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Here’s our TFP for Wednesday, April 30, 2025:

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THE FINAL PITCH: NATALIE MACIK

Uncommitted 2026 SS/RHP/UT Natalie Macik recently talked to Line Drive Media about NW Vandals-Hughes, Alliance Nationals, Oregon players, traveling and working on footwork and speed, teams from Alliance Nationals, adapting, Matthew Macik, future college, college camps, kinesiology, science, Sis Bates, “Beartown,” hype music, “Outer Banks,” “A Dog’s Purpose” and closet lefty.

THE FINAL PITCH Q&A

Name: Natalie Macik

Hometown: Keizer, OR

High School: McNary High

Club Team: NW Vandals-Hughes 18U

Graduation Year: 2026

Height: 5-7

Position/s: SS/RHP/UT

Nickname: Everyone usually shortens up my name from “Natalie” to “Nat.”

Social Media: @natalie_macik on Instagram

Honors: 1st Team All-League (2023 & 2024), Athlete of the Week for Breakfast Club (2023), multiple Athlete of the Week nominations for SB Live (2023, 2024 & 2025), 1st Team All-State (2023) and All-Academic Team.

Travel Ball Summer 2024 Stats: Hitting — .500 AVG, .500 OBP, .848 SLG, 4 HRs, 29 RBIs; Fielding — 72 total chances, 38 assists, 29 putouts, .931 fielding percentage.

Travel Ball Fall 2024 Stats: Hitting — .357 AVG, .432 OBP, .643 SLG, 3 HRs, 25 RBIs; Fielding — 67 total chances, 23 assists, 42 putouts, .970 fielding percentage.

High School Spring 2025 Stats: Hitting — .517 AVG, .562 OBP, .759 SLG, 27 RBIs, 2 HRs; Fielding — 29 total chances, 10 assists, 17 putouts, .931 fielding percentage; Pitching — 18 IP, 25 Ks.