One of the best parts of my job is getting to discover promising young players and then watch them grow, progress and become the accomplished athletes—and people—over time.

Today, we look at a standout sixth grader from Virginia, Priscilla Walker, who is a standout catcher who caught our eye this summer at PGF Nationals where she helped lead her Mojo 2014 – Edwards team to the 10U Premier Nationals title with a 10-0 record.

Line Drive selected Priscilla as our 10U All-Summer Team MVP after she batted .403 with 48 hits and 42 RBIs in 54 games and, amazingly, only allowed four passed balls all season.

Check out a few clips in this Twitter/X pose where you can see how athletic and talented Priscilla is already:

Some of my favorite catching moments from this spring season… ready for the fall season 🧡💙🧡 pic.twitter.com/p2nzJduj5S

— Priscilla Walker (@PriscillaWalk42) August 30, 2025

Here’s are some other things to like about this promising young student-athlete:

• Priscilla is an A and B student,
• She’s received Citizen of the Month every academic year,
• Her artwork has been displayed in the New Kent County (Va.) Public Schools Art Show,
• In her spare time, she likes to play rec volleyball, run track and work out with her father.

We recently caught up with Priscilla to see what is important to her on and off the softball field…. here’s what she had to say.

— Brentt Eads/Line Drive Softball

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Name: Priscilla Walker

Hometown/ST: New Kent, Va.
Grad Year: 2032
Position(s): C/UT
Club Team: Tennessee Mojo
High School (City/ST): New Kent Middle School
Preferred College Major: Marine Biology

Line Drive Softball: In your eyes, what are some of the top honors and accomplishments you’ve achieved individually and with your teams?
Priscilla Walker: The top accomplishments that I have achieved with my team are winning PGF tournaments, including the Mojo Invitational and PGF Nationals, The top accomplishments that I have received as a player have been being named MVP for the 10U All-Summer team and being named to the 12U Northeast Rising Stars list.

LD: What do you like to do when not involved with softball?
PW: Going to the beach, reading and listening to music

LD: What’s been your most memorable softball experience?
PW: Winning the 10U PGF national championship

LD: What would you say are your strengths on the field? 
PW: Hitting and catching.

LD: Do you have any softball superstitions?
PW: Kissing my bat before I go up to hit.

LD: What would you say is your philosophy in life?
PW: Hakuna Matata… it means no worries!

LD: If you had to describe yourself in one or two words, what would it be on-field? Off the field? On the field: gritty and competitive; off the field: goofy and fun loving.

LD: What’s been your favorite place you’ve placed softball? 
PW: California

LD: What’s the biggest obstacle you’ve had to overcome in life?
PW: Managing school and sports.

LD: What drives you to play the game of softball?
PW: Because it is fun and competitive… and I like winning.

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OFF THE FIELD:

LD: What’s your favorite softball item, like a preferred bat, glove, etc.?
PW: My glove because catching is my favorite part of the game.

LD: Favorite item(s) in your closet:
PW: My hoodies.

LD: Favorite school subject: 
PW: Science.

LD: Best way to unwind is…
PW: Listening to music and reading

LD: If you have 30 minutes to shop and $100 to spend, where do you go?
PW: Sephora.

LD: What’s playing in your headphones right now?
PW: God’s Favorite by Dior Goodjohn.

LD: What’s been your favorite vacation or place you’ve visited? 
PW: California because I love the beach.

LD: If you were stranded on a desert island, what’s the one thing you’d want to have with you (sorry: can’t be a phone as they’re no cell towers nearby!)
PW: Fireworks, because I can set them off to get a plane’s attention!

LD: If you could have dinner with anyone… living or dead… who would it be? 
PW:  Walker Scobell (American actor who plays the title role in the Disney series Percy Jacks and the Olympians).

LD: Celebrity you’d like most to hang out with… 
PW: Walker Scobell or Charlie Bushnell.

LD: Favorite college uniform?
PW: Tennessee, because I like their colors.

LD: If you won a million dollars and had to spend it all in 24 hours, how would you spend it?
PW: I’d do four things with the money: 1. Buy a plane ticket to Fairview, Pa. (where her favorite actor, Walker Scobell, lives!) 2. Buy a house, 3. Buy a car and 4. Donate to charities.

LD: Calories aside, what food could you eat and never get sick of?
PW: Steak.

LD: Best talent off the field? 
PW: Drawing.

LD: What have you learned most about yourself over the last year or two?
PW: That I like to travel and read.

LD: Who inspires you (athletically & non-athletically):
PW: Athletically: my uncle Tab Pabst (her hitting coach who will be inducted this October into the Christopher Newport University Baseball Hall of Fame) and also Sophia Nugent (former Univ. of Tennessee catcher and current New York Rise pro player; non-athletically: David Goggins (an American motivational speaker, author and retired U.S. Navy SEAL).