2015 SEASON (SENIOR):
•Appeared and started in 14 games during his final season with the Huskies
•Totaled 84.1 innings with a career high 8.1 at Ball State (May 14)
•Set career high pitch count at Toledo with 114 (Apr. 17)
•Recorded 53 strikeouts
•Finished the season 5-6 on the mound
•Earned his first ever MAC West Pitcher of the Week honor on 3/17 after pitching seven shutout
•innings versus Purdue (Mar. 14)
2014 SEASON (JUNIOR):
• NIU's ace reliever, making 24 appearances with a 1.86 ERA
• Finished the season with a 4-0 record and one save
• Struckout 25 while walking 18
• Allowed six earned runs in 29.0 innings of work
• Started the year with 9.0 shutout innings over eight appearances before surrendering a run at No. 9 Cal Poly (March 13)
• Struckout a season-high three batters at No. 5 Oregon State (March 9) and versus UW-Milwaukee (April 23)
• Threw a season-high 4.0 innings and 66 pitches at the Beavers, allowing two hits, walking three and fanning three batters in the effort (March 9)
• Picked up first save of the year at Western Michigan, helping NIU to a 2-0 win in a 1.0 inning effort (April 26)
• Picked up three of his four wins in midweek relief versus UIC (March 18), Illinois State (April 8) and UW-Milwaukee (April 23)
• Won one Mid-American Conference game, tossing 1.2 shutout innings at Eastern Michigan (April 12)
• Tossed the final 0.2 innings with two runners on at New Mexico to earn NIU's lone tie of the year, 3-3 (Feb. 23)
• Helped NIU pitching staff to MAC best 2.93 earned run average in conference play
2013 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): • Made 21 appearances, with all but one being in relief
• Struckout one and didn't allow a run in his season debut versus Northern Colorado (Feb. 17)
• Fanned two in a perfect inning at Nevada (Feb. 23)
• Struckout two in and shutout the Zips for an inning at Akron (March 31)
• Had a streak of five scoreless appearances (April 9-28)
• Started his first game as a Huskie, striking out three over 2.2 innings at Bradley (April 30)
• Rebounded from that short start with a scoreless outing at Toledo (May 5)
• Struckout one in 1.1 shutout innings versus Eastern Michigan (May 11)
2012 SEASON (FRESHMAN): • Made 13 relief pitching appearances, mostly in situational instances
• Hurled 14.1 innings with a 6.91 ERA
• Struckout 18 batters with 10 walks
• Made collegiate debut versus Dayton going 0.1 innings and facing one batter (March 11)
• Pitched season-highs of 5.1 innings and nine stikeouts with zero walks (78 pitches) versus Ball State (May 17)
• Tossed one inning against Akron in the MAC opener, striking out two batters and surrendering one hit (March 30)
• Hurled a then season-high 2.2 against Ohio, fanning three (April 8)
• Surrendered only one hit versus Northwestern at FifthThird Bank Park in one inning on the mound (May 1)
• Pitched one inning versus Milwaukee in the Huskies 10-4 win (May 15)
VERONA AREA HIGH SCHOOL• Played football and baseball at Verona Area High School
• Led team to first-ever WIAA State Tournament appearance senior year, finishing 21-8 and winning sectional
• Named Big-8 Player of the Year senior season
• Also a first team all-area selection (utility) by Wisconsin State Journal and a third team all-state first basemen in 2011
• Played in the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association All Star Classic
• 2011 first team WBCA All-District V infielder
• Had a career batting average of .381 and a slugging percentage of .519
• Played for Hitters Baseball Club Summer National Travel team 2010-11
• Hit .424 senior year, with five home runs and 32 RBI
• Also an accomplished pitcher, recording 93 strikeouts, only 20 walks and a 2.25 ERA, along with an 8-2 record senior year
• Pitched a no-hitter junior year
• Played in the "Pitch and Hit Showcase" and the Twids Futures Showcase in Oklahoma as a junior
PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS• Son of Jan and Brad Neumann
• Plans to major in business administration
• Would like to become a sports agent
• Was a Summit Credit Union Board of Directors Scholarship recipient in 2011
• Lists music, travel and ping-pong as interests
• Admires Prince Fielder for his power and Chris Capuano for his drive to overcome injury
| YEAR |
W-L |
ERA
|
G/GS
|
CG
|
SV |
IP |
H |
R
|
ER
|
HR
|
HBP |
BB |
SO |
AVG |
WHIP
|
| 2012 |
0-0 |
6.91 |
13/0 |
0 |
0 |
14.1 |
18 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
18 |
.305 |
1.95 |
| 2013 |
0-2 |
9.19 |
21/1 |
0 |
0 |
15.2 |
26 |
18 |
16 |
2 |
6 |
14 |
13 |
.371 |
2.55 |
| 2014 |
4-0 |
1.86 |
24/0 |
0 |
1 |
29.0 |
20 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
18 |
25 |
.204 |
1.31 |
| 2015 |
5-6 |
4.80 |
14/14 |
1 |
0 |
84.1 |
82 |
50 |
45 |
5 |
11 |
30 |
53 |
.257 |
1.33 |
| CAREER |
9-8 |
4.90 |
72/15 |
1 |
1 |
143.1 |
146 |
88 |
78 |
10 |
30 |
72 |
109 |
.267 |
1.52 |
CAREER HIGHS:
• Innings: 8.1 at Ball State G1 (May 14, 2015)
• Pitch count: 114 at Toledo (April 17, 2015)
• Strikeouts: 9 versus Ball State (May 17, 2012)
• Walks: 5 at Akron G1 (April 11, 2015)
• Runs: 10 at Central Michigan (May 5, 2015)
