John Gallante
@johnnyg523
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Perfect Game Director of Umpiring-Northeast, President + Assignor TSEUA, President United Tri-State Umpires
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Check out our umpire ejection tutorial! By far our most popular and entertaining video to date. I am full mic'd up
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Really disappointing to see umpires being followed to their car after a High School playoff baseball game. A reality check for fans- you do not have any right to harass, follow or confront umpires after a game is over for any reason. This has to stop
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If you are arguing or yelling at an umpire in an 8u baseball game, there is legitimately something wrong with you. As a baseball community, can we agree to end this absurdity?
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Had a great meeting today with some members of the Philadelphia School District. We are going to make officiating/umpiring an elective high school course. Inner city HS students will develop leadership skills as an umpire while making good money doing something they love. Win-Win
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We received a complaint about one of our umpire crews being too young this week. They said the umpires did a great job but were too young. Want to help solve the umpiring shortage in this country? Start with changing the narrative that an umpire has to be 60+ years old
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I am the most positive person you’ll find about amateur umpiring. Emails like this are brutal to read. An umpire who went through 15 hours of training, purchased equipment+uniforms has quit after one weekend because of harassment by parents and coaches. This is a societal problem
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If you are coaching 8u baseball and get ejected from a game, you should really take a look in the mirror. Not only is it ridiculous to behave like that in front of 8 year olds, but this behavior is destroying the experience for a most likely new umpire. Shameful
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A brutal day for the TSEUA as we lost a great umpire and a better man today.
@MarkKeegan3
was an amazing ambassador for umpiring and for the game of baseball. His passion for his craft was infectious. New Jersey umpiring lost a giant
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I am happy to announce that I have accepted a full time position with
@PerfectGameUSA
in their umpiring department. Super excited that I can continue to help make umpires better all over the Region and be an advocate for umpires everywhere with this platform.
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I'm always in disbelief when an ejection report from an 8u game hits my inbox. How much of a moron do you have to be to get ejected for arguing balls and strikes in an 8 year old baseball game?
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Our umpire development program has led to father son umpire crews like this one. Chris Harris and Chris Harris Jr. looking sharp before their little league assignment. This is what the umpiring shortage solution looks like
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With a nationwide officiating shortage, no one with an interest in umpiring is too young. Here are 13 year olds Ben Wilkerson and Jeffrey Boyd at their first night of umpire training. These young men will be part of the solution.
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At a time when it is commonplace to see Freshman, JV and even Varsity baseball games with only one umpire in New Jersey, we have supplied two umpires for 100% of all assignments from Varsity, JV, Freshman and Middle School Baseball. A true team effort to get that accomplished.
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A new low has been reached- Ejections in a coach pitch tournament game. Imagine the lack of self control needed to be ejected from a game where the coaches are the ones pitching to the hitters.
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We have three consecutive nights with an ejection in Minors Little League baseball games. Something is very very wrong with the way we are speaking to and treating umpires. These are 8-10 year old kids. How do you get ejected as a coach?
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Had to shoot over to East Greenwich Little League after my high school playoff game to support 17 year old Luke and Jake Wilkerson working their first baseball game today. These guys are the future of umpiring.
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One of the more frustrating parts of my job is seeing consistent disrespect to umpires who are really good and work hard. The baseball field would be a much healthier place for the umpire/coach relationship if we took into account that good and great umpires still miss calls.
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Does anyone understand how difficult it is to staff little league games every night of the week? There are so many reasons for that but lets also add on moron coaches who have no ability to control themselves in a baseball game of 8-10 year olds.
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Umpiring is a beautiful thing when it’s done right. TSEUA umpire Dave Albertson with great communication and hustle working with his partner to take the back end of a run down in the two man system.
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I’ll tell you a great thing about this whole crisis. Most of us will never take baseball or umpiring for granted ever again.
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A tremendous day for the TSEUA. We were able to supply free umpire equipment to 30 new umpires to begin their umpiring journey. Thanks to
@ProtectGame
,
@ScanzanoCombat
and the Mark Keegan Memorial Fund, we have been able to reduce the financial barrier to becoming an umpire to $0
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Why do we have an umpire shortage in this country? Situations like this. This coach should be banned for life from youth sports. If you know this umpire, please get me in touch with him. I’ll cover his tuition to one of our advanced clinics
This just makes me really sad. How do we stop this type of thing from happening?
