St. Laurence High School left handed pitcher Nick Altobella has signed his National Letter of Intent with the University of Alabama Birmingham announced by head baseball coach Brian Shoop.
Altobella finished his junior season at St. Laurence in Burbank Illinois with a 7-1 record and a 1.57 ERA. Nick had 72 strikeouts in 50 2/3rd innings last spring.
Nick will join a few other Illinois baseball players who are currently at UAB - Matt Morse, Dillon Napoleon, Ryan Prinzing and Jeff Schalk.