Progress Report - Tommy Peale

It has been a long road back from "Tommy John Surgery" for former 2006 South Coast Conference Player of the Year and LBCC MVP, Tommy Peale. Even though his rehab is not completed, all indications are that he is well on his way. Tom's father Gary Peale reported that, Tommy threw his first bull pen sense the surgery and everyone in Florida was very encouraged. "Tom has done everything he has been asked to do," reports his father. "We'll just have to wait and see - Time will tell."

Tommy was a key factor in the Vikings 2006 State Championship in Baseball going 16-0 in 103 innings pitched with a 1.31 ERA. He also had a .362 batting average in 35 games as a position player. Now, five years later, he is still giving everything he has to the game.

There is an old saying I learned from my LBCC coach Bob Meyers back in 1972, "The cream always rises to the top." I believed it then and still do to this day. Whether in the game of Baseball or Life, Tommy Peale will rise to meet the challenge.

All the best my friend, we're all pulling for you!