Lloyd Charles Peever (born September 15, 1971) is an American former baseball pitcher known primarily for his athletic exploits at

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. 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

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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

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, 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,"LSU Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee Lloyd Peever
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'', was voted first team all-

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, 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

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in the fourth round of the

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, 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

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(2-4, 4.18) in 1993, then the Double-A New Haven Ravens (9-8, 3.43) in 1994 and then the Triple-A

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(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

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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

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.FORMER TROJAN ELECTED TO LSU ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME
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