The committee is made up of parent volunteers who help ensure TRAA Fastpitch provides families in the ISD 197 area the opportunity to play fastpitch softball in an affordable, fun, safe and competitive environment.  Each member of the committee is responsible for leading specific areas of the program and the group meets throughout the year for planning purposes.

To ensure we are able to continue providing the same great opportunities we have in the past and continue to improve the program, we are in need of volunteers to step up into committee roles or sub-committee roles listed below. The roles that are open are listed as Open Positions. In some cases, we have volunteers transitioning out in 2025 that can help transition the role before taking over on your own in 2026. For others, the role is listed as open with no current member filling the role.

We need roles filled by the end of January. To let us know if you're interested in a position, please reach out to softball@traawarriors.com.

Warriors Softball Committee (Voting Members)

1. Commissioner (Justin Gutzman)

   • Role: Provides overall leadership, sets the vision for the program, and represents Warriors Softball on the Two Rivers Athletic Association Board as well as representing Two Rivers Warriors Fastpitch at Minnesota Softball Directors Meetings (3 per year). Oversees all aspects of the program, ensuring compliance with the association’s policies and working with committee members to ensure smooth operations. Works with Mendota Heights, West St. Paul city leaders as well as ISD 197 school leaders and area private schools to establish working relationships as a primary user of its fields.

2. Assistant Commissioner  (Lucas Brown)

   • Role: Supports the Commissioner, helps manage day-to-day operations, and coordinates with other committee members. 

3. Travel Director (Mike Kennedy)

   • Role: Leads the 10U-18U travel program and oversees all aspects of the travel program, including off-season training, evaluations/tryouts, pre-season planning, in-season operations, and post-season surveys/lessons learned. Heavily involved in recruiting coaches, and ensuring coaches have the training needed to be successful on the field.

4. In-House Director (OPEN POSITION)

   • Role: Leads the Coach Pitch, Machine Pitch and Modified Fastpitch in-house programs for kids PK-4th grade as well as assist the slow pitch coordinator with administrative tasks. The In-House director is responsible for ensuring pre-season planning and smooth operations during the in-house season along with coordinators at each age level. Heavily involved in recruiting coaches, and ensuring coaches have the training needed to be successful on the field.

5. Fall Ball Coordinator (Drew Fadden)

   • Role: Takes on lead role for in-house and travel fall programs for pre-season planning, rostering, scheduling, and in-season coach and family communication. Assistance received from Commissioner, Travel Director and In-House Director but the purpose of this position is to allow the commissioner, travel director and in-house director to off load fall related tasks to another commissioner for the fall season.

6. Treasurer (Angie Piche)

   • Role: Manages all financial aspects of the program, including budgeting, fundraising oversight, and financial reporting. Ensures compliance with nonprofit regulations and handles tax-related matters.

7. Equipment Manager (Megan Commerford)

   • Role: Oversees the procurement, maintenance, and distribution of equipment. Ensures teams have the necessary resources, and manages inventory throughout the season.

8. Facility & Umpires Coordinator (OPEN POSITION)

   • Role: Creates practice and game schedules, coordinates field usage, and works closely with Commissioner, Travel Director and In-House Director to ensure proper scheduling of teams.. Also works closely with Travel Umpire Assignor to ensure umpires are assigned to travel games and assumes the assignor role for our Modified Fastpitch In-House league. Responsible for continual recruitment of young umpires and older umpires for our travel umpire assignor.

9. Fundraising Chair (Kirsten Ramirez)

   • Role: Develops and manages fundraising activities to support the program’s financial needs. Coordinates events, sponsorships, and donation campaigns.

10. Concessions Director (Kelly Hagler)

    • Role: Responsible for managing weeknight concessions at Mendakota and replenishment of inventory for weekend tournaments. May also help with opening and closing on specific weekends.

11. Volunteering Director (OPEN POSITION)

12. Tournaments Director (OPEN POSITION)

13. 14U/16U Travel Coordinator (Tom Stevens)

    1. Role: Assists Travel Director and Commissioner with all tasks related to the travel program at the 14U/16U level with special focus on activities and tasks important to team managers and families including rostering, scheduling, uniforms, apparel, photos, etc.

