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Hard-throwing right handed pitcher who is in his third year at Tech ... Had an impressive fall practice to lay claim to a spot in the starting rotation ... One of the better athletes on the team ... Regularly pitches in the mid to upper-90's ... Combines his fastball with an outstanding curve ball and very good change up ... Showed very improved command during fall practice ... Can be very difficult to hit when he throws strikes and gets ahead in the count. A seventh round draft pick of the Boston Red Sox who turned down a sizable bonus to attend Tech ... third round pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2005 draft 2005: Made the start on opening day but did not get a decision, working five innings and allowing one earned run vs. Georgia State (2/11) ... Earned his first win of the year against Iona (2/18), working six innings and allowing three runs while striking out eight ... Worked six innings and allowed two runs on three hits vs. Rutgers (2/25) to pick up his second win ... Moved to 3-0 at Duke (3/4), fanning a career high 12 batters in just five innings and allowing two runs ... Earned the win vs. Wake Forest (3/11), working six innings and allowing one earned run on three hits ... Improved to 5-0 vs. NC State (3/18), allowing one earned run in six innings. 2004: Struggled with his command during the season, but remained nearly unhittable ... Earned his first career save against Villanova (2/22) by working a scoreless ninth inning and striking out the side ... Retired the side on seven pitches against Purdue (3/16)... Pitched a scoreless inning against Georgia State (4/6) ... Pitched with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod League and the Fayetteville SwampDogs of the Coastal Plain League during the summer, and allowed just 11 hits in 26.2 innings. 2003: Made 15 appearances, including seven starts ... As a starter, went 3-0 with a 2.01 ERA in 31.1 innings pitched, allowing just seven earned runs while striking out 22 ... Held righties to a .223 average while lefties hit just .180 ... Opponents hit .178 (13-for-73) with runners on base and .159 (7-for-44) with two outs ... Led the team in opponents' average (.208) ... In his first collegiate start, went three innings, holding Mercer to two hits to earn the victory (2/19) ... Against Armstrong Atlantic (2/23), he allowed no runs and no hits in an inning of relief, and did the same against Maryland on 3/22 ... Picked up his second win by tossing five innings, allowing one run on four hits vs. George Washington (3/2) ... Earned his third win of the season by pitching six innings against Mercer (3/25), allowing just four hits while striking out five ; he allowed only four batters to advance past first base ... Tossed three innings in relief against Clemson (4/27) and struck out five ... Posted a 1.23 ERA in his last three appearances of the season, allowing just one earned run on four hits while striking out six ... 2003 ACC Tournament: 0-0 in one start, 5.1 innings, four hits, two runs, one earned run, four K's against NC State in the championship game of the tournament ... Spent the summer with the Wareham Gateman of the Cape Cod League, and posted a 3.81 ERA in 12 games, including five starts ... Rated as the No. 10 prospect in the Cape by Baseball America. High School: A four-year letterwinner for coach David Norman at Riverside High School as a pitcher and outfielder ... A first-team high school All-America pick by Baseball America as a senior ... The North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year in 2002 ... Posted a 7-3 record and a 1.35 ERA as a senior, recording 93 K's in 52 innings ... Tossed three no-hitters in high school ... A two-time first-team all-state pick and three-time all-conference selection ... Spent the summer of 2002 with the Ohio Warhawks and went 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA while recording 40 strikeouts in 23.1 innings ... An honor roll student. Personal: Full name is Jason Beckley Neighborgall ... Born December 19, 1983 ... Son of Roger and Rebecca Neighborgall ... Father Roger was a quarterback at Duke (1972-76) ... Grandfather Harry Smith played linebacker at Duke (1941-43) ... Grandfather Roger Neighborgall, Sr., played basketball and ran track at Duke (1942-46) ... Uncle Billy Smith played basketball at Campbell (1965-68) ... Named to the 2004 ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Majoring in Management.
Career Statistics Year G-GS W-L SV CG SH ERA IP H R ER BB SO Avg. 2003 15-7 3-0 0 0 0 3.70 41.1 30 21 17 36 32 .208 2004 9-1 0-1 0 0 1 27.00 6.2 6 20 20 24 11 .273 Totals 24-8 3-1 0 0 1 6.94 48.0 36 41 37 60 43 .217 |
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