If you follow club softball, especially at the 14U level, you probably know that one of the top teams in 2018 was the Georgia Impact squad led by Josh Fisher, who is now coaching a 14U team in the TN Mojo organization.
Last year’s team had 12 players and five of them left to join the Mojo while three remained to create the new core.
Highly successful coach Rick Jeffreys came out of retirement and has joined with Impact organizational head Will Tomasello to pick up some great talent and create a buzz with this rebuilt team.
Here’s a look at the second-year 14U team and why it’s already being looked at as one of the best in the age division…
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2019 Summer Schedule:
- Scenic City Summer Showcase – Chattanooga, TN
- Thunderbolts 5-Star Showcase – Montgomery, AL
- Alex Wilcox Classic – Sanford, FL
- IDT – Broomfield – Aurora, CO
- Atlanta Legacy Showcase – Atlanta, GA
- Triple Crown Nationals – Atlanta, GA
- PGF Nationals – Huntington Beach, CA
Key Returners:
- P Kirsten Fleet (2023, Georgia verbal)
- OF/UT Jadyn Laneaux (2023, LSU verbal)
- OF/SS Taylor Malvin (2022, Syracuse, verbal)
Key Pick-Ups:
- SS Nehanda Lewis—Florida State verbal, from Florida (was with Vipers – McDermott)
- 3B Jordynn Shirley, Georgia (was with EC Bullets – Mayfield)
- C Axe Milanowski, Alabama (was with Birmingham Thunderbolts – Flannery)
- OF Mia Townsend, Alabama (was with Birmingham Thunderbolts – Flannery) daughter of former UAB coach Marla Townsend.
- P Anslie Pettit, Georgia (was with Easton Elite)
- 2B Brooke Wildes, Georgia (was with Vipers – Bloomberg)
- OF Kye Ricks, Georgia (was with EC Bullets – Mayfield)
- 2B Timily David, Tennessee (was with Louisiana Voodoo)
- P Jadynn Gailey, Georgia (was with EC Bullets – Mayfield)
- C Gaelen Kelley, New York (was with Empire State Huskies)
- P Nikki Harris, Georgia (was with Atlanta Premier – Cochran)
Team Strengths: