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Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

2026 Softball Roster

Brandon Tomory
Brandon Tomory
Brandon Tomory
Brandon Tomory
Brandon Tomory

3 Jessica Newsom

  • Position C/INF
  • Height 5-1
  • Hometown Lawrenceville, Ga.
  • Highschool Brookwood
  • Class Junior
  • Major Civil Engineering

Biography

Awards:

* 3-year varsity letter award winner
* 3-time First-Team All-HCAC selection in 2024, 2025, and 2026
* NFCA Third Team All-Region in 2026
* HCAC Athlete of the Week on 3/18/24

Records:

Single Game
* Ranks 1st with three stolen bases in a single game against Anna Maria on 3/5/26
* Ranked 2nd in school history with 4 hits in a game on three occasions

Single Season
* Ranks 1st in most multi-hit games with 19 in 2026
* Ranked 1st in single-season stolen bases with 16 in 2026
* Ranks 1st in most home runs in a single season with 9 in 2026
* Ranked 2nd in school history in single-season total bases with 89 in 2026
* Ranks 2nd with the most 3+ RBI games with four in 2026
* Ranks 2nd in runs scored with 41 in 2026
* Ranks 3rd in most multi-RBI games with nine in 2026
* Ranks 4th in slugging percentage at .695 in 2026
* Ranked 4th in doubles with 15 in 2025
* Ranked 5th in school history in 4-RBI games in a season with 2 in 2024
* Ranked 5th in school history in single-season hits with 51 in 2024 and 2026
* Ranks 6th in RBIs with 30 in 2026
* Ranked 7th in school history in 3-hit games in a season with 5 in 2024
* Ranked 8th in school history in single-season triples with 2 in 2024
* Ranks 10th in singles-season batting average at .402 in 2025
* Ranked 14th in school history in single-season at-bats with 128 in 2024

Career
* Ranks 2nd in batting average at .399 
* Ranks 2nd in slugging percentage at .659
* Ranks 2nd in runs scored with 102
* Ranks 2nd in home runs with 18
* Ranks 2nd in total bases with 249
* Ranks 3rd in stolen bases with 28
* Ranks 3rd in hits with 151
* Ranks 3rd in doubles with 38
* Ranks 7th in RBIs with 75
* Ranks 9th in triples with 3
* Ranks 8th in on-base percentage at .432

2026:

* Appeared in all 38 games with 38 starts as a junior
* Recorded a team-high .398 batting average
* Totaled team-highs with 41 runs scored, 51 hits, and 30 RBIs
* Led the team with 11 doubles, nine home runs, and 16 stolen bases

2025:

* Appeared in all 35 games, making 32 starts as a sophomore
* Recorded a team-high .402 batting average
* Posted a team-leading 49 hits while finishing second with 27 runs
* Hit a team-best 15 doubles and added 1 triple
* Recorded 3 home runs and 19 RBIs
* Went a perfect 5-5 on stolen base attempts
* Matched her career high with 4 hits against Hanover
* Recorded 3 or more hits in 6 games on the year
* Scored 2 runs in 6 total games
* Hit 2 doubles in 3 games on the season
* Recorded 3 RBIs in 3 total games

2024:

* Started 35 of 40 games behind the plate as a freshman
* Led the team with a .398 batting average, 34 runs, 51 hits, 12 doubles, 2 triples, 6 home runs, 26 RBIs, 85 total bases, and 7 stolen bases
* Finished the year with a slash line of a .398 batting average, a .431 on-base percentage, a .664 slugging percentage, and a 1.095 OPS
* Recorded 17 multi-hit games and 7 multi-RBI games
* Hit safely in 10 consecutive games, the longest streak on the team
* Finished 2024 with a 10-game active on-base streak
* Ripped a career-high 4 hits in a win over Eureka on March 24
* Drove in a career-high 4 runs twice in wins over Fontbonne and Blackburn
* Tallied her first career run, hit, RBI, double, and triple in a win over Houghton on February 27
* Launched her first career home run in a March 16 win over Fontbonne

At Rose-Hulman:

* Member of the Chi Omega sorority
* Member of Engineers Without Borders

High School:

* All-County
* 4-year letter award winner in softball
* 1-year letter award winner in track
* Homer's Graduate
* AP Scholar
* Daughter of Daniel and Cindy Newsom

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2024Freshman

    C/INF
    5'1"
    3
  • 3

    2025Sophomore

    C/INF
    5'1"
    3
  • 3

    2026Junior

    C/INF
    5'1"
    3