2021 Baseball Roster

27 Michael Newstrom

  • Position Left-Handed Pitcher
  • Class Senior
  • B/T L/L
  • Major History
  • Hometown Puyallup, Wash.
  • Height 5-10
  • Highschool Puyallup HS
  • Weight 220
  • Letters 3

Biography

WASHINGTON STATE 
SENIOR (2021):
Appeared in 34 games…went 2-1 with a 2.89 ERA, .216 batting average against and 32 strikeouts in 28 innings…set WSU single-season record with 34 appearances, tied for second in the Pac-12 and tied for third nationally…made 20 appearances in Pac-12 play, held hitters to .185 batting average against in 18 innings…made three appearances in season-opening series at UC Davis, earned win with scoreless inning in game two of doubleheader (2/20)…earned win with two strikeouts in 1.2 scoreless innings at Dixie State (2/25)…had a pair of scoreless appearances against Seattle U (3/5-6)…had scoreless inning in win at Portland (3/17)…had two scoreless appearances in both games at UNLV (3/23-24) and two games at No. 16 Arizona State (3/27-28)…had a pair of scoreless appearances in wins at Utah (4/9, 4/11)…appeared in all three games against No. 13 Arizona, worked scoreless innings in win (4/16) and struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings (4/17)…struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings of series-clinching win at California (4/25)…had scoreless appearances in wins against No. 8 Oregon (5/1-2)…struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings in win over Seattle U (5/5)…recorded two strikeouts in 1.1 scoreless innings against No. 16 UCLA (5/7)…worked all three games at USC, set WSU record for appearances with 32nd appearance in series-finale (5/16)…struck out three in two scoreless innings in win over Washington (5/27).

JUNIOR (2020): Appeared in three games, one as a starter…went 0-1 with four strikeouts in 4.1 innings and a 6.23 ERA…started, struck out two in 1.1 innings at CSU Bakersfield (2/16)…struck out one in scoreless inning of work against Rutgers in Arizona (2/29)…struck out one in two scoreless innings against Niagara (3/5).

SOPHOMORE (2019): Appeared in 21 games and made two starts…went 0-1 with one save and an 8.41 ERA…recorded 14 strikeouts in 20.1 innings…made two appearances at Santa Clara…started at UNLV (3/13), set career-highs with three innings, three strikeouts and 50 pitches…worked scoreless inning at No. 22 UC Irvine (3/23)…earned first career save after working ninth inning against Gonzaga (4/2)…made two appearances at California and two more against Oregon…made two appearances on the mound at USC, also appeared as a pinch-runner late (4/19)…worked scoreless inning of relief against No. 1 UCLA (5/11)…retired only two hitters faced in win at Utah (5/18)…worked scoreless inning against Arizona (5/25).

FRESHMAN (2018): Appeared in 18 appearances, making one start…went 1-2 with a 7.71 ERA…recorded 10 strikeouts in 14 innings…made collegiate debut in relief against Nebraska at the Husker Classic in Tempe (Feb. 18)…worked 1.1 scoreless innings at Grand Canyon (Feb. 20)…had a pair of strikeouts in a scoreless appearance at No. 14 UCLA (March 17)…earned first career win after striking out the only two hitters he faced in the 11th inning against Arizona State (March 30)…made first career start at Gonzaga (April 17)…worked season-high two winnings against Gonzaga (May 15)…worked scoreless inning of relief at No. 3 Stanford (May 19).

HIGH SCHOOL 
Attended Puyallup High School…three-year letterwinner for coach Marc Weise…as a FRESHMAN, earned All-South Puget Sound League second-team honors…as a JUNIOR, earned All-State first-team and All-SPSL first-team after posting a 1.20 ERA in nine appearances, going 2-2 with 54 strikeouts in 35 innings of work while allowing just 14 hits…was selected to play for the Kansas City Royals Area Code team with Cougar teammates Brody Barnum and Mason De La Cruz…as a SENIOR, named 4A All-State by the Washington State Baseball Coaches Association and SPSL Pitch of the Year after recording 99 strikeouts and posting a 1.25 ERA in 55 innings.
 
PERSONAL
Born in Berkeley, Calif…parents, Douglas and Kimberly…sister, Alyson.

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2018Freshman

    Left Handed Pitcher
    5'10" 225 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2019Sophomore

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    5'10" 216 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2020Junior

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    5'10" 200 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2021Senior

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    5'10" 220 lbs
    27