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As a kid, Glenn Seabrooks dreamed of playing in MLB.
During the regional baseball playoffs as a high school junior, Seabrooks scored the go-ahead run on a Pete Rose-style, head-first dive into home. He played on a travel team with Roman Petricca, a current freshman on the Vanderbilt baseball team.
Now, Seabrooks’ baseball days are over. The 6-foot-3, 340-pound defensive lineman has instead found his home with Vanderbilt football, where he’s appeared in all eight games this season as a freshman and has made 11 tackles, one tackle for loss and an interception. He figures to be a factor yet again as the Commodores (5-3, 2-2 SEC) seek bowl eligibility when they play against Auburn (3-5, 1-4) on Saturday (11:45 a.m. CT, SEC Network).
“Getting big guys that can run and are as strong as he is, that have the ability to move like he does, I think is hard to come by,” said Jonathan Quinn, Seabrooks’ high school football coach.
Davidson Academy’s Glenn Seabrooks (5) watches the ball as he hits an RBI-single against Mount Juliet Christian Academy during the second inning at Mount Juliet Christian Academy in Mt. Juliet, Tenn., Friday, April 19, 2024.
Why Glenn Seabrooks switched from baseball to football
Seabrooks pitched and played first base on his high school baseball team at Davidson Academy and in travel ball. His hitting ability and physicality always stood out. According to Davidson Academy baseball coach Cody Church, opposing coaches frequently said, “Let me guess, football guy,” when they saw him, and he hit over .400.
Seabrooks gave a brief thought to trying to play college baseball, but before his junior year of high school, a discussion with his family convinced him to switch his focus to football. Although athletes do occasionally play both college football and baseball, most who do so end up choosing to specialize in one…
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Author : The Tennessean
Publish date : 2024-10-31 10:03:48
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