Early Life
Capel was born on October 13, 1961, in Marshall, Texas, and attended Spring High School in Harris County. During his senior year in 1979, the Spring Lions won the AAAA conference state championship, and Capel earned All-State honors. He set several pitching records at Spring High School. Future teammate Calvin Schiraldi called Capel a "hard thrower when he came out of high school" and "the top guy out of the state in 1980". Roger Clemens said he was "probably the best pitcher in the state at that time". The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Capel with the 605th overall pick in the 1980 MLB Draft, where organizations choose athletes to play for their teams, but instead of signing with the Phillies, he attended the University of Texas.
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