14. 10U/12U Travel Coordinator (Sam Brown)

    1. Role: Assists Travel Director and Commissioner with all tasks related to the travel program at the 10U/12U level with special focus on activities and tasks important to team managers and families including rostering, scheduling, uniforms, apparel, photos, etc.

15. 6U In-House Coordinator (OPEN POSITION)

16. 8U In-House Coordinator (OPEN POSITION)

17. 10U In-House Coordinator (OPEN POSITION)

18. Tryout/Evaluations Coordinator (Anne De Lambert and Angie Hanzel)

    • Role: Responsible for the planning and execution of travel tryouts in August and make up tryouts in late August or early September as well as assisting in the rostering process following tryouts. Also responsible for the in-house evaluations process in March to divide up teams evenly.

19. Uniform & Apparel Coordinator (Mark Mesa)

    • Role: Manages the ordering and distribution of uniforms and apparel. Coordinates with vendors, ensures timely delivery, and handles issues related to sizing or defects. Responsible for the scheduling and execution of sizing events over the winter. Helps coordinate planning of apparel and uniform designs with other members of the committee.

    • All Hours Fulfilled

Subcommittee Roles (Supporting Operations)

1. Field Maintenance Manager (OPEN POSITION)

   • Role: Ensures fields are properly maintained and prepared for practices and games. Organizes field workdays, communicates with the city or school district about field conditions, and manages preparing volunteers for field crew shifts at tourneys.. Works closely with Travel and In-House Directors as well as the Concessions and Volunteer Director.

   • All Hours Fulfilled

2. Concessions Manager (Megan Commerford and Kirsten Ramirez)

   • Role: Assists the volunteer director with concessions throughout the year.

   • All Hours Fulfilled

3. NAFA Nationals 12U Tournament Directors (3 spots open)

   • Role: Responsible for being on site throughout the duration of the tournament at NAFA Nationals at Harmon Park. Handles any issues that come up at the field, provide balls to umpires, and answer any questions. Shared between 3 people. 6:30am - 5pm on Thursday, 6:30am - 8pm on Friday and 6:30am-8pm on Saturday. The hours are shared across 3 people. 3rd week of July.

   • All Hours Fulfilled

4. Mendota Heights Masher Tourney Sub-Committee  (4 spots open)

   • Role: Sub-Committee of volunteers responsible for managing concessions and field crew at Mendakota the weekend of June 5-7, 2026 for 10C/12C tourney. Families can split hours to ensure full coverage across the tourney. Volunteers will still work concessions and field crew shifts but you’ll be responsible for filling in, helping, and managing throughout the tourney. 

   • 4 families

   • All Hours Fulfilled

5. Warrior Rumble Tourney Sub-Committee  (4 spots open)

   • Role: Sub-Committee of volunteers responsible for managing concessions and field crew at Mendakota the weekend of May 15-17, 2026 for 10B and 12B tourney. Families can split hours to ensure full coverage across the tourney. Volunteers will still work concessions and field crew shifts but you’ll be responsible for filling in, helping, and managing throughout the tourney. 

   • 4 families

   • All Hours Fulfilled

6. NAFA Nationals 12U Field Crew Lead (3 spots open)

   • 3rd week in July at Harmon Park

   • Morning Field Crew Lead - 6:30a to 11:30a Thursday, Friday and Saturday

   • Afternoon Field Crew Lead - 11:30a-4:30p Thu-Sat

   • Evening Field Crew Lead - 4:30p-8:30p Thu-Sat

   • Role: As a team, responsible for ensuring field crew shifts are filled by volunteers and individually responsible for being on site and leading the field crew during those hours.

7. Fundraising Coordinator (Natalie Hunter and Kelly Hagler)

   • Role: Assist Fundraising Chair with fundraising related events

   • All Hours Fulfilled

8.  Photography Coordinator (OPEN POSITION)

   • Role: Coordinate team and player photo sessions for in-house and travel teams

   • All Hours Fulfilled

9.  Social Media Lead (Shelby Fischer)

   • Role: Continue to promote use of private FB group for Warriors Fastpitch to share photos as well as sharing photos through our Warriors Fastpitch Instagram. Establish new X account to share updates throughout the season.

   • All Hours Fulfilled

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