Selected in the 16th Round of the 2007 MLB Draft by the New York Mets. Played for the Short Season A affiliate, Brooklyn Cyclones in the summer of 2007.
Prep: Played four years of baseball and two years of basketball at Fairfield High School... Named Connecticut Post All-State as a junior and senior... Connecticut Post and New Haven Register Player of the Year... Two-time All-Conference and two-time All-State... Hit .671 with 6 HR, 32 WB as a senior... Had a career batting average of .550... Ranked ninth-best line-drive hitting prospect in the nation by Team One Baseball... Ranked as tenth-best pure hitting prospect in the nation by Team One Baseball... Ranked as the top player in Connecticut by Baseball America. Named 2003 Gatorade Player of the Year in Connecticut.
2007: Led the Patriots in batting, doubles, runs, on-base percentage and steals and was among the national leaders in home runs per game, doubles per game and runs per game... Was named first-team All-CAA at second base... Led the Patriots with 27 multi-hit games and opened the year with a 12-game hitting streak.. Finished the season batting .369 with 14 homers, 53 RBI, 20 doubles, 79 hits, 60 runs, a .668 slugging average, a .461 on-base percentage and 13 steals in 18 attempts... Enters his senior year second at Mason in career on-base percentage, fifth in career slugging percentage and 10th in career batting average... Is among the top 25 all-time at Mason in homers, doubles and runs... Was the only Patriot with more walks than strikeouts... Tied a school record with three home runs in a game (March 10 vs. Hofstra)... Had first career grand slam in CAA Tournament win over Georgia State and came a few feet shy of a second grand slam later in the contest... Over a 23-game span from Feb. 24-April 1, hit .447 with nine homers, 29 RBI, 11 doubles, 33 runs and an .872 slugging percentage... Played right field, center field, second base and designated hitter.
Neil has experience working with baseball players of all ages. He has assisted and coached many Little League teams. His involvement focused on improving the developmental skills of young players as well as the understanding of the game.
He has also coached at the Babe Ruth level. Neil coached for two years for the Intertown Babe Ruth League in Massachusetts. In his first year he was able to lead the Triton Babe Ruth 13 year old team to a 15 – 1 record and the Intertown Babe Ruth Championship. In the second year, his Triton Babe Ruth 14 -15 year old team amassed a 13 – 3 record and another Intertown Babe Ruth Championship.
Neil has served as a consultant for the Triton Regional High School baseball team in Massachusetts since 2001. He has worked closely with the coaching staff to help develop young players and improve the baseball program. From 2001 – 2005, Neil was a consultant and assistant coach with the Greater Newburyport American Legion Post 150 baseball team.
Neil’s work has led to the successful baseball careers for players at both the High School and College level
Huber was a standout for the Purple Knights as he still ranks in several offensive categories in the school's record book. He is the founder of the Connecticut Blue Jays Baseball Club, and has guided many AAU Teams to Top-10 finished in AAU National Tournaments. Prior to The Batting Cage, Huber spent the 2005 season as the head varsity coach at Greens Farms Academy. He guided the Dragons to an above .500 record. In 2004, he was an assistant coach at the University of New Haven, where he worked with JV players, infielders, and hitters. He also spent time as a player in Europe, playing professionally as an infielder and catcher. He spent the 2001 season with the Zurich Lions of the Swiss Professional Baseball League.
His involvement in the sport of baseball has also led to several business endeavors as he owned H & H Baseball, LLC in West Haven, Conn., and the Connecticut Blue Jays Baseball Club. He has been active in various AAU teams, throughout his coaching career, helping the 1998 Connecticut Wolfpack 14-U AAU squad, to a second place finish in the nation, as well as a seventh place finish in 1999.
In 2001 he served as the head coach of the Connecticut Blue Jays 14-U AAU junior Olympic team that participated in the national tournament in Sarasota, Fla. In 2002, his 18-U team finished number-one in New England in the AABC, and number-three at the Beast of the East Nationals in West Virginia. He has helped many of his former players, play baseball in college. Hall was the captain of the 1998 Bridgeport team earning All-New England honors in the process. Before playing for the Purple Knights, Hall helped lead the 1995 Housatonic Community College to the Junior College World Series.
