[RPatrino]

The association I work with does both softball and baseball, and I do roughly 75% baseball and 25% softball. So, I basically consider myself a baseball guy who does softball. My experience has been that the ASA controls most of the mechanics and techniques that both the NCAA and FED softball umpires use.

In spite of not having 'drunk the kool-aid', I still received a 3A NCS Softball Playoff assignment (as well as a 2A NCS baseball semi-final). I use the GD both in baseball and softball, and I wear uniforms with numbers and shoes with little white "N's" on them. I suspect that my upward mobility in softball will be limited due to this fact, and I can live with that.