Mary Neal





2000: Led the team in steals with 15 … only caught stealing once … was an impressive 9-of-9 in stolen bases in league action … played in 41 of Miami’s 46 games, making 33 starts … ranked third on the team in runs with 17 … posted 19 hits in 91 at-bats for a .209 batting average … enjoyed one of best career games in a 5-4 come-from-behind win over Ohio … went 3-for-4, scoring three runs, including the game winner … also stole three bases … in the three-game series with the Bobcats, batted .500, going 5-for-10 and scored five runs … series was also part of a season-long four-game hitting streak.

1999: Split time in the outfield, becoming a regular face in the starting lineup towards the end of the season ... appeared in 32 games, making 17 starts ... recorded eight hits in 45 at bats and scored five runs ... enjoyed one of the best games of her career in a 3-2 win over Toledo ... she was 2-for-2 and scored one run against the Rockets ... it was her lone multiple hit game of the season ... tagged the lone double of her career in Miami's 3-0 win at Eastern Michigan ... posted her first career hit on March 10 against Florida State ... was 3-4 in stolen bases ... tallied eight hits in 45 at bats.

1998: Played in 25 games ... recorded 10 runs as a pinch runner ... scored runs in seven games over a nine-game span ... was 4-for-5 in stolen bases.

Prior to Miami: Hit .364 as a senior ... set school records by stealing 46-of-46 bases in one season and 105-of-106 bases for her career ... chosen first-team all-conference three consecutive years ... honorable mention academic all-state.

Personal: Born September 11, 1978 (22 years old) ... daughter of Jennifer and Steve Neal ... international studies major. 


Neal's Career Highlights
Hitting Streak	4 games (4/18/00-4/22/00)
Hits		3 vs. Ohio (4/22/00)
Runs		3 vs. Ohio (4/22/00)
RBIs		1, several times

Neal's Career Statistics
YR.	AVG.	G   AB	R   H	RBI  2B	 3B  HR	 BB  SO	 SB-SBA
00	.209	41  91	17  19	1    0	 0   0	 4   33 15-16
99	.178	32  45	5   8	3    1	 0   0	 2   15	 3-4
98	.000	25  3	10  0	0    0	 0   0	 0   1	 4-5
Totals	.194	98  139	32  27	4    1	 0   0	 6   49  22-25
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