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Here’s our TFP for Thursday, March 19, 2026:

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THE FINAL PITCH: KAYLEIGH PETRILLO

Uncommitted 2030 RHP/SS Kayleigh Petrillo recently talked to Line Drive Media about the Empire State Huskies, Alliance Nationals, New York players, Alliance Nationals’ teams, playing up, athletic family, future college, college camps, athletic trainer, Earth science, Kobe Bryant, “Gone,” Nirvana, Knicks, Yankees and college softball, “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story” and Clarinet.

THE FINAL PITCH Q&A

Name: Kayleigh Petrillo

Hometown: Wappingers Falls, NY

Middle School/High School: Wappingers Junior High/Roy C Ketcham High

Club Team: Empire State Huskies-13U

Graduation Year: 2030

Height: 5-6

Position/s: RHP/SS

Nickname: Kay

Social Media: @kpetrillo12 on Instagram and @kpetrillo12 on Twitter

Honors: National Junior Honor Society, All-League in Section I Class AAA, All-Section and Most Outstanding Pitcher Award at USSSA East Coast Summer Nationals.

Travel Ball Summer 2025 Stats: Hitting — 197 ABs, .579 AVG, 1.642 OPS, 114 RBIs and 7 HRs; Pitching — 138 IP, 545 BF, 180 Ks, 1.11 ERA and 0.837 WHIP.

Travel Ball Fall 2025 Stats: Hitting — 69 ABs, .507 AVG, 1.292 OPS, 24 RBIs and 2 HRs; Pitching — 59 IP, 255 BF, 79 Ks, 1.416 ERA and 0.944 WHIP.