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Here’s our TFP for Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024:

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THE FINAL PITCH: KARLY MEREDITH

Virginia-bound RHP/UT Karly Meredith, #4 in the 2025 Line Drive Hot 100, recently talked to Line Drive Media about Beverly Bandits Premier-Conroy, PGF Nationals, losing high school winning streak, Kally Meredith, Virginia, business, social studies, Caitlin Clark, “It Ends With Us,” “Swag Surfin’,” “Outer Banks,” ‘Anyone But You” and juggling.

THE FINAL PITCH Q&A

Name: Karly Meredith

Hometown: Kaukauna, WI

High School: Kaukauna High

Club Team: Beverly Bandits Premier-Conroy 18U

Graduation Year: 2025

Height: 5-7

Position/s: RHP/UT

Nickname: “Squirrel.” Coach (Bill) Huss in high school because I always had a lot of softballs in my bag.

Social Media: @Karlymya on Instagram and @Karlymeredith15 on Twitter

Honors: Wisconsin Softball Gatorade Player of the Year (2024), Fox Valley Association Conference Player of the year (2022, 2023 & 2024), 1st Team All-Conference (2022, 2023 & 2024), 1st Team All-District (2022, 2023 & 2024), 1st Team All-State (2022, 2023 & 2024), two-time undefeated Division 1 Wisconsin state champion (2022 & 2023), three-time undefeated Fox Valley Association Conference, Regional and Sectional Division 1 champion, Post Crescent Softball Player of the Year (2022, 2023 & 2024), Fox 11 News Softball Player of the Year (2022, 2023 & 2024), Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association Division 1 Player of the Year (2024), Northeast Wisconsin High School Sports Award Softball Player of the Year (2023 & 2024), HighSchoolSportsCell.com Athlete of the Week winner (2022, 2023 & 2024), 2nd Team Selection All-American by MaxPreps (2023), 1st Team All-American by MaxPreps (2024), PGF Futures All-American regional finalist (2023 & 2024) and Times Villager All-Area Pitcher and Hitter of the Year (2023 & 2024).

High School Spring Stats: Pitching — 88-1 career record; (2024 Stats) 164 IP, 0.30 ERA, 0.386 WHIP, .086 BAA; Hitting — .493 AVG.

Travel Ball Summer 2024 Stats: Pitching — 43.2 IP, 0.96 ERA, .203 BAA; Hitting — .309 AVG.

Travel Ball Fall 2024 Stats: Pitching — 1.12 ERA, IP: 37.2 IP, 0.911 WHIP; Hitting — .371 AVG.