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Here’s our TFP for Wednesday, June 18, 2025:

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THE FINAL PITCH: RYLEE SILVA

Uncommitted 2028 RHP/1B/3B Rylee Silva, #3 in the 2028 Line Drive Hot 100, recently talked to Line Drive Media about Wildcats-Holcomb/Knight, PGF Nationals, helping her team win the recent 14U PGF June Premier Invitational, Athletics Mercado-Tidd, college camps, Kai Minor, Drake, “Win or Lose” and “The Sandlot.”

THE FINAL PITCH Q&A

Name: Rylee Silva

Hometown: Orange Country, CA

High School: Orange Lutheran High

Club Team: Wildcats-Holcomb/Knight 14U

Graduation Year: 2028

Height: 5-5

Position/s: RHP/1B/3B

Nickname: Coach Russell (Cole) and Coach Albert (Plimpleton) from La Mirada girls softball named me “Lil Big Ry.” I was the youngest on the team, being a 2009 All-Star Team member and there was another Rylee, plus I was one of the tallest at the time. So that’s when they called me “Lil Big Ry” and it stood throughout the years

Social Media: @rylee_silva2028 on Instagram and @RyleeSilva21 on Twitter

Honors: #3 in the 2028 Line Drive Hot 100, Scholar Athlete, 1st Team All-Trinity (2025), Trinity League co-Most Valuable Pitcher (2025), 2nd Team All-County by OC Varsity (2025), Michelle Carew Classic All-Tournament (2025) and President’s Volunteer Service Award (2024-25).

Travel Ball Summer 2024 Stats: Hitting — .342 AVG; Pitching — 1.964 ERA, 1.113 WHIP.

Travel Ball Fall 2024 Stats: Hitting — .459 AVG; Pitching — 1.348 ERA, 0.941 WHIP.

High School Spring 2025 Stats: Hitting — .421 AVG; Pitching — 1.733 ERA, 0.895 WHIP.

Travel Ball Summer 2025 Stats (So far): Hitting — .400 AVG; Pitching — 0.840 ERA.