2024 Third Round MLB Draft Pick (86th Overall, Boston Red Sox)
2024 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2024 Stillwater Regional All-Tournament Team
2024 SEC Pitcher of the Week (March 18)
2024 NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week (Week 5)
2024 Preseason All-American First Team (NCBWA)
2024 Preseason All-American Second Team (D1B)
2024 Preseason All-American Second Team (PG)
2024 Preseason All-SEC First Team
2024 Preseason Third Team All-American (PG)
2023 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Member
2023 Second Team All-American (NCBWA)
2023 NCAA Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team
2023 First Team All-SEC
2023 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Finalist
2022 Freshman All-SEC Team
2022 SEC Freshman of the Week (May 23)
Career:
- Selected by the Boston Red Sox with the 86th overall pick of the third round in the 2024 MLB Draft
- Finished career ranking sixth all-time in program history with 19 saves in 21 opportunities
- Had an ERA of 4.24 over three seasons (2022-2024) with a total of 83 appearances featuring 16 starts
- Stuck out 254 batters over 203 2/3 innings
- Concluded with a fielding percentage of .971, maintaining a 1.000 mark during the 2023 and 2024 seasons
2024 (Junior):
- Pitched in 28 games including six starts in his third season in Orange & Blue
- Logged five saves, a 3-4 record, 5.13 ERA and .242 batting average against
- Led the team in innings pitched (79.0) and strikeouts (108) in addition to saves
- Ranked second on the Gators in appearances and BAA
- Posted a 12.3 K/9, 3.2 BB/0 and 3.86 K-to-BB ratio
- Across seven NCAA Tournament appearances, led Florida with a 1.88 ERA, 24.0 innings pitched, three saves and 38 strikeouts while allowing just six walks and holding hitters to a .185 batting average
- Five of Neely’s seven NCAA Tournament outings were scoreless appearances while all seven were two-plus innings in length
- Fielded at a perfect 1.000 clip across 12 defensive chances (seven putouts, five assists)
- Opened the campaign with 2 1/3 combined perfect frames with five strikeouts against UNF on Feb. 21 and Columbia on Feb. 24
- Tossed a shutout inning on two hits and one strikeout in the victory at Miami on March 1
- Strung together five-consecutive scoreless outings spanning 8.0 innings from March 12 vs. Florida State through March 24 at LSU, allowing just two hits and two walks against 13 strikeouts during that span
- Blanked Texas A&M across three frames of one-hit ball with three strikeouts to earn his first save of the campaign on March 15
- Earned the victory by shutting out Texas A&M over two innings of relief, walking two and fanning four in the series finale on March 17
- Registered back-to-back perfect innings at LSU highlighted by three strikeouts from March 23-24
- Started and threw five innings of one-run ball while being charged with four hits, three walks and three strikeouts in a no-decision at Missouri on April 5
- Fired 5 1/3 frames with one run allowed in a no-decision at Arkansas on April 27, allowing three hits and two walks while fanning six batters
- Recorded the save against South Florida on May 7 with a perfect ninth inning and one strikeout
- Picked up the win with 4 2/3 innings of one-run ball, surrendering two hits and striking out six at Georgia on May 17
- Pitched 2 1/3 shutout frames to log the save against Nebraska in the Stillwater Regional on May 31, finishing with three hits allowed, one walk and one strikeout
- Closed out the final 5 2/3 frames by holding Oklahoma State to one hit and three walks while striking out a season-high 11 batters to earn the victory on June 2
- Shut out Clemson across four one-hit innings of relief on June 8, walking one and striking out seven
- Churned our two scoreless, one-hit relief frames while fanning three against Texas A&M at the College World Series on June 15
- Delivered the save on three shutout, one-hit innings vs. NC State in the College World Series on June 17, walking one and striking out six
2023 (Sophomore):
- Named an NCBWA Second Team All-American and First Team All-SEC after transitioning to the closer role for the 2023 season
