Upcoming
Check out our events that help develop our players on and off the field
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College Recruitment Night
Join us on Sunday, December 10 at 6:00pm with free dessert and information about College Softball Recruiting. This will include a presentation as well as a Q&A panel with current college softball commits, players, and alumni sharing their recruiting process. Any player can stay after 8-9pm to work on their emails, profiles, lists, etc. with Becky.
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Nutrition & Health Night
Join us for a night this winter led by Jordan Davies to learn about nutrition, health, and taking care of your bodies to improve your game and life!
Jordan is
- Co-owner of Complete Performance
- Bachelor's in Exercise Science and Psychology
- Played 4 years for the UMD Bulldogs
- Master's in Holistic Health Studies
- Former Graduate Assistant for St. Kate's
- CSCS Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Certified Nutrition Coach
7pm start at TCOS on Sunday, January 28!
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Mental Training Night
Join us for a night led by Wisconsin Eau Claire Softball Head Coach, Leslie Huntington. Not only does she lead a very successful College Softball program, she also has her own Mental Performance business called More Than A Game Performance. She will talk to our program about the Game of Failure, Mental Health, Mindset, Process vs. Results, Performance, Routines, Habits, Strategies, etc. to help elevate our mental game!
Mark your calendars for Sunday, January 28 at 6pm!
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Lexi Kretsch Summer Showdown
The successful June tournament (125+ teams in 2023) marked our 8th Annual Lexi Krestch Summer Showdown. This tournament is in honor our late Vortex player, Lexi Krestch, who we lost in a car accident in 2015. This tournament encourages a toy drive, scholarships for seniors, organ donation and more! The 2024 Tournament will be June 14-16!
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Tryouts
Tryouts for the 2024-2025 season are TBD. Check back in June/July for more details!
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Fall Kick Off
Join us at our Home Fields in Loretto for a program get together. Event includes program meeting, individual team meetings, uniform try ons, and free food and dessert!
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TCOS Open House
Join us on Sunday, November 19 at TCOS for food, website headshots, uniform pick up, development sheet distribution, etc.
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Feed My Starving Children
On Friday, December 2, The Vortex/A’s players, families, coaches, and board members packaged meals for those in need at Feed My Starving Children in Chanhassen. Our program does this annually on the first Friday in December each year, for many years now. It’s great to get everyone together no matter what team you are on. We packed 112 boxes, 24,192 meals, and fed 66 kids for a year!
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Diversity and Inclusion
Dan Maus, VP of the Board, discussed Diversity and Inclusion at our Open House in November. Stay tuned for future DEI events and discussions!
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Additional Training - TC Fastpitch Academy
Looking for additional training? Keep an eye on TC Fastpitch Academy for camps, clinics, small group lessons, and private lesson opportunities!