Eric Newman (baseball)
{{Short description|American baseball coach and player (born 1972)}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Eric Newman
| image =
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| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = UC San Diego
| current_conference = Big West
| current_record = 421–263
| contract =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|8|27}}
| birth_place = Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| player_years1 = 1992–1993
| player_team1 = Fresno State
| player_years2 = 1994
| player_team2 = Texas Tech
| player_years3 = 1995
| player_team3 = Idaho Falls Braves
| player_years4 = 1995–1996
| player_team4 = Clinton LumberKings
| player_years5 = 1997
| player_team5 = Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
| player_years6 = 1998
| player_team6 = Mobile BayBears
| player_years7 = 1999
| player_team7 = West Tenn Diamond Jaxx
| player_years8 = 2000
| player_team8 = Iowa Cubs
| player_years9 = 2001
| player_team9 = Acereros de Monclova
| player_years10 = 2001–2002
| player_team10 = Sonoma County Crushers
| player_years11 = 2001
| player_team11 = El Paso Diablos
| player_years12 = 2002
| player_team12 = Vero Beach Dodgers
| player_years13 = 2002
| player_team13 = Solano Steelheads
| player_positions = Pitcher
| coach_years1 = 2003–2004
| coach_team1 = Dallas Baptist (AHC/P)
| coach_years2 = 2005–2007
| coach_team2 = Dallas Baptist
| coach_years3 = 2008–2011
| coach_team3 = Nebraska (P)
| coach_years4 = 2012–present
| coach_team4 = UC San Diego
| overall_record = 516–335
| tournament_record = NCAA DI: 0–0
NCAA DII: 18–13
| championships =
| awards = * 2× CCAA Coach of the Year (2012, 2019)
- Big West Coach of the Year (2023)
| coaching_records =
| CBASEHOF_year =
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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
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.{{cite web |url=https://dbupatriots.com/news/2007/7/5/6757688.aspx?path=baseball |title=Heefner Named Head Coach of DBU Patriot Baseball |date=July 5, 2007 |publisher=Dallas Baptist University |work=www.dbupatriots.com |accessdate=July 16, 2020}} On July 2, 2007, Newman was named the pitching coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers.{{cite web |url=https://nebraska.rivals.com/news/newman-named-husker-pitching-coach |title=Newman named Husker pitching coach |date=July 2, 2007 |publisher=Yahoo! |work=www.nebraska.rivals.com |accessdate=July 16, 2020}}
On August 17, 2011, Newman was named the pitching coach at Cal State Northridge.{{cite web |url=https://gomatadors.com/news/2011/8/17/8_17_2011_384.aspx?path=baseball |title=Matadors Hire Eric Newman as Pitching Coach |date=August 17, 2011 |publisher=CSUN Athletics |work=www.gomatadors.com |accessdate=July 15, 2020}} Just 12 days later, Newman was named the head baseball coach of the UC San Diego Tritons.
Head coaching record
{{CBB Yearly Record Start
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Dallas Baptist Patriots
|conference=Independent
|startyear=2005
|endyear=2007
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2005
| name = Dallas Baptist
| overall = 32–23
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2006
| name = Dallas Baptist
| overall = 33–23
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2007
| name = Dallas Baptist
| overall = 30–26
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Dallas Baptist
| overall = 95–72
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=UC San Diego Tritons
|conference=California Collegiate Athletic Association
|startyear=2012
|endyear=2020
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2012
| name = UC San Diego
| overall = 33–24
| conference = 26–14
| confstanding = T-1st
| postseason = NCAA West Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2013
| name = UC San Diego
| overall = 26–24
| conference = 20–20
| confstanding = T-6th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2014
| name = UC San Diego
| overall = 38–16
| conference = 26–10
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NCAA West Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2015
| name = UC San Diego
| overall = 36–21
| conference = 27–13
| confstanding = T-2nd
| postseason = NCAA West Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2016
| name = UC San Diego
| overall = 31–21
| conference = 20–17
| confstanding = 2nd {{small|(South)}}
| postseason = CCAA Tournament
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2017
| name = UC San Diego
| overall = 44–19
| conference = 24–13
| confstanding = 2nd {{small|(South)}}
| postseason = College World Series runner-up
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2018
| name = UC San Diego
| overall = 43–17
| conference = 30–14
| confstanding = T-1st
| postseason = College World Series
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2019
| name = UC San Diego
| overall = 41–16
| conference = 30–10
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = College World Series
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2020
| name = UC San Diego
| overall = 17–4
| conference = 12–4
| confstanding =
| postseason = Season canceled due to COVID-19
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = UC San Diego
| overall =
| confrecord = 215–115
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=UC San Diego Tritons
|conference=Big West Conference
|startyear=2021
|endyear=
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2021
| name = UC San Diego
| overall = 24–28
| conference = 21–19
| confstanding = T-4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2022
| name = UC San Diego
| overall = 24–32
| conference = 13–17
| confstanding = 8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2023
| name = UC San Diego
| overall = 34-18
| conference = 21-9
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2024
| name = UC San Diego
| overall = 30-23
| conference = 17-13
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = UC San Diego
| overall = 421–263
| confrecord = 72–58
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 516–335
}}
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://ucsdtritons.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/eric-newman/1367 UC San Diego Tritons profile]
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