From report by LBCC’s Chris Ruiz 

We mentioned the high school and Long Beach State baseball players taken in the MLB First-Year Player Draft, but we’ve realized that the LBCC Vikings had their fourth player since 2002 drafted, when Viking Tommy Peale was chosen in the 23^rd round by the Florida.

Peale, the 698^th player selected, helped lead Long Beach to the 2006 state championship as he was named the Southern California pitcher of the year as well as player of the year.

The 2006 All-American compiled an amazing 16-0 overall record and had a 1.48 earned run average his sophomore season. He struck out 90 and walked just 18 in 127.2 innings.

At the plate, he was second on the squad with a .341 batting average. Peale totaled 60 hits, 26 runs, 8 doubles, 2 homeruns, and 29 RBI.

After LBCC, Peale played one season at the University of San Francisco in 2007 and went 3-2 with a 4.77 ERA. Peale left USF and sat out the 2008 season before playing out his eligibility this past spring at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho.

During his senior season at Lewis-Clark, Peale went 5-1 with a 4.18 ERA. He started all 12 games he pitched in, tossing 60.1 innings. Peale struck out 50 and walked only 16 as opponents had a .263 batting average against him.

Peale will likely report to the Marlins’ rookie league affiliate in Jupiter, Florida.

Pitcher Daniel Prieto, a former teammate of Peale on LBCC’s state championship squad, was also selected by the Marlins in 23^rd round the 2007 MLB Draft.

Outfielder Eugene Edwards was a 40^th round pick by the Seattle Mariners in 2005 and shortstop Omar Bramasco was taken in the 16^th round by the Philadelphia Phillies in 2002. Bramasco currently plays for the Long Beach Armada of the Golden Baseball League.