Interesting game...

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A long time ago, I was a Babe Ruth District Commissioner for several years. Back then, all umpires for District had to be Babe Ruth certified umpires. To work a State you had to be certified and previously worked a Regional, you had to be certified and previously worked a State. To work a World Series you had to be certified and previously worked a Regional.

The District Commissioner is provided a list of certified umpires but would often leave it up to the tournament director to assign the umpires from the list unless the tournament director asked for assistance, in which case the District Commissioner would supply the umpires. This was usually by contacting each league and asking the league president to recommend umpires from their league, that were on the certified list. At least that is how it was handled in my state. I don't know if this was universal. The District Commissioner definitely needs to know if un-certified officials are working District tournaments. He may ask the tournament director to assign certified officials, or at a minimum, it is noted for future reference when assigning sites for District and/or State Tournaments.