Backtracking with Liebel
Long Beach State senior pitcher Andrew Liebel, a graduate of Damien High School, saw his named called by the Toronto Blue Jays in the third round with the 95th pick. Liebel, a 6-foot-1, 195-pounder, doesn't have overpowering stuff, but was a consistent eight-inning starter for the Dirtbags according to the scouting report on mlb.com
Liebel, who tranistioned from a relief role to a starting one, was 8-4 with a 2.22 ERA with 97 strikeouts in 117.1 innings pitched. The former Spartan was one of five Long Beach players to be selected in the second and third rounds.
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