Laura: baseball umpire since 2010
About me
• Little League player from 1988 to 1990
• High School fast-pitch softball player from 1994 to 1998
• Started umpiring for the Little League in 2010
• Became Sunshine Little League U.I.C. in 2016
• Awarded Umpire of the Year of District 33 in 2018
• Assistant instructor for District 33 Field clinic in 2021
• Instructor on District 32 online rules clinic
Clinics
2015: Big Al’s Coaching Clinic
2016: District 33 clinics & Chief Umpire’s Clinic at Western Region Headquarters (WRHQ)
2017: Weekend Umpire Mechanics Academy at WRHQ & Regional Outreach umpire clinic in District 33
2018: Weekend Umpire Mechanics Academy at WRHQ & District 33 Rules Clinic
2019: Week-long Umpire Mechanics Academy at WRHQ, with Gerry Davis, former MLB umpire. Regional Outreach mini clinic
2020: Weekend Umpire Rules II Clinic at WRHQ & Regional Outreach mini clinic
2024: Little League ID, evaluated by Gerry Davis
Experience
• 2010 – 2013: Santee Pioneer Little League. I was recruited and trained locally by a Western Region trained umpire
• 2014 – 2016: Sunshine, Mid-City and North Park Little Leagues
• 2016: Sunshine Little League U.I.C.
• Worked Cactus tournament, recruited and trained several new umpires for Sunshine since then
• Since 2017: Worked Little League Post-season, District TOC, and All-Star games at District Level
• 2018 to 2022: Worked more and more Districts, Sectional and State post-season games, TOC and All-Stars. Also worked Cactus, Dupont, Thomas, and CBI tournament games
• May 2018: Broke my arm at the plate, still came back for the Fall season
• 2019: Assistant Tournament Director for Junior TOC tourney, hosted by Sunshine Little League and worked 11 games in a 4-day “Baseball for All” National Tournament in Rockford, IL, with 14 other female umpires, in the country’s only national baseball tournament for girls
• 2021:
• 2022: Joined San Diego County Baseball Umpire Association, and umpired lots of travel ball, tournaments, high school pre-season, a couple of Junior Varsity season games and a scrimmage game for the University of San Diego, at the plate
• 2023: Europe-Africa Senior Regional in Novara, Italy and Sectional games and State tournament games
• 2024: Started umpiring Adult baseball in San Diego North County
References
San Diego County Baseball Umpire Association:
- President: Ryan Bell
- rrb_008@yahoo.com
- 619-818-6178
North County Men Senior Baseball League:
- Assignor: Chris Rutz
- ca.dist70umpire@yahoo.com
- 760-522-8727
Little League:
- Assignor:
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