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, […]
Tag: Southeast Umpires
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 […]
Recently, the Southeastern Region Director, Jen Colvin announced that Doug Durling has been appointed to the Southeastern Region Volunteer Umpire Staff. The Volunteer Umpire Staff is lead by Umpire-in-Chief Marshall Casey and includes volunteers who lead and conduct the Region’s umpire-related training and education events at the Regional Center in Warner Robins and throughout the […]
Little League® Baseball and Softball Southeastern Region Headquarters has announced the umpire appointments to the 2020 Southeastern Regional Tournaments. A total of 56 volunteer umpires from throughout the eight-state region were appointed by the Region Headquarters from a pool of applicants who applied through the Little League Umpire Registry and were reviewed by their District […]