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 (Tom Stevens, stepping down after 2025 season)

   • 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. Commissioner in Training (Justin Gutzman)

   • Role: Supports the Commissioner, helps manage day-to-day operations, and coordinates with other committee members. Prepares to assume the Commissioner role in 2026.

3. Assistant Commissioner / Commissioner In-Training (Lucas Brown)

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

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. Equipment Manager (Mitch Hoffman, with role transitioning to Megan Commerford)

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

9. Facility & Umpires Coordinator (OPEN POSITION - Currently filled by Kirk Rall), stepping down after 2025 season, need volunteer to transition to)

   • 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.

10. Fundraising Chair (Kirsten Ramirez)

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

11. Concessions and Volunteer Director (Tara Riba)

    • Role: Responsible for managing the volunteer hours each family must fulfill each season and ensuring volunteer shifts are covered. Also responsible for invoicing those who do not fulfill their volunteer hours.

12. Tryout/Evaluations Coordinator (Molly Gatti, transitioning to Anne DeLambert in 2025 to take over in 2026)

    • 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.

Subcommittee Roles (Supporting Operations)

1. 10U/12U Travel Coordinator (Sam Brown)

   • 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.

2. 14U/16U Travel Coordinator (Tom Stevens)

   • 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.

3. 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

4. In-House Coach Pitch Coordinator (OPEN POSITION)

   • Role: Assists In-House Director in day to day operations of the coach pitch level and ensures families and coaches have everything necessary for the season to be successful. Heavily involved in pre-season clinics and mid-season and end of season tournament to ensure coverage and planning for the age level.

   • All Hours Fulfilled

5. In-House Machine Pitch Coordinator (Collin Gravalin)

   • Role: Assists In-House Director in day to day operations of the machine pitch level and ensures families and coaches have everything necessary for the season to be successful. Heavily involved in pre-season clinics and mid-season and end of season tournament to ensure coverage and planning for the age level.

   • All Hours Fulfilled

6. In-House Modified Fastpitch Coordinator (OPEN POSITION)

   • Role: Assists In-House Director in day to day operations of the modified fastpitch level and ensures families and coaches have everything necessary for the season to be successful. Heavily involved in pre-season clinics and mid-season and end of season tournament to ensure coverage and planning for the age level.

   • All Hours Fulfilled

7. 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 Condissions and Volunteer Director.

   • All Hours Fulfilled

8. Concessions Manager (OPEN POSITION)

   • Role: Assists the volunteer director in managing the volunteer shifts throughout the season. Works closely with the Concessions and Volunteer Director.

   • All Hours Fulfilled

9. NAFA Nationals 12U Tournament Director (Kelly Hagler)

   • Role: Organizes our home tournament for 12U NAFA Nationals July 17th-20th at Harmon Park as an on site director to handle gate fee checks and general assistance to coaches and families in attendance at the game. NAFA also provided tourney directors.

   • All Hours Fulfilled

10. Mendota Heights Masher Tourney Sub-Committee  (Liz Sheets, Sara Keane, and Katie Haddad)

    • Role: Sub-Committee of volunteers responsible for managing concessions and field crew at Mendakota the weekend of June 6-8, 2025 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. 

    • 3 families

    • All Hours Fulfilled

11. Warrior Rumble Tourney Sub-Committee  (Julia Steenberg, Heidi Johnson and Anne DeLambert)

    • Role: Sub-Committee of volunteers responsible for managing concessions and field crew at Mendakota the weekend of May 16-18, 2025 for 10A/B 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. 

    • 3 families

    • All Hours Fulfilled

12. NAFA Nationals 12U Field Crew Lead (OPEN POSITION)

    • Role: Responsible for ensuring field crew shifts are filled for the Masher tourney and ensuring field crews know how to work the tourney and equipment is ready and available for the crew.

13. Fundraising Coordinator (OPEN POSITION)

    • Role: Assist Fundraising Chair with fundraising related events

    • All Hours Fulfilled

14.  Photography Coordinator (OPEN POSITION)

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

    • All Hours Fulfilled

15.  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 Instragram. Establish new X account to share updates throughout the season.

    • All Hours Fulfilled

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