Zoe Malkoun 2028

RI Thunder Gold 16u National Lieto/Lotti
4.0 weighted GPA | First Team All-FAA
Bat L/Throw R | 3B/1B/Util | 2028
St. Luke’s School, New Canaan CT

[Zoe Malkoun 2028 @ZoeMalkSoftball]

Super excited to be playing with Thunder National Lieto/Lotti this Fall. Schedule is posted below, can’t wait to get back out on the field 🥳🥳

[Zoe Malkoun 2028 @ZoeMalkSoftball]

RI Thunder ‘26 Fall Tune-Up Highlights - had fun playing w/18u this past weekend up in MA! Batted .500 for the tournament and was an error-free in the field at the corners. I also got outside my comfort zone and played some 2nd base💪
@petesinapi @RITG_Lieto16u @Frank_Lieto

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Thursday Hitting Session - got some feedback from a college coach about how I have quick hands but sometimes drop my hands on slower pitches. So yesterday we worked on staying connected with a slower load to adjust to pitch velocity. Focus on always staying inside the ball:

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This hitting session was focused on staying connected. I rly liked swing #2 and 10 in this sequence…

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Went to Head First camp this summer and was disappointed with my exit velo of 64mph off the tee so I’ve been working on getting they up. Consistently hitting 67-69mph (video) now and hit 70mph a couple times but didn’t get it on film! Goal is to get into the low 70s next 🏇🏇

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Finished up the 2026 summer at New England’s Finest and went out with a bang! My hand is totally healed and I feel like I’ve finally got my full swing back with gradually increasing power. Loved this crew, thanks Coach Gill, AJ and Kara for an awesome summer!

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Swing Breakdown (flashback to 2024)

Found this video in the vault from my hitting instructor Frank Rampen. Alway good to go back and evaluate progress. My load and leg kick have changed but a lot of the basics are still the same. Thank you Frank for always boosting me up!

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Summer 2026 - Championship!! Took a break from all the showcases and played in the Nutmeg State Games, a good old fashioned Play to Win tournament right here in CT. We went undefeated and won it all! Honestly one of the most fun times I had all summer 🥳🥳

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Summer 2026 - finally took the brace off my hand and feeling a lot less pain! I don’t totally have “my swing” back, but it felt great to go down to the the Newtown Rock Showcase in PA and start swinging freely again 🥳🥳

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Summer 2026. I def consider myself more of a power hitter but I’ve been working w/my trainer on getting my home to 1st and home to 2nd times faster. I hit this ball hard & the SS made a great play on it, so I was pretty psyched with how fast I got down the line to beat it out!

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Team New Jersey Summer 2026

Team NJ is one of my fav showcases because of the Elimination/Bracket part at the end. We had 3 rly good wins but ended up losing to a solid Unity team 6-1 on Saturday. I knocked in our only run of the game to tie it early on…

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Summer 2026. Just getting back to the gym without a brace on my hand/wrist. I’m weak 😞 but I know I’ll get it back quickly. My squat goal is 195 lbs by December 💪

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Summer 2026. The Orthopedic Surgeon told me to rest my hand to allow the bone bruise to heal, so I took a few weeks off after HS season. Finally back out there with my Thunder team down at Pennsbury & got a couple hits! Not back to full power yet and still wearing the brace :(

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Congrats to my big bro Finn!! Proud of you 🥹❤️

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Still can’t believe the amazing run this team had this year - thank you SLS for the huge honor at our end of year Sports Awards ceremony 🙏

And congrats to Coach Beezer for winning Coach of the year!! No one deserves this award more than you!!!

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First Team All-Conference 🙏🙏🙏

Thank you sm Coach Beezer!!

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2026 Western New England Champs!
We knocked off Marianopolis Prep 12-4 in the Finals. ngl biggest game I ever played in in my life 🥹

I went 3 for 3 w/a walk, 2 runs and 2 RBIs. So thankful to contribute to this squad & represent SLS Best coaches, teammates and fans ever 🙏

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Western New England Championship Game! Down 4-3, runners on 2nd & 3rd and we had a rally going. I got behind 0-2, fouled a couple off & worked a full count, just looking to put the ball in play hard somewhere with 1 out. Took 2nd on the throw & scored on the next play, 6-4 lead!

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NEPSAC Semifinals, playing hurt: down 2-0 to Cheshire, 2 on, 2 outs, 2 strikes. My hand was throbbing. Just got my MRI - bone bruise, swelling & tendinitis. Wasn’t gonna let the team down tho. LF playing way off the line, just looking to poke one oppo. Got it done, we won 7-2!!

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2026 FAA Champs!!! We beat Hopkins 7-2 to win our 3rd Conference Championship in a row! So thankful to contribute to this amazing team & these awesome coaches!

Injured my hand in the Semis 🥹 but no way I was missing this game - played w/ a brace & went 2-3 incl this single!