Hannibal Pitcher impresses Tiger staff, could be part of Tim Jamison's bullpen
When next we see Neil Hugenberg on the mound, he will be wearing Mizzou Black and Gold.
/ Chris Duerr
KHQA FIRST REPORT: NEIL HUGENBERG WALKS ON TO MIZZOU BASEBALL TEAM
With a fastball that clocked in the mid 90's and a sweeping, nearly unhittable curveball, Neal Hugenberg enjoyed a dominant, albeit injury-addled high school career at Hannibal.
Those same attributes are giving him a new lease on his baseball life.
KHQA has confirmed that Hugenberg has successfully walked on to the nationally regarded Missouri Tiger Baseball team. Mizzou Assistant Evan Pratte confirmed Neal's place on the Tiger Roster, complimenting "Big Neal" on doing "a lot of impressive things" during his workouts. Pratte says Neal still has some work to do this spring before he cements a spot on the traveling roster, but the Tigers are weighing Hugenberg as a right-handed bullpen option.
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