Nathan Hickey recalls his legs shaking when he first stepped into the batter’s box at McKethan Stadium. Hitting a baseball is hard enough; it’s nearly impossible on shaky legs.
Three weeks into the season and it’s opposing pitchers who are shaking when the freshman catcher walks towards the plate now.
Hickey blasted a home run to center field, a part of McKethan stadium where only Pete Alonso dared to hit baseballs, for his second home run in as many games on his way to a 3-3 night with two RBI.
“You don’t see many home runs when the ball is hit to center field where the center fielder doesn’t move,” Kevin O’Sullivan said after the game.