Redlands Baseball 2008 Matt newgent - Head Coach Matt Newgent begins his fifth season as head coach for the Cougar baseball team. Under Newgent’s guidance, the Cougars finished last season with a 4415 record and a #3 national ranking. For the second straight year, the Cougars won the Bi-State Conference with a 14-6 record and followed that up with three straight victories in the Region II tourney to repeat as Region II Champions. The Cougar’s season ended in Scottsdale, Arizona, with a loss to Scottsdale who went on to finish 3rd in last year’s World Series in Millington, TN. Since Coach Newgent’s arrival five years ago, the program has again regained its prominence nationally. Newgent and his staff spent the 2007 off-season continuing a renovation of the Cougar baseball facility, while recruiting quality student-athletes to ensure continued success for the program. Newgent began his collegiate athletic career at Redlands Community College as a catcher under former coach Don Brown. During that season, the Cougars went to the NJCAA World Series in Millington, Tennessee, where they finished fourth. After leaving RCC, Newgent completed his collegiate playing experience at the University of Indianapolis. His collegiate accolades include all tournament catcher honors at the NJCAA World Series, two-time member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) AllConference Team and Academic All-Conference Team, NCAA North Central Region Team, and Most Valuable Player during his senior season at University of Indianapolis. Prior to coaching at RCC, Newgent served as Assistant Baseball Coach at Olney Central Community College in Olney, Illinois, where they finished with a record of 40-20 and a trip to the Region 24 Tournament. He was also the Assistant Baseball Coach at University of Indianapolis for three seasons and helped guide the team to a third place finish in the NCAA Division II World Series in 2000, and a school best 51-15 record in 2001. Newgent is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association. He earned his Associate of Arts from Redlands Community College in 1997, his Bachelor of Arts in History in 1999, and his Master of Business Administration in 2002 from the University of Indianapolis. Coach Newgent, a native of Piedmont, now resides in Yukon with his wife, Christa.
newgent’s Stats Year 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
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School Redlands Redlands Redlands Redlands Olney Univ. of IN
Position Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Asst. Coach Asst. Coach
Record 44 – 15 36 – 23 27 – 32 27 – 27 40 – 20 51 – 15 3rd
Bi-State Champs, Region II Champs Bi-State Champs, Region II Champs Runner-up Bi-State Conference 3rd Place Bi-State Conference Region 24 Tournament NCAA Div II World series