Mission 14U Elite

Team Profile

The goal of this team is to continue to compete at a high level and advance in pursuit of our 4 core values: Be a Great Teammate, Show Grit, Play with Passion and Challenge Your Potential. The right players look forward to practice and love to learn.

This team will be built on defense and the ability to move the ball around in space and control the game.

Coaches

Grace Syson, Head Coach
Morgann Paaske, Head Asst

Coach Grace connects well with Mission players and has been highly rated in our player polls for 3 years. She is your hype-woman, motivator and educator. She loves the strategy of the game and cares deeply for her players.

Grace is a catcher and infielder who plays for Augsburg College and is majoring in Marketing. She’s from Oshkosh, Wisconsin and joined Mission as an assistant coach in 2021.

Grace is joined by her collegiate teammate Morgann Paaske, who is a pitcher for Augsburg College.

Team Needs

2 pitchers, 1 catcher, OF, 3B, Middle infield

Practice & Training Schedule

Mission 14U National will practice 2 times per week in the Fall and Summer. With the wealth of offseason training options available at Mission players should take advantage of them 3-5 times per week. Summer we will hold 2 practices per week in St. Louis Park, Edina, Excelsior or Chanhassen as well as at Mission Training Center.

Tournament Schedule

Fall:

  • 2-3 local tournaments

  • 1 travel tournament (SD, WI or Iowa)

Winter

  • Matchup games at the U of M

  • Likely 1-2 local winter dome tournaments

Summer

  • Lexi Kretsch Invitational (Plymouth)

  • S&C Summer Showcase (Lakeville)

  • Two additional local tournament

  • Two more competitive out-of-state tournaments