Parents. Please. Think about your kids. They are watching everything you do and say.
This guy should never be allowed on a field again let alone coaching young athletes.
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Yes, amateur umpires need to be held accountable by following them to their cars to tell them how bad of a job they did. You, my friend, are a moron.
@johnnyg523
Agreed but umpires need to be held accountable too, the rare times I’ve seen parents go off on an umpire it was honestly justified. It’s a two way street my friend.
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5 years ago I was asked to join and help overhaul the struggling HS umpires association called Cumberland County Umpires. After adding 50 HS umpires and 18 high schools, we finally received approval this week to officially change our name to the Tri-State Elite HS Umpires Assoc.
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The support system behind all the chaos. Thanks to my wife
@caiiiteltzholtz
for always supporting me, especially through the absurdity of the baseball season. The true definition of a teammate and best friend
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I just witnessed a high school parent yelling at an opposing third base coach for sending his runner from second on a base hit to his son who was playing centerfield. “You don’t run on the gun”. This guy should be banned for life from ever attending a baseball game.
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Just witnessed an intentional walk in a 9u game. I have no words
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Our next batch of brand new umpires look pretty sharp for the first night of class. It is critically important to get new umpires out of a classroom and into a simulated baseball atmosphere to train. Our cadets will be prepared on the first day they walk on the field this spring
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Looking forward to working my first NJ state final on the plate on Saturday night. It is an honor to be selected
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If you're a parent of a baseball player and think your son is being treated unfairly on his travel or high school baseball team, chances are they are being treated 100% fairly. It's ok to have to prove yourself or win a job before having it handed to you.
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Love the parent in the background calling the umpire who got the call right and is volunteering to umpire the game for a cancer charity a "joke"
Big play 6-4 game one out 2-2 count Jeremy cheeseman gets hbp ump calls it a strike controversial call two outs
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Today ends a successful 2024 season for the TSE HS Umpires with the SJ Group 4 Championship. I could not be more proud of our staff of umpires for what we were able to accomplish this season. Now we turn our attention to getting better and developing umpires for 2025
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Another step in the right direction to solving this umpiring shortage.
@THSBaseballBW
junior
@Nolanleidy
makes his debut as a TSEUA umpire in a 9u travel game this afternoon. Love to see it
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Our first of five groups of cadet umpires getting their first on field work in today with
@GCbaseballrams
. Thank you to
@ProtectGame
for outfitting these umpires with equipment!
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This is a very depressing start to the 2024 NJ High School baseball season
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The umpiring shortage has gotten so bad for so many reasons but one we rarely talk about is a void in umpiring leadership. There is such a need for positive, authentic leadership within amateur umpiring to grow the umpiring pool and foster a culture of constant improvement.
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Today's weather has that high school baseball scrimmage feel to it
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Middle School baseball teams all over the area continue to be told they will not have umpires this year due to organizational shortages of umpires. If you are a Middle School with this issue, reach out to us. We will do everything in our power to help your teams play this Spring
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Umpires yelling at players or coaches is never a good look. Emotionless, calm umpires always end up in better situations than umpires that allow their internal temperature to rise on the field. Even if we're right, the optics of umpires yelling at game participants looks awful.
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We have all heard the horror stories of umpire shortages and a lack of new umpires, which inevitably lead to game cancellations. It makes it all the more amazing that for the 16th consecutive class, we will produce 20+ new umpires. This is the sustainable future of umpiring.
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I hope this long break from baseball will be a great “reset” button for the on-field relationships between coaches and umpires. We don’t always have to agree but there must be mutual respect at all levels on the field
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My man on the right got that extra button secured to cover up the undershirt. Veteran move after the controversy last week
Our umpire development program has led to father son umpire crews like this one. Chris Harris and Chris Harris Jr. looking sharp before their little league assignment. This is what the umpiring shortage solution looks like
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Far too often the feedback regarding umpires is negative. Umpires were bad? Phone calls, emails, texts, yelling, screaming. Umpires are great? Crickets. The coach’s feedback I value the most are the ones who gives me the positive AND the negative.
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Happy to help 4 more South Jersey HS baseball programs play baseball today. Nothing more depressing than a beautiful day of baseball being ruined by a shortage of umpires.
