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Here’s our TFP for Monday, Feb. 24, 2025:

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THE FINAL PITCH: BERKLEY ZACHE

Oklahoma-bound P/1B Berkley Zache, #3 in the 2025 Line Drive Hot 100, recently talked to Line Drive Media about Unity-Johnson, PGF Nationals, winning PGF Show Me The Money, tough competition, sibling competition, athletic family, Oklahoma, orthopedic veterinarian, math or science, Riley Zache, the “Twilight” series, Notorious BIG, “The Vampire Diaries,” “10 Things I Hate About You” and ceramics.

THE FINAL PITCH Q&A

Name: Berkley Zache

Hometown: Niles, MI

High School: Saint Joseph High

Club Team: Unity-Johnson 18U

Graduation Year: 2025

Height: 6-2

Position/s: RHP/1B

Nickname: My family calls me “B.”

Social Media: @BerkleyZache on Twitter, @zacheberkley on Instagram and @berkleyz on TikTok

Honors: Two-time PGF All-American, three-time MaxPreps All-American, three-time 1st Team All-State, three-time 1st Team All-Conference, Northern Indiana Conference MVP (2024), #3 in the 2025 Line Drive Hot 100, #2 in the nation by MaxPreps and two-year member of the National Honors Society.

Travel Ball Summer 2024 Stats: Pitching — 53.2 IP, 71 Ks, 1.50 ERA, 1.20 WHIP; Hitting — .270 AVG, .803 OPS.

Travel Ball Fall 2024 Stats: Pitching — 29.2 IP, 33 Ks, 1.30 WHIP; Hitting — .250 AVG, .607 OPS.