Tag: Southeast Umpires

There are certain moments in life that people can reflect on where every detail is so clear, as if it happened just the day before. For Little League® umpires Robbie Guest and Don Brown, receiving a phone call from the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) was one of those moments.  In addition to their services […]

The volunteer umpires for all divisions of the 2023 Little League® Baseball and Softball Southeast Region Tournaments have been set. Little League Baseball® – Warner Robins, Ga. (August 3-8, 2023) R.J. Delaune Steven Gillingham Michael Grossman Chris Kerley Dan Lawrence James Mackey Todd Rieger Anthony Thornton Little League Softball® – Warner Robins, Ga. (July 24-28, […]

With yet another exciting World Series season just months away, Little League® International is pleased to announce the selection of more than 90 volunteer umpires who have earned the honor to take the field this summer. “Serving as an umpire at the Little League World Series is the dream of every local league volunteer umpire, […]

Marty Henry and Louis Nickerson have been appointed as members of the Southeast Region’s Volunteer Umpire Staff. Matt Weber, Southeast Region Director made the appointments upon the recommendation of fellow members of the Umpire Staff, which is led by the Umpire-in-Chief, Rich Ealy. Members of the Volunteer Umpire Staff lead various education and training events, […]

Little League® International remembers Gary York, a Little League Southeast Region volunteer and umpire for more than 20 years, who officiated games in the 2017 Little League Softball® World Series in Portland, Oregon. He was 59. Mr. York, a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, resided in Lakemont, Georgia, at the time of his passing. After graduating […]

Little League® International mourns the passing of Robert “Bobby” Veleta, Jr., who was a Southeast Region volunteer umpire for 27 years, and twice officiated games at the Little League Baseball® Europe and Africa (EA) Region Tournament played in Kutno, Poland. He was 66. Mr. Veleta’s volunteer service to the Little League program began with the […]

The volunteer umpires for all divisions of the 2022 Little League® Baseball and Softball Southeast Region Tournaments have been set. Below is the listing of volunteer umpires who will take the field this summer, along with the state and district that they represent: Little League Baseball® – Warner Robins, Ga. (August 4-9, 2022) Robert Anderson […]

Little League Southeast Region Office along with the Region’s Volunteer Umpire Staff presented the 2021 Golden Mask Award to Louis Nickerson of Vero Beach, Florida and District 17. The Golden Mask Award has been presented since 2013 to honor a volunteer umpire in the Southeast Region The award honors a volunteer Little League umpire for […]

16 volunteer umpires have been selected for the 2021 Little League® Baseball and Softball Southeast Region Tournaments in Warner Robins, GA. Each Region Tournament will take place at Little League Southeast Park. The umpires who were originally selected to work the events in 2020 were offered the opportunity to either accept  their 2021 selection or defer to […]

The following is a message from Jennifer Colvin, Southeast Region Director regarding a change to the Southeast Region Umpire Staff. It is with a deep sigh that I share with all of you that effective November 1, 2020, Marshall Casey, has stepped aside as Southeast Region Umpire-in-Chief (UIC). Marshall had wanted to make 2020 his […]