Biography
CAREER HONORS
Second-Team All-CUSA (2022,2023,2024)
NFCA Second-Team All-Mideast Region (2023)
CUSA All-Freshman Team (2021)
CUSA Player of the Week (March 2, 2022, April 24,2023)
CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
CUSA Academic Medalist (2024)
NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2022,2023)
2024 (GRADUATE): Appeared and started 53 games, primarily in the designated player spot … Posted a .279 batting average with 41 hits, 11 doubles, one triple, five home runs, 26 RBI, 13 runs scored and 20 walks … Posted nine multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games … Led CUSA with eight doubles in league play, the second most by a LA Tech player during a single conference slate … Was hit by a pitch seven times … Tied a career high with four RBI against Lindenwood (Feb. 17) and Jacksonville State (April 14) … Went 5-9 with two home runs and eight RBI during a series victory at Jacksonville State (April 12-14) … Went 1-2 with a three-run home run in a 28-2 run rule win over Lindenwood (Feb. 17) … Homered in a win at New Mexico State (April 26) … Went 2-3 with a solo home run in a series-opening win over WKU … Walked twice in a game on three separate occasions (Sam Houston March 8, Northwestern State April 23, WKU May 9) … Second-Team All-CUSA at Designated Player.
2023 (SENIOR): Started 53 games in right field … Missed three games due to injury … Second-Team All-Conference USA Selection … Led Tech with a .351 batting average and posted a .463 on-base percentage … Recorded 53 hits, 11 doubles, one triple, five home runs and 45 RBI, while posting a .536 slugging percentage … Her 45 RBI were tied for the C-USA lead and were the fourth-most all-time in a single season by a LA Tech player … Named CUSA Player of the Week on April 24, after batting .583 with seven hits, eight RBI, two home runs, two doubles, a walk and five runs scored as LA Tech went 3-0, sweeping UTEP for their sixth-straight win … Also hit home runs against North Texas (3/10), LSU (4/1) and UTSA (4/15) ... Tied a career high with three hits at UTEP (4/22) while setting a career high with four RBI in the same game … Was named an NFCA Top Performer twice during the season (2/21 and 4/25) … Led Tech with 13 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games … Finished the season on a career-high 24-game reached base streak … Recorded 66 putouts and seven outfield assists while making just one error to post a .986 fielding percentage … Was involved in three double plays.
2022 (JUNIOR): 2nd Team All-Conference USA ... CUSA Hitter of the Week (May 2) ... Saw action in 40 games, making 33 starts mostly at the DP position ... Batted .297 with 27 hits, including six doubles, 2 triples and 2 home runs ... Scored 16 runs and drove in 14 ... Walked seven times and struck out 13 ... HBP 4 times ... Hit a home run in a win over UAB ... Hit a home run in a 16-8 win over Marshall in C-USA tournament ... Named CUSA Hitter of the Week after a three-game series against Middle Tennessee in which she was 6-for-7 at the plate with 2 doubles, 2 triples and 4 runs scored ... Was 2-for-3 with 3 RBI in win over Stephen F. Austin ... Had pinch-hit RBI performances in back-to-back games vs. Florida Atlantic ...
2021 (SOPHOMORE): Named to the CUSA All-Freshman Team ... Named to the CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Batted .282 with 33 hits, including eight doubles and two home runs ... Scored 14 runs and drove in 11 ... Was 2-for-2 in stolen bases ... Hit both of her home runs in a series win over UTSA.
2020 (UL-Lafayette): Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List ... Appeared in five games during her rookie collegiate season, seeing time as a pinch runner and pinch hitter ... Made two plate appearances, and was hit by a pitch both times ... Checked in as a pinch runner both games on the season's opening day, and recorded her first collegiate run scored in the nightcap vs. UTSA (Feb. 7) ... First trip to the plate came on Feb. 23 vs. Ole Miss at the UAB Blazer Classic (was hit by pitch) ... Appearance in Game 1 of the Sam Houston State doubleheader on March 11 included another trip to the plate, plus her first action playing in the outfield (subbed in for Raina O'Neal in center field).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played third base and outfield during her prep career which began at Cinco Ranch (Texas) High School and continued the final two seasons at Richmond (Texas) Foster High School ... Turned in a near .500 average (.476) with 35 RBI in her debut season with Foster HS, which resulted in first team all-district accolades ... Continued the momentum into the summer hitting above .600 with 33 RBI in travel ball with Texas Elite ... Was named to the 2019 PGF High School All-American Watch List ... Was named Team MVP in final season at Cinco Ranch, same season she led the district in stolen bases ...Led Foster HS to the state tile game as a junior and was named to the all-state tournament team.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Paul and Kristy Neel ... Has one older sister, Alexis ...Her cousin, Kody Neel, played baseball at LA Tech in 2012 and 2013 … Born Jan. 17, 2001 in Houston.