Soobry Makes The Most Of Trip Down South

Chance Sobbry 1B / OF / Dexter, MI / 2025

PINCKNEY - A return trip to Georgia is in the future of Chance Sobbry after the Dexter High School incoming senior made a college commitment to Georgia Southern during the Senior Future Games at LakePoint.

“It’s been one of my top schools for a while,” the third-rated 2025 first baseman in Michigan noted. “My hitting coach’s son played there in 2011 and they’ve been on my radar. It’s been a dream to play in the south.”

Georgia Southern saw the 6-3 205-pounder at the 17U Prep Baseball National championships in late July and, prior to the Senior Future Games, Sobbry went on a visit before getting back in action to show what he can do at the follow-up Prep Baseball event at LakePoint with 425 college coaches on hand.

“Right when I got on campus I knew,” Sobbry reflected. “I had a good feeling with the coaches. They seemed like family. They talked about development and the opportunity to play year ’round, something you’re not going to get in Michigan. I thought, why not go for it?”

Getting a chance to show what he can do at LakePoint was much appreciated.

“It was a huge blessing to have the opportunity to do it,” Sobbry said of finishing up his summer play less than four hours from the Georgia Southern campus at two Prep Baseball events. “I’m thankful to have had the option to go there and I made the most of it.”

The recently-turned 18-year-old, who also considered Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Cincinnati and Michigan State, has “wanted to play college and pro ball since the age of three” and will now get the chance to play at the next level at the Sun Belt Conference university.

“I’ve always been a sports kid, but baseball has been my thing,” Sobbry related. “I’ve put the most time into it and I really love it.”

That helped the cause in making strides in his game and with it Division I college interest.

“I’ve always been a bigger kid, but the thing about the last year is I’ve focused on being more explosive, being more of an athlete,” the 6-3 205-pounder explained. “I first saw improvement my eighth grade year going into freshman year when my body transformed and that helped my recruitment.

“I went to a few showcases which helped, along with sending emails to coaches to try and get them to see me. It was stressful, but I’m thankful for the experience.”

Assistance came along the way for Sobbry.

“My dad, 100 percent, was always being supportive with the right things to say,” the 60th-ranked 2025 in the state noted. “My hitting coach, Victor Roache, was also a big influence and my high school coaches, Hank Dreffs and Mike Penn with baseball and Phil Jacobs with football, are always there to push me to be my best.”

Sobbry, who expects to primarily be a first baseman at Georgia Southern with outfield another possibility, is confident about making an impact in a program that has made it to the College World Series once (1990), and lost to Southern Mississippi in the Sun Belt Conference tournament championship game this past season.

“I plan to control what I can, show up every day, get after it and work hard,” Sobbry said. “There are no guarantees in college baseball, but my goal going in is about how I carry myself. I don’t know if I’ll be the best, but I want to be that player.”

Real estate, finance and business are potential majors for the 3.75 student entering his final year of high school at Dexter.

“It was really an awesome feeling to commit to Georgia Southern,” Sobbry related. “It’s something I’ve dreamed about. But the feeling was only there a little bit. You’ve got to get back to work at getting better. I still have a lot left to prove.”

There is plenty to look forward to when it comes to college and being part of the baseball program.

“I’m fired up for it to be my life 24-7,” Sobbry concluded. “Getting close to the guys will be something special. There’s a brotherhood and bond in high school, but I think it will be even more in college.

“Georgia Southern has a lot of blue-collar guys that like to grind and that’s something I take pride in myself.”