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Neels Named to ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I Midwest All-Region Second Team
6/9/2026 1:08:00 PM | Baseball
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – University of Minnesota senior backstop Weber Neels has been named to the ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I Midwest All-Region Second Team, as announced by the organization this morning.
Weber Neels adds another accolade to his trophy case to cap off his career at Minnesota. The senior was named Big Ten Player of the Week twice throughout the 2026 season, and was named to Baseball America's National Team of the Week and the Dick Howser Trophy National Co-Hitter of the Week back in March. Neels capped off the year with All-Big Ten First Team Honors at the end of May.
A native of Cottage Grove, Minn., Neels led all Gopher starters in batting average (.377), OPS (1.040), slugging percentage (.603), hit by pitches (16), and sacrifice flies (8). The senior backstop also ranked second on the team in total hits (62), home runs (13), RBIs (53), total bases (111), and on-base percentage (.437). Defensively, Neels tallied 397 total putouts with 27 assists behind the plate and caught seven runners stealing.