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.
2023 Recognition
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.
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
Contact
SUM
if you would like to join us!
See UAT
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Minutes November 4, 2024
USSSA HAT - RED LOGO
EMBROIDERED $15.00
Contact Deb Hauth 856-261-6157 or
dhauth@verizon.net
Click for Order
Form
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 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)
Noah Paker & Frank Merson
Dan Bigler
Tom Smith
Chris Maddix
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,
20 Year Club |
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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 |
Schedules & Dates | Umpiring Information and Forms | Individuals, Recognition, and Awards | |||
USSSA Schedule 2024 Training Classes |
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It takes many people to make any organization run successfully, and SUM is no different. Here are some of the individuals who support SUM and fastpitch softball. See some of the recognitions our SUM umpires have gotten and memories of some who are no longer with us by clicking here. |
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2025 Important Dates |
Umpire and Softball Links |
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Local organizations many of our umpires also work for their local organizations that support high-school and recreational softball in their communities. If you are interested in joining a local organization, please see the following links. Montgomery County: CASO Baltimore County: MASO MPSSAA Maryland HS local associations Contacts |
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