In addition to Newcomb's honor three Hawks were listed among the top 30 prospects from the Futures League as released by Perfect Game. Leading the Futures League prospects for Hartford was incoming freshman David Drouin who was third. He was followed by sophomore Aaron Wilson in fourth with sophomore Chris DelDebbio rounding out the Hawks prospects in 28th. Hartford was the only team with three representatives on the 30-man list.
Newcomb completed his first complete summer in the Cape Cod League playing for the Wareham Gatemen. In the 43-game season, the junior lefthander made six appearances on the hill, starting in three games. Overall, he pitched 22.1 innings and allowed 12 runs, 11 earned. He gave up a total of 23 hits while striking out 28 batters, fourth most on the team.
With the Hawks last season, Newcomb was named to the America East First Team All-Conference after breaking a pair of records in 2013. The Middleboro, Mass., native struck out a school record 92 batters in 2013 with 78 of those strikeouts coming in league play which set a conference record. His 92 strikeouts included a single-game career-high of 12 against Binghamton which was the most by a single pitched in the league in 2013.
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Wilson, a Futures League all-star, finished this summer hitting .265 with 51 hits in 192 at bats. He also drove in 17 runs and scored 27 times. DelDebbio, who was named to the America East All-Rookie Team, hit .283 in 38 games with the Seacoast Maverick. He finished with 34 hits in 120 at bats and drove in 13 runs. Drouin, who will enter this season as a right-handed pitcher, joined DelDebbio on the Maverick and finished the summer with a 3.27 earned run average. He pitched a total of 22 innings in nine games with three starts. Overall, Drouin gave up nine runs, eight earned, on 19 hits while striking out 19.
