach Steve Owens in 2020Ā ā¦ major is undecided.
