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Welcome to the website of the Softball Umpires of Maryland (SUM). SUM provides fastpitch Umpires in support of central Maryland girls travel tournaments. SUM's primary customer is the United States Specialty Sport Association (USSSA) tournament schedule. We also provide Umpires to the USSSA Nationals held in Maryland, Northern Virginia and World Series in Florida. REGISTER NOW TO BECOME AN UMPIRE In addition, many of the SUM Umpires work high-school fastpitch games in the States of Maryland and Delaware and have worked the Maryland Public Secondary School Athletic Association Maryland State Championship tournament and Delaware semi-final and state championship games. A number of SUM Umpires officiate at the collegiate level in the Atlantic Region.   If you are interested in umpiring for SUM we would love to have you join our organization. Umpires working for SUM are trained in USSSA fastpitch softball rules as well as proper field mechanics. Training classes are in January and February. You can register using this Google Form See 2025 Training Flyer     The tournament season is bifurcated and runs March through July with three weeks of World Series play at the end of July. Fall softball runs from the middle of September to the end of October. Contact SUM if you would like to join us!               USSSA has adopted a new fastpitch bat stamp. This stamp will appear on all new USSSA approved fastpitch bats, beginning with 2021 bat models. The previous stamp is still valid and approved for USSSA Play! 2024 State Clinic Sat March 2 9:00 John Novak, SUM’s “ZOOM Guy”    See UAT -  Minutes November 4, 2024		Jake Jacobs passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, July 25.  Jake was the founder of our organization as well as a mentor and good friend.  Jake will be cremated. As per Jake's wishes, there will be no funeral or celebration of life. Obituary   Mike Phillips, 2023 Umpire of the Year                      Joe Holonich 2023 Inductee to the Softball Umpires of Maryland Hall of Fame
At the State CLINIC: March 4, 2023 SUM named the following 2023 Recognition 2023 Umpire of the Year Mike Phillips 10 Years of Service John Brewer, Mike Gangi, John Novak, Jim Woods 15 Years of Service Frank Amonica, Carroll Brown, Dave Conroy, Tony Cossentino, Scott Howser, Jon Plavnick 20 Years of Service Jean Little, Al Palmer, Dave Pabst Rookies of the Year Noah Parker, Frank Merson Most Improved Chris Maddix Rising Super Star Ally Friedman Scheduler's Dream Dan Bigler Ultimate Team Player Tom Smith     To the Rescue Tony DeFazio (DE), Dave Wilson (DE), John Wright (PA) Helping Hand Club Leroy Black (DE), Jim Mules (DE), Dave Wilson (DE),   Deb Hauth (DE), Mike DiFonzo (DE)   Bob Bannon (PA), Dave Hunsicker (PA), Phil York (PA), John Wright (PA) 100+ Game Club Dave Pabst (103), Mike Free (104), Tony Cossentino (106), Chris Maddix (107) Dan Bigler (110), Scott Richards (112), Mitchell Tran (113), Jonathan Rowley (115), Joe Holonich (117), Todd Mason (117) Noah Parker (122), Tim Vanderhoof (126), Damon Williams (131) John Brown (143), Tom Smith (148) Michael Phillips (152), Rick Morris (153)		Dan Bigler Tom Smith  Chris Maddix        - ,                ,              ,                   Noah Paker & Frank Merson

20 Year Club
	Mike Behrens, John Calamari, Jo Brickwedde, Jim Carberry	John Moore	John Dye	Keith Brown	Dennis Artman, Bill Chatterton	John Remmell	Al Palmer, Dave Pabst	Jean Little