For most seniors on the baseball team, this is their last go-around, but this is not the case for senior pitcher Jack Newman.

As the Braves have their first game on Friday against rival Seattle Prep, Newman won’t be participating. A hurt elbow has sidelined him for the first month of the spring season.

“Of course I want to be out there,” said Newman,  “but I’m going to need my elbow for a while, so I don’t want to take any chances.”

He will indeed need his elbow for many years to come. Newman will be taking his talents to a local Junior College to play baseball.

“I don’t know where I am going to play yet,” said Newman, “but I should know within the next month.”

The ASB graduate has always had dreams and aspirations of playing college ball. As a tee- ball player in North East Little League, he knew he wanted to play the game for a long time.

“The goal is to go to JC, getting strong and better, then take my talents to a higher level,” said Newman.

The biggest thing Newman has going for him is his work ethic. He is either in the weight room, on the baseball field, or in the classroom. His typical schedule Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are the following:
4:30 a.m: wake up
5:30 a.m: practice in Kent
8 a.m-2:30 p.m: school
3:00 p.m-5:00 p.m: school practice
8 p.m-9 p.m: weight room.

“The way I pass my competitors is by out working them,” said Newman. “If I am the only player working early in the morning, then I am passing a lot of guys.”

If he can stay healthy, Jack Newman has a bright further on and off the baseball field.