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Here’s our TFP for Monday, May 25, 2026:

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THE FINAL PITCH: LAYLA D’AMICO

Uncommitted 2031 RHP/3B Layla D’Amico, #18 in the 2031 Line Drive Hot 100, recently talked to Line Drive Media about Atlanta Vipers 2031-Kotula, Alliance Nationals, Georgia players, Athletics Gold Tamborra 2031-Beck, injuries, athletic family, future college, college camps, physical therapy, humanities, Montana Fouts and Ally Shipman, “Once Upon A Broken Heart,” 2Pac, “Paradise,” “The Devil Wears Prada” and trapeze.

THE FINAL PITCH Q&A

Name: Layla D’Amico

Hometown: Atlanta, GA

Middle School: The Mount Vernon School

Club Team: Atlanta Vipers 2031-Kotula

Graduation Year: 2031

Height: 5-5

Position/s: RHP/3B

Social Media: @layladamico2031 on Twitter

Honors: #18 in the 2031 Line Drive Hot 100, 12U All-American (2026), 14U HPP Invite (2026) and MLB/USA Softball Elite Development Invitational Invite (2026).

Travel Ball Fall 2025 Stats: Pitching — 77 IP, 155 Ks, 0.87 ERA, 0.814 WHIP, .096 BAA; Hitting — .455 AVG, .556 OBP, 1.128 OPS and 29 RBIs.

Travel Ball Spring 2026 Stats: Pitching — 67 IP, 18-1, 97 Ks, 1.71 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, .156 BAA; Hitting — .462 AVG, .523 OBP, 1.292 OPS, 4 HRs and 41 RBIs.