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2023 World Series Umpires Announced

On behalf of the entire membership of the Little League World Series Umpire Alumni International, we would like to off sincere congratulations to all of the umpires who have been assigned to the 2023 World Series Tournaments.  The listing for this year’s tournaments is below.  We will be reaching out to all of you in the coming days with information regarding our association.

Little League Baseball® World Series (Williamsport, Pa.)

  • Mark Alenius – Calgary, Alberta (Canada)
  • Billy Bruce – Dillsburg, Pa. (East)
  • Donnie Caudill – Hamilton, Ga. (Southeast)
  • Traci Duez – Sugar Land, Texas (Southwest)
  • Philip King – Lancaster, Ohio (Central)
  • Jose A. Melecio-Lopez – Maguayo, Puerto Rico (Latin America)
  • Dave Miller – Poway, Calif. (West)
  • Andy Pagan – Clermont, Fla. (Southeast)
  • Arnoldas Ramanauskas – Vilnius, Lithuania (Europe and Africa)
  • Darren Schuberg – Fairfax, Va. (Southeast)
  • Ben Sprague Jr. – Henderson, Nev. (West)
  • Lawrence Stein – Dalworthington Gardens, Texas (Southwest)
  • Richard Wagoner – Peyton, Colo. (Southwest)
  • Christopher Wasieleuski – Bristol, Conn. (East)
  • Gregory Wright – Indianapolis, Ind. (Central)

Intermediate (50/70) Baseball World Series (Livermore, Calif.)

  • Wayne Bonnington – Ashland, Ore. (West)
  • John Budnik – Holland, Mich. (Central)
  • Brian Dymon – Fredericksburg, Va. (Southeast)
  • Samuel Fontecchio – Ironwood, Mich. (Central)
  • Phillip Golden – Houston, Texas (Southwest)
  • John Kawulok – Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
  • Darrin Lambert – Willow Street, Pa. (East)
  • Fidel Luna – San Diego, Calif. (West)
  • Frank Machado – Rockledge, Fla. (Southeast)
  • Darrin Muller – Windsor, Great Britain (Europe and Africa)
  • Roberto Rivera-Rosado – San Juan, Puerto Rico (Latin America)
  • Mark Scott – Houston, Texas (Southwest)
  • Boyd Stevens – Portsmouth, N.H. (East)

Junior League Baseball World Series (Taylor, Mich.)

  • Ric Zwanenberg – Rosmalen, Netherlands (Europe and Africa)
  • Christopher Berti – Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
  • Todd Brain – The Woodlands, Texas (Southwest)
  • Bruce Cline – Dayton, Ohio (Central)
  • Glenn Davis – McCleary, Wash. (West)
  • Andrew Elliott – Greenwood, Ind. (Central)
  • Sandley Martina – Willemstad, Curaçao (Latin America)
  • Michael McCullough – St Petersburg, Fla. (Southeast)
  • Barry Nelson – Salem, Ore. (West)
  • Carlos Rodriguez Jr. – Marietta, Ga. (Southeast)
  • Jeffrey Ross – Rye, N.H. (East)
  • Michael Sharrow – Montoursville, Pa. (East)
  • Charles Wlliamson – Austin, Texas (Southwest)

*Note: William Leath (Tampa, Fla.) was selected to umpire at the 2023 JLBWS but was unable to serve.

Senior League Baseball World Series (Easley, S.C.)

  • Joseph Tignor – Sacramento, Calif. (West)
  • Bill Balog – Santee, Calif. (West)
  • Ricardo M. Delgado-Torres – Hormigueros, Puerto Rico (Latin America)
  • Douglas Fravel – Waldorf, Md. (East)
  • Stephane Giraud – Eysines, France (Europe and Africa)
  • Jonathan Hagen – Land O’ Lakes, Fla. (Southeast)
  • Alexander Hufford – Kalamazoo, Mich. (Central)
  • Geoffrey King – Berkeley Springs, W.V. (Southeast)
  • Phillip Ramirez – Albuquerque, N.M. (Southwest)
  • Todd Saxey – La Grange, Ky. (Central)
  • Darren Weisse – Tewksbury, Mass. (East)
  • David Wilson – San Antonio, Texas (Southwest)
  • Barry Yates – North Shore, B.C. (Canada)

Little League Softball® World Series (Greenville, N.C.)

  • Benedict Aguillera – Dade City, Fla. (Southeast)
  • Daniel Collins – College Station, Texas (Southwest)
  • Robert Freeman – White Bluff, Tenn. (Southeast)
  • Adam Hale – Glendale, Ky. (Central)
  • James “Buster” Hickam – Kathleen, Ga. (Southeast)
  • Pavel Kaspercik – Paskov, Czech Republic (Europe and Africa)
  • Keith Ludwig – Easton, Md. (East)
  • Agustin Morales-Perez – Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico (Latin America)
  • Troy Richardson – Brewer, Maine (East)
  • Randall Schulz – Santa Fe, N.M. (Southwest)
  • Andrew Shriver – South Whitley, Ind. (Central)
  • Russ Smith – Phoenix, Ariz. (West)
  • Clyde Torigoe – Honolulu, Hawaii (West)

Junior League Softball World Series (Kirkland, Wash.)

  • Lael Bowen – Clarksville, Tenn. (Southeast)
  • Ronald Coleman – Wellsville, N.Y. (East)
  • Nicolas Davids – Los Lunas, N.M. (Southwest)
  • Garett Gilson – Victoria, B.C. (Canada)
  • Thomas Gutierrez – Fannin, Texas (Southwest)
  • John Joerger – Portland, Ore. (West)
  • Elmer Margarita – Willemstad, Curaçao (Latin America)
  • Scott Moseley – Palmdale, Calif. (West)
  • Chris Parks – Inverness, Fla. (Southeast)
  • Jeffrey Schoettle – Lansing, Ill. (Central)
  • Ronald Signore – Mishawaka, Ind. (Central)
  • Johannes van Renswoude – Velserbroek, Netherlands (Europe and Africa)
  • Vincent Yale – Colora, Md. (East)

Senior League Softball World Series (Lower Sussex, Del.)

  • Scott McLernon – Torrance, Calif. (West)
  • Howard Cake – Albuquerque, N.M. (Southwest)
  • Jose L. Colon-Santiago – Mayaguez, Puerto Rico (Latin America)
  • Will Fedewa – Winter Park, Fla. (Southeast)
  • Paul Keefer – Boardman, Ore. (West)
  • Todd Kenney – Rockville, R.I. (East)
  • John Masloroff – Franklin, Wisc. (Central)
  • AJ Mens – Almere, Netherlands (Europe and Africa)
  • Courtney Nunn – Jonesboro, La. (Southwest)
  • Vincente Piscitello – Seminole, Fla. (Southeast)
  • James Spade – Bartlett, Ill. (Central)
  • D. Walmsley – Victoria, B.C. (Canada)
  • Dennis Williams – Valatie, N.Y. (East)

In addition to the 16 umpires listed above for the Little League Baseball World Series this August, four veteran Crew Chiefs have been selected by Little League International staff to make a return trip to Williamsport where they will serve as mentors for the first-time volunteers both on and off the field:

  • Mike Debelak – Torrance, Calif. (West) – 2018, ‘21 LLBWS
  • Terry Falgout – Beaumont, Texas (Southwest) – 2015 LLBWS, 2022 Crew Chief
  • Brian Henry – Toccoa, Ga. (Southeast) – 2016, ’21 LLBWS
  • Ed Moran Jr. – Camden Wyoming, Del. (East) – 2018 LLBWS, 2022 Crew Chief