Tim Newby ’96 published The Original Louisville Slugger: The Life and Times of Forgotten Baseball Legend Pete Browning, which has been named as a finalist for the CASEY Award. The Original Louisville Slugger explores the life of Louis "Pete" Rogers Browning, who was one of the greatest baseball players of the nineteenth century. Browning was also recognized as the namesake for the famed Louisville Slugger since the first ever custom-made bat was created according to his instructions.

The CASEY award is an annual literary award that is given to the book that has had the greatest impact on baseball literature each year and is the most prestigious honor that a baseball book can receive. Newby's book is among this year's ten finalists and the winner will be announced in January 2025. The Original Louisville Slugger can be purchased on Amazon.com.