Neal made three appearances out of the bullpen for the Mountain Lions last week and didn't allow an earned run over 10 and one-thirds innings. He only allowed one unearned run and five hits while holding opponents to a .147 batting average. He started by tossing one inning with a strikeout in a win over North Georgia. He followed that by tossing three and one-thirds innings where he allowed two hits and one unearned run to earn the save in a win over Erskine. The freshman closed the week by allowing three hits and striking out seven over six innings against Erskine.