Tyson B. Neal is an American

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coach and former player. He served as head coach of the

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team from 2014 to 2017. Neal was a four-year letterman at

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, earning 19 victories as a pitcher. He began his coaching career as an assistant with the RedHawks for one season before moving to

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for three years. After a one-year return to Miami, he spent a year on staff at

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and an eight-year stint with

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, where he added pitching coach and recruiting coordinator duties. In 2013, he helped lead the Hoosiers to their first

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. On June 7, 2013, Neal was named head coach at Cincinnati, and took over the duties following Indiana's elimination from the

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. On May 23, 2017, two days before Cincinnati was scheduled to play its first game in the

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tournament, it was announced Neal would step down from his head coaching responsibilities. The announcement cited personal reasons as the only factor.http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052317aaa.html

Head coaching records

The following is a table of Neal's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.

References

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