Executive
Abbey Flower (she/her)
2025 Team: Christie Pits
Abbey started playing softball around age 8 or 9 years old, in the Kingston House League. She then moved on to playing Rep Fastpitch around age 12, and then the Toronto Women’s Softball League as an adult. What Abbey loves about the sport is the camaraderie, teamwork, and the skills required. Aside from softball, she used to play and teach tennis, and was a competitive swimmer in her youth.
Fun fact: “I have a motorcycle and I grew up with horses…I’m in for all the horse power!”
Kim Stemshorn (she/her)
2025 Team: High Park
Kim played house league fastpitch softball from a young age with Cawthra (now Mississauga Majors). Her first exposure to competitive fastpitch was playing for the University of Toronto fastpitch team. She continued playing higher level of fastpitch softball through joining many PWSA teams and even a hardball league (shout out to the Ontario Women’s Baseball League) well into her thirties, while managing Toronto-based softball teams and creating two not-for-profit softball leagues, Learn Softball Toronto in 2021 and creating TDFL with Tara and Abbey in 2024.
Fun fact: “I’m really good at hula hooping.”
Tara Wells (she/her)
2025 Team: Trillium Park
Tara started playing t-ball in Richmond Hill at age 6. She got into competitive ball around age 9. Tara has played almost every single year for the last 33 years, and even kept up playing during her master’s studies in the UK. She played in the TWSL from 2010 until partnering up with Kim and Abbey to create the TDFL. What Tara loves about the sport is the opportunity to reinvent yourself in all the different positions. Being a pitcher is a very different experience of the game than being an outfielder. She loves the variety fastpitch offers.
Fun fact: “I’ve walked two national trails in the UK – on the first one, I got chased by bulls. On the second, I hitchhiked for the first time.”
General Volunteers
Alana Evers (she/her)
2025 Team: Christie Pits
Alana began playing fastpitch with Martingrove Girls’ Softball in Etobicoke, 30 years ago. She played more competitively and in weekend tournaments as a teenager. Alana has always loved being part of a team working towards a common goal. She also enjoys swimming, running/cycling/volleyball/paddling, and generally staying active outdoors.
Fun fact: “I have a badge collection to rival the keenest Girl Guide you know, and am always up for karaoke – the badder, the better.”
Allison Wallis (they/them)
2025 Team: Monarch Park
Allison first stepped onto a diamond when they were five years old and they’ve felt at home in that dirt and grass ever since. They grew up playing in the Milton Girls Baseball League and played competitively. In their late teens and twenties, they focused on field hockey but missed the camaraderie of baseball and the magic of a good play. They love the feeling when you hit the ball in the sweet spot of the bat, when the infield eke out a double play, or when an outfielder makes that impossible catch; it brings me a joy that’s hard to replicate anywhere else.
Fun fact: “I played international field hockey for a team in Uganda when I lived there.”
Allyson Groves (she/her)
2025 Team: Trillium Park
Allyson started playing at age 6 or 7 in a local co-ed rec league for kids because her cousins were in the league and needed subs to fill in when they were on vacation. Allyson continued playing local house co-ed leagues for a few years and then a U12 fastpitch team. From ages 10-19 or so, she played on various competitive teams across Nova Scotia and Eastern Canada. Growing up, Allyson was a fairly competitive bowler. These days you can find her rock climbing, and strength training.
Fun fact: “My parents were so obsessed with NASCAR that for the first few days of my life I was named Dale Earnhardt Groves (he and I share a birthday). Eventually they came to their senses, but I am still lowkey named after a different NASCAR driver.”
Briana Rass (she/her)
2025 Team: High Park
Bri started playing t-ball at age 5, then softball, then rep at age 10. She ended up playing with a men’s hardball league in her home town until she was 21. Bri loves the spirit of the sport; she says it’s a well oiled machine of everyone working together to get to a common goal. She loves the back and forth of innings. Bri grew up playing competitive basketball and lacrosse as well. Now she plays dodgeball in the winters!
Fun fact: “Travelling is my passion, I’ve been to 42 countries, I’ll visit my 43rd in the fall!”
