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Here’s our TFP for Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025:

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THE FINAL PITCH: DESCHANEL DONOVAN

Uncommitted 2027 RHP/1B Deschanel Donovan recently talked to Line Drive Media about ai Bandits-Breer, Alliance Nationals, Team NJ Showcase, 70 mph, OC Batbusters-Stith, sacrifices, future college, college camps, sports science, chemistry and math, Danielle Lawrie, Mac Miller, “Modern Family,” “Tangled” and ice hockey.

THE FINAL PITCH Q&A

Name: Deschanel Donovan

Hometown: Langley, BC Canada

High School: Walnut Grove Secondary

Club Team: ai Bandits-Breer 16U

Graduation Year: 2027

Height: 5-9

Position/s: RHP/1B

Nickname: “Des Des” (pronounced day-day). My older sister (Dayanara Donovan) gave that to me when we were kids.

Social Media: @deschaneldonovan on Instagram and @Deschanel2027 on Twitter

Honors: Top Pitcher and MVP at Canadian Nationals (2023), Alliance Top 10 Fall 2023 Performers — ERA Leaders, IDT 14U All-Tournament (2024), W.R. Bennett Award — BC Summer Games (2024), All-Tournament at Alliance Nationals 14u Tier 2 (2024) and NWFL 14U Player of the Month (July 2024).

Travel Ball Summer 2024 Stats: Pitching — 76.2 IP, 1.55 ERA, 1.043 WHIP, .139 BAA and 113 Ks; Hitting — .431 AVG, .473 OBP, 1.381 OPS, 9 HRs and 23 RBIs.

Travel Ball Fall 2024 Stats: Pitching — 24 IP, 0.29 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, .107 BAA and 37 Ks.