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Here’s our TFP for Tuesday, April 22, 2025:

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THE FINAL PITCH: JOEE YOUNCE

Uncommitted 2028 C/UT JoeE Younce recently talked to Line Drive Media about Select Fastpitch-Wigs/Dragon, PGF Nationals, winning the recent 16U Top Gun Elite 20 Spring Invitational, Missouri players, hitting her first high school bomb, Top Gun National-SK, overcoming failure, athletic family, future college, college camps, animal science, history, Walter Payton, “Divergent,” Rihanna, “The Umbrella Academy,” “Toy Story” and dancing.

THE FINAL PITCH Q&A

Name: JoeE Younce

Hometown: Pleasant Hill, MO

High School: Pleasant Hill High

Club Team: Select Fastpitch-Wigs/Dragon 16U

Graduation Year: 2028

Height: 5-4

Position/s: C/UT

Nickname: “Jo” is my nickname many of my teammates gave it to me. It’s just short for Joe E.

Social Media: @JoeeYounce on Twitter, @Joee.younce_02 on Instagram and @joeeyounce09 on TikTok

Honors: 2nd Team All-Conference, 1st Team All-District and 1st Team All-Region.

Travel Ball Summer 2024 Stats: .389 AVG, 193 ABs, .617 SLG, 75 hits, 17 doubles, 5 HRs, 66 RBIs and 52 runs.

Travel Ball Fall 2024 Stats: .360 AVG, 25 ABs, .480 SLG, 9 hits, 4 RBIs, 10 runs and 3 doubles.