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Here’s our TFP for Monday, Aug. 5, 2024:

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THE FINAL PITCH: KATELYNN “RED” OXLEY

Florida-bound RHP Katelynn “Red” Oxley recently talked to Line Drive Media about Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier, winning a PGF national championship, Hotshots National-Nelson, national championship game, underestimated, Florida, sports medicine, anatomy, Dustin Lynch, “The Vampire Diaries,” “Moana” and splits.

THE FINAL PITCH Q&A

Name: Katelynn “Red” Oxley

Hometown: Bartow, FL

High School: Bartow High

Club Team: Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier 18U

Graduation Year: 2024

Height: 5-7

Position/s: RHP

Nickname: “Red,” tee-ball coach by my hair color

Social Media: @Katelynnred39 on Instagram

Honors: Gatorade Florida State Player of the Year (2023), Miss Softball (2023) and PGF All-American (2024).

High School Stats (Career): Hitting — .416 AVG; Pitching — 537 IP, 1,158 Ks and 0.39 ERA.

Your 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ @pgfnetwork 18u Premier…

𝓝𝓐𝓣𝓘𝓞𝓝𝓐𝓛 𝓒𝓗𝓐𝓜𝓟𝓢!!!! #boltsboom #BHMBoltsMADE

FINAL:
𝕸: 2
⚡️: 7 pic.twitter.com/iStiJHG8TO

— Birmingham Thunderbolts 18 Premier Team (@thunderbolts18p) July 27, 2024

Tell us about your travel team/organization and how you became involved with them? I became involved with them through my college coach, Coach (Tim) Walton. They provide an amazing environment full of growth in softball and as a person and the girls are truly like sisters.

Can you tell us about your team’s run to the PGF national championship? We were undefeated in bracket play due to our determination as a team to come out on top. Our coaches pushed us to trust ourselves and be the best version of our team we could be.

Which player/team was your toughest opponent at PGF Nationals and why? Hotshots-Nelson, closest game.

Is there a moment/important game that stands out during your run to the national championship? The championship because that’s when our energy levels were the highest and our want was at its peak level.

What is something that would surprise people about this team? We didn’t do too well in Atlanta and did pretty average in Colorado for our level as a team, so when we did what we did in California, I feel like a lot of people were surprised we went all the way, which is understandable, but that’s because we finally all clicked and came together.

What are you looking to at Florida? Being able to further develop myself in pitching, but also constantly being challenged every day to be 1 percent better.

What areas are you interested in future occupations and why? I’m interested in sport medicine and PA because I enjoy helping others, especially athletes and I wanna stay in the athletic field even when I can’t play softball anymore.

What’s your favorite subject to study in school and why? Anatomy is interesting to see how the body works and how there’s so many more muscles and parts in your body then you think.

What’s the best hype song and why? “Seein’ Red” by Dustin Lynch. (It’s) been my hype song since 12U.

What’s your favorite TV show to binge and why? “The Vampire Diaries.” It’s dramatic.

What’s your favorite movie and why? “Moana.” I love the songs.

Do you have a secret talent/skill? I have all my splits because I did dance for 12 years.

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NEWS & NOTES

***Alliance Fastpitch selected 2027 2B/3B Arianna Lugo of Texas Bombers Gold-Malpass as the 14U AFCS Most Outstanding Player and released the AFCS All-Tournament Team. …

14U AFCS All-Tournament 👏 pic.twitter.com/VetnUSsZi3

— The Alliance Fastpitch (@thealliancefp) August 5, 2024

***Alliance Fastpitch selected 2030 RHP Taylor Goodwin of OC Batbusters-Stith/Byrd as the Most Outstanding Player for 12U AFCS and released the AFCS All-Tournament Team. …

🏆 Congratulations to our 12U athletes named to the AFCS All-Tournament Teams!

