Bryce Neal Joins Softball Coaching Staff

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Louisville head softball coach Holly Aprile has announced that Bryce Neal will join her staff as an assistant coach.

Neal comes to Louisville after serving as an assistant coach at Bucknell University during 2021 season.

"First and foremost, I want to thank Coach Aprile and Coach Joiner for giving me the opportunity to join the Louisville softball family," said Neal. "I am honored and humbled to work for an elite head coach and a program with such a storied tradition. The passion and support for this program is special and I cannot wait to work with this staff and group of special student-athletes."

"We couldn't be more excited to welcome Bryce and his wife, Jill to Louisville and to the Cardinal softball family," said Aprile. "Bryce brings a high level of energy and passion for hitting and offensive strategy as well as the mental side of the game. He has worked under some great coaches and has an innovative and aggressive style that we are really looking forward to implementing."

While at Bucknell, Neal oversaw player development in both offense and defense. In 2021, the Bison finished second in the Patriot League in fielding percentage which also marked the highest team fielding percentage in nine years.

Prior to his stint at Bucknell, Neal served as a volunteer assistant coach at Arizona State in 2020. During the COVID-19-shortened season, the Sun Devils produced a 22-7 record and ended the year outscoring their final five opponents 39-0. With Neal on the coaching staff, Arizona State's offense ranked top five nationally in home runs, walks and scoring.

In addition to his collegiate coaching resume, Neal has also worked as a private instructor and spent five years coaching one-on-one private lessons at Perfect Timing Baseball and Softball in Springdale, Arkansas. In 2019 he worked as a camp instructor for LSU softball.

From 2013 to 2015, Neal served as a director and coach for Midwest Nationals Baseball in Springfield, Missouri. While there he was in charge of developing training programs as well as travel logistics.

In 2015, he earned a bachelor's degree in organizational leadership from the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith where was also a member of the Lions' baseball team.

The Springdale, Arkansas native married the former Jill Barrett in 2020.

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