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Here’s our TFP for Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025:

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THE FINAL PITCH: KIONI REED

Uncommitted 2030 RHP/1B Kioni Reed recently talked to Line Drive Media about Extreme 2030-Pena, helping her team win a PGF 12U Platinum national championship, California players, Lady Magic-Bigley, placement, Ayah and Amir League, future college, college camps, historian, history, NiJaree Canady, “The Girl Who Drank The Moon,” “Wobble,” “Gravity Falls” and “Grown Ups 2.”

THE FINAL PITCH Q&A

Name: Kioni Reed

Hometown: Oakland, CA

Elementary School/Middle School: Saint Leo the Great Catholic School

Club Team: Extreme 2030-Pena 12U

Graduation Year: 2030

Height: 5-4

Position/s: LHP/1B

Nickname: “Kiki,” my parents gave me my nickname.

Social Media: @kioni_reed35 on Instagram and @kioni_35 on TikTok

Travel Ball Spring 2025 Stats: 80.2 IP, 74 Ks, 3.645 ERA, .289 BAA and 1.847 WHIP.

Travel Ball Summer 2025 Stats: 76.0 IP, 66 Ks, 1.500 ERA, .245 BAA and 1.447 WHIP.