| Eric Newman | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | UC San Diego |
| Current Conference: | Big West |
| Current Record: | 421–263 |
| Birth Date: | 27 August 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1992–1993 |
| Player Team1: | Fresno State |
| Player Years2: | 1994 |
| Player Team2: | Texas Tech |
| Player Years3: | 1995 |
| Player Team3: | Idaho Falls Braves |
| Player Years4: | 1995–1996 |
| Player Team4: | Clinton LumberKings |
| Player Years5: | 1997 |
| Player Team5: | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes |
| Player Years6: | 1998 |
| Player Team6: | Mobile BayBears |
| Player Years7: | 1999 |
| Player Team7: | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx |
| Player Years8: | 2000 |
| Player Team8: | Iowa Cubs |
| Player Years9: | 2001 |
| Player Team9: | Acereros de Monclova |
| Player Years10: | 2001–2002 |
| Player Team10: | Sonoma County Crushers |
| Player Years11: | 2001 |
| Player Team11: | El Paso Diablos |
| Player Years12: | 2002 |
| Player Team12: | Vero Beach Dodgers |
| Player Years13: | 2002 |
| Player Team13: | Solano Steelheads |
| Player Positions: | Pitcher |
| Coach Years1: | 2003–2004 |
| Coach Team1: | Dallas Baptist (AHC/P) |
| Coach Years2: | 2005–2007 |
| Coach Team2: | Dallas Baptist |
| Coach Years3: | 2008–2011 |
| Coach Team3: | Nebraska (P) |
| Coach Years4: | 2012–present |
| Coach Team4: | UC San Diego |
| Overall Record: | 516–335 |
| Tournament Record: | NCAA DI: 0–0 NCAA DII: 18–13 |
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Eric Christian Newman (born August 27, 1972) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher. He is the head baseball coach of the UC San Diego Tritons. Newman played college baseball at Fresno State before transferring to Texas Tech in 1994 and in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) for seven seasons from 1995 to 2002. He then served as the head coach of the Dallas Baptist Patriots (2005–2007). He is the older brother of Andy Newman.
Newman began to coach following the conclusion of his playing career. He joined the Dallas Baptist Patriots, under head coach Mike Bard as the team's pitching coach. During Newman's second season with the team, the ascended to NCAA Division I. In the fall of 2004, Newman was elevated to head coach of the Patriots. Newman lead the Patriots to a 95–72 record in his three years as head coach.[1] On July 2, 2007, Newman was named the pitching coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers.[2] On August 17, 2011, Newman was named the pitching coach at Cal State Northridge.[3] Just 12 days later, Newman was named the head baseball coach of the UC San Diego Tritons.