A premiere metro area based club team, the Minnesota Renegades strive to develop confident, athletic ball players who cohere and commit to teams poised to compete at the highest level nationally. We ground this success in close, attentive individual instruction combined with regular, rigorous team practices year round. We love the work and prepare with passion!

While we train hard to develop skills, as we offer the the potential for year-round training, we also hope to instill a sense of service in our athletes. Renegades players assist with younger athletes in clinics throughout the Twin Cities metro area. Respectful and appreciative of the game, our players look to share their passion with younger players and give back to their local communities and to the game as a whole.

In four seasons, the Renegades have garnered continued recognition as one of the top club programs in the state, winning or placing highly in tournaments including some of the toughest competition in the nation.

Congratulations!!! 

The Minnesota Renegades are happy and proud to announce six of our Renegades coaching staff have been certified from the National Fastpitch Coaches College(NFCC).  "The Art of Championship Coaching" was held at the University of Minnesota November 20th-22nd sponsored by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association(NFCA).  The class was a NFCC 400 level class and is offered by the National Fastpitch Coaches College once or twice a year throughout the country. The NFCC is considered to be the top organization regarding softball instruction and has college coaches, high school coaches and travel ball coaches as members. Participants traveled from areas as far away as Kansas, Missouri, Texas, California as well as Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota with a balance of coaches from college, high school and travel ball.  The Renegades had the largest representation at the class with six coaches with only one other coach from Elite League club teams in attendance. 

Completing the course were; Mike Bertrand, Jim Feldman, Robert Ferguson, Mark Peterson, Jack Thibault and Nat Wagner.  

Jim Feldman and Nat Wagner have earned the NFCA title of "Master Coach" by completing the prescribed courses. 

Lead Instructor was Susan Craig, long time head coach at the University of New Mexico and top clinician. Instructors were Rhonda Revelle, head coach at the University of Nebraska and Gayle Blevins, head coach at the University of Iowa.  

Topics covered throughout the three days were "How Do You Connect With Your Team?," "Providing A Foundation For Your Program," "Managing Player Behavior," "Providing Direction For Your Team," "Lead Your Team Through Challenging Times," "Team Building," and "Building Mental Skills." Classes were a comprehensive approach to coaching and managing a team throughout the season and the year.

Thanks to all of you for your time and your untiring commitment to excellence for the Minnesota Renegades program.   

Winter 2009-2010 Practice Schedule

A Google Calendar has been set up that identifies the days for Renegades workouts.  You may go to the calendar and see which dates are available.

Contact your respective coach to discuss filling a time in the calendar.  

Minnesota Renegades '94 Win USSSA Fall State Tournament 

The Minnesota Renegades '94 took the 16U USSSA Fall State Tournament held in Rosemount.  The Renegades went 4 wins with no losses to take the 16U USSSA Fall State.  Both Deb Evans and Tori Workman picked up two wins in the circle as the pitching allowed only four runs for the tournament. On the offensive side the bats were led by Beth Athey and Allison Christ and Allison Schaefer.

In the championship game the Renegades defeated Mn Irish Hahn 2-1 in a hard fought, competitive contest. 

With the win the Renegades qualified for the 16U USSSA "A" tournament for summer 2010. 

Congrats to players, coaches, parents and fans.  

Minnesota Renegades '93 16U Take 2nd Place At 18U For MMFL Fall State 

Minnesota Renegades 14U Place 7th In Kansas City

The Minnesota Renegades 14U Placed 7th out of 85 teams at the USSSA World Series in Kansas City, Mo this past weekend.   

Minnesota Renegades 14U Are 2nd Place Finisher at the MMFL Elite State Tournament

The Minnesota Renegades 14U team took 2nd place at the MMFL Elite State Tournament this weekend.  The team went 6-2 for the weekend.

Minnesota Renegades 18U Take 1st at the Edina Cake Eaters Tourney

The bats came alive as the Minnesota Renegades took 1st place in the A class at the Edina Cake Eaters Tourney at Van Valkenberg Fields, June 27th & 28th.  9 of the 14 players will be playing college softball next year in college.  This team is fun to watch.

Minnesota Renegades 14U Capture 1st Place In The ASA MN Only Qualifier

The Minnesota Renegades 14U took 1st Place in Mankato as the Renegades came back from the loser's bracket and took two from the Minnesota Sting '94 4-0 & 7-6.   The Sting sent the Renegades to the once defeated bracket with a 3-2 win in nine innings on Saturday. Their season record improved to 25-6-1. The win gives the Renegades a paid berth to the ASA National in Marietta, Georgia

Minnesota Renegades 16U Take 2nd Place In Mankato For ASA MN Only Qualifier

Continuing their strong season the Minnesota Renegades 16U place 2nd for the ASA MN Only Qualifier held in Mankato June 27th & 28th.  Games were held at Thomas & Jaycee Parks fields.  The teams record improved to 25-5 for the season.

Minnesota Renegades 14U Capture 2nd Place at the Rosemount College Showcase

The Minnesota Renegades 14U took 2nd Place at the Rosemount College Showcase, June 20th & 21st in Rosemount.  The Renegades went 5-1 for the tournament with their first loss in the Championship game.

Minnesota Renegades 16U Take 1st Place at the Rosemount College Showcase

 The Minnesota Renegades returned the favor to the Rosemount Gold 16U as the Renegades took the 1st Place spot at the Rosemount College Showcase, June 20th & 21st at Rosemount

Minnesota Renegades 16U Take 2nd At Shootout

The Minnesota Renegades Placed 2nd at the Renegades Shootout held in Orono June 6th & 7th.  The tournament consisted of eight of the top teams at the 16U Elite level.  

Minnesota Renegades 14U Take 3rd Playing At 16U In The Bloomington Tourney

The 14U Minnesota Renegades competed at 16U in the Bloomington Fastpitch Tournament June13th & 14th and finished 3rd in the A or Blue Class.

Minnesota Renegades Appoint Board Members

The Minnesota Renegades  Board of Directors includes many experienced coaches  with a long list of achievements.

We are proud to say that we have no parent coaches on any of our teams.       

Robert Ferguson, President

Nathaniel Wagner, Vice-President

Jim Feldman, Treasurer

Mark Peterson, Facilities

Jack Thibault, Communications

The Renegades are happy to have this highly motivated group join the Board and look forward to many years of development with the program.

In 2010, our teams will look to build on these many successes while attending some of the premier events in the country. 

College Coaches, please contact coaches for updated information on our athletes!

The Renegades will field four teams for the summer of 2010

16U Renegades '93
Coaches: Nat Wagner, Mike Gallagher

16U Renegades '94  
Coaches: Jack Thibault, Mark Peterson, Mick Pulsifer

14U Renegades '95

Coaches: Ashley Bertrand, Mike Bertrand

14U Renegades '96

Coaches: Robert Ferguson, Nina Ferguson 

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