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There’s a lot more to John Hochstatter than his fastball, curveball and changeup
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By Mitch stephens | Contributor
ohn Hochstatter apologized. His chiseled 6-foot-4, 200-pound frame was strong and intact, but his mind had gone a little mushy. Spending 40 days on the road and hitting hot spots like Cary, N.C., Farmingdale, N.Y., Minnetonka, Minn., and finally Thunder Bay, Canada, has a way of destroying memory cells. Trying to recollect dates, highlights and even how to spell his dear mom Jeanette’s own first name was a challenge. The articulate 3.75 student, who is being courted by dozens of Division I schools, including Stanford, laughed at his own verbal stumbles. “I’m real sorry,” he said shaking his head. “It’s been a really long summer.” One every baseball kid — especially Hochstatter — dreams of. The 17-year-old incoming senior at San Ramon Valley High School is the East Bay’s hottest horsehide commodity, a hard-throwing left-handed pitcher with poise, polish
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