Eric Frink spoke to his team last week about “appreciating life” and not taking any moment, even their youth, for granted.
“I try to teach them that nothing is guaranteed, and you don’t get time back,” the John Jay-East Fishkill baseball coach said. “As a kid, sometimes, it feels like the days are infinite. But as you get older and start losing loved ones, things get put into perspective.”
The coach is reminded of that as his father-in-law died Tuesday after a battle with cancer, the same disease that claimed his mother six years ago, and a former player on his team in 2019.
Those people will be among those in his thoughts Saturday as the baseball team hosts its annual “Strikeout Pediatric Cancer” tournament at Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill. The event, which returns after a two-year hiatus amid the COVID-19 pandemic, serves as a fundraiser for Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Valhalla.
Source: Baseball: John Jay-East Fishkill to host Strikeout Pediatric Cancer tournament