Tryouts

2025-2026 Tryouts are Monday Aug. 4 & Tuesday Aug. 5

USSSA Age Chart

Questions?

Most of your questions should be answered by clicking on our Overview Button below.

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If you have additional questions, please email tryouts@minnesotavortex.org

Tryouts Information

We strongly encourage you to attend your first club choice tryouts first!

12U-14U are the Minnesota Vortex and 15U-18U are the Minnesota A's.

11U is 1st year 12U, 13U is 1st year 14U, 15U is 1st year 16U, 17U is 1st year 18U.

See below for many tryout session options for your convenience.

No refunds within 24 hours of tryout time. Thanks for understanding

Expected Teams & Coaching Staff

MN Vortex 11U: Aaron Locke, Adam Botz, Amy Christiansen (Fall)

MN Vortex 12U Gold/Nat: Jeff Harrison & Kendra Grothmann

MN Vortex 13U Gold: Amanda Schlecht & Sarah Olson

MN Vortex 13U National: Scott Peterson, Mark Heinsch, Izzy Peterson

MN Vortex 14U Gold: Maggie O'Brien & Kayla Peterson

MN Vortex 14U National: Lauren Kirchberg & Bailey Nicholoff

MN A's 15U Gold: Mike Kopischke & Brinna Kopischke

MN A's 15U National: Jim Leicht & Steve Bartz

MN A's 16U National: Andrew Rogers, Katie Kemmetmueller (Fall), Izzy Guttenfelder (Summer), Ella Luoto (Summer)

MN A's 18U Gold: Justyce Porter & Molly Gross

MN A's 18U National: Jason Rudquist & Rich Gross

MN A's 18U College Summer: Becky Sande & Jason Florek

This is subject to change due to tryout numbers and talent as well as coaching commitments.
Additional Summer Assistant Coaches will be added to teams as well on an as needed basis at a later date.

Learn More about Vortex Coaches

Learn More about A's Coaches

Additional Program Information

The Minnesota Vortex & A's Mission is to develop players on and off the field. On top of developing skilled athletes, we also strive to positively impact our athletes' lives outside of softball as well.

Advantages of being apart of our MN Vortex & A's Family

- We have our own facilities! Loretto Athletic Complex is our Home Field Complex. We have our own indoor TCOS Training Center in Plymouth. We do rent other fields and indoor facilities in the metro area.

- Our Winter Training Program offers training 5 days per week for each skill and many different times. This allows multi-sport athletes the flexibility to train when they're able. It allows players to train how often they want to. You do not have to pay extra to train more.

- We offer scholarships to families in need on an application basis so everyone has the opportunity to be apart of our MN Vortex & A's Family.

Location

Tryouts will be at our Fields in Loretto if weather cooperates. 700 N Medina St Loretto, MN 55373

If weather does not cooperate, we will move indoors to our facility, TCOS Training Center: 14410 21st Ave N Plymouth, MN 55447

2025 11U/12U Tryouts

- Monday, August 4: 7:30am-8:30am PITCHERS & CATCHERS ONLY - Show off your Pitching/Catching skills early! Sign up right away for both this Early Bird Session and an additional Full Tryout later in the day. If you get an offer during this Early Bird Session, no need to come back for the additional session (Hitting, Fielding, Pitching, Catching & more). If you don't receive an offer in the Early Bird Session, come back for the additional session (Hitting, Fielding, Pitching, Catching & more) to show off your other skills. You will get a promo code in the confirmation email of this registration so you can sign up for a General Session too and only have to pay once.

- Monday, August 4: 11:30am-1:00pm (Pitchers & Catchers at 11:00am)

- Monday, August 4: 6:30pm-8:30pm (Pitchers & Catchers at 6:00pm)

- Tuesday, August 5: 9:00am-10:30am (Pitchers & Catchers at 8:30am)

- Tuesday, August 5: 11:00am-12:30pm (Pitchers & Catchers at 10:30am)

- Make up tryouts are Wednesday, August 6 by request

12U Pitcher Catcher Early Bird Registration

12U Registration