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#18 Jacob Newman, P

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Position: P
Date of Birth: 08/17/2000
Height: 6' 2"   Weight: 215 lbs
College Experience: University of Illinois Springfield
Bats: R
Throws: R
Resides: Glenview, Illinois

Biography:

Jacob Newman is in his second professional season and second with the ThunderBolts in 2025. He signed as a free agent on June 7, 2024 and appeared in 15 games (three starts) down the stretch. He spent the spring of 2024 completing his college career at the University of Illinois Springfield, where he went 4-5 with a 6.91 ERA over 14 games (13 starts) and struck out 65 in 54.2 innings. He tossed five innings as a junior for the Prairie Stars.

Jacob pitched for one year at Fairleigh Dickinson University, throwing 3.2 innings over four appearances. His collegiate career began at Rutgers University in 2020. In that pandemic-shortened season, he pitched in two games and did not allow an earned run. He attended Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, Illinois.

Career Statistics »

Year League Club W L SV ERA GP GS IP H R ER BB SO
2024 Frontier Windy City 0 3 0 12.04 15 3 24.2 37 37 33 31 25
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19 Kyle Harbison C
33 Zach Beadle C
14 Christian Kuzemka IF
25 David Maberry IF
6 Garrett Broussard IF
5 Jalen Greer IF
2 Jose Curpa IF
9 Winder Diaz IF
29 Anthony Herron, Jr. OF
4 Cam Phelts OF
24 Dakota Kotowski OF
12 Michael Sandle OF
13 Oscar Serratos OF
28 Aaron Evers P
8 Bryce Hellgeth P
42 Buddie Pindel P
16 Caleb Riedel P
11 Darrien Williams P
26 Dylan Savino P
32 Greg Duncan P
18 Jacob Newman P
22 Jason Bollman P
20 Jeff Rotz P
27 Noah Stants P
21 Ronny Dominguez P
17 Trevin Reynolds P

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