A misdiagnosed broken left elbow at age 9 created permanent damage to the growth plates in the young baseball player’s throwing arm. Boldt was forced to learn to throw right handed or risk losing the game he loved.

 

That adversity created quite the player.

 

Boldt said he’s still a work in progress but the University of Nebraska-Lincoln saw enough to offer him a baseball scholarship and Boldt rewarded the Cornhuskers’ faith by verbally committing for the 2013-14 season.