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Here’s our TFP for Tuesday, July 14, 2026:

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THE FINAL PITCH: ALI PLIMPTON

Kent State-committed 2027 OF Ali Plimpton recently talked to Line Drive Media about Corona Angels-Slye, Alliance Nationals, winning the recent Longmont 16U title at the IDT, California players, Bombers Fastpitch, injuries, Ari Plimpton, Kent State, counseling and speech therapy, English, Kyrie Irving, philosophical novels, Kirk Franklin, “Shark Tank,” “Forrest Gump” and singing.

THE FINAL PITCH Q&A

Name: Aliandra “Ali” Plimpton

Hometown: Hacienda Heights, CA

High School: Whittier Christian High

Club Team: Corona Angels-Slye 16U

Graduation Year: 2027

Height: 5-6

Position/s: OF

Nickname: “Alicat,” my dad, Albert, used to be called Alleycat by his dad and I stole it when I was younger because I thought it was cool because my name is actually Ali!

Social Media: @aliplimpton2027 on Twitter and @aliplimpton.2027 on Instagram

Honors: All-League (2026), 1st Team All-Southern California (2026), San Gabriel Valley All-Area (2026), All-Tournament at Whittier Christian Spring Tournament (2026), Founder and President of the Impact Circle Club (2026), High School Team Captain (2025-26), Corona Angels-Slye 16U Team Captain (2025-26), USA High Performance Pipeline (HPP) selectee (2025), Champions Cup All-Tournament (2025), Alliance Super Cup-TCSC All-Tournament (2025), National Honors Society inductee (2025), All-Tournament at T1 STL Xposure Fall Invite (2025), School Year Student of the Quarter (2025), USA Softball-SoCal Team-Tokyo, Japan Exchange in SoCal (2025), USA HPP selectee (2025), All-Tournament at Triple Crown Nationals (2025), Girl Scout Silver Award (2024), Corona Angels-Edwards 16U Team Captain (2024-25), USA Softball-SoCal Team-Tokyo, Japan Exchange in Tokyo (2024), All-Tournament at Whittier Christian Spring Tournament (2024) and All-League (2024).

Travel Ball Fall 2025 Stats: .400 AVG, 28 hits, 15 RBIs and 18 runs.

High School Spring 2026 Stats: .450 AVG, 49 hits, 6 HRs, 29 RBIs and 30 runs.

Travel Ball Summer 2026 Stats (So Far): .380 AVG, 19 hits, 4 HRs, 17 RBIs and 15 runs.