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Welcome to Richfield Girls Fastpitch

Meet our non-parent coach for our upper aged team!

Melya Owens

Facts about Melya:

Richfield born and raised.
First year of Fastpitch was for Richfield 10U in 2009.

Attended Holy Angels and pitched all four years for varsity, and captain for the last two.
President of Phi Sigma Sigma at the University of Minnesota Duluth
Graduated from UMD, December 2021
Enjoy planning large scale events, and doing my dream job of a project manager at Event Lab.

GAME NIGHTS:

8u - Wednesday -- Regular Season is May 4 - July 10*
10u - Tuesday -- Regular Season is May 3 - July 10*
12u - Monday/Wednesday -- Regular Season is May 2 - July 10*
14u - Tuesday/Thursday -- Our Regular Season is June 8 - July 24*
HS - Monday/Wednesday -- Regular Season is June 7 - July 24*
- 16u+ has the potential of having flexible game nights if teams agree in advance.

* = End of State Tournament weekend

Important Dates:

8u - July 9-10 (State, all teams qualify.)
10u - June 24-26 (Qualifier)
12u - June 24-26 (Qualifier)
14u - July 16-17 (Qualifier)
HS - July 16-17 (Qualifier)

-- We are working with MN Softball to be a host site for the 10u State Qualifier Weekend (June 24-26) and the 14u State Qualifier Weekend (July 16-17). If we are hosting, our teams will be playing at Richfield for their qualifiers.

-- July 9-10 Richfield's own Urban Hometown Showdown Tournament with our 14u & 16u playing here.

Open Board Positions:

The RGFA Board is looking to fill open board positions. A majority of the current board members have daughters that are in the 14U and higher age groups. We would like to have some of the younger family members join our board to ensure the longevity of RGFA. The following positions are open if you would like to influence & be part of the efforts to continue growing the RGFA program:

- Concessions Manager

- Field/Umpire Director

- Tournament Director

- Coach/Player Development Director

- Social Media/Website Director

If you are interested in a position or have questions, please email our secretary here.

12u Fricke Team - May 22-23, 2021

Congrats to our Richfield Girl's 12u Owens team on 3rd Place in the Jordan Tournament. Congrats Ladies!!

10u Cleveland Team - May 15-16, 2021

First tournament for these new 10u players. Tough weekend, but learned a lot and had some fun, too!!

THANK YOU Sponsors

Thank you to our Fundraising Sponsors & Prize donors:

- Labor Services

- The Merda & Ellis Family

- an anonymous RFA Family

New to our fields?

Please see the photo below for all of the fields location information.

The schedule for the BIG WEST Summer League is on the right under Calendar. Field locations and teams are listed.

Richfield Middle School Fields - 7461 Oliver Ave S, Richfield, MN 55423

Field Locations

Richfield Middle School is our home field location

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Sponsor

Thank you to the Optimists for their continued, generous support of our organization - Bringing out the best in kids!

Labor Services Company

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Proud Sponsor of Richfield Fastpitch

American Pie

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Twin Cities Orthopedics

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A big thank you to Twin Cities

Orthopedics for sponsoring Richfield Fastpitch! Remember Twin Cities Orthopedics offers an Access Walk-In Clinic in Edina and the Virtual Clinic.

A Big Thank You to the Richfield Foundation for your very generous support of our organization!

Richfield Bloomington Credit Union

We are proud to be sponsored by Richfield Bloomington Credit Union! Founded by Richfield school employees, their mission is to give back to the community for a stronger community for all.

Your neighborly credit union is located at 345 East 77th Street in Richfield, MN 55423, between Portland Avenue & Nicollet Avenue on 77th Street.