A rainout couldn’t stop Whitman’s Matt Ficca — a 21-year old senior who is autistic and has managed the school’s JV baseball team for the past five years — from getting to throw out the first pitch on Senior Night.
Whitman senior Matt Ficca, left, and his twin brother D.J. Ficca, right, were positioned in baseball mitts shortly after their birth 21 years ago. Matt, who is autistic and is enrolled in the Bethesda school's life skills program, has been managing the junior varsity baseball team for the past five years. (Photo courtesy of the Ficca family)
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