Walter Maurice "Wally" Trice (born July 28, 1966 in

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) played in affiliated minor league baseball from 1988 to 1993, for the

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of the

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in 1993 and in independent baseball in 1996. Prior to playing professionally, he attended Mar Vista High School and then

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. Selected by the

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in the 15th round of the 1988 amateur draft, Trice began his professional career that year with the

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. In 15 games (14 starts), he went 8-4 with six complete games and a 1.90 ERA, while striking out 107 batters and walking only 24 in 104 innings. He also allowed only 83 hits.BR Minors
/ref> He was second in the New York–Penn League in strikeouts, behind only Mike Sodders, who had 119. 1988 Auburn Astros team photo

The following season, Trice went 16-4 with a 2.57 ERA in 28 games (27 starts) for the

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. He led the

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in victories, while his three shutouts tied for second in the loop. He also finished third in innings (182 1/3) and hits allowed (179). In 1990, with the

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, Trice went 6-7 with a 4.02 ERA in 33 games (22 starts). His 17 home runs allowed were the second-most in the Southern League. He became a relief pitcher in 1991, splitting the year between the

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and Jackson Generals. In 55 appearances, he went 5-5 with a 2.08 ERA and 19 saves, while striking out 80 batters in 69 1/3 innings. He finished third in the

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in saves with 18 (he had only one with the Generals of the

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).1991 Midwest League leaders
/ref> After joining the

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system following the 1991 season, he returned to the starting rotation for part of 1992. In 33 games (14 starts), he went 5-7 with a 4.04 ERA for the

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. With Canton-Akron again in 1993, he went 3-2 with a 5.61 ERA in 19 games (three starts). He also pitched briefly with the Mercuries Tigers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League that year, going 3-1 with a 2.63 ERA. He resurfaced with the

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of the independent Texas–Louisiana League in 1996, going 1-3 with a 6.82 ERA in eight games (five starts). Overall, Trice went 44-32 with a 3.38 ERA in 189 games (84 starts) in his American professional career.

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