Age Groups (8U to 18U)
We field Tridents teams from 8U through 18U. Our youngest groups are newest and form as enough players come through tryouts, so the exact lineup offered shifts from season to season.
Tridents Teams are Elevate Northwest’s select travel baseball program for the south Sound, based in Sumner. They’re our Sumner-area teams at the same level as Teal: the same coaching, the same culture, the same standards, built for families closer to Puyallup, Auburn, and Tacoma.
Tridents players get the same coaches, culture program, and development model as our Teal teams. What’s different is the home base, Sumner instead of Woodinville, and a south-Sound tournament schedule.
Tridents is our select travel program for the south Sound, based at our Sumner facility. Think of it as Teal for the south end: a full tournament schedule, year-round training, and the same standards, run for families who are closer to Sumner than Woodinville. Tridents aren’t a tier below Teal, and they aren’t a feeder into it. They’re the same level of select baseball in a different part of the region.
If your athlete is just starting out or still building fundamentals, our Academy Teams are our development program, with open entry and a path up to select play. If you’re up north near Woodinville, our Teal Teams are our select travel teams for that side of the region.
Not sure which fits? Start with About Our Teams for the full picture.
Tridents is the right fit for south-Sound families who want select travel baseball closer to home. You don’t need to be the most polished player on the field. You need to want to compete and be willing to put in the work.
We field Tridents teams from 8U through 18U. Our youngest groups are newest and form as enough players come through tryouts, so the exact lineup offered shifts from season to season.
Tridents play a full tournament schedule through the spring and summer, with regular practices and training with our instructors in the mix. Travel and practice expectations vary by age and team, and your coach will lay out the specifics at tryouts.
A Tridents roster spot connects your athlete to the same coaching, training, and culture that runs through the whole club. Where you play sets the schedule and the travel. It doesn’t change the quality of the people around your kid.
Tridents teams are led by coaches who teach inside our system, the same one that runs our Teal program. Players get instruction grounded in the methods our academy, Elevated Performance Academy (EPA), uses with collegiate and pro athletes, including data-informed tools like HitTrax and Rapsodo.
Tridents players train at our Sumner facility, our home base for south-Sound baseball, serving Puyallup, Auburn, and Tacoma.
Every Elevate coach is required to teach the Elev8 Culture Code, our character and mental-game curriculum. It’s a big part of why families stay with us season after season, and it shapes how we practice, compete, and give back to the community.
Here are our Tridents teams for the 2025-2026 season, grouped by age. Tap any team to see its coaches, schedule, and details.
Joining starts with a tryout. Here’s how the process works.
Try out. Register for a baseball tryout at the age group that matches your player.
Get evaluated. Our coaches assess where your athlete is and where they’re headed.
Get placed. We match players to the team and tier that fits, whether that’s Teal, Tridents, or Academy.
Register. Once your athlete has a spot, you’ll complete registration through our online portal, a single sign-in for team fees, schedules, and team communication.
We run three baseball programs across the region. Teal and Tridents are both premier select travel teams in different parts of the Sound. Academy is our development program. Here’s how they line up.
| Program | What It Is | Best For | Homebase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teal | Premier select travel | Players competing at the highest level | Woodinville |
| Tridents | Premier select travel, south Sound | Players competing at the highest level near Sumner | Sumner |
| Academy | Development program | Younger players building toward select play | Redmond and Sumner (baseball), Lynnwood (fastpitch) |
Still deciding? About Our Teams breaks down each path in detail.
Tridents teams are based at our Sumner facility, serving the south Sound.
See every option on Choose a Location.
Tridents teams run from 8U through 18U, though the exact age groups offered can change year to year based on tryouts.
Your athlete’s next season starts with one tryout. Find a date, meet our coaches, and see where they fit.
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