Evelyn Fransoo (she/her)
2025 Team: Christie Pits
Evelyn started playing ball when she was about eight years old, in Calgary Nosecreek. She started playing competitively with Calgary Adrenaline around 12-14 years old and has been competitive ever since. Evelyn loves all aspects of the game: the teams, the competition, the feeling you get when you get a nice hit or when you make a nice play. The fans in the stands, and playing ball on a sunny day!
Fun fact: “I work as an archaeologist and I have some artifacts I’ve found tattooed on me!”
Jill Kirk (she/her)
2025 Team: Trillium Park
Jill started playing around the age of 12 and was hooked from the first game. She began playing competitively as a teenager when she joined the Oakville Select Team. She feels this experience elevated her passion for the sport and taught her the importance of commitment, teamwork, and discipline. What Jill loves most about the sport is the combination of team chemistry and personal challenge. There’s something really special about working together to build a strong, supportive team culture while also pushing to improve and compete at a high level. The connections, the competition, and the energy of the game keep her coming back year after year.
Fun fact: “I once won a contest to be an extra in a Netflix movie starring Mila Kunis—and you can actually spot me in the first three minutes of the film! It was a pretty cool experience being on set and seeing how everything comes together behind the scenes.”
Jo Yetter (they/them)
2025 Team: Trillium Park
Jo started out playing community fastpitch in Eringate, Toronto at the wee age of 6. Drawn to the position of catcher to engage with the intellectual side of the game, Jo and their sibling became a dynamic pitcher-catcher duo. Into Jo’s adult years they began volunteer skills coaching in the community.
Fun fact: “I really like sewing.”
Kanchan Maharaj (she/her)
2025 Team: High Park
Kanchan played all sports as “the only girl on the street,” as a kid growing up in Brampton. While mostly playing hockey until she couldn’t anymore (there was no such thing as adult women’s hockey at the time), she took up softball recreationally as an adult continuing to play into her 40s, including many years on the Notso Amazon Softball League collective over the past 20 years. She’s been volunteering with Learn Softball Toronto for several years after Kim told her she had too much experience to join as a player and played Baseball5 for the first time this past winter. This is her first year volunteering with TDFL.
Fun fact: “I used super-glue to re-attach the tip of my thumb after I accidentally cut it off while making sweet potato fries. It’s fine.”
Meaghan Eby (she/her)
2025 Team: Monarch Park
Meaghan started playing t-ball, and then played in softball house leagues in Kitchener. She started playing competitively when she was 14, in Waterloo. Meaghan loves the adrenaline of a great play, killer hit or team energy. Being on a team and playing hard together is the best feeling! When she’s not playing softball, Meaghan plays basketball, snowboards and skis.
Fun fact: “I am 6’2 and have three brothers. I am the shortest in my family!”
Robyn Pillar (she/her)
2025 Team: High Park
Robyn started playing softball when she was 6, playing local t-ball in Mississauga. From ages 8-21 she played competitive softball for the Mississauga Tigers and the Oakville Angels. Robyn switched over to Slowpitch for the next 15 years, but found fastpitch again with the TDFL. Robyn also plays dodgeball (semi) competitively and runs the Okay! Dodgeball league with a few friends. She loves any sport that promotes a variety of skill sets within a team atmosphere!
Fun fact: “I once got a single handed triple play!”
Sam Jackson (they/them)
Sam started playing baseball at a young age but switched to playing softball after two years. They grew up playing competitive softball in BC for North Delta Sunfire and Surrey Storm, then later joined the TMU Softball team (formerly Ryerson) as a player during university and an assistant coach post-graduation. Sam loves the camaraderie of softball and the ways that different skills can work together harmoniously. They also love the special bond between a pitcher and catcher.
Fun fact: “I am a huge cinephile and watched 110 movies last year!”
Sara Stiller (she/her)
2025 Team: Monarch Park
Sara grew up playing with Windsor South Little League from a very young age. At 14, she joined the Windsor Wildcats travel team. She went on to play three years of OCAA softball at St. Clair College, earning Rookie of the Year, Pitcher of the Year, and All-Academics, while competing at national championships. After a five-year break from the sport, she found her way back to the game through the TDFL, where she’s become a valued part of the community. We’re excited to have her leadership, passion, and experience shaping the league!
Fun fact: “I hate all condiments and sauces!”
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