HEADLAND – In signing a baseball scholarship with Shelton State on Tuesday, Headland’s Mason Steele will be playing for yet another veteran coach in Bobby Sprowl.
“He’s old-school and a lot of schools that have an old-school coach turn out pretty good and help a lot of younger guys,” Steele said.Last season, Steele progressed as a standout centerfielder under veteran head coach Bubber Birdsong and veteran assistant Gene Dews as Headland had its best season in more than 30 years in compiling a 24-5 record and advancing to the Class 5A state semifinals.
Steele also benefitted from playing this past summer for coach Ross Hixon and Troy Post 70, the winners of the American Legion Baseball World Series. It was the first time the Alabama state champion has won the World Series in 55 years.That attention and his past play for Headland helped Steele secure the scholarship offer to a place he’s had circled for quite a while.
Once he arrives at Shelton, Steele will be playing for Sprowl, who is entering his 32nd season in charge of the program. “I coached against him for the last couple of years and I could always see the talent that he had,” Brett Birdsong said. “He’s a genuine four or five tool player. He can run, can throw, can hit for average, can hit for power and can really play his position in center.
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