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Here’s our TFP for Friday, Feb. 14, 2025:

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THE FINAL PITCH: TARA TARNOWSKI

Uncommitted 2028 RHP/1B Tara Tarnowski, #6 in the 2028 Line Drive Hot 100, recently talked to Line Drive Media about Impact Gold-Jazz, Alliance Nationals, Athletics Mercado-Tidd and Corona Angels-Tyson, overcoming obstacles, athletics family, future college, college camps, coaching, math, Lisa Fernandez, “Ground Zero,” Kendrick Lamar, “Outer Banks,” “Home” and TikToks.

THE FINAL PITCH Q&A

Name: Tara Tarnowski

Hometown: Cypress, TX

High School: Bridgeland High

Club Team: Impact Gold-Jazz 14U

Graduation Year: 2028

Height: 6-foot

Position/s: RHP/1B

Nickname: I have a lot of nicknames, but here are some of the most common ones. “Terror” — Coach Jared (Bryant) gave me this nickname because he said I’m like the “Tower of Terror,” tall and fierce. A lot of people have always just called me “T” — my coaches and my teammates. “T-Squared” — obviously because my first and last name both start with the letter T and one of my good friends and one of my coaches call me that.

Social Media: @TaraTarnowski on Twitter and @taratarno99 on Instagram

Honors: USA U-15 Junior Women’s National Team (2025), two-time USA Softball HPP Top Performer (2024, 2023), #6 in the 2028 Line Drive Hot 100 (2024), #3 Pitcher in the Class of 2028 (2024), All-Tournament at Bombers Exposure (2024), Pitcher of Tournament TFL Juniors Championship Stage 1 (2024), All-Tournament at Prospectwire Spring Battle (2024), Super Cup All-Tournament (2024), 1st Team All-Tournament at TFL IG Fall Exposure 16U (2023), 1st Team All-Tournament at TFL Alliance Super Cup Series (2023), S30 invitee (2023), Softball Factory AAG Invite (2023), USA All-American (2023), and S30 Champion (2023).

Travel Ball 2024 Stats (Combined Spring/Summer): Pitching — 111 IP, 16-2, 4 saves, 124 Ks, 1.68 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, .218 BAA; Hitting — .314 AVG, .423 OBP, .879 OPS, .456 SLG, 29 hits, 9 extra-base hits, 28 RBIs.