PREP AND PERSONAL: Lettered all four years in baseball at Romeoville High School … Captained the Spartans for three season … Earned All-Southwest Prarie Conference honors as a senior … Two-time All-Area honoree … Son of Joe and Katie Bottcher… Has one brother, Dylan… Major is undecided.
SOPHOMORE (2016): Pitched in 12 games in relief…Was 0-0 with a 10.54 ERA in 13.2 innings pitched…Tallied four strikeouts…Held batters to 2-for-16 (.125) hitting with two outs…Had four scoreless outings…Pitched more than one inning in five appearances…Allowed no hits and just one walk in 2.0 innings pitched vs. Northwestern State…Pitched two innings in Sacramento State’s…
New Mexico JC: Played two years for head coach Jake McCarter as New Mexico Junior College where he helped lead his team to a 38-21 record in two seasons … Named WJCAC Honorable Mention and helped NMJC lead junior college in home runs as a team. Americas High School: Played high school baseball at Americas…
AS A SOPHOMORE (2016): Named a West Coast Conference All-Academic Honorable Mention … Appeared in 27 games and started 11 as a first baseman … Recorded nine hits, three RBI’s and six walks … Totaled only one error over the whole season … Ended the season with an on base percentage of .327 … Joined…
