JULES NEEL PROFILE

Jules Neel: WFC Champion 2016,
a HS MVP, 1st Team All Conference

Wesley Wolverine freshman #17 P/ 1B Julianna Neel (Haddon Township, New Jersey)

Jullianna with her parents, Gary and Laurie, 

after winning the WFC championship in 2016!

Player's name: Jullianna (Jules) Neel

Hometown: Haddon Township, New Jersey

Primary position: Pitcher

Secondary position: 1st base

Where I attended high school: Haddon Township High School

College graduation year: 2021

College Major: Mathematics with a focus in secondary education and a minor in business.

What I hope to do when I graduate: I want to teach mathematics courses at the high school level and also hope to coach the school’s softball team!

Jullianna with parents Laurie and Gary
and her two brothers Brandon and Cameron.

My passion off the field: 

I love spending time with my friends and exploring new places!

Softball accomplishments: Varsity all four years of high school, 1st Team All Conference Team Pitcher (Junior and Senior year), MVP (Junior year), WFC 18U Champions 2016 (Travel team: Silver Bullets).

What I did last summer: I worked a lot to save up for college and I played a lot of travel softball.

Best advice I've received: “Please remember to always play for something bigger than yourself and remember that your character means more than your reputation.” -Pam Marshall, Silver Bullets 18U Coach

Jullianna with coaches Frank Ottinger and Steve Cossaboon
and three classmates at the high school’s Senior Night.

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Favorite players: Kelly Barnhill, Delanie Gourley, Kasey Cooper, Danielle O'Toole and Claude Giroux.

Senior Prom

Favorite teams: Auburn Tigers softball team, Philadelphia Flyers & Philadelphia Phillies.

Favorite books: Harry Potter Series, Lord of the Rings, 1984.

Favorite movies: The Sandlot, If I Stay, Lord of the Rings and The Godfather.

Favorite quotes: “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take” -Wayne Gretzky, and “Practice like you’ve never won, play like you’ve never lost.”

What is most important to me: (the happiness of) my family.

Jullianna with pitching coach Tom Besser
at her signing! “I've been going to Tom
since 7th grade and would not be where
I am today without him!” Jullianna notes.

Favorite thing about playing softball: I love the competitive atmosphere as a whole and I love how the sport brings together all types of people and turns strangers into family.

Softball goals: I want to break and hold at least one, if not more, school records.

Best softball experience: Junior & Senior year of high school and travel ball, both years created amazing stories and memories.

Softball accomplishment most proud of: Winning the WFC Championship in 2016 and by that, making my travel coaches dream come true.

Jennie Finch and Cat Osterman are my role models in softball, they both worked so hard on and off the field and still do so much today!

COLLAGE: On left, Jullianna hugs her travel coach, Pam Marshall, after their last tournament together. On right, Jullianna with seniors Sophie and Kelsee and coaches Bill Marshall, Joe Cook and Pam Marshall.