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Here’s our TFP for Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026:

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THE FINAL PITCH: LANA GARCIA

Uncommitted 2030 RHP/1B Lana Garcia recently talked to Line Drive Media about Beverly Bandits Premier-Bauer, PGF Nationals, California players, Athletics Mercado-Tidd, mental health, Elina Garcia, future college, college camps, criminology, math, Bri Ellis, “The Hunger Games,” Pierce the Veil, “Henry Danger,” “Project Hail Mary” and humor.

THE FINAL PITCH Q&A

Name: Lana Garcia

Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA

High School: Edison High

Club Team: Beverly Bandits Premier-Bauer 14U (formerly Firecrackers Brashear-Bauer)

Graduation Year: 2030

Height: 5-9

Position/s: RHP/1B

Nickname: My pitching coach, Kiley Majeski, calls me “Lazy Lana” (which is NOT accurate lol). Teammates have called me “Lana Banana Bread” and “Llama Lana” has somehow survived since my rec ball All-Star days, thanks to Lily Weber.

Social Media: @lana.garcia_2030 on Instagram

Honors: USA HPP National Selection invitee (2026), PGF 14U Platinum 3rd place (2026), PGF 12U Premier 5th place (2025) and Live Drive’s 12U All-Summer Team (2025).

Travel Ball Summer 2026 Stats: Hitting — .327 AVG, .635 SLG, 1.063 OPS, 3 HRs, 21 RBIs; Pitching — 2.41 ERA, 1.257 WHIP, 49 IP and 33 Ks.