Glynne is a future pitching prospect who played last summer in the national Connie Mack World Series and at the international level in Europe.

BEFORE VERMONT: A graduate of the Kent School in Kent, Conn. where he was a three-time Founders League All-Star on the diamond ... In 2008 he had a 2.00 ERA and struck out 68 hitters walking just 19 in 48 innings ... Finished as Kent's all-time leader in strikeouts with 173 ... Pitched in the summer for the Connecticut Bombers helping the team to a third place finish in the 2008 Connie Mack World Series in Farmington, N.M. ... Also earned a bronze medal for the German National Team at the 2008 European U-21 Baseball Championship in Pamplona, Spain.