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Here’s our TFP for Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025:

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THE FINAL PITCH: MAI FALCONE

Cornell-committed 2026 MIF/OF Mai Falcone, #54 in the 2026 Line Drive Hot 100, recently talked to Line Drive Media about NorCal Rising-Walling/Kyne, PGF Nationals, California players, winning a share of the recent 18U Phil Mumma Memorial Tournament, Universal Bay Area-Tatro, recovering from injury, Tai Falcone, Cornell, engineer, engineering, Shohei Ohtani, Khan Academy SAT Prep, “Unwritten,” San Francisco Giants, “A League Of Their Own” and fluent in Vietnamese.

THE FINAL PITCH Q&A

Name: Mai Falcone

Hometown: Pleasanton, CA

High School: Amador Valley High

Club Team: NorCal Rising-Walling/Kyne 18U

Graduation Year: 2026

Height: 5-4

Position/s: MIF/OF

Social Media: @maifalcone on Instagram and @mai_falcone2026 on Twitter

Honors: #54 in the 2026 Line Drive Hot 100, All-State by Cal-Hi Sports (2024 & 2025), EBAL All-League (2023-25), All-Region by West Coast Preps (2025), PGF All-American watchlist (2025), three-time NCS Presidential Scholastics Award, California NCS and D-1 state champion (2024), Triple Crown International All-World selection and USA Softball HPP national performer.

Travel Ball Fall 2024 Stats: .531 AVG, 1.79 OPS, 19 HRs, 10 SBs, 75 RBIs/runs.

High School Spring 2025 Stats: .479 AVG, 1.58 OPS, 9 HRs, 9 SBs, 60
RBIs/runs.

Travel Ball Summer 2025 Stats: .506 AVG, 1.498 OPS, 17 HRs, 28 SBs, 140 RBIs/runs.