Advocacy
03/19/2025
Striking Out Lyme: A Pitcher’s Mission to Raise Awareness
Growing up in Ocala, Florida, Kolten started playing baseball when he was just five years old and never looked back. But beyond baseball, there’s another battle that has deeply affected his family—one that has nothing to do with sports and everything to do with health. Kolten’s mom, Bonnie, has been fighting Lyme disease since he was in middle school. Before she got sick, neither of them had even heard of Lyme disease. That all changed when she started experiencing severe symptoms that no one could seem to explain.