Education
He attended Laguna Hills High School before going to Stanford.
He attended Laguna Hills High School before going to Stanford.
The others are Paul Carey and John Hudgins. He played for the Alaska Goldpanners of the Alaska Baseball League in 1986. Following his college career, he played professionally from 1988 to 1992, although he never made it to the big leagues.
He was drafted by the Saint Louis Cardinals in the fifth round of the 1988 amateur draft, and he played for three teams in his first professional career - the Saint St. Petersburg Cardinals, the Hamilton Redbirds and the Savannah Cardinals.
Foreign Saint St. Petersburg, he went 1-2 with a 6.97 European Research Area in three games started. In a single game with Hamilton, he went 1-0 with a 0.00 European Research Area. Finally, in five games started with Savannah, he went 1-1 with a 2.59 European Research Area. Overall, he went 3-3 with a 3.28 European Research Area that season.
In 1989, he played for two different teams - Saint St. Petersburg again and the Springfield Cardinals. With Saint St. Petersburg, he made 21 appearances, starting 11 of the games.
He went 3-5 with a 3.46 European Research Area with them.
In 11 games started with Springfield, he went 5-2 with a 1.78 European Research Area, bringing his season record to 8-7 with a 2.62 European Research Area. He spent his entire 1990 season with Saint St. Petersburg, going 3-3 with a 3.02 European Research Area in 10 games (nine starts). Foreign the remaining two seasons of his career, he played for the Arkansas Travelers, being used almost exclusively as a reliever. In 1991, he appeared in 53 games, making only one start.
He went 1-3 with a 3.30 European Research Area that season.
In 1992, he made 13 relief appearances, going 1-1 with a 3.86 European Research Area.
Plemel teamed up with fellow baseball players Jack McDowell and Wayne Edwards to form the band V.I.E.W. Plemel served as the bassist, while Edwards was the drummer and McDowell was the lead singer. The band had two albums, "Extendagenda" and "Replace The Mind." The band was formed in 1989 and disbanded in 1992.