Fresno State Athletics
2024 Baseball Roster
Roster
Ben Newton
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Albany, Calif.
- High School:
- Albany HS
ACCOLADES:
- 2021 Academic All-Mountain West
- 2021 Mountain West Scholar Athlete
- 2022 Academic All-Mountain West
- 2022 Mountain West Scholar Athlete
- 2023 Academic All-Mountain West
- 2023 Mountain West Scholar Athlete
2022 (SOPHOMORE): Newton appeared in 51 games as a sophomore ... made 39 starts with 19 at second base, 15 in left field and five at third base ... hit .307 from the plate with 50 hits in 163 at-bats ... recorded six doubles and a triple .. drove in 17 RBIs and scored 26 runs ... totaled 58 bases ... notched a .356 slugging percentage & a .402 on-base pct. ... drew 21 walks and stole three bases ... was hit by five pitches ... registered 11 multi-hit games tying a program record by becoming the sixth Bulldog to register six hits in a game at New Mexico (March 12) going a perfect 6-for-6 ... scored a season-high two runs in three games ... drove in a season-best three runs at New Mexico (March 12) ... ... earned Academic All-MW honors ... named Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.
2021 (FRESHMAN): Newton appeared in 23 games as a freshman ... made nine starts with six coming at shortstop and three at second base ... hit .150 from the plate with three hits in 20 at-bats ... tallied two runs scored and four RBI ... drew one walk and laid down three sacrifice bunts ... recorded his first career hit against Nevada (March 21) notching a two-run RBI single ... added a pair of RBI groundouts against San Diego State (April 18) ... scored one run against Nevada (May 2) and at Air Force (May 29) ... earned Academic All-MW honors ... named Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Albany High School in Albany, Calif ... four-year letter winner for the Cougars where he was first-team All-League and a captain as a junior and senior ...
PERSONAL: Son of Christine and Parker Newton ... has one sister, Avery ... enjoys basketball, drawing and poker in his free time ... biggest athletic thrill is winning games ... chose Fresno State as the school fit what he wants to do in life ... business major ... born June 10, 2002.
