University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

2025: Appeared in 18 games, earning 17 starts … Tossed 76 innings and struck out 107 batters … Tallied a win … Struck out a batter against Mars Hill … Struck out five in four innings of work against Emmanuel … Totaled nine strikeouts against Seton Hill … Posted a career-high 13 strikeouts in the win over No. 8 IUP … Posted a strikeout in three innings of work in the win at Francis Marion … Notched seven strikeouts in the win at Claflin … Recorded a strikeout against Erskine … Worked 5.1 innings and had nine strikeouts in the win over Georgia Southwestern … Posted nine strikeouts against Flagler … Recorded nine strikeouts in six innings of work at Columbus State … Posted three strikeouts against Lander … Had five strikeouts against No. 18 Francis Marion … Went seven innings and had eight strikeouts to get the win over Augusta … Tossed 4.2 innings and had six strikeouts at No. 14 North Georgia … Struck out one at No. 14 North Georgia … Recorded two strikeouts in two innings in the win over Newberry … Had nine strikeouts in 5.1 innings of work in the win over USC Beaufort … Worked 2.2 frames against No. 2 Lander in the PBC Tournament … Threw five innings and had four strikeouts in the win over No. 6 Flagler in the PBC Tournament.  

2024: Appeared in 12 games, earning one start … Tossed 12.1 innings and had 17 strikeouts … Recorded a strikeout in an inning against UNC Pembroke … Pitched against No. 11 West Florida … Had a strikeout against American International … Tallied a strikeout against Emory & Henry … Notched a strikeout at Georgia Southwestern … Garnered two strikeouts against Emmanuel … Had three strikeouts at Lander … Posted a career-high four strikeouts in three innings against Francis Marion … Threw a strikeout in two innings of work at Coker … Tallied a strikeout in an inning of work against North Georgia … Worked an inning with two strikeouts against Georgia Southwestern in the PBC Tournament.

High School: Attended Richmond Hill H.S. … Posted a .352 batting average with a .432 on-base percentage as a senior … Crushed two home runs while posting a .563 slugging percentage … Second-team all-state selection as a senior … All-region honoree as a pitcher and outfielder … Team MVP.

Personal: Blayne Hayden Newman was born Ma 5 in Bloomingdale, Ga. … Son of Earl and Kim Newman … Has an older brother, Hunter, who played baseball for LSU … Older brother Chandler was drafted by the Cleveland Indians out of high school before being drafted by San Diego in the 11^th round two years later … Majoring in business administration – finance.