Tyson B. Neal is an American college baseball coach and former player. He served as head coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team from 2014 to 2017.[1][2][3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | West Elkton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1996–1999 | Miami (OH) |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000 | Miami (OH) (asst.) |
| 2001–2003 | Southern Illinois (asst.) |
| 2004 | Cincinnati (asst.) |
| 2005 | Miami (OH) (asst.) |
| 2006–2013 | Indiana (Asst.) |
| 2014–2017 | Cincinnati |
| 2018 | Arizona State (QC) |
| 2024-present | Michigan = (asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 91–132–1 |
| Tournaments | AAC: 0–6 |
Neal was a four-year letterman at Miami, earning 19 victories as a pitcher.[4] He began his coaching career as an assistant with the RedHawks for one season before moving to Southern Illinois for three years. After a one-year return to Miami, he spent a year on staff at Cincinnati and an eight-year stint with Indiana, where he added pitching coach and recruiting coordinator duties. In 2013, he helped lead the Hoosiers to their first College World Series. On June 7, 2013, Neal was named head coach at Cincinnati, and took over the duties following Indiana's elimination from the 2013 College World Series. On May 23, 2017, two days before Cincinnati was scheduled to play its first game in the American Athletic Conference tournament, it was announced Neal would step down from his head coaching responsibilities. The announcement cited personal reasons as the only factor.[5]
Head coaching record
editThe following is a table of Neal's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[6]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bearcats (American Athletic Conference) (2014–2017) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Cincinnati | 22–31 | 6–18 | 9th (9) | |||||
| 2015 | Cincinnati | 15–41 | 6–18 | 8th (8) | AAC Tournament[a] | ||||
| 2016 | Cincinnati | 26–30–1 | 13–10–1 | 4th (8) | AAC Tournament | ||||
| 2017 | Cincinnati | 28–30 | 10–14 | 6th (8) | AAC Tournament | ||||
| Cincinnati: | 91–132–1 | 35–60–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 91–132–1 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- ^ In 2015, all eight members of the American Athletic Conference qualified for its postseason tournament.
References
edit- ^ Koch, Bill (June 12, 2013). "New UC Baseball Coach Ready to Lead Barcats". Cincinnati.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ "Ty Neal named new UC baseball coach". Cincinnati.com. June 7, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ "Ty Neal bio". Indiana Hoosiers. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ "Miami Baseball Opens 2005 Season At Mardi Gras Ball Tournament". Miami University RedHawks. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
- ^ http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052317aaa.html [dead link]
- ^ "2014 American Athletic Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy and Cynthia Mills. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014.