JULIANNA NEEL SIGNED

2017 RECRUIT P/1B JULIANNA NEEL 

(HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ) SIGNING

FROM LEFT, TOP ROW: Juli's brother Cameron, HS coach Frank Ottinger, 

pitching coach Tom Besser and brother Brandon. BOTTOM ROW: 

Juli's mom Laurie, Juli and her dad Gary.

New recruit signed
Julianna Neel: potential
game/ program changer

Julianna Neel signed today to join the Wesley Wolverines next fall. She is a pitcher/ first base player from Westmont, New Jersey and attends Haddon Township High School.

Julianna Neel  

"We are extremely excited to have Juli joining our program," said Head Coach Juli Greep.

Julianna brings with her an impressive array of softball accolades. Not only did she earn 1st team All-Colonial Conference honors, Julianna also was voted the "best softball pitcher" in the conference as well as shining as a 3rd team New Jersey All-Group member. Last season, she notched 107 Ks over 113 innings thrown.

Head Coach Juli Greep offers high praise. "Julianna also has the potential to contribute a powerful bat offensively for us as well as play solid defense at first," Coach Greep stated.

FROM TOP, FIRST PHOTO: Juli and 

 pitching coach Tom Besser; 

SECOND PHOTO: Juli and 
HS coach Frank Ottinger; 

THIRD PHOTO: Juli with mom and dad, 

Laurie and Gary.

In 2016, Julianna delivered a .419 batting average and 5 home runs for the Haddon Township Hawks.

For her travel-ball team last summer (2016), she led the 18U Silver Bullets Fastpitch to the World Fast Pitch Conference World Series Title.

Julianna's mother, Laurie, is a Wesley College alumnus. That makes the second daughter of an alumnus on the team. 2017 recruit P/UT Abbey Mayse's mother, Laura, also is a Wesley Grad and works in the Alumni office.

"Julianna is a pitcher with the potential to be a true game and program changer," Coach Greep boasts. "She consistently throws in the 60 mph range."

"It is not just the speed that makes her special," Coach Greep said. "She has tight spin and can mix speeds as well as anyone, deceiving hitters which leads to the ball missing the bat."

Julianna is part of a trio of incoming fastpitch hurlers for the Wesley Wolverines. Each is slated to play a key role.

"We are graduating the brunt of our pitching staff so having (incoming freshmen) Dori (Loukopoulos), Abbey and Juli will truly be a three deep powerful punch on the mound," said Coach Greep. "They all pitch very differently and will allow us to have a nice mix."

Coach Greep added: "The future of our program is very bright much in thanks to our outstanding 2017 senior class who have paved the way for those to come."

Julianna Neel. Click here for the nj.com story.

PAINTNITE'S 64 PHOTOS

Wesley College Softball Facebook page

FROM LEFT, TOP ROW, Wesley Wolverines junior #4 IF Samantha Burns (Magnolia, DE), Assistant Coach Brooke Donovan, 2017 recruit P/UT Abbey Maipe (Cecilton, MD), 2017 recruit P/1B Julianna Neel (Haddon Township, NJ), 2017 recruit SS/OF Bianca Newsom (Edison, NJ), freshman #2 3B/SS Karina Cardona (Cooper City, FL), freshman #6 P/UT Allison Mills (Leonardtown, MD), senior #18 C Nina Marcano (Middletown, DE), Head Coach Juli Greep. 

BOTTOM ROW: freshman #11 C Alyssa Zimmerman (Hagerstown, 

MD), 2017 recruit OF Kelly Palmer (Hershey, PA), freshman #23 UT 

Brooke Retkowski (Baltimore, MD), senior #9 P/OF Lily Engel 

(Dover, DE), senior #12 P Lindsay Siok (Milford, DE).

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MIRANDA KINNEY

Ninth committed recruit
Miranda Kinney, “a strong bat,
a quality arm”, signed as Wolverine

Now there are nine – officially!

Miranda Kinney from Liberty High School in Bethlehem, PA, signed today as the last of the nine committed Wesley Wolverine fastpitch freshman for the 2017-2018 year.

Miranda is a catcher/ first base player who currently takes the field for Pennsylvania's Liberty High Hurricanes and the Phantoms Elite 18U travel team.

Miranda Kinney

“Miranda brings with her a strong bat, a quality arm and the ability to contribute in a number of areas on the field,” affirms Wolverine Head Coach Juli Greep.

The Wolverine graduating class leaves several open positions to fill across the diamond – infield, outfield, and pitching as well as a considerable loss of lumber at the plate to drive runs home.

“Those are very big shoes to fill but we believe players like Miranda will help in the transition and bridge the gap,” noted Coach Greep. 

“The 2017-2018 season should be a fun and exciting one as we welcome 9 new faces to the program.”

For those Wolverine fans who have not kept count, the nine 2017 fall freshmen – 4 from Pennsylvania, 3 from New Jersey and 2 from Maryland -- are:

2017 recruit SS/ CF Bianca Newsom (Edison, NJ)
2017 recruit P/ UT Abbey Mayse (Cecilton, MD)
2017 recruit OF Kelly Palmer (Hershey, PA)
2017 recruit P/ 1B Julianna Neel (Haddon Township, NJ)
2017 recruit P/ 1B Dori Loukopoulos (Chambersburg, PA)
2017 recruit 1B/ 3B/ C Mykayla Bird-Clahar (Egg Harbor City, NJ)
2017 recruit C/ 1B Miranda Kinney (Bethlehem PA)
2017 recruit OF Amanda Curry (Williamsport, MD)
2017 recruit P/OF Zoee Garis (Lebanon, PA)

2017 WOLVERINE RECRUITS

From left-to-right, future Wesley Wolverines SS/OF Bianca Newsom (Edison, NJ), P/UT Abbey Mayse (Cecilton, MD), OF Kelly Palmer (Hershey, PA), P/1B Julianna Neel (Haddon Township, NJ), INSET: P/1B Dori Loukopoulos (Chambersburg, PA).