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Is it possible it existed at one point but the growing shortage of umpires across the country has led to these requirements being repealed?
In my part of the mitten state, the crunch for umpires is such that it would be difficult to assign two umpires to each and every sub-varsity game (MS, FR, JV) -- even with schools trying to be accommodating in their scheduling. All it takes is one sick, injured, or no-show umpire on any given day to throw a monkey wrench into the day's assignments.
As an example, I had to start a freshman baseball doubleheader solo this Spring because my partner was needed to do the bases in a varsity game going on concurrently at the same site. Once that game ended, he came to my field to finish that game on the bases and did game two on the dish.
At least one area league, due to the shortage of umpires, assigns only one to their Freshman and JV baseball/softball games.
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Games officiated: 525 Basketball · 76 Softball · 16 Baseball
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