Miami’s Schlesinger proves doubters wrong, pitches despite tic disorder • D1Baseball
Miami’s Rafe Schlesinger (Photo by Eric Espada/Miami Hurricanes Athletics)
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. — An e-mail nearly made Rafe Schlesinger cry.
Schlesinger, a 6-3, 200-pound junior lefthander who is the Saturday starter for the Miami Hurricanes, deals with a tic disorder that manifests itself as twitches and other such mannerisms.
But because he has successfully navigated his situation as a big-time student-athlete, nearly two dozen kids with similar disorders have contacted him over the past few years.
They write to him looking for hope or inspiration … or both.
“The first time it happened, no joke, I wanted to cry almost,” Schlesinger said of the email. “That a kid felt[…]
