Ryan Newell is a 6’2″, 215 lb. right-handed pitcher from Fairfax, Virginia. Born on June 18th, 1991, he was a seventh round selection of the Miami Marlins in the 2012 MLB Amateur Draft out of Shorter College.
Newell started his collegiate career with two substandard seasons for USC-Upstate, during which he put up a 2.610 WHIP over 43 2/3 innings. In 2012, he was 9-4 with a 3.53 ERA for the Shorter Hawks. He was selected 227th overall, 13 picks ahead of Kyle Barraclough.
12 percent of 227th overall picks eventually reach the major leagues, led by Mike Lamb (1997, Texas Rangers, 4.