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Club News: The Final Pitch (June 12, 2025): Spotlighting NJ Pride-Prospect Ava Kelshaw, News, Commits, 'Headlines' & Krypto Popcorn Bucket

By Carlos Arias

June 12, 2025

Club News: The Final Pitch (June 12, 2025): Spotlighting NJ Pride-Prospect Ava Kelshaw, News, Commits, 'Headlines' & Krypto Popcorn Bucket

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Here’s our TFP for Thursday, June 12, 2025:

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THE FINAL PITCH: AVA KELSHAW

Uncommitted 2027 RHP Ava Kelshaw recently talked to Line Drive Media about NJ Pride-Stern, PGF/Alliance Nationals, Mount St. Dominic Academy, New Jersey players, winning an AFCS berth, competition at IDT and Clearwater Classic, softball passion and purpose, athletic brothers, future college, college camps, computer science, JJ Watt, “The Kissing Hand,” Drake, “One Tree Hill,” “Rudy” and basketball.

THE FINAL PITCH Q&A

Ava Kelshaw of Mount St. Dominic Academy. Photo provided by Jeff Stiefbold.

Name: Ava Kelshaw

Hometown: West Milford, NJ

High School: Mount St. Dominic Academy

Club Team: NJ Pride-Stern 18U

Graduation Year: 2027

Height: 5-8

Position/s: RHP

Nickname: A nickname I have is “Ava Girl.” My grandparents call me that.

Social Media: @AvaKelshaw_2027 on Twitter and @ava.kelshaw on Instagram

Honors: On Deck 4-Star rating, NFCA 1st Team All-Region (2024), 2nd Team All-State, 1st Team All-Non Public, 1st Team All-American Division, Super Essex County Player of the Week and Jersey Sports Zone Player of the Week.

Travel Ball Fall 2024 Stats: 99.2 IP, 31 GP, 66 hits, 27 R, 17 ER, 29 BBs, 140 Ks and 1.194 ERA.

High School Spring 2025 Stats: I am 6-2 and won two championships and have wins over NJ’s #1-5 and 7-ranked teams. 55.2 IP, 46 hits, 23 R, 15 ER, 16 BBs, 46 Ks and 1.89 ERA.

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