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And we wonder why we have an umpire shortage in this country. Minors little league baseball
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Yesterday we covered our last HS baseball game of 2022. I would like to thank all of our schools, coaches and admins for their trust in our umpire program. I'd also like to thank all of our umpires for their efforts that enabled us to cover all games with 2 umpires at all levels
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I wish more umpires understood that the base level of any quality umpire is punctuality and professionalism. If you're not consistently on time (early) and consistently professional in your interactions with people, I can't help you.
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I just got a college baseball assignment for 2021. I’ve never been more excited
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The next step in improving our on-field training program. These two way radios will give us the opportunity to communicate with and instruct umpires without interrupting gameplay. Looking forward to breaking these out at our next training session this Friday with
@Bonner_Baseball
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For my entire adult life I have tried to make umpiring better in New Jersey and improve working conditions for umpires. To see a post like this get a negative reaction from anyone is actually depressing. We have a leadership problem in the amateur umpiring world.
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During a season which has seen games cancelled due to umpire shortages at rates we've never seen, I could not be more proud of our TSEUA HS staff. We have supplied two umpires for every contracted school that has requested it at all levels of play (Varsity, JV and Middle School)
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Way too often umpires try to be TOO friendly. Stop hanging out at dugouts in between innings, stop seeking out compliments after the game and don't go anywhere near the hand shake line between teams after the game. Once the final out is made, drop the baseballs and GO HOME
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Negative Covid test results and a college baseball game on Thursday. I can barely contain my excitement
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For the first time ever, this program will be free for all new umpires courtesy of the Mark Keegan Memorial Cadet Umpire Program and the generous donations made in his memory. To donate, please message me.
@maxkeegan15_
@WtownHSBaseball
@TWIBaseballSJ
@JFriedman57
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Truly an amazing night as we graduated 36 new umpires from our TSEUA cadet class. Thank you to
@ProtectGame
and
@ScanzanoCombat
for your help with this program! This is how we solve the umpiring shortage.
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The TSE HS Umpires Assoc has been selected for the Group 4 SJ Final tomorrow at 4pm at Eastern HS. I would like to thank the state tournament assigning committee for their trust in our group. A great honor. Congrats to my fellow crew members- Dave Albertson and Chris Lozzi
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4 different high school coaches asked me why I was at the
@ClassicThank
games yesterday if I wasn't umpiring. Umpire assignors evaluating their umpires in person should not be uncommon, especially at the Varsity High School level
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I could not be more excited for the opportunity to help improve umpiring in Philadelphia High School baseball. We can't wait to get started
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August may be a slow baseball month but we’re still working to get better
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We are thrilled to announce that we’ve been selected to supply the umpires for the 48th annual Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic finals on May 18th at Alcyon Park
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The frustrating part is that these decisions are being made by people who don’t know baseball. Really unfortunate. Thanks for the visual representation of how ridiculous this is.
In case anyone is wondering what a catcher being 6ft behind a batter (Delaware COVID in-game rules) would look like...
Excellent way to injure all the catchers in the state. There is being safe & there is being overly safe...
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If you have ever had an interest in becoming an umpire in New Jersey, this is the best offering we have been able to put together in over 10 years. Free training opportunities available in both South and North Jersey. Be ready to umpire on April 1, 2023.
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The largest cadet umpiring class in the history of the TSEUA for the second year in a row. Let’s go!
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As we deal with a nationwide shortage of officials, this is our 2021 Summer cadet class of umpires. A cadet program is the lifeblood of any organization. We are proud that so many choose to start their umpiring careers with the TSEUA
#growth
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Love to see this recognition of our umpire's hard work and effort throughout a tournament weekend.
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The TSEUA has lost a member of our family. Cadet umpire Joe Basara lost his life to covid-19 yesterday. I had a total of 7 college baseball games in 2020, he was at 6 of them with a list of questions and notes. He wanted to be really good. Please keep his family in your thoughts
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Graduation day for our cadets! This is how we continue to maintain the standard of two umpires at every game on varsity, sub varsity and middle school baseball for all programs. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this class!
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Our students are beginning to look like umpires in session 2 of the Mark Keegan Memorial Cadet Class. One of the most rewarding experiences is being a part of how quickly they fall in love with umpiring.
