Troy University Athletics
2020 Baseball Roster
Roster
Max Newton
- Position:
- LHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Smiths Station, Ala.
- High School:
- Smiths Station HS
2020 (Senior)
Made five appearances and started two games on the mound … Posted a 4.11 ERA and struck out seven batters in 15.1 innings … Compiled a 1-2 record and held batters to a .228 average … Earned a win and struck out a season-high three batters against Northern Kentucky … Recorded at least one strikeout in four of his five outings
*Had season cut short after 17 games due to COVID-19
2019 (Junior)
Made 13 appearances with 11 starts on the mound … Finished the year with a 3-4 record, 5.16 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 52.1 innings of work … Earned first win of the season after six scoreless frames against North Alabama –allowing three hits … Compiled a season-high five strikeouts against South Alabama in seven innings of work
2018 (Sophomore)
Made 12 appearances with seven starts on the mound … Finished the year with a 2-1 record, 4.17 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 36.2 innings of work … Earned first win of the season after six scoreless frames against Gardner-Webb -- allowing just four hits … Allowed just two baserunners -- a hit and a walk -- and fanned four batters in four innings of emergency relief work at Alabama … Did not allow an earned run in six innings of work against Sun Belt opponents
2017 (Freshman)
Made 11 appearances, four of which were starts … Earned the win in Troy’s victory over No. 5 Auburn after pitching five innings and allowing only two runs on five hits … Won his first game in his first start at Jacksonville State, striking out four around five hits in five innings of work … Finished the season with a 5.01 ERA in 23.1 innings pitched with 14 strikeouts
High School
Played four years at Smiths Station High School in Smiths Station, Ala. … Helped the Panthers win a state championship as a junior with a 38-15 record … Pitched seven innings, only allowed four hits and struck out eight in the state championship game against Thompson … Named all-state first team as a junior and senior … Named 7A Player of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association as a junior … Named Ledger-Enquirer All-Bi-City Player of the Year as a junior … Named Opelika-Auburn News Pitcher of the Year … Ranked eighth best left-handed pitcher in Alabama by Perfect Game … Went 24-6 on the mound with a 1.84 ERA and 189 strikeouts for his career
Personal
Full name is Maxwell Robert Newton … Born Sept. 3, 1997 … Son of Greg and Angela Newton … Has one sister, Maggie ... HSTM - sport management
