Congratulations to our Summit 2020 giveaway winners!
Liam Fernald - $50 Gift Card to Ump-Attire.Com
Louis Nickerson - Wilson West Vest Gold Chest Protector
Brian Beddingfield - Diamond iX3 Mask
Phillip Byars - Champro Equipment Bag
Bill Bruce - WWUA Gift Bag
Chris Rutz - WWUA Challenge Coin & Lapel Pin
Eric Murray - WWUA Gift Bag
David Jenkins - WWUA T-Shirt
Service members are disciplined, organized and polished while in the service of a greater organization governed by regulations and orders... it is a very easy transition to the baseball diamond.
We show how their already perfected talents can be applied to the profession of umpiring.
We also provide continued support and development in order for our graduates to gain the experience necessary to advance to higher levels of the game. The most important component of our program is actually the introduction into a new brotherhood which is not unlike that of the military culture. We are the "third team" on the field and have to look out for each other. That bond and camaraderie extends beyond the chalk lines of the diamond.
When one umpire meets another umpire, there is an immediate connection of something special.
Much more so than two people who meet and happen to play the game. Our veterans enjoyed this camaraderie for years on Active or Reserve Duty. In civilian life, this may be hard to find again.
Thank you to the following people for your amazing support...