Pirates Baseball

Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Kevin Newman, a former Arizona Wildcat, celebrates his game-winning, bottom-of-the-ninth RBI against the Chicago Cubs on Aug. 16. Newman rode a hot streak to close out August, upping his batting average to .310.

 Keith Srakocic / The Associated Press

The Pittsburgh Pirates broadcast crew called him 'Mr. Walk-off', and it's a fitting nickname for former Arizona Wildcat baseball standout Kevin Newman.

Newman, who entered the afternoon with a .167 batting average, came through in the clutch for the Pirates with a pinch-hit walk-off single in the 9th inning to lift the club to a 6-5 comeback win.  

The hit marks the fifth time in the last two seasons that Newman has ended a game in dramatic fashion.

Newman, who was drafted by the Pirates in the 2015 MLB Draft, has appeared in 10 games during MLB's 60-game season and is 7 for 37 at the plate. 

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Alec has been with the Star since October 2019. He graduated from the University of Arizona in May 2020 and previously worked as sports editor for the Arizona Daily Wildcat.