Peacock selected to baseball Royalty

   Pitcher Brian Peacock was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 31st round of Major League Baseball’s First-Year Draft.
   After a year where he went 8-3, Peacock decided to skip his sophomore season beginning his goal of playing in the big leagues. He had a team leading 93 strikeouts, pitched 93 innings and led the team with a 2.52 ERA.
   Last year he was voted into second team All-Orange Empire Conference.
   His most memorable game was in the Super Regionals when he shut out Long Beach City College in a 6-0 win striking out a season high 12.
   In the State Finals Peacock gave up three earned runs and struck out nine batters.
   During the summer Peacock played on the Royal’s Rookie Arizona League team. He went 0-5 with a 4.93 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 11 games.