Lloyd Peever, Date of Birth

    

Lloyd Peever

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 15-Sep-1971

Profession: baseball player

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Lloyd Peever

  • Lloyd Charles Peever (born September 15, 1971) is an American former baseball pitcher known primarily for his athletic exploits at Louisiana State University.
  • He also played professionally, but never reached the major leagues.
  • He peaked at Triple-A, the level directly below the majors. He was born in Livermore, California and attended Ada High School in Ada, Oklahoma.
  • During his senior year with the school, he won 18 games and had 189 strikeouts to earn All-State honors.
  • Prior to attending LSU, he attended Seminole State College in 1990 and 1991.
  • For 1992, he transferred to LSU and posted a 14-0 win-loss record, a 1.98 ERA, three complete games and a shutout in 17 appearances (15 starts).
  • In 104.2 innings, he allowed only 67 hits and 20 walks, while striking out 116 batters.
  • His campaign, dubbed "one of the best individual seasons ever in college baseball," earned him numerous honors and considerable recognition.
  • He was named Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, earned All-American selections by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Baseball America, was voted first team all-Southeastern Conference, earned a selection to the SEC all-tournament team and was twice named National Player of the Week.
  • He was also a Golden Spikes Award finalist.He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the fourth round of the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft, a few picks after third baseman Tom Evans.
  • He initially ascended through their system one level at a time, starting with the Low-A Bend Rockies (3-2 W-L, 2.91 ERA) in 1992, then the high-A Central Valley Rockies (2-4, 4.18) in 1993, then the Double-A New Haven Ravens (9-8, 3.43) in 1994 and then the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox (3-2, 5.36) in 1995.
  • After missing 1996, he returned to go 5-5 with a 5.21 ERA between the Salem Avalanche and New Haven to conclude his career.
  • Overall, he was 22-21 with a 4.13 ERA in 82 games (55 starts).
  • He is one of the few College Players of the Year to not eventually reach the majors: He was the first since Marteese Robinson, who won the award in 1987, and the last until Kellen Kulbacki and Wes Roemer, who co-won the award in 2006. He was elected to LSU's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.
  • He has also been a candidate for the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.He later worked for GlaxoSmithKline.

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