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Jersey Number 9
Dylan Neuse
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Fort Worth, Texas
- High School:
- Fossil Ridge
Bio
JUNIOR SEASON (2020)
Started all 19 games for the Red Raiders as a junior, leading Tech to a 16-3 record in the shortened season and a No. 1 ranking for the first time since 1997 … made 18 starts in center field and one at third base … hit .355 on the season while ranking among the team leaders in hits, runs, stolen bases and walks … finished with a .487 slugging percentage and .438 on base percentage … hit five doubles, a triple and a home run while driving in 12 RBI … five multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games … one of only two Red Raiders to record five hits in a game, doing so against Northern Colorado (Feb. 15) … had a Tech single-game high of four runs scored against Northern Colorado (Feb. 15) … had a Tech single-game high two stolen bases twice, both in the Rice series … defensively, committed one error in 20 total chances for a .950 fielding percentage … HONORS … prior to the season, was named a unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 Preseason Team … named the No. 10 outfielder in the country following the shortened season in D1Baseball.com’s conference wrap … RECORDS … the latest to match the Rip Griffin Park record for hits in a game with five against Northern Colorado (Feb. 15) … BIG 12 LEADER … led the league with 22 runs scored … fourth in the league with 27 hits … led the league in at bats … second with 12 stolen bases … 10th in the league in walks … TEAM LEADER … tied with Brian Klein for the team lead in hits with 27 … led the team with 22 runs scored … led the team with 12 stolen bases (12-for-12) … his 76 at bats also led the team … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … second on the team with a .300 batting average in five games against ranked foes … three of his six hits went for doubles … recorded an RBI and three runs … also added three walks and finished with a .391 on base percentage and .450 slugging percentage … successful in his only stolen base attempt … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … hit .375 in 14 starts with a .510 on base percentage and .500 slugging percentage … had a home run, a triple and two doubles … tied for the team lead with 19 runs scored while going a perfect 11-for-11 in stolen bases … drove in 11 RBI and drew nine walks … HOME GAMES … hit .419 in helping the Red Raiders go 11-0 at home … third on the team with 18 hits and 16 runs scored … led the team by going 10-for-10 in stolen bases … hit one home run and doubled twice while adding nine walks on his way to a .509 on base percentage and .535 slugging percentage … AWAY GAMES … started both road games … second on the team with a .375 batting average … went 3-for-8 in Tech’s two road games at No. 9 Florida State … recorded two doubles, three walks, a steal and two runs scored … ranked second on the team with a .545 on base percentage and third in slugging at .625 … reached base four times in Tech’s opener at No. 9 Florida State (Feb. 29), going 2-for-4 with a double and two walks … NEUTRAL SITE … started all six neutral site games … tied for the team lead with six hits and six runs scored … went 6-for-25 at the plate (.24) with a double, a triple and an RBI … also went 1-for-1 in stolen bases … DAY GAMES … started all 13 of Tech’s day games … one of five Red Raiders to hit over .400 … went 21-of-51 (.412) at the plate with a home run, a triple and three doubles … second on the team with 18 runs scored and added 11 RBI … led the team by going 11-for-11 in stolen bases … posted a .569 slugging percentage and a .500 on base percentage as he walked 10 times … NIGHT GAMES … started all six of Tech’s night games … second on the team with six hits, going 6-for-25 (.240) at the plate with two doubles, two walks, an RBI and four runs scored … went 1-for-1 in steals … posted a .320 slugging percentage and .296 on base percentage … STREAKS … recorded the team’s longest hitting streak of the season by opening the year with a 14-game hitting streak … reached base in eight straight plate appearances from Feb. 15-16.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2019)
Got off to a tremendous start in his debut season as a Red Raider, locking down the outfield and hitting near the top of the lineup … started all 63 games in which he appeared … helped the Red Raiders to a 46-20 overall record, their third Big 12 title in four years and their fourth College World Series in six seasons … helped Tech to a No. 8 national seed and its deepest run in Omaha in program history, posting a No. 4 final ranking to match the highest final ranking in team history … led the Red Raiders with six triples … recorded an RBI in six of his first seven games as a Red Raider … blasted two grand slams on the year, one against Kentucky (Feb. 23) and the other against Baylor (Apr. 20) … also recorded multi-home run games in both affairs as well … compiled a career-high six RBI in the Baylor contest (Apr. 20) … HONORS … recognized on the All-Big 12 second team … an addition to the Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award midseason watch list … Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Mar. 11) … BIG 12 LEADERS … led the conference with six triples … ranked third in the league in runs scored … fifth in stolen bases per game … sixth in RBI per game … seventh in walks … tied for seventh in total bases … TEAM LEADERS … tied for the team lead with 26 multi-hit games … ranked seven on the team and second among newcomers with a .298 batting average … led all Tech newcomers with 73 hits, 12 doubles, eight home runs and 51 RBI … ranked third on the team with eight home runs, 58 runs scored and a .494 slugging percentage … second on the team in steals, going 18-for-20 … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … most memorable moment came on a diving grab in right center field against Florida State that closed out the eighth inning … went 3-for-17 with a pair of walks and three runs scored … posted a multi-hit game against Florida State (June 19), going 2-for-5 with a steal and two runs scored in the win … NCAA TOURNAMENT … hit .294 in eight games with two of his 10 hits going for doubles … recorded three RBI and four runs scored … went 2-for-2 in stolen bases … had multi-hit games in all three Super Regional contests against Oklahoma State … finished 6-for-13 during Supers with a double, three RBI and run scored … played in only one Regional contest, going 1-for-4 against Dallas Baptist (June 2) … BIG 12 GAMES … started 23 of 24 games … had seven multi-hit games, led by a three-hit effort in the series opener against Oklahoma State (Apr. 26) … scored 21 runs to rank third on the team and tied for seventh in the league … posted six stolen bases to lead the team and rank tied for fifth in the league … second on the team and fourth in the league with 20 walks … finished hitting .250 with a .432 slugging percentage and .391 on base percentage … seven of his 22 hits went for extra bases with four home runs, two doubles and a triple … drove in 38 runs …stacked up seven RBI in the Baylor series (Apr. 18-20) and followed with five against the Cowboys (Apr. 26-28) … started the slate by going 5-for-11 in the Texas series and scoring in all three games (Mar. 15-17) … hit safely in all three games against TCU to help Tech close out the Big 12 title (May 16-18) … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … fifth on the team with a .325 batting average … compiled 10 doubles, five triples and four home runs … second on the team in RBI (38) and third in runs (37) … his .529 slugging percentage was third on the team … went 12-of-13 in stolen bases … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … hit .290 to rank fifth on the team … tied for second on the team in hits (27) and runs (20) … tied for third in RBI (16) … posted a .452 slugging percentage and .380 on base percentage … went a perfect 9-for-9 in stolen bases … had four doubles, three home runs and a triple … tallied a hit and a run against No. 9 Mississippi State (Mar. 2) … scored in all three games against No. 22 and eventual National runner-up Michigan (Mar. 21-23) … went 5-for-11 at No. 10 Texas and scored in all three games (Mar. 15-17) … hit two home runs, including a grand slam, in a six-RBI effort against No. 18 Baylor (Apr. 20) … went 6-for-15 in three games against No. 16 Oklahoma State, posting five RBI and four runs … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … hit .301 over 40 games … 19 of his 47 hits went for extra bases with nine doubles, a team-leading five triples and five home runs … posted 35 RBI and 38 runs scored … went 9-for-11 in stolen bases … finished with a .519 slugging percentage and .421 on base percentage … HOME GAMES … hit .355 at home over 35 games … 20 of his 50 hits went for extra bases with nine doubles, six home runs and five triples … second on the team with 41 RBI and fourth with 36 runs scored … posted a .690 slugging percentage and .509 on base percentage … went 9-for-10 in stolen bases … AWAY GAMES … sixth on the team, hitting .288 in away games … led the Red Raiders with 18 runs scored … fourth on the team with 17 hits and 10 RBI … had a .458 slugging percentage and .427 on base percentage … went 7-for-7 in stolen bases … tied for second on the team with 14 walks … DAY GAMES … led the squad with 44 runs scored … recorded a .331 average to rank fifth on the team … third on the team with 39 RBI … third on the team with a .613 slugging percentage as 19 of his 47 hits went for extra bases … finished with eight home runs, six doubles and five triples … second on the team with 32 walks … second on the team with a .455 on base percentage … went 14-of-16 on steals … NIGHT GAMES … hit .252 with six doubles and a triple … drove in 12 RBI and scored 14 times … recorded a .330 slugging percentage and .336 on base percentage … SITUATIONAL … hit .306 against right-handers and .277 against lefties … went 4-for-9 with the bases loaded, including two grand slams … went 15-for-38 (.395) as the leadoff hitter of an inning … hit .325 with runners in scoring position and was successful in 14-of-20 situations with runners on third and less than two outs … STREAKS … reached base safely for 22 straight games, which was tied for the third-longest stretch on the team.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Played one season for coach Mitch Thompson at McLennan Community College … compiled a .333 batting average with eight home runs, 44 RBI, 61 runs scored and 19 stolen bases in 58 total games … hit seven triples to rank 17th in NJCAA … helped McLennan to a 44-15 overall record, including 25-7 in conference and an appearance at the Region V Tournament … chose Texas Tech over Oklahoma.
