Ignite your 8U softball player's passion and skills with the perfect foundation!
Learn the game the RIGHT WAY from the start—building strong fundamentals, confidence, and a love for the sport.
Let’s spark a fire that lasts a lifetime!
Program is open to players in Fargo, Moorhead, West Fargo and all surrounding communities!
Season Details
Pre-Season Training-
- 3 Dates end of May- 6:00-7:30pm
- Tentative May 19, 21, 28 at Ball Yard
Summer Season-
- 7 weeks- Monday Nights- June 9-July 21
- Games in Fargo-Moorhead
- 6:15-8:00pm
- Warm up/Skills Training
- Game
- 6 Practices- Days/Times based on player availability
Player Fee- $100
(June 3rd- ND HS Senior All-Star- Game 5pm Double Header at UND)
Coach and Lead Instructor
- Mike Skogen
- FM Redhawks Assistant Coach- 2 seasons
- NDSU Baseball Assistant Coach- 8 seasons
- MSU-Moorhead Baseball Head Coach- 6 Seasons
- Midway (ND) Baseball- 10 seasons
- FM Blaze Fastpitch- Founder/Director/Coach- 13 seasons
- VP ND HS Softball Senior All-Star Game
- NAFA (North American Fastpitch Association) ND State Commissioner
Coach Mike Skogen with former Blaze and NCAA D2 players Gabby Nelson and Ali Martinson
Player Development Testimonial
Betsy Dickson- Gilby, ND
2010 Minnesota State University- Moorhead Softball
- 3 hitter for the Dragons finishing 7th in the NSIC in Slugging % and led the NSIC in Triples.
2007 North Dakota Miss Softball- Grand Forks Central
"Fundamentals are the key to mastering any sport. Not only do they help you become a great player, but they also make you more able to learn new skills and talents. Mike Skogen has taught me all of the fundamentals I know, concerning baseball and softball that has made me into the player that I am today. Whether it is from throwing to catching, or from bunting to hitting, Mike has made me become advanced in these areas with repetition, consistency, and hard work. Every athlete knows that excellence is done by fixing your mistakes. During a drill or during practice, Mike won’t be afraid to tell you what you are doing wrong, and how to fix your mistake. I have learned a lot from Mike over the years and I wouldn’t have been able to achieve any of my accomplishments if it weren’t for him."