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Here’s our TFP for Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025:

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THE FINAL PITCH: MAKENNA MEADOWS

St. John’s-bound RHP/MIF Makenna Meadows recently talked to Line Drive Media about Unity-Meadows/Johnson, winning a PGF 18U Platinum national championship, air BNB championship celebration, Florida players, tough competition, overcoming injuries, St. John’s, experience, business, science, Sam Landry, “The Let Them Theory,” Bad Bunny, “Grey’s Anatomy” and “The Flash,” “Fast and Furious” and soccer.

THE FINAL PITCH Q&A

Name: Makenna Meadows

Hometown: Lakeland, FL

High School: Lake Region High

Club Team: Unity-Meadows/Johnson 18U

Graduation Year: 2025

Height: 5-4

Position/s: RHP/MIF

Nickname: “Kenna,” my mom gave it to me as just a nickname and it’s stuck with me ever since.

Social Media: @kenna_faithh on Instagram, @makennameadows on Twitter and @kenna_faithh2 on TikTok

Honors: Pitcher of the Week by Bay Meade, Pitcher of the Year for Polk County by Bay Meade, Pitcher of the Year by Local Ledger, three-time 1st Team All-County, two-time PGF national champion, two-time National Honor Society member and graduated high Honors with distinction (4.2 GPA).

Travel Ball Fall 2024 Stats: Pitching — 34.2 IP, 140 BF, 7 ER, 31 Ks, 1.413 ERA; Hitting — 52 PA, 45 AB, .333 AVG.

High School Spring 2025 Stats: Pitching — 146 IP, 572 BF, 40 R, 13 ER, 261 Ks, 0.623 ERA; Hitting — 114 PA, 99 AB, .394 AVG, 39 hits, 31 RBIs, 41 runs and 5 Ks.

Travel Ball Summer 2025 Stats: Pitching — 66 IP, 306 BF, 70 Ks and 3.90 ERA; Hitting — 75 PA, 68 AB, .265 AVG and .649 OBP.