Christopher Newport University

2025 - Junior - Named the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week twice ... Captured his first win after five no-hit innings in the season opener against Messiah on February 14 ... Added wins against Roanoke on March 13 and versus Swarthmore on March 21, winning back-to-back games while allowing just one run over 15.0 innings pitched and striking out 13 ... Finished season with a 3-5 overall record and 6.03 ERA ... Struck out a team-high 59 batters in 59.2 innings pitched ... Struck out a season-high 10 batters in 6.0 innings pitched against Hartford on March 7 ... Appeared in 13 games while leading the team in total starts with 13

Before CNU -- Earned honorable mention All-American honors and was a first-team All-Conference pick at Paul D. Camp CC ... Helped lead the Hurricanes to NJCAA Division III World Series in back-to-back years ... Threw the first complete game no hitter in program history with 10 strikeouts in 7.0 clean innings against Owens CC ... Finished season with 8-2 record and a 2.42 ERA over 74.1 innings pitched in 14 starts, striking out 73

At Hickory -- Multi-sport athlete for the Hawks as a member of the baseball, basketbal, and volleyball teams ... Helped lead baseball team to a pair of state tournament appearances and one for the volleyball team

Personal -- Cooper Saxton Newell was born in Chesapeake, Va. ... Son of Pete and Christina ... Has one sister, Charli, and two brothers, Max and Chance ... Favorite athlete is Jalen Johnson ... Most impressive person met is his mother ... Dream vacation is a trip to Greece ... Superstitions include eating the same breakfast and listening to Everything I Love by Morgan Wallen before warming up ... Favorite food is mom's chicken parmesan ... Favorite movie is Tombstone and favorite TV show is Love Island USA ... Favorite musician is Justin Timberlake ... Majoring in Business.