Beach Bums Sign Brewers Product Newton
July 3, 2008 - Frontier League (FL)
Traverse City Beach Bums News Release
TRAVERSE CITY, MI - The Traverse City Beach Bums have signed a fourth former member of the Milwaukee Brewers organization, infielder Eric Newton. Newton will join the team in Kalamazoo today.
A native of San Jose, Calif., Newton played for the Helena Brewers in 2007 under former Beach Bums Manager Jeff Isom. He played first base, but will play both first and third for the Beach Bums. Newton hit .318 in 27 games for Helena with four homers and 17 RBI. He posted 85 at bats and notched 10 doubles. He was a teammate of current Beach Bums outfielder Mike Goetz in Helena.
"Eric comes highly recommended out of the Brewers organization and we are excited to add him to our roster," Beach Bums Director of Baseball Operations Jason Wuerfel said. "He is an experienced hitter with plus power from the right side of the plate."
Newton began his professional career in 2006, playing for a pair of short season Brewers squads. He began his career with six games at Helena before moving the Arizona League Brewers for seven games. Newton played collegiately at Santa Clara University and led the West Coast Conference with 14 homers as a senior in 2006. He was one of only two members of the Broncos to play in all 54 games that season. The Brewers chose Newton in the 33rd round of the 2006 MLB Draft.
Mike Goetz, Brad Miller, and J.T. King are all former members of the Milwaukee organization that are currently on the Beach Bums roster.
The Beach Bums (22-18) trail the Kalamazoo Kings by two games going into tonight's doubleheader. RHP Bryan Cryer (0-0, 6.75) will make his second professional start for the Beach Bums opposite LHP Trent Lare (3-2, 4.68) for the Kings in the opener with Ryan Gehring (3-3, 3.42) going for the Beach Bums in the night cap against Kalamazoo RHP Jeff Long (4-1, 4.59). The games can be heard live on The Fox FM beginning with the Labatt Blue On Deck Show at 4:45 pm.
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