Tar Heels catcher playing with heavy heart after friend's death, but finds solace on field

Posted Jun 18, 2018
The news of his good friend’s death ripped through his soul Saturday morning, just a few hours before he was set play in the biggest game of his college career. Yet Brandon Martorano never considered sitting out. The North Carolina catcher had just been told that he lost the buddy who was at the center of seemingly each of his Little League memories. (Omaha World-Herald)

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