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Ali Newland

Louisiana State University '24

Hometown: Bremen, Georgia

Ali Newland is a 5-foot-4 professional softball utility player from Bremen, Georgia. She was acquired in the 5th Round of the 2026 Allocation Draft following a collegiate career at LSU.


Personal Life


Family: Her father played baseball at Young Harris College and Georgia, and her mother played softball at Young Harris.

Education: Earned a master’s degree from NC State in liberal studies.

Professional Experience


AUSL (2025)

2025 AUSL All-Star Cup: Accumulated 700 leaderboard points, registering one hit in seven at-bats over six games.

2025 AUSL Regular Season: Appeared in eight games for the Volts and the Blaze, compiling a .368 batting average overall with three doubles, one home run, and five RBIs for the Blaze.


Other Professional Experience (2024)

AFP: Competed for the Florida Vibe during the 2024 Association of Fastpitch Professionals season.

College Experience: LSU (2021–2024)


Career Statistics: Registered a .298 career batting average with 166 hits, 25 home runs, and 20 stolen bases.

Senior Year (2024): Batted .304 with nine home runs, 41 RBIs, and a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in left field.

Junior Year (2023): Finished with a .329 batting average, six home runs, and 38 RBIs.


Awards & Honors

Conference Honors: Two-time All-SEC First Team (junior and senior).

Academic: Honored as the 2024 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and earned Third-Team Academic All-America recognition.

AUSL Headshot of Ali Newland

Career Stats

YEAR
G
GS
PA
AB
AVG
OBP
SLG%
OPS
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
HP
SO
TB
SF
SH
SB
CS
2025 All-Star Cup
6
1
8
7
.143
.250
.143
.393
1
1
-
-
-
1
1
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
2025 AUSL
8
6
21
19
.368
.429
.684
1.113
3
7
3
-
1
5
-
2
2
13
-
-
-
1
Career Totals
14
7
29
26
.308
.379
.538
.917
4
8
3
-
1
6
1
2
3
14
-
-
-
1

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Splits

Game Log

DATE
HOME TEAM
AWAY TEAM
PA
AB
AVG
OBP
SLG%
OPS
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
HP
SO
TB
SF
SH
SB
CS
8/31/2025
Team GarciaTeam Ricketts
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/30/2025
Team CoffelTeam Ricketts
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/29/2025
Team RickettsTeam Kowalik
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/26/2025
Team CoffeyTeam Netz
1
1
1.000
1.000
1.000
2.000
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
8/25/2025
Team KowalikTeam Coffey
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/24/2025
Team RickettsTeam Coffey
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/21/2025
Team KowalikTeam Willis
2
1
-
.500
-
.500
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
8/19/2025
Team FalbyTeam Kowalik
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/3/2025
Team KilfoylTeam Corrick
3
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Highlights

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Transactions

  • 12/2/2025Cascade
    Cascade drafted Ali Newland in the allocation draft: [Round 5, Pick 1 (25)]
  • 7/12/2025-
    Ali Newland placed back into the reserve pool
  • 7/4/2025Blaze
    Blaze reserved player Ali Newland
  • 6/19/2025-
    Ali Newland placed back into the reserve pool
  • 5/22/2025-
    Ali Newland placed in the reserve pool
  • 5/22/2025Volts
    Ali Newland assigned to Volts

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