It乌鸦传媒檚 time for another edition of Falcon Friday to start your long weekend!

This week乌鸦传媒檚 featured Falcon is first baseman and catcher Konnor Palmeira.

Question: What school do you go to?

Answer: California State University Bakersfield.

Q: Where are you from?

A: Maui, Hawaii.

Q: What brought you here to Kelowna?

A: I think just the opportunity to play. I love Washington, I love the PNW (Pacific Northwest), and I thought it would be really cool to play in a different country and see what that would be like.

Q: This is your first time to Canada?

A: Yes, it乌鸦传媒檚 my first time.

Q: What are your thoughts on Kelowna so far?

A: I really like it! I like the weather, I like the atmosphere around here. The fans are great.

Q: Does it feel like Hawaii a little?

A: Yeah it does feel like Hawaii actually, it feels like Hawaii right now (referring to the hot weather).

Q: What got you into baseball?

A: From a young age I played a bunch of different sports. I played basketball, soccer, tried football for a little bit but I fell in love with the game at a young age.

Q: What乌鸦传媒檚 your end goal in baseball?

A: I want to be a Major League Baseball player and get drafted next year, that乌鸦传媒檚 the ultimate goal.

Q: Who乌鸦传媒檚 your biggest inspiration?

A: I think my parents and what they taught me, in just being a good person, not even a baseball player.

Q: Who乌鸦传媒檚 your favourite team?

A: I like the (Seattle) Mariners.

Q: What乌鸦传媒檚 your pregame meal and/or ritual?

A: Pregame meal I like to have a sandwich, something light, and my pregame ritual is that I like to hit off the tee before games and listen to music, some reggae music or something.

Q: What乌鸦传媒檚 your walk-up song?

A: Well we don乌鸦传媒檛 have walk-up songs here but my walk-up song in college is Permanent Holiday by Mike Love.

Q: What乌鸦传媒檚 your best on-field memory?

A: Hitting a home run at ASU (Arizona State University) in my first at-bat in college.

Q: If you weren乌鸦传媒檛 playing baseball, what would you be doing?

A: I want to be a pilot!

jordy.cunningham@kelownacapnews.com
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