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Here’s our TFP for Monday, Sept. 16, 2024:

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THE FINAL PITCH: OLIVIA “LIV” KEITER

Uncommitted 2026 MIF/OF Olivia “Liv” Keiter recently talked to Line Drive Media about Top Gun National, PGF Nationals, Georgia Impact-Taylor, moving to a different school, Sept. 1st and recruiting, economics, math, Sis Bates and Michael Jordan, “A Thousand Splendid Suns,” The Weekend, “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Top Gun: Maverick” and drawing and painting.

THE FINAL PITCH Q&A

Name: Olivia “Liv” Keiter

Hometown: Littleton, CO

High School: Columbine High

Club Team: Top Gun National 18U

Graduation Year: 2026

Height: 5-5

Position/s: MIF/OF

Nickname: “Sevie” or “Sev,” My dad gave me the nickname “Sevie” and “Sev” because my number is seven! My dad also wore number seven growing up, which is one of the reasons that I wear that number!

Social Media: @Liv.Keiter7 on Instagram and @LivKeiter_2026 on Twitter

Honors: 1st Team 5A All-Conference (2023), 5A All-State (2023), Colorado 5A state champion (2023), Academics Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 2022), Academics Athletics Honor Roll (Winter 2023), 1st Team 5A All-Conference (2024), 5A All-State (2024), earned a 4 out of 5 on the College Board AP exam in both AP Seminar and AP US History and applied, accepted and inducted into National Honors Society (May 2024).

High School Stats: (Freshman) .417 AVG, 38 runs, 43 hits, 11 doubles, 4 triples, 1.148 OPS, 11 SBs; (Sophomore) .506 AVG, 44 runs, 42 hits, 8 doubles, 5 triples, 1.140 OPS and 33 SBs; (Junior so far) .667 AVG, .673 OBP, 28 hits, 7 doubles, 2 HRs, 18 RBIs, 19 runs and 13 SBs.

Travel Ball Summer 2024 Stats: .457 AVG, .549 OBP, 43 runs, 53 hits, 8 doubles, 3 triples and 26 RBIs.