Neel named to AAC Weekly Honor Roll

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Mar 04, 2019 | Baseball

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – In helping Memphis to a pair of wins at plate and on the mound, outfielder and left-handed pitcher Colton Neel was named to The American's Weekly Honor Roll, the league office announced Monday.

At the plate, Neel hit .308 through four games on the week, adding a pair of doubles and plating two runs. He also tallied three RBI, one of which provided the game-winning run against Middle Tennessee in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader.

With two aboard in a 5-5 game in the eighth inning, Neel sent a 2-RBI double to right field. Neel then toed the rubber in the ninth inning and registered his first career save. After a leadoff single in the top of the ninth, Neel answered with a strikeout and induced a flyout and ground out to seal the Tigers' win.

The Tigers return to action for a four-game road trip. Memphis will face Lipscomb in Nashville on Wednesday at 2 p.m. before heading to Bowling Green, Ky., for a weekend series against WKU.