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Here’s our TFP for Tuesday, March 24, 2026:

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THE FINAL PITCH: KAYLA CHISHOLM

Eastern Illinois-bound IF/UT Kayla Chisholm recently talked to Line Drive Media about Turnin2 National-Robeson/Long, Alliance Nationals, Michigan players, Gaylord High, failure, athletic family, Eastern Illinois, nursing, Spanish, Jenavee Peres, “The Cellar,” 2Pac, “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” “The Little Mermaid” and hacky sack.

THE FINAL PITCH Q&A

Name: Kayla Chisholm

Hometown: Vicksburg, MI

High School: Vicksburg High

Club Team: Turnin2 National-Robeson/Long 18U

Graduation Year: 2026

Height: 5-7

Position/s: IF/UT

Nickname: “Chizzy.” Former T2 teammate (Kendall Penny) gave me the nickname, basing it off my last name.

Social Media: @kaylachisholm2 on Instagram and @KaylaChisholm26 n Twitter

Honors: Varsity Softball (2023-26), Captain (2025-26), competed in state finals (2023-24), Defensive Player of the Year (2023), 1st Team All-Conference and All-Region (2023-24), voted MVP and 2nd Team All-Conference (2025), selected to MLive Area Dream Team (2023-25), Varsity Volleyball (2023-25), player-voted Captain (2024-25), Varsity Cross Country (2026), player-voted Captain (2026), 4.4 GPA with eight AP courses fully completed, currently enrolled in five additional AP courses, National Honor Society member since (2025-26), recipient of NHS leadership award (2025), Academic letter recipient (2023-26), AP Scholar and AP Capstone Diploma recipient, selected by staff members to be DAR 2025 representative and recipient of Wolverine Athletic Conference Academic-Athletic Award.

High School Spring 2025 Stats: 39 GP, .519 AVG, 61 RBIs, 8 HRs, 4 Ks, .922 SLG, 67 hits, 15 SBs, 60 assists, 78 putouts and .920 PCT.