15u Head Coach and Lead Instructor Alissa Johnson

Alissa Johnson played college softball at the University of Maryville (St. Louis) and has been the head JV Coach at Hastings High School the last two years. She has six years of head coaching experience in youth softball. Coach Johnson was the starting shortstop at Hastings HS as a junior and senior, and was named a USSSA National Championship Defensive MVP in 2021 playing for the Lady Storm at the club level (14u-18u).

14u Head Coach Livi Sample

Liv Sample will serve as the 14 National head coach for the Western Wisconsin Charge in 2026-27. Coach Sample is graduate of Menomonie High School, where she currently serves as an assistant high school coach. Coach Sample was a three-year captain at Menomonie, and played club softball for Minnesota E1ite and the Hudson Sandpipers.

15u Assistant Coach Jorgia Bengtson

Jorgia Bengtson is serves as an assistant coach for our 15 National team. Coach Bengtson played high school softball at River Falls High School, and is a junior at UW-River Falls. Coach Bengtson played club softball for Mission Fastpitch in Eden Prairie, MN.

14u Assistant Coach Dan Gergen

Dan Gergen will serve as an assistant coach for our 14 National team. Coach Gergen comes to the charge with extensive youth coaching experience in the Prescott, WI system in both softball and basketball.

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.

Assistant 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 senior, 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.

Assistant 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.

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.

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