Pin Hitters Making Moves after the GPR Bid Tournament

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Time to fill in that last missing link.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We've covered <a href="https://prepdig.com/2024/04/savvy-setters-from-the-great-plains-region-bid-tournament/">setters</a>, <a href="https://prepdig.com/2024/04/which-middle-blockers-dominated-at-the-gpr-bid-tournament/">middle blockers</a>, and <a href="https://prepdig.com/2024/04/lockdown-liberos-from-the-great-plains-region-bid-tournament/">liberos</a> throughout our post-GPR Bid Tournament coverage. That leaves pin hitters on our list, and you know we have some big names for this one.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Let's bring them out.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Addie Kleis","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'11u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32925","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Bishop Heelan","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"[program_tooltip program_id='429192' first='MVP' last='United'] 17 Red","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Kleis is an unsung hero in the [program_tooltip program_id='429192' first='MVP' last='United'] 17 Red frontcourt. 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