Mike Neu

Michael David Neu (born March 9, 1978) is an American college baseball coach and former pitcher who is the current head baseball coach of the California Golden Bears. Neu played college baseball at the University of Miami for coach Jim Morris from 1997 to 1999 and played professionally in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2003 to 2004. He has also served as the head coach for the Pacific Tigers from 2016 to 2017.

Early life and college career

Raised in Napa, California, Neu attended Vintage High School where he set Monticello Empire League records for career wins (21) and strikeouts (196). As a senior in 1996, he was first-team All-State, All-Region and MEL Player of the Year with a 10–1 record, a 0.64 ERA and 121 strikeouts in 77.0 innings. Neu was also MEL Player of the Year as a junior.

As a player at the University of Miami, Neu had a stellar 1999 campaign and helped the Hurricanes capture the College World Series title with a 6–5 victory over Florida State University in the championship game. He finished the year 3–1 with a 2.94 ERA and tallied 110 strikeouts in 67.0 innings, earning Collegiate Baseball All-America honors. Neu led the nation in strikeouts per nine innings (14.8) and was selected to the All-College World Series team with three saves and appearances in all four of Miami's games at the CWS. Neu had transferred to Miami from Sacramento City College wherein 1998 he was the Northern California Pitcher of the Year, the Bay Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year, and a Junior College All-American while going 15–0 with a 1.44 ERA and 139 strikeouts in 108.0 innings. He was named MVP of the 1998 Cal State Championship Final Four after throwing 11.0 innings with no earned runs and notching a win and a save in the state tournament. In 1998 and 1999, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Neu earned a master's degree in physical education from Ball State University in 2011.

Neu left Cal to become head coach at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, where he served for two seasons. On July 5, 2017, Neu was named head coach at Cal, taking over for the 2018 season.

Head coaching record

Personal life

Neu has a wife, Nicole, and two sons; Damon and Maddax.