“Being a college freshman can be a daunting task for an athlete.

In many cases, it’s your first time trying to balance school, sports and life while living on your own cooking meals and balancing bank accounts.

Colby Linzmayer is discovering this new reality as he settles into his new home away from home in Edmonton.

With the goal of one day becoming a police officer, the Regina native has entered his first year of Police and Investigation Studies at MacEwan University.

To help handle some of the financial hurdles of being a student-athlete, the catcher has been named the 12th recipient of the Brennan Luffman Memorial Scholarship, which goes to a Saskatchewan baseball player who exemplifies several positive leadership characteristics on and off the field.”

“You could see it suddenly just click.

Dressed in a one-size-too-big shirt and a helmet that was sinched up a bit too tight, a first-time t-ball player takes their first swing.

And hit the tee.

Undeterred, they set back up and with a little coaching about their feet and “get that back elbow up,” they take another crack at it.

And smack the tee, knocking it over while the ball rolls a few feet away.”