Colton Neel

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Position:
OF/LHP
Ht./Wt.:
5-9 / 188
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Cordova, Tenn.
Prev School:
Memphis University School
NIL:
L/L

Academic Honors
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2015.

2018 - Junior
Started 49 games and played in 55 total games as a junior in 2018 … Batted .220 with 20 runs scored and 19 RBI … Hit eight doubles and two home runs … Finished second on the team with five stolen bases … Had eight multiple-hit games and four multiple-RBI games … Also pitched four times in 2018 and compiled a 4.76 ERA in 5 2/3 innings pitched … Enters senior season having played in 160 career games with 102 starts … Has pitched 29 times and has a 3.92 career ERA.

2017 - Sophomore
Played in 57 games for the Tigers, starting 37 … Collected 34 hits in 143 at bats … Smacked a triple in the game against Illinois State (2/26) … Hit his lone home run of the season against Ole Miss (2/28) … Amassed six multi-hit games, including three hits against Cincinnati (5/24) … As a pitcher, struck out seven batters in five scoreless innings against Murray State (5/16) … Was credited with the win against Cincinnati after tossing three scoreless innings in a 15-14 victory (5/24) … Held batters to a .163 batting average.

2016 - Freshman
Two-way player who saw action in 48 total games, including 17 appearances on the mound … Batted .183 in 16 starts as an outfielder and designated hitter … Drove in 10 runs and scored eight with two doubles, a triple and two home runs … Finished with a 3.47 earned run average in 23 1/3 innings pitched … Struck out 21 batters to 13 walks … Opponents batted .220 against him … Recorded his first hit and went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI in game three of the series against SIUE (2/28) ... Went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI versus Missouri State (3/12) ... Hit his first career triple as a pinch hitter on 3/19 against Eastern Illinois ... Went 1-for-4 with a double and one run scored against Southern Illinois (3/26) ... Hit his first career home run against USF (4/8) ... Had his first multi-hit game against USF (4/9) ... Hit his second career home run at Belmont (4/25) ... Made pitching debut against Ole Miss (3/2) with a scoreless inning of relief ... Pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings against Georgia Southern (3/5), striking out one batter ... Pitched a scoreless inning of relief against Missouri State (3/13), striking out two batters ... Pitched 1 1/3 innings of relief allowing no runs and striking out two against Southern Illinois (3/24) ... Pitched a scoreless inning of relief against Cincinnati (4/23), striking out two batters ... Pitched two scoreless innings against Houston (5/6) ... Had a career high four strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings pitched against Cincinnati (5/20) … Tossed 4 scoreless innings at the American Athletic Conference Tournament with four total strikeouts … Finished the season with a streak of 7 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings pitched.

Prep
Impact player in the outfield and on the mound for Memphis University School … Honored with the Best All-Around Athlete Award at MUS … Posted a 2.93 ERA on the mound while hitting .319 as a first team all-state selection in 2014 … Helped MUS to a state runner up finish on the diamond in 2013 … Finalist for Tennessee Mr. Football … Shined on the gridiron with over 60 career touchdowns from the tailback position.

Personal
Son of Stacy Neel and the late Mark Neel.