Community R-6’s Glasgow turns hard work into Graceland softball signing

By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
Posted 11/18/23

Catching seems to be a part of Brooklynn Glasgow’s DNA.

The Community R-6 senior made that clear on Wednesday afternoon at Community R-6 High School in Laddonia during her college signing …

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Catching seems to be a part of Brooklynn Glasgow’s DNA.

The Community R-6 senior made that clear on Wednesday afternoon at Community R-6 High School in Laddonia during her college signing ceremony to play softball for NAIA school Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa. 

Glasgow is happy she has the opportunity to play in college after hearing about Graceland head coach Todd Verwers through her teammates in summer ball. She said she was able to seize that opportunity through years of hard work since she began playing at five years old.

“It’s going to be a cool experience showing all the work I’ve put in over the years finally paying off,” Glasgow said. “It’s a dream I’ve had since I was a little girl so actually achieving it is pretty cool.”

Head coach Kendra Murphy stepped in to lead the Lady Trojans this year to a program-best record of 22-10 and their fourth Central Activities Conference title in five years. One of the reasons Community accomplished so much was Glasgow. Glasgow became a three-time all-conference, three-time all-district player and two-time all-region player with awards in each this season for hitting .382/.508/.520 with 21 RBI, 21 walks, 47 runs and 11 doubles and owning a perfect fielding percentage and a 40 percent (17-of-26) caught-stealing percentage at catcher.

Murphy said Glasgow has a “huge passion” for softball and is good at “everything” on the field. She said Glasgow has a softball IQ and skills that would allow her to play other positions well, and most importantly, is a good example for others.

“She’s always one of the first people at practice everyday,” Murphy said. “She’s always one of the first people to ask you what needs to be done. For somebody to have that kind of work ethic in drills plus to show up everyday and do the stuff that’s not fun, she’s a tremendous leader.”

Catcher is a position that demands a lot out of a softball player, starting with the fact they are involved in every play while receiving a pitcher. On top of that, there is the equipment, digging pitches out of the dirt and having balls occasionally fouled off them.

That much work demands much out of a player, Glasgow said, and she admitted she didn’t always want to catch. Eventually, she realized catching matches who she is as a person.

“I quit probably when I was 10, either during 10U or 12U,” Glasgow said. “I didn’t like it and didn’t want to do it because it was too much work. I wanted to be in the infield. I missed it the instant I quit doing it so I went back to it and am still in love with it.”

Glasgow said she just has too much leadership in her, and she enjoys being in that vital spot behind the plate to help her team.

“I love being behind the plate because I usually get to call the game, and I love doing that,” Glasgow said. “A lot of my coaches said I’m a leader, and that’s a big leadership position. It’s just a piece of me.”

“There’s so many aspects of the game that she truly understands,” Murphy said. “She is able to do it herself, but she is also able to communicate with others.”

Glasgow plans on improving her intelligence outside of softball with her major of either special education or occupational therapy. She is glad to be going to a smaller school to maintain some comfort after leaving her small high school of Community R-6.

That small school gave Glasgow some big memories as she “definitely” enjoyed all the times the Lady Trojans defeated conference rival Cairo and all the “new and amazing feelings” that came with the conference titles. She is ready to see what she can accomplish at Graceland.

“It will have to all play out, but I think I can be just as successful there as I am here,” Glasgow said. 


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