Brady Neal

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Career Accolades

Split time behind the dish for the Crimson Tide, seeing time in 41 games, including 40 starts
Batted .219 (28-128) with six doubles and three home runs
Also managed 19 RBI, 29 walks and three hit-by-pitch
Threw out 10-of-35 (22.6 percent) attempted base-stealers in 2025
Led the team with a 17.6 percent walk rate
Provided clutch three-run double in the Tide's 9-6 win at then-No. 23 Florida on May 16
Homered against his former team on April 17, finishing the three-game series at then-No. 9 LSU from April 17-19 going 3-for-9 (.333) with a home run and two RBI
Lifted go-ahead, three-run double in the Tide's 10-6 win over No. 23 Southern Miss on April 8
Hit his first Alabama home run against Jacksonville State on Feb. 25

Spent two seasons at LSU
Played in 44 games (33 starts) for the Tigers in 2023, batting .276 (32-116) with eight doubles, nine homers, 31 RBI and 25 runs
Started 23 games at catcher, six games in right and four games at DH
Emerged as LSU's starting catcher at the beginning of the 2023 season but was sidelined by a back injury
Made 26 starts behind the dish, batting .209 (14-67) with one doubles, one triple, three homers, nine RBI and 18 runs
Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll in 2023 and the SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2024

Attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
Top-ranked catcher and No. 6 overall prospect in Florida by Perfect Game
Also ranked as PG's No. 2 catcher and No. 29 overall prospect in the country
Earned a 10.0 grade by PG coming out of high school
Batted .359 in his senior season with a .485 on-base percentage and a .577 slugging percentage
Selected in the 17^th round of the 2022 MLB Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers

Personal Info

Brady Neal
Born on October 10, 2004
Son of Corey and Cathy Neal
Has two older brothers, Carson, who plays baseball at Valdosta State, and Cameron, who is a student at LSU
Majoring in consumer science