BOSTON, Mass. – Boston College head baseball coach Mike Gambino continued the tradition he started his first year at The Heights in 2011 by selecting a current player to wear No. 8 in honor of former player Peter "Sonny" Nictakis. At the annual Baseball Night in Boston, held at Fenway Park's State Street Pavilion on Thursday night, Gambino announced that senior Johnny Adams is the first two-time recipient of the honor, donning No. 8 for the 2017 season. Adams was the first-ever junior selected a season ago.
Each season a player who has battled adversity and represents the best qualities of BC Baseball is voted by the baseball team to wear Nictakis's old number.