SMSU Athletics

2014: Named team best defensive player and also earned the Mustang Award and Derrick Keller Award ... played in 37 games with 32 starts ... finished batting .163 with two doubles, one triple and two home runs ... scored 15 runs and had eight RBIs ... did not commit an error and recorded 25 assists with 187 putouts ... hit first career home run vs. Northern State (3/9) ... also hit a home run vs. Sioux Falls (4/15) ... had three hits vs. Mayville State (3/13) ... had two hits vs. Minnesota Crookston (4/25).

2013: Named team best defensive player ... played in 30 games with 22 starts ... batted .214 with seven doubles and 15 RBIs ... had just one error with 123 putouts and 11 assists ... season-high three hits, including two doubles with four RBIs in win over Minnesota Duluth.

2012: Played  in 21 games with five starts ... batted .333 with seven hits in 21 at bats ... recorded one RBI ... had 40 putouts and seven assists with zero errors ...scored seven runs.

High School: 2011 graduate of Watertown HS ... played for coach Ryan Neale ... three-time all-region honorable mention ... helped team to a pair of state Legion tournament appearances ... finished with 29 doubles and 90 RBIs in final two years ... earned team's Gold Glove award twice.

Personal: Born Nov. 9, 1992 ... son of Dave and Tammy Neale ... sports management major ... brothers Ryan and Corey played baseball at SMSU.