14u Head Coach Alissa Johnson

Alissa Johnson is currently the head coach of the Western Wisconsin Charge 14u team. Coach Johnson played high school softball at Hastings High School (MN) and is in her third year as the Hastings HS JV coach. Coach Johnson played club softball for the Lady Storm as a youth softball player.

Coach Grace Franco

Grace Franco is serving as an assistant coach for the Western Wisconsin Charge and currently serves as the JV Coach for Prescott High School. Grace was standout player at Prescott High School where she received all conference and all district honors. Coach Franco is also a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker.

Coach Sam Rudesill

Sam Rudesill​ played high school softball for Baldwin High School before going on to play college softball at the University of St. Thomas from 2007-2010. Coach Rudesill has served as an instructor for Field of Dreams in River Falls and as an individual softball instructor for the past 15 years.

Pitching Coach Steph Anderson

Steph Anderson works with softball pitchers from local associations and clubs through Big Fish Performance in addition to working with the Charge pitching staff. Coach Steph inducted into the Wartburg College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2022, where she was a pitcher from 2000-2003. Steph and her family recently moved to the area from Iowa, where she was an individual pitching instructor after serving as the pitching coach for Central College (Pella, IA) from 2006-2011. At Wartburg, Coach Steph was named Team MVP, team captain, and an All-American scholar athlete. She is still the Wartburg record-holder in shutouts and innings pitched, while second in career strikeouts, wins, and saves, with a 1.46 ERA.

Coach Paige Adrian

Paige Adrian is currently serving as one of an assistant coaches for the Western Wisconsin Charge. Coach Adrian is currently a high school junior, and has served as a varsity captain and received all conference and all district honors. Paige recently committed to play division 1 softball at the University of St. Thomas.

Coach Jorgia Bengtson

Jorgia Bengtson is currently serving as one of an assistant coaches for the Western Wisconsin Charge. Coach Bengtson played high school softball at River Falls High School, and is a sophomore at UW-River Falls. Coach Bengtson played club softball for Mission in Eden Prairie, MN.

Off Season Hitting Coordinator Brian Giebel

Brian Giebel brings over 17 years of baseball and softball coaching experience. His experience includes serving as lead hitting coach and manager at Field of Dreams and coordinating over 10 years of summer camps and year-round private lessons through Brian Giebel Hitting. He also served as an assistant baeball coach at UWRF in the 2024-2025 season focusing on hitters, base runners, and outfielders. Brian has played 18 years with the Fighting Fish, played at the collegiate level at UW-Stout where he was a first team All-WIAC performer, two time team captain and an All-Sportsmanship team award winner.

Off Season Academy Coordinator Lucas Luedtke

Lucas Luedtke most recently served as a full-time assistant baseball coach at UW-Stevens Point, where he was also a D3 All-American designated hitter. Luedtke has extensive youth coaching experience as well, spending summers coaching Sandlot and Guppy League Camp in River Falls since 2019. Coach Luedtke was most recently named the offensive MVP for the Wisconsin Baseball Association state tournament in back to back years, 2024 and 2025, for the River Falls Fighting Fish.