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Here’s our TFP for Monday, Dec. 29, 2025:

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THE FINAL PITCH: ASHLEY DOWLING

Uncommitted 2031 MIF/CF Ashley Dowling recently talked to Line Drive Media about ID Batbusters-Dwyer/Dowling, Alliance Nationals, Idaho players, OC Batbusters-Stith, quitting gymnastics, Kaitlin Dowling, future college, college camps, lawyer, math, Reese Atwood, “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” Drowning Pool, “Cobra Kai,” “Creed” and making smoothies.

THE FINAL PITCH Q&A

Name: Ashley Dowling

Hometown: Eagle, ID

Middle School: Eagle Middle School

Club Team: ID Batbusters-Dwyer/Dowling 12U

Graduation Year: 2031

Height: 5-2

Position/s: MIF/CF

Nickname: “Ash,” my family calls me Ash.

Social Media: @Ashley_Dowling_2031 on Instagram

Honors: Two-time Alliance National Player of the Month, four-time Alliance NWFL Player of the Month, three-time West Valley Little League All-Star Team, three-time state champion, NW Regional Champion (played at Regionals on ESPN 2024/2025 and the Little League World Series in 2024 on ESPN).

Travel Ball Summer 2025 Stats: 39 games, 99 PAs, 83 ABs, .639 AVG, .697 OBP, 1.781 OPS, 1.084 SLG, 53 hits, 16 doubles, 6 triples, 3 HRs, 39 RBIs, 60 runs, 13 BBs, 4 Ks and 32 SBs.

Travel Ball Fall 2025 Stats: 29 games, 86 PAs, 65 ABs, .615 AVG, .709 OBP, 1.848 OPS, 1.138 SLG, 40 hits, 10 doubles, 6 triples, 4 HRs, 29 RBIs, 51 runs, 18 BBs, 1 K and 31 SBs.