Heat Fastpitch Academy
Where Fundamentals Are Worked and Futures are Built!
For over 17 years, Heat Fastpitch Academy has been dedicated to developing great athletes, strong young women, and future leaders. We proudly field 10U–18U teams in Newton, Salina, Derby, and Hutchinson. We offer A/B/C level teams so every player—whether brand-new to competitive softball or ready for the national stage—has a place to grow. We promote from within our Heat Family, moving players up as their skills and confidence develop. We have College Showcase teams that travel around the country to some of the top recruiting tournaments. It is our goal to help your daughter get into college on a scholarship if that is what her goal is.
At Heat FPA, we believe great softball starts with fundamentals, hard work, and a love for the game. All of our teams are competitive and travel, with schedules designed to challenge players while keeping the focus on learning and improving. Our College Showcase Teams (14U–18U) attend select out-of-state tournaments, face college teams, and participate in premier showcases—but we do more than just get our athletes in front of coaches.
Our proven recruiting program, free to all Heat players, has delivered a 100% placement rate for athletes who pursued college softball over the last six years, with more than 100 athletes earning scholarships at NCAA DI, DII, DIII, NAIA, NWAC, and JUCO programs. Currently we have 7 former players playing in the NCAA with 1 more going next fall to another NCAA DI school. We guide players and parents through every step, from building recruiting profiles to learning how to interact with coaches—because preparation off the field is just as important as performance on it. We know the recruiting game because our owners are both college coaches and recruitiers.
The Heat coaching staff includes three current college coaches, former collegiate athletes, and current college players who bring first-hand experience and mentorship to our athletes. Our year-round indoor training facility features hitting and pitching lanes, with in-house instructors available for specialized work. We also provide fundraising and sponsorship opportunities that can significantly reduce or even eliminate player fees, ensuring finances aren’t a barrier to opportunity.
While we train to win, we never believe in winning at all costs. We focus on building mentally tough, coachable, recruitable student-athletes who carry life skills far beyond the diamond. Academics come first—our players are students before they are athletes—and we are proud to have produced scholarship athletes who have gone on to earn their degrees.
The Heat Family is built on character, sportsmanship, and community. We celebrate successes together, support each other through challenges, and take pride in watching our players succeed at the next level—whether that’s college softball or another life path.
If your daughter is driven, hardworking, and passionate about the game, we want to talk to you. Come be a part of our tradition, our family, and our future.
📞 Anthony: 316-727-1622
📞 Victor: 316-990-8994
Our Owners:
Anthony Gonzalez:
Has an extensive coaching resume coaching at a high level with several sports. He coached a both boys and girls at the competitive level including Team Kansas (Girls National Wrestling Team), Hesston and Newton Wrestling Clubs, HS Wrestling, and College Softball as a recruiter and coach. (McPherson College, and Bethel College). Currently he is the Asst Coach and Head JV Coach at Bethel College. Anthony has been coaching and recruiting at the collegiate level for over 8 years.
The love of the game started when Anthony was younger and his Gonzalez family had a part in creating the Mexican-American Fastpitch Tournament that started in 1947 with his grandfather, great aunts and uncles. This is oldest tournament of its kind in the country. Ever since he can remember they were always at the ball fields watching the games and his family playing Men's fastpitch.
Victor Garcia:
(Game Time - Batton Rouge, LA CC)
Mission Statement:
Heat Softball is committed to molding great young women and great athletes into champions, on the field, in the community, and in the classrooms. We know that when our athletes take care of business in the classroom, they can take care of business on the field. The discipline they learn from their softball experiences will extend into their daily lives and the success they achieve from their hard work, dedication, and perseverance through adversity will teach life lessons that will extend far beyond the diamond.
It is our hope that a large number of these young women will pursue college softball while preparing them with the education they need to sustain a self-dependent future.