All-Tournament teams are selected by our committee and based off of AthletesGoLive stats. Teams must live score and stream with @aglsoftball to be eligible! pic.twitter.com/Sk226Y2Tka

— The Alliance Fastpitch (@thealliancefp) August 5, 2024

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SIGNING/COMMITMENT ALERTS

Madison McSorley (2025, C/3B, Firecrackers Select-Brashear/Capistrano Valley High, CA, Utah Valley)

GO WOLVERINES 💚💚 @UVUSoftball @coachCThomson @coachrenae1618 @sammduran28 @FCBrashear pic.twitter.com/G5aboylwfr

— Maddie McSorley 2025 (@maddie_mcsorley) October 3, 2023

Cali Bennett (2025, OF, Firecrackers Select-Brashear/Huntington Beach High, CA, Louisiana Tech)

Dreams do come true! 💙❤️ Thank you @LATechSB @joshtaylor_latech @TKrobetzky @romangallegos27 and @EFP_Solutions for helping me turn my dreams into reality! Can’t wait to be a Bulldog! pic.twitter.com/XAmyfZIinC

— Cali Bennett (@CaliBFC21) December 8, 2023

Sienna Acosta (2025, P/1B, Firecrackers Select-Brashear/Mater Dei High, CA, Penn)

Jaelyn Toldeo (2025, 1B/OF/P/UT, Firecrackers Select-Brashear/Mater Dei High, CA, UC Santa Barbara)

My new home @UCSBSoftball !@TopPreps @CoastRecruits @SoftballDown @romangallegos27 @CoachMo_Gainz14 pic.twitter.com/F3j7kqASXD

— Jaelyn Toledo 2025 (@JaelynToledo39) October 16, 2023

Kaiya Fabela (2025, C/1B, Impact Gold-Jazz/Keller High, TX, BYU)

Always been h💙me….COMMITTED!!!!@byusoftball @alliejo27 @byuROC @Keller_Softball @KISDAthletics @Gosset41 @Jazz16u @jazzvesely @ImpactGoldOrg pic.twitter.com/VmBfBVuZA6

— Kaiya Fabela (@fabela_kaiya) September 30, 2023

Hailey Gore (2025, OF, Impact Gold-Jazz/Katy High, TX, Houston)

OFFICIALLY COMMITTED! Proud to be a UH Cougar! @UHCougarSB @Coach_Ves @nadiataylor88 @hopetraut @ImpactGoldOrg @jazzvesely @Jazz16u pic.twitter.com/3FJe7GoUX6

— Hailey Gore (@haileyggore) September 22, 2023

Avery Porter (2025, MIF/UT, Impact Gold-Jazz/Katy High, TX, Missouri)

M•I•Z•Z•O•U💛🖤🤍 #allin @CoachLarissaA @J_Cottrill_ @coachMarino11 @jacobsen_molly @Jazz16u @ImpactGoldOrg @jazzvesely @KellyBembry @CarlaNewsom @MizzouSoftball @Katysoftball1 pic.twitter.com/CROGiTsIB0

— Avery Porter (@noodle2025) September 21, 2023

Addyson Sheppard (2025, SS/IF, Impact Gold-Jackson/Kingwood High, TX, Arizona)

H-TOWN-> TUCSON

🐻⬇️@jazzvesely @IG_Jackson18u @KcJackson00 @KingwoodSB pic.twitter.com/5tApCdAk7f

— Addyson Sheppard (@25Addyson) September 19, 2023

Landri Pick (2025, IF/3B/MIF, Impact Gold-Jazz/Riesel High, TX, Georgia Tech)

When you find a place that feels like home, you jump on it. I have decided to continue my education and softball career with @GaTechSoftball Thank you @Coach_A_Mo @hunter_bunch10 @jazzvesely @ImpactGoldOrg @rieselisd for making all this possible. pic.twitter.com/AZoniGjUmN

— Landri Pick (@LandriPick) September 15, 2023

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HSOTD

Today’s Hype Song of the Day is …

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BTITW

Today’s Best Thing In The World is …

A lot of people have rightly praised Hugh's acting masterclass in #DeadpoolAndWolverine. How did he do it? Talent, yes. Commitment, yes. But also a big assist to what can only be called "The Brando Method." Strasberg better watch out. pic.twitter.com/XAthaVKqW3

— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) August 4, 2024

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