2009/2010 Georgia Fire Tryout Information

The Georgia Fire, one of the premier fast-pitch organizations in the Southeast is entering its' 9th year has completed its' organizational tryouts.  Coaches are now finalizing their rosters and may be doing individual call backs or doing posts for individual position players still needed.  Thank you to the over 250 players that attended our tryouts for this coming season.  

2009/2010 Georgia Fire Coaches and Teams Announced 

The Georgia Fire enters its' 9th year with a strong group of teams that are coached by some well seasoned and committed coaches. We are pleased to welcome our two (2) new 10U teams coached by Matt Hardin and Marc Masoner respectively. We are also very pleasd to welcome three (3) new 12U teams coached by Lenny Pizza, Gerald Ward and Jeff Michaud (formerly the Kenworth Bandits who have two (2) previous trips to ASA Nationals). In the 14U we have welcomed Blaine Sorrow to the program as a 95' 14U team. All of the GA Fire teams will be well coached and committed to the highest levels of play in 2009/2010 and with the ultimate goal of a trip to ASA Nationals in 2010. The coaches for the GA Fire program for 2009/2010 will be as follows:

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The mission of the Georgia Fire is to promote a superior athletic organization for girls fastpitch softball.  The organization will strive to help players develop athletically, academically, and socially, by providing not only athletic opportunities, but re-instilling educational, leadership, and life lessons.  While we strive to develop our players into collegiate level athletes, we also want them to become great students and citizens.

 To excel as a first-class organization, the Georgia Fire is firmly committed to attracting the best coaches and athletes into the program.  Our coaches are expected to be commited to their players and the program, continue to develop their own skills through annual coaches clinics, and provide the highest level of coaching in a professional, positive and motivational manner to the girls in the Georgia Fire.

One measure of the success of the Georgia Fire organization is that since its' inception in 2001, over 70 Georgia Fire players have obtained some level of athletic or academic scholarship to continue their education at the collegiate level.  For a complete list of these players please see the Georgia Fire Alumni section.

For more information, questions relating to the Georgia Fire program,  or if you have a top notch team with a strong coaching staff and would like to talk about joining the Georgia Fire, please contact Mark Whittle at mhwhittle@bellsouth.net, or Kevin Kayler at kkayler@bellsouth.net. 

Jessie James Memorial Scholarship 

One example of the Georgia Fire being more than just "high level softball" is the Jessie James Scholarship program which was created in November, 2006, in honor of a former Georgia Fire player who passed away.  This scholarship is awarded annually to a player from the Georgia Fire based on the requirements and guidelines of the scholarship.  The scholarship award winners to date are:

2007 Amanda Bills, Brenau University

2008 Hannah Bradley, Furman University

2009 Lauren Dykes, North Georgia College and State  

Sandy Plains Softball Partnership

The Georgia Fire is proud to be a partner with Sandy Plains Softball Association to help better promote the sport of fastpitch softball, and utilize and leverage our combined experience to better recruit, train, and develop fastpitch players, from as young as 10 years old, all the way through the 18 and under class of play.

Mizuno Partnership

The Georgia Fire is extremely proud and appreciative to have Mizuno as a premier partner and sponsor of our program.  Mizuno is a world-wide leader in sports apparel and equipment and the Georgia Fire is proud to utilize its great products and apparel when we take the field.