10 Lawson Neel
Lawson Neel
  • Height:
    5'11
  • Weight:
    180
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    So
  • Hometown:
    Gordo, AL
  • Position:
    C/OF
Bio
  • Sophomore; 5-11, 180; R/R
  • Gordo, Alabama (Gordo High School)
  • Third season at Shelton State
  • 3-Time ACCC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll
  • Plagued by injuries throughout his career
  • Played in 9 games in 2024 before season-ending injury on March 2
  • Played for the inaugural Dixie Collegiate League champion Redhawaks in 2023
  • Delivered game-winning sac fly in championship game
  • Played in 19 games in 2023
  • Played at Gordo High School
  • 2022 ASWA Class 4A First-Team All-State
  • 2022 Tuscaloosa News Super Nine team

 

Returns for third season after battling injuries in his first two seasons … Expected to be starting catcher … 2024: Played in nine games before season-ending injury on March 2 … He hit .286 (4-for-14) with one home run and four RBIs in limited action … Smacked first career home run at No. 20 Jones College on Feb. 9 … He was 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI in season opener vs. Bevill State (Feb. 6) … 2023: Played in 19 games and made 12 starts for the Bucs … he batted .286 (10-for-35) with 10 runs scored and three RBI … season cut short due to injury … collected first career hit at Tallahassee (Feb. 12) … he went 3-for-3 with two runs scored in 10-4 win over Wallace-Selma (Feb. 25) … he had two hits, two runs scored and one RBI in two games vs. Calhoun CC (March 23-25) … he had a pinch-hit single at East Mississippi (March 27) … he had two hits and scored two runs against Snead State (April 5-6) … Prep: Graduated from Gordo High School … 2022 ASWA Class 4A First-Team All-State … 2022 Tuscaloosa News Super Nine Team … 2020 WWBA 16U National Championship All-Tournament Team … 2018 PGBA 14U Surfs Up Showdown championship team … Personal: Parents are Chris and Penny Neel … his younger brother Jase, is a record-setting quarterback at Gordo High School … He is a 2-time AHSAA Class 3A Player of the Year.

Recent games
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News mentions
Bucs Drop World Series Slugfest
Bucs Drop World Series Slugfest
Rocky Mountain High; Bucs Clinch Third Straight Trip to World Series
Rocky Mountain High; Bucs Clinch Third Straight Trip to World Series

No. 10 Shelton State overcame a five-run deficit in the sixth inning to knock off No. 2, LSU Eunice 8-6 to advance to the NJCAA World Series for the third straight year. Shelton State (48-11) defeated LSU Eunice two games to one to capture the South District Championship. The Bucs are making their eighth overall trip to Grand Junction, and fourth in the last five years. This marks the second time Shelton State has gone to the World Series three straight years. The Bucs also made three straight trips in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Sullivan’s Walk-Off Lifts Bucs Past LSU Eunice
Three Peat; Bucs Top Hanceville for ACCC Championship
Bucs Sweep Calhoun; Tops 40 Wins
Bucs Sweep Calhoun; Tops 40 Wins
Bucs Win a Pair of 1-Run Games
Bucs Win a Pair of 1-Run Games
Bucs Sweep; Move Back into First Place
Wilkins, Steele and Graphos Spark Bucs on Thursday
Bucs Split Doubleheader; Takes Series
Bucs Split Doubleheader; Takes Series
Bucs Split ACCC Double Header with Pirates
Bucs Drop Series Finale 
Bucs Drop Series Finale