Getting Assignments
All available games are listed on this website and should be requested by email to the umpire scheduler ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) Assigned games are always confirmed by email. DO NOT ASSUME you are scheduled unless you have a confirmation email from the scheduler.
Make sure that our scheduler has the following information, which you can provide by email to : This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- your correct email address;
- a phone number to contact you / your parents;
- if you play Little League Baseball, what team you play for; and
- if you have brothers / sisters playing Little League, the teams they are playing for, as you cannot umpire their games.
Make sure you check our webpage and your email daily for games that might become available at the last minute due to last minute cancelations by other umpires or new games due to rescheduling.
Regular season games will be scheduled from 1-3 weeks in advance, and make up games and exhibition games are listed as soon as the coaches advise us of them.
If you haven’t been scheduled for any games 3 weeks after the season has started, please send a note to
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. This is to make sure that we have you on the list of available umpires for the season.
Anytime you need information or want to make changes to your schedule, email
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and you will hear back usually within a few hours.
Also, please try and give a minimum 24 hours notice if you are cancelling an assignment. This gives the scheduler enough time to find a replacement. Note that if you make a habit of cancelling your assignments too often, or on very short notice you may not receive additional assignments.
What if my partner doesn’t show up?
In the event that you are the only umpire who shows up, don't panic. Coaches and parents are very understanding if one umpire works the game by themselves and they recognize the extra challenge it presents. If you are doing the game by yourself, you should work the game from behind the plate where you get the best view of the field, the players. On balls put into play it is only necessary to take a few steps into the infield and you will have a good angle on plays at any bases.
Make sure that after the game you let the umpire scheduler know as you will receive additional pay (see pay scales) for doing the game alone. We do our very best to avoid situations like this at all costs and over the years we have been very successful in minimizing games with only one umpire and in situations where this is unavoidable we make every effort to let the coaches know in advance of the situation. Remember, if you are unexpectedly left alone, the coaches will understand of how much more difficult it is to do a game alone and they will be sympathetic to the challenges involved in that and you may be surprised that it is easier than you expected to do the game by yourself.
If there is a serious problem in any game where you are left alone please inform the umpire in chief as soon as you can. This way the issue can be dealt with quickly and appropriately!