McFarland: Friesen’s success inspired by late high school friend

“Remember why.”

You will find those two words scrawled into the inside of Carson Friesen’s hat as he takes to the field for the Edmonton Collegiate Hawks.

More noticeably, the outfielder will take a moment an at-bat to etch an “E” into the dirt beside the batter’s box.

They are a couple of ways that Friesen honours one of his boyhood friends, Ethan Symtaniuk, after losing him to suicide in 2019.

The pair were in grade nine in Saskatoon when it happened. Seven years later, his old pal is always on his mind.”

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UBC a win away in NAIA opening round

The No. 24 ranked University of British Columbia Thunderbirds are one win away from advancing to a second straight NAIA World Series after a decisive 11-1 victory in eight innings over the Lakeland, Florida bracket host No. 14 Southeastern University Fire Tuesday evening.

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McFarland: Road to Okotoks an exciting addition to Hamilton’s busy agenda

“It’s an opportunity for all the programs in the country that aspire to be the best in terms of their program versus others to tee it up and give them a chance to knock heads in an ultra-competitive environment,” said Greg Hamilton, Baseball Canada’s director of men’s national teams about the new Road to Okotoks tournament.

“It’s all about representing your program, representing your teammates, and trying to be successful and trying to win a best-on-best across the country.”

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Joe McFarland