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The Incredible Story Of Nick Bottari: Re-Learning How to Walk to Div-I Baseball
Shoreham, NY 2010— It was a standard Suffolk County varsity game between Shoreham-Wading River and Amityville. Up stepped freshman sensation Nick Bottari of Shoreham. He had made a name for himself the previous season by becoming the first eighth grader to play on the varsity team for legendary coach Sal Mignano. On this particular at bat, he fell behind 0-2 on the count when the pitcher tried to fool him with a change up. Bottari, fooled on the pitch, unleashed a vicious swing and was out in front. Strike three. The real story is what went on inside of Bottari’s body. He felt something pop in his back. Initially unfazed by the pain, the freshman remained in the game and went 4-for-5 with two HRs and set the program record with nine RBI on the day. Upon the completion of the se...
