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The first Kelowna Falcons season since 2019 has started with a whole new rosters of players from anywhere and everywhere. Here at 91裸聊视频, we91裸聊视频檒l be releasing a feature/Q&A on a player from the Falcons every Friday. Introducing the first installment of91裸聊视频� drum roll please91裸聊视频� Falcon Friday!
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This week91裸聊视频檚 featured Falcon is the hometown kid, Kelowna native, Jaden Parsons.
Position - shortstop/second base
School - University of Central Oklahoma (NCAA Division II)
Question: What brought you to Kelowna/the Falcons organization?
Answer: Hometown team, I know the play in the West Coast League, it91裸聊视频檚 a really competitive league. I just wanted to face some good competition and be able to play here at home.
Q: When91裸聊视频檚 the last time you were home before this?
A: I was home at Christmas time.
Q: What got you into baseball?
A: I91裸聊视频檝e been playing since I was probably seven or eight and just wanted to try it out. I guess my dad and mom are big baseball fans and I went and tried it out and loved it
Q: What91裸聊视频檚 your pregame meal and/or ritual?
A: Whatever gives me enough food to make it through nine innings really, whatever that is. No rituals, not superstitious, just don91裸聊视频檛 believe in luck, just make you91裸聊视频檙e own luck.
Q: What91裸聊视频檚 your walk-up song?
A: I91裸聊视频檝e had everything. A little bit of Kanye91裸聊视频� what was my last year91裸聊视频檚 song? Oh, The Stroke by Bill Squier.
Q: What91裸聊视频檚 your favourite team?
A: I guess I can say the (Toronto) Blue Jays, it91裸聊视频檚 hard to really root for anyone else in Canada but I was a Giants fan when I was younger.
Q: What91裸聊视频檚 your favourite on-field memory of your career?
A: Sophomore year at junior college, our first game in playoffs we were away, and coach said (to me) before the game 91裸聊视频渉it the first pitch right off the pitcher91裸聊视频檚 head91裸聊视频� and I ended up hitting a home run on the first pitch of the game in our first playoff game so that was a pretty cool memory.
Q: What91裸聊视频檚 the end goal for your baseball career?
A: Just play as long as I can, see how far I can take it. Hopefully maybe overseas somewhere in Europe or something afterwards but really just enjoy college and this summer, and this how far I can go and how long my body holds up for.
Q: If you weren91裸聊视频檛 playing baseball, what would you be doing?
A: Oh I don91裸聊视频檛 know, probably living up in the mountains or something, riding bikes everyday, skiing in the winters, something like that.
Q: Would you be here in Kelowna or somewhere else?
A: I91裸聊视频檇 have to say so, I really like it here. I just can91裸聊视频檛 even really imagine a life without baseball, it91裸聊视频檚 been everyday since I was young.
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