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We are often asked how we cover sub-varsity baseball games with 2 umpires. The relentless dedication to recruitment, retention and training would be the answer. Thank you to
@GCbaseballrams
for the use of Joe Barth Field. Another record turnout for our Mark Keegan Cadet program
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I am always caught off guard that coaches are surprised to see me at a High School baseball game to watch umpires. If we are not evaluating the umpires we are putting on the field, we are failing the umpires, coaches and players.
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The optics of missing a ball, strike, out or safe (which we all do) and then following that up by enforcing the jewelry policy or making a kid wipe eye black off his face because its too far down his cheek is just so insane.
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Witnessed a 9u third base coach sprint down the third base line to the plate with his runner and go ballistic when the runner was called out after the throw and tag both clearly beat the runner to the plate area. The second hand embarrassment I felt was off the charts
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Keys to fix umpiring-
1. Get quality instructors in charge of these organizations. 99% of time with umpires should be spent on teaching them how to be more accurate with their calls.
2. Teach umpires how to COMMUNICATE!
3. Assignments should be based on ability, not seniority.
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I figured today is a day those 2020 seniors could use a little positivity. The TSEUA and TCUA are proud to donate these custom made signs to all of our baseball programs to honor these players who lost their senior season
@tartansbaseball
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I would like to congratulate the first graduate of our Urban Umpire Cadet Program. This program was done in conjunction with the School District of Philadelphia for high school students. Alex Alvini will work his first game for
@AndersonMonarch
on October 23! Welcome aboard!
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No better place to start your umpiring career. This certification course is 100% free for all participants in honor of the late TSEUA umpire Mark Keegan.
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Recent TSEUA cadet program graduate and
@vi_baseball
player Ben Josephick on the field for his first game this morning. This is the future of umpiring
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Kid: Who are you looking at today?
Me: The umpires
Kid: You're an umpire scout?
Me: Sorta
Kid: Well these two are not good
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I would like to highlight an often forgotten sector of the job market affected by this crisis. Umpires are people who deeply love and give back to the game, who stay involved in a sport they love to provide extra income to their families to make ends meet.
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A tremendous turnout last night for our summer cadet umpire program! I am often asked how we continue to cover sub varsity and MS baseball with two umpires. This is it. Relentless recruitment and training. Thank you to all of our instructors for their commitment to this program.
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For a variety of reasons, amateur baseball coaches come into the game thinking their umpires are incompetent before a pitch is thrown. I understand why, I really do. And you may be right, but with this mindset you're going to treat a lot of really quality umpires very unfairly.
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@UmpireAuditor
@Padres
@Rockies
Very rough night for you UA. This pitch is butchered by the catcher. If he calls that a strike, he has at least 2 ejections
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The Denny’s on Blackwood Clementon road closing again has to be tough for a lot of you. Now if you want awful food in your hometown, you’ll have to decide between teppanyaki, Tori’s bistro, or Olive Garden in deptford. Options are getting limited.
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I talked to 8 coaches this weekend at our advanced umpire clinic. 6 of them said they've never seen umpires train before. That is an issue...
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The training of new umpires is the most important thing our org will ever do. The size of these classes continue to allow us to grow in a sustainable manner and inject new blood into our staff. I tell HS coaches all the time “these are your varsity umpires 5 years from now”
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Means a lot coming from you. Thanks so much for the kind words
Clearly shows he was out. The umpire behind the plate was without the best ive seen all year. A lot of great umpiring games but this guy was Super.
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One of my favorite nights of the year is always the first night of our Mark Keegan Memorial cadet class. When people wonder how we cover every game from middle school to varsity baseball with two umpires, here is your answer. We work hard in the off-season to develop new umpires.
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This is an absolute disgrace. Giving the social distancing umpire mechanics a bad rep. Plate umpires must stay engaged and in an athletic position for this system to work
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I think what’s most damaging in this current travel baseball climate is how quickly players decided to bounce from program to program. As a parent, you should try to find a program/coach you trust to teach and develop your son. Once you do that, let the process happen.
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In 2015, we presented a vision for improving high school umpiring to established umpiring organizations in the area. We were told that there was "no seat at the table" for us. So we created our own table
High Schools serviced:
2015: 0
2023: 28
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