Early Life
Pat Jr. was born on June 30, 1985 in Omaha, Nebraska, one of four children of Pat Sr. and Janet Venditte. Though his son is naturally right-handed, Pat Sr. trained his son to throw with both arms to give his son an edge in athletic competitions. Toward this end, the Venditte backyard included astroturf, a batting cage, a radar gun, and a pitching machine. In addition to training both arms from a young age, Pat Jr. practiced punting footballs with both legs to establish the leg motion needed when pitching with each arm.
Venditte used both arms when playing in little league which sometimes caused him to be confused for twins. Venditte attended Omaha Central High School. He had a 5-4 win-loss record during his senior year, earning All-Nebraska second team honors.
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