FOSSIL RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked as a top-50 prospect in the State of Texas coming out of Fossil Ridge High School in Keller, Texas, playing for coach Doug Dulany … as a senior, named 2017 District 3-6A MVP, TSWA 6A All-State First Team as a RHP, TSWA All-State honorable mention as a shortstop and TBCA 6A All-State Second Team as a shortstop … recorded a .425 batting average with five home runs, 31 RBI and 31 stolen bases … led Fossil Ridge to a 26-14 record and a spot in the regional semifinals of the state tournament … as a junior, named 2016 District 5-6A Offensive MVP and TBCA 6A All-State Third Team … First Team All-District 5-6A as a sophomore … District 4-5A Freshman MVP in 2014 … a two-sport athlete that was named Second Team All-District as a wide receiver for the football team as a sophomore.
PERSONAL
Born in La Grange, Texas … son of Shane and Laura Neuse … brother to Sheldon, who played baseball for the University of Oklahoma and is currently with the Oakland A’s Triple-A affiliate … plans to major in Business Management.
Started all 19 games for the Red Raiders as a junior, leading Tech to a 16-3 record in the shortened season and a No. 1 ranking for the first time since 1997 … made 18 starts in center field and one at third base … hit .355 on the season while ranking among the team leaders in hits, runs, stolen bases and walks … finished with a .487 slugging percentage and .438 on base percentage … hit five doubles, a triple and a home run while driving in 12 RBI … five multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games … one of only two Red Raiders to record five hits in a game, doing so against Northern Colorado (Feb. 15) … had a Tech single-game high of four runs scored against Northern Colorado (Feb. 15) … had a Tech single-game high two stolen bases twice, both in the Rice series … defensively, committed one error in 20 total chances for a .950 fielding percentage … HONORS … prior to the season, was named a unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 Preseason Team … named the No. 10 outfielder in the country following the shortened season in D1Baseball.com’s conference wrap … RECORDS … the latest to match the Rip Griffin Park record for hits in a game with five against Northern Colorado (Feb. 15) … BIG 12 LEADER … led the league with 22 runs scored … fourth in the league with 27 hits … led the league in at bats … second with 12 stolen bases … 10th in the league in walks … TEAM LEADER … tied with Brian Klein for the team lead in hits with 27 … led the team with 22 runs scored … led the team with 12 stolen bases (12-for-12) … his 76 at bats also led the team … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … second on the team with a .300 batting average in five games against ranked foes … three of his six hits went for doubles … recorded an RBI and three runs … also added three walks and finished with a .391 on base percentage and .450 slugging percentage … successful in his only stolen base attempt … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … hit .375 in 14 starts with a .510 on base percentage and .500 slugging percentage … had a home run, a triple and two doubles … tied for the team lead with 19 runs scored while going a perfect 11-for-11 in stolen bases … drove in 11 RBI and drew nine walks … HOME GAMES … hit .419 in helping the Red Raiders go 11-0 at home … third on the team with 18 hits and 16 runs scored … led the team by going 10-for-10 in stolen bases … hit one home run and doubled twice while adding nine walks on his way to a .509 on base percentage and .535 slugging percentage … AWAY GAMES … started both road games … second on the team with a .375 batting average … went 3-for-8 in Tech’s two road games at No. 9 Florida State … recorded two doubles, three walks, a steal and two runs scored … ranked second on the team with a .545 on base percentage and third in slugging at .625 … reached base four times in Tech’s opener at No. 9 Florida State (Feb. 29), going 2-for-4 with a double and two walks … NEUTRAL SITE … started all six neutral site games … tied for the team lead with six hits and six runs scored … went 6-for-25 at the plate (.24) with a double, a triple and an RBI … also went 1-for-1 in stolen bases … DAY GAMES … started all 13 of Tech’s day games … one of five Red Raiders to hit