- Made a team-high 34 appearances out of the bullpen while delivering a 3.58 ERA
- Led the SEC with 13 saves in 14 opportunities, which tied for sixth nationally
- Allowed just 46 hits in 55 1/3 innings while striking out 72 batters, translating to 11.7 strikeouts per nine
- Posted a 3.3 strikeout-to-walk ratio
- Held opposing hitters to a .223 batting average
- Earned his first save of the season with two shutout frames with one walk and five strikeouts at South Florida on Feb. 21
- Struck out a season-high seven batters across three innings against Alabama on March 17
- Fired two scoreless frames on one hit and two strikeouts in the win at Florida State on March 21
- Picked up the save with two shutout innings on one hit allowed and one strikeout at Ole Miss on March 26
- Blanked the Tigers across 2 2/3 frames, allowing two hits and one walk while fanning three to earn the save vs. Auburn on April 1
- Struck out the side in order to receive the save against Florida State on April 11
- Delivered saves in three-straight SEC contests from April 29 to May 5, combining for 5 1/3 scoreless innings on one hit and three walks while striking out seven vs. Missouri and Texas A&M
- Shut down Texas Tech for two innings, forfeiting two hits and striking out two to earn the save in an elimination game on June 4
- Closed out the final inning against South Carolina on June 10 to send the Gators to Omaha
- Recorded wins against Virginia and TCU at the College World Series
2022 (Freshman):
- Named to the 2022 Freshman All-SEC Team and the SEC Freshman of the Week (May 23)
- Made 21 appearances as a true freshman including 10 starts (all weekend starts)
- Finished with a 3-3 record, one save, 3.76 ERA and a .205 batting average against
- Allowed just 53 hits and 20 walks in 69 1/3 innings while striking out 74 batters (9.6 K/9)
- Earned his first collegiate victory with 1 2/3 scoreless frames of relief while striking out four batters vs. No. 5 Florida State on March 29
- Pitched five innings of one-run relief with five strikeouts at No. 23 Georgia on April 2
- Threw 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball while striking out seven at Vanderbilt on April 17
- Took a no-hitter into the seventh inning against No. 1 Tennessee on April 24, allowing one run on one hit across seven frames while striking out eight
- Tabbed the SEC Freshman of the Week after firing seven shutout innings with a career-high 10 strikeouts, allowing just three hits and zero walks vs. South Carolina on May 20
- Tossed 6 2/3 frames with one run allowed on two days rest against No. 9 Oklahoma on June 6, scattering four hits and striking out five
SPRUCE CREEK HS:
- 2021, 2020 Perfect Game Preseason All-Region First Team
- Tossed 63.2 innings as a senior in 2021 with a 0.62 ERA while striking out 87 batters and having an opponent batting average of .155
- Competed for Scorpions Baseball
- Ranked by Perfect Game as the No. 17 player and No. 5 right-handed pitcher in Florida in addition to being the No. 137 player and No. 42 right-handed pitcher nationally
|
ERA |
W |
L |
APP |
GS |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
2B |
3B |
HR |
BF |
BAVG |
WP |
HBP |
BK |
SFA |
SHA |
| 2022 |
3.76 |
3 |
3 |
21 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
69.1 |
53 |
30 |
29 |
20 |
74 |
14 |
2 |
8 |
289 |
.205 |
6 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 2023 |
3.58 |
2 |
3 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
55.1 |
46 |
26 |
22 |
22 |
72 |
9 |
1 |
6 |
239 |
.223 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
| Total |
3.68 |
5 |
6 |
55 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
124.2 |
99 |
56 |
51 |
42 |
146 |
23 |
3 |
14 |
528 |
.213 |
7 |
14 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Innings pitched: 7.0, No. 1 Tennessee, April 24, 2022; South Carolina, May 20, 2022
Walks allowed: 4, at Mississippi State, May 7, 2022
Runs allowed: 7, Georgia, April 14, 2023
Strikeouts: 10, South Carolina, May 20, 2022
Putouts: 2, Vanderbilt, May 14, 2023
Assists: 3, No. 9 Oklahoma, June 6, 2022
