Cory Newman

Worth Noting
Two-year starter who returns after receiving a medical redshirt last season...tabbed by his coaches as the best center fielder in the MVC...possesses great arm strength and excellent speed...his return is huge offensively and defensively.

2003
Limited to five games after suffering a shoulder injury...hit .278 with five hits, one run, two doubles and seven total bases during that span...was later granted a medical redshirt by the NCAA...following surgery and grueling rehabilitation, returned to the diamond last summer in the prestigious Cape Cod League...while in the CCL, hit .231 with 24 hits, a double, one home run and eight RBI with the Harwich Mariners...prior to his injury, he started 110 consecutive games in the Saluki outfield.

2002
Named honorable mention all-MVC...one of six Salukis to hit over .300...in 219 at-bats, tallied a second-best 66 hits for a .301 average...started 55 games...posted eight doubles, two triples, three home runs and 23 RBI...scored a third-best 41 runs...put together a remarkable 22-game hitting streak which lasted from March 14 to April 20...registered 18 multiple-hit performances to go along with five multiple-RBI outings...stole a team-leading 10-of-12 bases...went a perfect 3-for-3 with a double and two runs scored at Northern Iowa (4/26)...nearly hit for the cycle vs. Missouri (2/23), where he went 3-for-4 with a run, one double, one triple and three RBI...hit a second-best .328 against conference foes alone.

2001
Started 55 games in center field...hit .251 with a team-leading 13 doubles, one triple, two home runs and 20 RBI...hit .261 with eight extra base hits in MVC play...registered 17 multiple-hit games and six multiple-RBI contests...ranked second in runs (33), at-bats (207), stolen bases (8) and stolen base attempts (13)...was third in total bases (73), sacrifice bunts (6) and putouts (127)...hit .367 when leading off an inning and .500 with a runner on third and less than two out.

Pre-SIU
Spent one year at Illinois Valley Community College, where he played for coach Bob Koopman...named first-team all-Arrowhead Conference and all-Region IV...hit .438 with six home runs...set school records in hits (89), runs (69) and stolen bases (41)...at the time, his 41 stolen bases put him at fourth in the nation at the NJCAA Division II level...two-sport athlete at Ottawa High School...lettered two years in baseball under coach Randy Bretag...named team captain and MVP as a senior...two-time all-conference pick...also earned the Coaches Award and lettered one year in football.

Personal
Full name is Cory James Newman...majors in Marketing...born April 2, 1981...son of James and Marla Newman...has one brother, Jason...favorite professional sports team is the Chicago Cubs...when not playing baseball, enjoys boating, motorcycling and traveling...most memorable moment as a Saluki was defeating CWS participant Notre Dame...following graduation, wants to play professional baseball.

Cory Newman's Career Statistics

Year	Avg.	G-GS	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR	SO	BB	TB	SLG%	SB-A	E	FLD%
2001	.251	55-55	207	33	52	20	13	1	2	37	18	73	.353	8-13	5	.964
2002	.301	55-55	219	41	66	23	8	2	3	20	13	87	.397	10-12	5	.965
2003	.278	5-5	18	1	5	0	2	0	0	0	3	7	.389	1-2	0	.000
Totals	.277	115-115	444	75	123	43	23	3	5	57	34	167	.376	19-27	10	.965