over .400 … went 21-of-51 (.412) at the plate with a home run, a triple and three doubles … second on the team with 18 runs scored and added 11 RBI … led the team by going 11-for-11 in stolen bases … posted a .569 slugging percentage and a .500 on base percentage as he walked 10 times … NIGHT GAMES … started all six of Tech’s night games … second on the team with six hits, going 6-for-25 (.240) at the plate with two doubles, two walks, an RBI and four runs scored … went 1-for-1 in steals … posted a .320 slugging percentage and .296 on base percentage … STREAKS … recorded the team’s longest hitting streak of the season by opening the year with a 14-game hitting streak … reached base in eight straight plate appearances from Feb. 15-16.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2019)
Got off to a tremendous start in his debut season as a Red Raider, locking down the outfield and hitting near the top of the lineup … started all 63 games in which he appeared … helped the Red Raiders to a 46-20 overall record, their third Big 12 title in four years and their fourth College World Series in six seasons … helped Tech to a No. 8 national seed and its deepest run in Omaha in program history, posting a No. 4 final ranking to match the highest final ranking in team history … led the Red Raiders with six triples … recorded an RBI in six of his first seven games as a Red Raider … blasted two grand slams on the year, one against Kentucky (Feb. 23) and the other against Baylor (Apr. 20) … also recorded multi-home run games in both affairs as well … compiled a career-high six RBI in the Baylor contest (Apr. 20) … HONORS … recognized on the All-Big 12 second team … an addition to the Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award midseason watch list … Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Mar. 11) … BIG 12 LEADERS … led the conference with six triples … ranked third in the league in runs scored … fifth in stolen bases per game … sixth in RBI per game … seventh in walks … tied for seventh in total bases … TEAM LEADERS … tied for the team lead with 26 multi-hit games … ranked seven on the team and second among newcomers with a .298 batting average … led all Tech newcomers with 73 hits, 12 doubles, eight home runs and 51 RBI … ranked third on the team with eight home runs, 58 runs scored and a .494 slugging percentage … second on the team in steals, going 18-for-20 … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … most memorable moment came on a diving grab in right center field against Florida State that closed out the eighth inning … went 3-for-17 with a pair of walks and three runs scored … posted a multi-hit game against Florida State (June 19), going 2-for-5 with a steal and two runs scored in the win … NCAA TOURNAMENT … hit .294 in eight games with two of his 10 hits going for doubles … recorded three RBI and four runs scored … went 2-for-2 in stolen bases … had multi-hit games in all three Super Regional contests against Oklahoma State … finished 6-for-13 during Supers with a double, three RBI and run scored … played in only one Regional contest, going 1-for-4 against Dallas Baptist (June 2) … BIG 12 GAMES … started 23 of 24 games … had seven multi-hit games, led by a three-hit effort in the series opener against Oklahoma State (Apr. 26) … scored 21 runs to rank third on the team and tied for seventh in the league … posted six stolen bases to lead the team and rank tied for fifth in the league … second on the team and fourth in the league with 20 walks … finished hitting .250 with a .432 slugging percentage and .391 on base percentage … seven of his 22 hits went for extra bases with four home runs, two doubles and a triple … drove in 38 runs …stacked up seven RBI in the Baylor series (Apr. 18-20) and followed with five against the Cowboys (Apr. 26-28) … started the slate by going 5-for-11 in the Texas series and scoring in all three games (Mar. 15-17) … hit safely in all three games against TCU to help Tech close out the Big 12 title (May 16-18) … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … fifth on the team with a .325 batting average … compiled 10 doubles, five triples and four home runs … second on the team in RBI (38) and third in runs (37) … his .529 slugging percentage was third on the team … went 12-of-13 in stolen bases … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … hit .290 to rank fifth on the team … tied for second on the team in hits (27) and runs (20) … tied for third in RBI (16) … posted a .452 slugging percentage and .380 on base percentage … went a perfect 9-for-9 in stolen bases … had four doubles, three home runs and a triple … tallied a hit and a run against No. 9 Mississippi State (Mar. 2) … scored in all three games against No. 22 and eventual National runner-up Michigan (Mar. 21-23) … went 5-for-11 at No. 10 Texas and scored in all three games (Mar. 15-17) … hit two home runs, including a grand slam, in a six-RBI effort against No. 18 Baylor (Apr. 20) … went 6-for-15 in three games against No. 16 Oklahoma State, posting five RBI and four runs … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … hit .301 over 40 games … 19 of his 47 hits went for extra bases with nine doubles, a team-leading five triples and five home runs … posted 35 RBI and 38 runs scored … went 9-for-11 in stolen bases … finished with a .519 slugging percentage and .421 on base percentage … HOME GAMES … hit .355 at home over 35 games … 20 of his 50 hits went for extra bases with nine doubles, six home runs and five triples … second on the team with 41 RBI and fourth with 36 runs scored … posted a .690 slugging percentage and .509 on base percentage … went 9-for-10 in stolen bases … AWAY GAMES … sixth on the team, hitting .288 in away games … led the Red Raiders with 18 runs scored … fourth on the team with 17 hits and 10 RBI … had a .458 slugging percentage and .427 on base percentage … went 7-for-7 in stolen bases … tied for second on the team with 14 walks … DAY GAMES … led the squad with 44 runs scored … recorded a .331 average to rank fifth on the team … third on the team with 39 RBI … third on the team with a .613 slugging percentage as 19 of his 47 hits went for extra bases … finished with eight home runs, six doubles and five triples … second on the team with 32 walks … second on the team with a .455 on base percentage … went 14-of-16 on steals … NIGHT GAMES … hit .252 with six doubles and a triple … drove in 12 RBI and scored 14 times … recorded a .330 slugging percentage and .336 on base percentage … SITUATIONAL … hit .306 against right-handers and .277 against lefties … went 4-for-9 with the bases loaded, including two grand slams … went 15-for-38 (.395) as the leadoff hitter of an inning … hit .325 with runners in scoring position and was successful in 14-of-20 situations with runners on third and less than two outs … STREAKS … reached base safely for 22 straight games, which was tied for the third-longest stretch on the team.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Played one season for coach Mitch Thompson at McLennan Community College … compiled a .333 batting average with eight home runs, 44 RBI, 61 runs scored and 19 stolen bases in 58 total games … hit seven triples to rank 17th in NJCAA … helped McLennan to a 44-15 overall record, including 25-7 in conference and an appearance at the Region V Tournament … chose Texas Tech over Oklahoma.
FOSSIL RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked as a top-50 prospect in the State of Texas coming out of Fossil Ridge High School in Keller, Texas, playing for coach Doug Dulany … as a senior, named 2017 District 3-6A MVP, TSWA 6A All-State First Team as a RHP, TSWA All-State honorable mention as a shortstop and TBCA 6A All-State Second Team as a shortstop … recorded a .425 batting average with five home runs, 31 RBI and 31 stolen bases … led Fossil Ridge to a 26-14 record and a spot in the regional semifinals of the state tournament … as a junior, named 2016 District 5-6A Offensive MVP and TBCA 6A All-State Third Team … First Team All-District 5-6A as a sophomore … District 4-5A Freshman MVP in 2014 … a two-sport athlete that was named Second Team All-District as a wide receiver for the football team as a sophomore.
PERSONAL
Born in La Grange, Texas … son of Shane and Laura Neuse … brother to Sheldon, who played baseball for the University of Oklahoma and is currently with the Oakland A’s Triple-A affiliate … plans to major in Business Management.
Highlights: Cincinnati (Big 12 Tournament)
Wednesday, May 21
Behind the Mic - UC vs TTU
Wednesday, May 21
Preview Presser: Cincinnati (B12 Tournament)
Tuesday, May 20
Highlights: BYU (Game Three)
Saturday, May 17
