Josh Newell has been named an Academic All-American by the College Sport Communicators, becoming the first Lion awarded the honor since 2022. The organization announced its All-American teams on Tuesday, with Newell being selected to the third team.

A four-year member of the Lindenwood baseball team, Newell was named to the CSC Academic All-District team earlier this month after posting a 4.0 GPA as a Sports Management major.

During the 2026 season, he posted a 6-5 record with a 2.65 ERA, registering 63 strikeouts through a league-leading 102.0 innings pitched during the regular season. In conference play, he had the lowest ERA among starting pitchers with a mark of 2.53 and was named First Team All-OVC.

Newell was Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year in 2025 after posting a record of 10-2 with a 3.15 ERA and 58 strikeouts.  He recorded 12 starts of six innings or more during the year – including a pair of complete game shutouts – and led the team with 97 innings pitched.

He finished his career with 21 wins, which is second most for a Lindenwood player during the NCAA era, with a 3.97 ERA through a program record 297.1 innings pitched.

Newell was also an active member on campus and in the greater St. Charles community during his time at Lindenwood, volunteering with "Lions Late Night" and "Frozen Roar" sports management department initiatives, as well as with football and hockey operations and Marcy's Project, a non-profit organization who helps those in need across St. Charles County.

He was also selected to receive the Ohio Valley Conference's prestigious Scholar-Athlete Award for 2025-26.

He is the first Lindenwood athlete to be named a CSC Academic All-American since the Lions began the transition to NCAA Division-I in 2022.