Former Louisville center fielder Adam Engel has made a number of national headlines recently for robbing three home runs in the span of one week. The string of thieveries has also resulted in some national digging into Engel’s background.
For instance, if Adam hadn’t gone to Louisville to play baseball, he was going to be headed to Wisconsin to play football for (at the time) Bret Bielema.
“I talked to my family but decided to stick with Louisville,’’ Engel told The Chicago Tribune earlier this week. “Calling back Coach Bielema to say sorry was one of the hardest things to do, but I don’t regret it.