Aggie Baseball
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Career Highlights
Played the role of relief pitcher for the Aggies
last season…Solid relief pitcher with a solid fastball…Has made 42
career appearances and has eight career starts… Holds a career record of
4-4 seven career starts…Holds a career 2-2 mark…Has struck out 74
batters in 84.2 career innings for the Aggies and has career 5.16 ERA.
2005
Season
Made
more appearances than any other returning player for the Aggies with
25…Made one start for the Aggies…Earned a complete-game win on March 24
versus Norfolk State…Surrendered four earn runs and struck out eight in
a 12-6 win…Stuck out 38 in 42 innings pitched...Pitched three innings of
relief to preserve a 6-0 win for John Primus on April 20 versus Wofford…Struck
out four batters in the game…Pitched two solid innings of relief in a
close 3-2 win over Campbell on March 29…He walked three, but not give up
a hit…Pitched an inning of relief against Duke on Feb. 6.
2004
Season
Reduced
his ERA from his freshman by more than 12 runs…Posted a 2-1 record with
32 strikeouts and two complete games…Faced 133 batters without giving up
a home run…Made 10 appearances and five starts …Struck out nine,
surrendered just one run and five hits in seven innings in a 6-1 win
over Savannah State on March 7 for his first career win…Pitched seven
innings, striking out five and giving up three runs (two earned) in an
8-3 win over Norfolk State on March 31…Pitched two innings of relief,
striking out one and surrendering no runs as helped the Aggies defeat
Norfolk State 9-5 on April 25.
High
School Accomplishments
Made
all-region and all-area while at Dreher High School…Named team MVP as a
senior.
Personal
Full
name is Erik Neal…Majors in electronics and computer technology…Is the
son of William and Sylvia Neal…Has two siblings, Kayla and Jessica
Neal…Is a member of the South Carolina Aggie Club…Favorite sports team
is the Atlanta Braves…Favorite athlete is former major leaguer David
Justice…Favorite book to read is the Lord of the Rings.