Mount Morris - Lew Bartolotti

Lew Bartolotti played football, basketball, and baseball all four years of high school, playing Varsity baseball all 4 years. His superior hitting, pitching, and catching led the 1959 baseball team to both the Livingston County title and the Section Five Class B Sectional Championship. This team finished with a final record of 14-2. Lew was the winning pitcher for all 3 sectional games that season. The first of these games was a complete game, 3-hit, 9 strikeout performance in a 6-1 win against Phelps. He followed that up with another complete game victory against Odessa. He went on to top off the season with a complete game 4-3 win against Holley in the finals. At the plate, he was also 2 for 3 in this game. He had a very strong arm and was a very talented hitter who hit many homeruns during his career. He was also the captain and starting running back for the LCAA Tri-Championship Football team in 1958. He finished that season tied for the team lead with 5 touchdowns. One of his best games, was the last game of his career which he rushed for 166 yards in a 33-0 win against Perry. His talents led him to receive a baseball scholarship to Ithaca College. After graduating from Ithaca College, he went on to teach Physical Education and coached at both Little Valley and Lake Shore school districts.