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Geordie MacDougall is swinging for the CFL’s fences after swapping his baseball glove for shoulder pads.

The Lumsden product spent four seasons on a baseball scholarship with the Minot State University Beavers. In 2019, MacDougall used his fifth year of NCAA eligibility to join the Beavers as a safety and special-teams player.

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“It’s kind of a unique rule, but I was pretty excited when I found out about it,” MacDougall, 23, said from Lumsden.

Under NCAA rules, student-athletes are granted five years to complete four years of studies. Many student/athletes redshirt or sit out their first year to help their development and adapt to university life.

MacDougall didn’t sit out his freshman season and therefore exhausted his baseball eligibility after four seasons. However, he had another year left to complete his studies in physical and special education and couldn’t imagine going to university and not playing a sport.