Newman Selected on Second Day of MLB First-Year Player Draft – Ohio State Buckeyes
6/4/2003 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
June 4, 2003
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State left-handed pitcher Josh Newman (Jr., Wheelersburg, Ohio/Wheelersburg) was selected in the 31st round by the Cincinnati Reds on the second day of Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft.
Newman is the third Buckeyes to be selected in the 2003 draft, which was held over two days. He was picked by the Reds as the 921st overall pick in the 50-round draft, which concluded Wednesday. He joined teammates Christian Snavely (Jr., Defiance, Ohio/Defiance) and Matt Davis (So., Mason, Ohio/William Mason), who were selected Tuesday. Snavely was selected in the sixth round as the 170th overall pick by the Toronto Blue Jays, while Davis, was picked in the seventh round as the 198th overall pick by the Cleveland Indians.
Newman is 8-5 this season with a 4.12 ERA and is penciled in as the starter in the opening game of the NCAA Super Regional Saturday against Southwest Missouri State at Bill Davis Stadium. He is 24-14 with a 4.08 ERA in his three years with the Buckeyes and has won his last three decisions after moving into the No. 1 spot of the Buckeyes’ rotation. His 24 career wins is tied for 10th in school history while his 258 1/3 career innings also is 10th.
