2004: Only WSU player to be named to the GLIAC All-Tournament Team as he batted .667 in the two games ... recipient of the WSU Defensive Award for the second straight season ...
Detroit Free Press feature article on Joe Neal from May 20 ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... played in 47 games and made 43 starts at catcher ... went 3-for-4 with two RBI on March 13 against Franklin Pierce ... had three RBI against Siena Heights on March 23 ... drove in three runs on April 6 at Bowling Green ... went 2-for-3 with one RBI on April 17 at Ashland ... had three hits on April 21 at Findlay ... hit a homerun and drove in three runs on May 4 at Detroit ... went 3-for-4 in the conference playoffs on May 7 against Saginaw Valley ... had seven multi-hit games ... had a seven game hitting streak ... finished the season with a .282 batting average and drove in 35 runs in 124 at bats.
2003: Given WSU[apos]s Defensive Award at team banquet ... Made all 36 starts behind the plate ... appeared in 41 games ... was second on team in putouts with 204 ... batted .242 with 19 RBI ... had 12 walks, three multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games for the Warriors ... caught nine base runners stealing in 60 attempts ... was fourth on the team in fielding percentage and second on the team in chances.
2002: All 16 starts as a catcher ... had a seven-game hitting streak from April 21-May 5 (9-14, .643) ... had three two-hit games (April 24 at Toledo, May 5 at Ashland, and May 9 at Eastern Michigan) ... only made one error in 103 chances.
2001: Played baseball at Saint Clair County C.C. ... batted .250 with one home run ... threw out 50% of opposing base stealers.
High School: Was a three-year varsity letterwinner at Bishop Foley for coach Mark Chapman ... batted .325 as a senior after hitting .397 in 1999 ... earned all-league, all-Catholic and all-area honors ... was selected team most valuable player ... earned two varsity letters in football.
Personal: Full name--Joseph B. Neal ... born June 20, 1982, in Ferndale ... son of Kirk and Carol Neal ... father played football at Michigan Tech ... has one sister, Jennifer ... majoring in business ... named to the athletic director[apos]s Honor Roll for Fall 2001 ... named to the coach[apos]s honor roll for Fall 2002 and Winter 2003.
Neal[apos] s Career Statistics
| Year | GP/GS | AVG. | AB | R | H | 2B-3B-HR | RBI | TB | SLG% | BB/HBP/SO | OB% | SF/SH | SB/A | PO-A-E | FLD% |
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| 2002 | 21/16 | .310 | 42 | 6 | 13 | 0-0-0 | 5 | 13 | .310 | 4/1/10 | .367 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 86-16-1 | .990 |
| 2003 | 41/36 | .242 | 99 | 18 | 24 | 2-0-0 | 19 | 26 | .253 | 12/2/23 | .333 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 204-23-7 | .970 |
| 2004 | 47/43 | .282 | 124 | 22 | 35 | 5-0-2 | 24 | 46 | .371 | 15/4/22 | .378 | 0/4 | 2/2 | 192-32-6 | .974 |
| Career | 109/95 | .272 | 265 | 46 | 72 | 7-0-2 | 48 | 85 | .321 | 31/7/55 | .359 | 3/10 | 4/6 | 482-71-14 | 975 |
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