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Here’s our TFP for Monday, March 3, 2025:

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THE FINAL PITCH: MAC PAVESE

Clemson-bound 1B/OF Mac Pavese, #7 in the 2025 Line Drive Hot 100, recently talked to Line Drive Media about Athletics Gold Tamborra, playing multiple sports, PGF Nationals, playing for Cherokee High, getting faster and stronger, tough competition, dealing with illness, Lexi Pavese, Clemson, accounting, math, David West, country or rap, “Quarterback” and “High School Musical.”

THE FINAL PITCH Q&A

Name: Mac Pavese

Hometown: Canton, GA

High School: Cherokee High

Club Team: Athletics Gold Tamborra 18U

Graduation Year: 2025

Height: 5-8

Position/s: 1B/OF

Nickname: My family calls me “Mac,” Coach Stacy (Tamborra) and a lot of my teammates call me “Mac Mac” on the field and some add their own variations such as “Big Mac Truck,” “Big Mac” and “Mac Attack.”

Social Media: @mac.pavese on Instagram and @mac_pavese on Twitter

Honors: Scholar Athlete, four-year Letterman in softball, three-year letterman in Flag Football, two-year letterman in track, two-year letterman in basketball, County Player of the Year (2022 & 2024), 1st Team All-County (2023), 1st Team All-Region (2022, 2023 & 2024), 1st Team All-State (2022, 2023 & 2024), GACA Junior All-Star, GADC Senior All-Star, holds five single-season records in hits, doubles, batting average, on-base percentage and walks, holds five career records in hits, doubles, runs, batting average and on-base percentage, PGF All-American (2022 & 2023) and #7 in the 2025 Lie Drive Hot 100.

Travel Ball Summer 2024 Stats: .458 AVG, .525 OBP, 1.192 OPS, 77 hits, 17 doubles, 3 triples, 4 HRs, 32 RBIs and a fielding percentage of .996 with 283 chances.

Travel Ball Fall 2024 Stats: I only played one tournament due to injury, but hit .417 with a .500 OBP.

High School Fall 2024 Stats: .573 AVG, .660 OBP with 47 hits, 13 doubles, 3 triples, 5 HRs and 22 walks.

Continue scrolling down to see more in-depth contact including a Q&A with Mac Pavese, upcoming tournaments, the latest verbals and commits and, finally, today’s Best Thing in the World!