Ty Neal joined the Butler baseball coaching staff as an assistant in July of 2025. He will serve as the pitching coach for the Bulldogs after making stops at Michigan, Arizona State, Cincinnati, Indiana, Miami Ohio, and Southern Illinois. Neal brings nearly 20 years of coaching experience to the program and has assisted in the recruiting and development of over 50 MLB draft picks!
“I’m extremely excited to bring Coach Neal aboard,” Head Coach Blake Beemer stated. “His level of care for student-athletes, competitive fire, and overall success made him the target candidate in this process, and I think he can help take our team to new heights. I also want to thank Grant Leiendecker and our administration for their tireless work to make this happen.”
Neal was an assistant coach at Michigan in 2025 helping the Wolverines post a 33-23 overall record. They went 16-14 in the Big Ten standings and held a 4.92 team ERA. Tate Carey was selected as a NCBWA Freshman All-American after going 9-0 on the mound and the Wolverine staff would record 384 strikeouts in the 2025 campaign.
Before assisting with the Wolverine program, Neal made a stop in Indiana becoming the director of pitching for Pro-X Athlete Development. He also coached at Carmel High School for two years.
Neal served as a quality control analyst at Arizona State in 2018. He held this position after four-year stint as the head coach at Cincinnati.
While with the Bearcats, Neal coached four Major League players from 2014-2017. During that time, UC won 91 games and made the American Athletic Conference Tournament in each of his final three seasons.
In 2016, Cincinnati posted a 3.69 ERA, the lowest since 1974, and posted the best winning percentage (.720) at home in school history. In his final season with the Bearcats, Neal had wins over three ranked teams including No. 1 Louisville.
Neal earned his collegiate head coaching gig after eight special seasons as an assistant at Indiana. He helped assemble two Top-10 recruiting classes which led to an appearance in the 2013 College World Series.
Overall, Neal helped develop nine Major League talents, including the Indiana career leader in wins, innings pitched, and saves. IU won two Big Ten Tournament Championships and a regular season championship with Neal on staff.
While in Bloomington, Neal mentored eight Freshman All-Americans, four All-Americans, two Big Ten Freshmen of the Year winners, two Big Ten Pitchers of the Year honorees and two Team USA members.
Neal held coaching jobs at Miami Ohio, Southern Illinois and Cincinnati before landing at Indiana. He began his coaching career at his alma mater spending the 2000 season at Miami Ohio. He helped the Redhawks win the MAC Tournament Championship which punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament.
From 2001-03 Neal worked at Southern Illinois as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. He coached three freshman All-Americans and the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year.
After a successful three years with the Salukis, Neal had a one-year stint as the pitching coach at Cincinnati before reuniting with Tracy Smith at Miami Ohio in 2005.
With the RedHawks, Neal was part of a MAC Regular Season and Tournament Championship, an NCAA Regional appearance, and a pitching staff that ranked Top-10 nationally in ERA. The pitching staff featured two major league pitchers.
Neal earned his degree in Sport Management from Miami University and played four seasons for the Redhawks. He earned his master's degree from Southern Illinois University in Sport and Fitness Administration/Management while coaching.
