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Here’s our TFP for Wednesday, April 1, 2026:

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THE FINAL PITCH: MACIE MOENCH

Uncommitted 2032 RHP/UT Macie Moench recently talked to Line Drive Media about Beverly Bandits Premier-Estep, PGF Nationals, Indiana players, Jacey St. John, being overlooked, athletic family, future college, college camps, marine biologist, social studies, Kathryn Sandercock, “Restart,” Drake, “Grey’s Anatomy,” “To All The Boys I Loved Before” ant art and ball/glove flips.

THE FINAL PITCH Q&A

Name: Macie Moench

Hometown: Kouts, IN

Middle School: Kouts Middle School

Club Team: Beverly Bandits Premier-Estep 12U

Graduation Year: 2032

Height: 5-6

Position/s: RHP/UT

Nickname: “Money Mae,” and I came by it because one of the softball dads was offering money to our team to hit home runs in a bracket game. He gave it to me after I hit my first over-the-fence home run on my 9th birthday for a walk-off win. My Other one is “Mae-Day,” given to me by one of my coaches when I first started playing softball and it just stuck.

Social Media: @maciemoench2032 on Twitter

Honors: USA 12U All-American Games as an 11-year-old and USSSA All-State National Tournament Defensive MVP.

Travel Ball Summer 2025 Stats: Hitting — 57 GP, .444 AVG, 1.081 OPS, RBI 50 RBIs, 50 runs; Pitching — 10-6, 113 IP, 114 Ks, 4.742 ERA; Fielding — 70 TCs and .914 FPCT.

Travel Ball Fall 2025 Stats: Hitting — 37 GP, .451 AVG, 1.090 OPS, 29 RBIs, 41 runs; Pitching — 9-1, 56 IP, 76 Ks, 2.143 ERA; Fielding — 48 TCs and 1.000 FPCT.

Travel Ball Spring 2026 Stats: Hitting — 14 GP, .438 AVG, 1.130 OPS, 11 RBIs, 10 runs; Pitching — 4-1, 30 IP, 32 Ks, 1.174 ERA; Fielding — 16 TCs and 1.000 FPCT.