From the diamond to the gridiron

Former pro baseball player joins Brahma football program

with quality competition,” Kolodny said. “There’s nothing like practicing and training with your teammates. The camaraderie is awesome.” coach and offensive coordinator Jason Sabolic has known Kolodny since his days at El Camino, when Sabolic coached the baseball team. He said that Kolodny could pick up any sport within a matter of weeks and play it at a high level.

While he knows that going back to the minor leagues in March is an option, Kolodny is enjoying the feeling of being on a winning football team this season.

Most football players spend years on the field practicing their skills and working hard to get ahead in the game, but one Pierce College player took a slightly different route: through baseball.

Tyler Kolodny, 25, spent his high school years playing varsity baseball at El Camino High School and then played for the Baltimore Orioles with its Minor League affiliates for six years and the Frontier Greys in 2013.

Kolodny also played with the Orioles in the Gulf Coast League with other top prospects in his first year after being drafted in 2007.

However, four hand surgeries and a broken thumb affected his ability to swing a bat, and he decided to give football a shot, despite never having played before walking onto the field at Pierce. He said he is loving this new chapter in his life.

“There is nothing that compares

That cohesion is apparent in the team as they encourage and cheer each other on. After Kolodny scored his first two touchdowns in one game, quarterback Nicholas Arbuckle said that Kolodny’s accomplishment was the highlight of the game.

“He went into the game with only one catch all season, so the opportunity to get him the ball a lot, and see what he could do was really good,” Arbuckle said.

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