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Xavier Neyens

SS/OF/RHP
MOUNT VERNON HS
MOUNT VERNON, WASHINGTON
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

.455

Batting Average

34

Runs Scored

1.327

OPS

0.47

ERA
“I cannot think of any player I have seen in 27 years of high school baseball more deserving than Xavier Neyens. He’s absolutely electric in every facet of the game. He is the most talented kid I've seen in high school baseball.”
Pat Swapp
Head Coach head coach at Anacortes High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-4, 205-pound junior shortstop, outfielder and right-handed pitcher batted .455, scored 34 runs and compiled an OPS of 1.327 this past season, leading the Bulldogs (23-4-1) to a berth in the Class 3A state championship game. Ranked as the nation’s No. 4 prospect in the Class of 2025 by Perfect Game, Neyens also produced a .615 on-base percentage and stole 16 bases. On the mound, he compiled a 5-0 record with a 0.47 ERA and 37 strikeouts against just five walks in 29.1 innings of work, holding opposing hitters to a .163 batting average.

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Academic Achievement

Neyens has maintained a 3.54 GPA in the classroom. He has verbally committed to play baseball on scholarship at Oregon State University in the fall of 2025.

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Exemplary Character

A member of his school’s Link Crew, Neyens has volunteered locally on behalf of the Rotary Club of Skagit and as a youth baseball coach and scorekeeper.