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Here’s our TFP for Wednesday, April 22, 2026:

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THE FINAL PITCH: PAIGE NELTON

Uncommitted 2029 LHP/1B Paige Nelton recently talked to Line Drive Media about Arizona Rising-Appel/Kobasew, PGF Nationals, Arizona players, Arizona Storm, moving, future college, college camps, marine scientist, science, Jordy (Frahm) Bahl, “Take On The World,” “SWAT” and “Echo.”

THE FINAL PITCH Q&A

Name: Paige Nelton

Hometown: Chandler, AZ

High School: Red Mountain High

Club Team: Arizona Rising-Appel/Kobasew 14U

Graduation Year: 2029

Height: 5-8

Position/s: LHP/1B

Nickname: My nickname is “P,” given to me by my mom, just shortening my first name down to its first letter.

Social Media: @paige_softball55555 on Instagram and @PaigeNelton5 on Twitter

Honors: I am an A and B student, a strong academic maintaining a GPA of 3.667, also being recognized by multiple coaches and receiving game MVPs, also tournament MVP.

Travel Ball Summer 2025 Stats: The team that I was on split up so that summer I subbed a bunch with multiple teams.

Travel Ball Fall 2025 Stats: Hitting — .338 AVG, .443 OBP, .935 OPS; Pitching — 2.41 ERA, 1.358 WHIP and 31 Ks.

Travel Ball Spring 2026 Stats: I was in the process of moving from Iowa to Arizona.