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DEL.ICIO.USHenry County WR Markeith Ambles returns to the baseball field
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Markeith Ambles, the Henry County High junior who intends to be a special wide receiver in college, thinks he has potential to make a difference on the baseball field this spring.
After taking a year off from playing baseball, Ambles will start at right field for Henry County, which begins its season this week.
He says he brings athleticism to the Henry County outfield with speed (4.45 in the 40) to chase down flies and a strong throwing arm. “It’s awesome. I used to play quarterback, too,” he said. He thinks he can hit, too, but isn’t sure how he’ll do until he gets some real swings in real games.
Football is part of the reason he’s returning to the diamond. Baseball gives him a team-oriented way to stay competitively strong and also get some training in.
He has over 20 football offers, including Florida, Georgia Tech, USC, Florida State, Alabama, LSU, Clemson, South Carolina, Auburn, Tennessee, North Carolina, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Cal and Tulsa. “There’s more. I keep forgetting all of them,” he said.
The 6-foot-3, 185-pounder had 53 receptions for 993 yards and 13 TDs in Henry County’s spread offense last season.
He also hopes to make an impact on Henry County’s traditionally strong baseball program, the 2005 Class AAAA state champion.
“We’ve put some guys in the [pros]. That’d be cool if that happens,” he said.
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