Get on board with Line Drive Media’s regular feature, The Final Pitch!

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Here’s our TFP for Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026:

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THE FINAL PITCH: HARLY SALAPARE

Uncommitted 2029 OF Harly Salapare, who was selected to the 14U All-Summer Team by Line Drive (2026), recently talked to Line Drive Media about the Corona Angels, Alliance Nationals, California players, Midwest players, playing up, athletic family, future college, college camps, nurse practitioner, math, Kobe Bryant, “The Hunger Games,” Meek Mill, “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Top Gun: Maverick” and puzzling.

THE FINAL PITCH Q&A

Name: Harly Salapare

Hometown: Chino, CA

High School: Chino Hills High

Club Team: Corona Angels-Slye 16U

Graduation Year: 2029

Height: 5-8

Position/s: OF

Social Media: @harly_salapare_2029 on Instagram and @HarlySalapare7 on Twitter

Honors: 10U Alliance national champion (2021), 12U Alliance Nationals runner-up (2022), 12U PGF Nationals 3rd place (2023), 14U Patriot Games 3rd place (2026), 14U Alliance Super Cup 2nd place (2026), 14U IDT champions (2026), 14U All-Summer Team by Line Drive Media (2026), Softball America 2029 Top-50 Recruit, Baseline League Softball champions (2026), 1st Team All-League Softball (2026), Chino Hills Newcomer of the Year for Softball (2026) and Scholar Athlete (2026).

Travel Ball Summer 2026 Stats: .449 AVG, 1.261 SLG, 34 RBIs, 22 runs, 6 HRs and 6 SBs.