Western Wisconsin Charge Club Softball
Visit the Western Wisconsin Charge website at chargesoftball.com
The Western Wisconsin Charge - coming for the 2025-26 season!
The Charge plan to field teams competing in 12u and 14u in 2025-26 based on interest.
The Charge are designed with multi-sport athletes in mind!
Program Structure:
1-2 Fall Tournaments, flexible winter training, and a full summer schedule of 5-7 tournaments. Each team to have 11-12 players.
Team Tryouts: Monday, July 28, 2025
Tryout Fee: $20
The Western WI Charge are sponsored by Evoshield
Register by July 16 for a free Big Fish Performance t-shirt at tryouts!
Registration deadline: July 25
Location: Perkins Field, UW-River Falls
249 Emogene Nelson Ave, River Falls, WI 54022
Schedule for the day:
11:45-12:00 - Check in for pitchers and catchers (both 12u and 14u)
12:00-1:00pm - Pitchers and catchers (both 12u and 14u)
12:30pm - Check in starts for 12u/14u position players (non-pitchers and catchers)
1:00pm-2:30pm - 12u/14 stations
3:00pm - 12u Scrimmage
4:00pm - 14u Scrimmage - Team 1 v. Team 2
5:00pm - 14 Scrimmage - Team 3 v. Team 4
The Charge plan to field teams competing in 12u and 14u in 2025-26 based on interest.
The Charge are designed with multi-sport athletes in mind!
Program Structure:
1-2 Fall Tournaments, flexible winter training, and a full summer schedule of 5-7 tournaments. Each team to have 11-12 players.
Team Tryouts: Monday, July 28, 2025
Tryout Fee: $20
The Western WI Charge are sponsored by Evoshield
Register by July 16 for a free Big Fish Performance t-shirt at tryouts!
Registration deadline: July 25
Location: Perkins Field, UW-River Falls
249 Emogene Nelson Ave, River Falls, WI 54022
Schedule for the day:
11:45-12:00 - Check in for pitchers and catchers (both 12u and 14u)
12:00-1:00pm - Pitchers and catchers (both 12u and 14u)
12:30pm - Check in starts for 12u/14u position players (non-pitchers and catchers)
1:00pm-2:30pm - 12u/14 stations
3:00pm - 12u Scrimmage
4:00pm - 14u Scrimmage - Team 1 v. Team 2
5:00pm - 14 Scrimmage - Team 3 v. Team 4
Registration for 2026 teams is closed
Projected schedule
Please know dates subject to change based on tournament postings for Fall 2025 and Summer 2026.
Fall 2025
September 12-14: Coach Jack Thibault Charity Challenge, North Metro
October 3-5: MN Fall State Tournament, North Metro
Games/Scrimmages/One Day Tourneys as available, TBD
Summer 2026
June 1-2: Big Opener, North Metro
June 13-14: Seymour Slam, Eau Claire
June 20-21: S&C Summer Showcase, South Metro
June 27-28: TNT Blast, Brooklyn Park
(Break for 4th of July)
July 12-14: MN Summer State
July 25-27: NAFA
Fall 2025
September 12-14: Coach Jack Thibault Charity Challenge, North Metro
October 3-5: MN Fall State Tournament, North Metro
Games/Scrimmages/One Day Tourneys as available, TBD
Summer 2026
June 1-2: Big Opener, North Metro
June 13-14: Seymour Slam, Eau Claire
June 20-21: S&C Summer Showcase, South Metro
June 27-28: TNT Blast, Brooklyn Park
(Break for 4th of July)
July 12-14: MN Summer State
July 25-27: NAFA
Cost
Cost: $2400 for fall, winter training, and summer. Additional one time cost for uniform package (estimated $150)
Interested in just fall and summer because of other winter sports commitments? That discounted option is available as well on a case-by-case basis. Please reach out to us at [email protected]. We are looking for athletes who love to play but also support our multi-sport athletes!
Interested in just fall and summer because of other winter sports commitments? That discounted option is available as well on a case-by-case basis. Please reach out to us at [email protected]. We are looking for athletes who love to play but also support our multi-sport athletes!
Team philosophy
Development over wins and losses, always.
We believe in players playing multiple positions to develop into well rounded athletes ready to compete on any team they play for in their futures.
We are committed to providing a positive environment where our athletes love to train and get 1% better every day. We don't promise non-parent coaches, or promise all parent coaches - we just promise that the coaches we put with your athletes live our philosophy, love the game, and love to teach.
We believe in players playing multiple positions to develop into well rounded athletes ready to compete on any team they play for in their futures.
We are committed to providing a positive environment where our athletes love to train and get 1% better every day. We don't promise non-parent coaches, or promise all parent coaches - we just promise that the coaches we put with your athletes live our philosophy, love the game, and love to teach.
WINTER DEVELOPMENT
Training is at the heart of what we do at Big Fish Performance!
Our WI Charge athletes are part of our off season programs - our hitting program with coaches Brian Giebel and Lucas Luedtke, our pitching development with Coach Steph Anderson, and other programming we run.
Our WI Charge athletes are part of our off season programs - our hitting program with coaches Brian Giebel and Lucas Luedtke, our pitching development with Coach Steph Anderson, and other programming we run.