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Here’s our TFP for Tuesday, April 16, 2024:

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THE FINAL PITCH: SAVIYA MORGAN

Tennessee-bound 2024 OF Saviya Morgan recently talked to Line Drive Media about Birmingham Thunderbolts 18U Premier, Columbia Central High, basketball, her relationship with her sisters, Corona Angels-Tyson, overcoming negativity, Tennessee, accounting, math, Aaliyah Andrews, “Atomic Habits,” Usher, “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Ant-Man and the Wasp” and tumbling.

THE FINAL PITCH Q&A

Name: Saviya Morgan

Hometown: Columbia, TN

High School: Columbia Central High

Club Team: Birmingham Thunderbolts 18U Premier

Graduation Year: 2024

Height: 5-4

Position: OF

Nickname: Viya, (given by) my travel ball teammates

Social Media: @SaviyaMorgan on Twitter

Honors: All-District (basketball, 2024), All-District Tournament Team (basketball,2024), All-State (softball, 2023), All-District (softball,2021), All-Tournament MVP (basketball, 2023), 1st Team All-District (basketball, 2023) and Offensive Player of the Year (softball,2023).

Travel Ball Summer 2023 Stats: .436 AVG, .455 OBP, 25 SBs, 30 runs, 12 RBIs and 41 hits.

Travel Ball Fall 2023 Stats: .514 AVG, .553 OBP, 9 SBs, 12 runs, 4 RBIs and 18 hits.

High School Stats: .659 AVG, .737 OBP, 42 SBs, 26 runs, 12 RBIs and 29 hits.