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Pitcher Spotlight: Vanderbilt’s Brennan Seiber

  • Writer: Zach Day
    Zach Day
  • Dec 10
  • 3 min read

Updated: 6 days ago

Vanderbilt has always invested in development. Real development. The kind that happens in the hours when nobody’s watching. They we're one of the first to have a NewtForce Mound. This fall, that showed up again in the work between Director of Player Development Brandon Barak and sophomore right-hander Brennan Seiber.

Brennan has been through the ups and downs that come from injuries at a young age. It says a lot to persevere through. Steady and competitive come to mind. He has already proven he can handle big spots in the SEC. But what makes this story worth telling is how intentional the staff has been with him. Brandon has a real gift for taking data and turning it into something an athlete can act on. He’s one of the best in the country at connecting information with actual reps.

This fall wasn’t about reinventing Brennan. It was about tightening things, cleaning direction down the mound, and getting his lower half organized so his timing stayed consistent. The NewtForce mound fit right into that process. It helped Brandon show Brennan what was really happening under the hood and why certain adjustments made everything click faster.

This spotlight exists because of that partnership.

A sharp coach doing the right work.

A pitcher leaning into the details.

A tool helping both of them see things clearly.


Pitcher Snapshot: Brennan Seiber

Here’s a quick picture of Brennan as a pitcher.

  • Model of consistency: Led Vanderbilt with 23 appearances as a freshman

  • Big moments: Earned multiple saves, handled SEC pressure early

  • Competitor: Workhorse mentality, trusted in long and short outings

  • Resilience: Missed nearly three years in high school due to COVID shutdowns and injury rehabs

    Brennan Seiber - Pitcher

Q&A With Brandon Barak

Director of Player Development, Vanderbilt Baseball

Brennan Seiber took a real step forward, and the work he did with Brandon Barak played a big role. Brandon has a way of taking information, simplifying it, and giving a pitcher exactly what they need. This Q&A gives a quick look at how he approached Brennan’s plan, what they learned on the NewtForce mound, and how those small shifts in Brennan’s lower half turned into better direction, timing, and consistency down the slope.


Director of Player Development, Vanderbilt Baseball
Director of Player Development, Vanderbilt Baseball

Q: What did Brennan focus on?

Brandon Barak: Revamped lower half and direction. Changed initial lift.

Q: How did the NewtForce mound help Brennan connect what he felt with what was actually happening in his delivery?

Brandon Barak: Allowed ability to show how changing of counter rotation to more vertical lift set better direction down the mound and allowed arm to be more on time and synced while force production increased.

Q: What was the biggest “aha” moment or visible improvement in how Brennan used his lower half?

Brandon Barak: Overall consistency of command and the visual that changing of lift helped get everything more synced in delivery.

Q: What did NewtForce help you confirm or understand?

Brandon Barak: Conventional wisdom and cues of what athlete had been told were not what was best for athlete. Could get to feels easier with a different initial move.

Q: If you had to describe NewtForce in one word this fall, what would it be?

Brandon Barak: Transformative.

Q: As you head into the season, how do you see the mound fitting into your training flow?

Brandon Barak: We will use it for an initial assessment to understand where our staff is after being away for winter break. We like to be consistent in checking in on trending analysis in the keys to everyone's delivery feels. As we get feedback from competition, we implement the mound on a case by case basis to get back to our mechanical feels. For those that are not as frequent in competition, it is the best tool for the continued development.

Q: Anything else you’d like us to bring to light?

Brandon Barak: We believe NewtForce is the best evidence based tool to make fast and effective changes to our staff. It allows the athlete to quickly match what their feels are to what is actually happening in their move down the slope.


Closing Thought

This fall was a good reminder of something simple. Progress happens when the right coach and the right athlete meet in the middle. Tools like NewtForce just make that process quicker and clearer.

Brennan did the work. 

Brandon guided it. 

Vanderbilt continues to set the bar on development. I love celebrating the hard work and push to be the best you can be as a program, coach, and player. -Zach


 
 
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