Nick Adenhart Award Created by Angels
June 22, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Baseball
Nick Adenhart, the pitcher for the Los Angeles Angles who was tragically killed by a drunk driver earlier in the season, is being remembered by the Angels. Each year from now on, the Angels will give the Nick Adenhart Pitcher of the Year award to the team’s best pitcher.
The winner of the award will be selected by members of the Angels and will be based on which pitcher was the most outstanding.
Adenhart was killed on April 9th shortly after pitching the best game of his big league career. In six innings, he scattered seven hits and three walks while striking …read more
Andrew Gallo Indicted for Adenhart’s Death
May 28, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Baseball
Andrew Gallo, the alleged driver responsible for killing Nick Adenhart and two of Adenhart’s friends, was indicted by a grand jury on six felonies. Three of those felony counts were for murder.
Adenhart was the young pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels who lost his life in an automobile accident on April 9th. Gallo, who later was found to have a blood-alcohol level of almost three times the California legal limit, was immediately arrested. With a long history of driving under the influence of alcohol, most legal experts expect that Gallo will have the book thrown at him.
Prior to his death, …read more




