bˈeɪl, ɐ ɡɹˈædʒuːət ʌv kɹˈɛstvjuː hˈaɪ skˈuːl, kɹˈɛstvjuː, flˈɔːɹɪdə, wʌz ɐn ˈɔːlstˈeɪt sᵻlˈɛkʃən ɪn bˈeɪsbɔːl hɪz sˈiːnjɚ sˈiːzən ˈæftɚ ɡˌoʊɪŋ ɪlˈɛvən tˈuː wɪð ɐ zˈiəɹoʊ.θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt ˈiəɹə.
Bale, a graduate of Crestview High School, Crestview, Florida, was an All-State selection in baseball his senior season after going 11–2 with a 0.38 ERA.