question llws?

[oatmealqueen]

Just wondering?
Are there any women umpires working any of these games?

Are there many women who work LL baseball in general?

[Dave Hensley]

Originally posted by oatmealqueen
Just wondering?
Are there any women umpires working any of these games?

Are there many women who work LL baseball in general?

No and no. There is a greater frequency of women umpires in softball, but not very many in baseball.

[Jeremiah]

I'm pretty sure that there was a gal umpiring in the LLWS a few years ago.

Jeremiah

[bbump82]

There was a lady a few years ago. I don't remember exactly when it was. I do remember that she was doing the plate in the final game that was betwenn the US and the Far East. The reason I remember it was because that was a play at home where the runner slid head first to avoid the tag and she scored the run. Most of the regulars that I work with as well as myself thought that should have been an out.

[Jim Porter]

Originally posted by bbump82
The reason I remember it was because that was a play at home where the runner slid head first to avoid the tag and she scored the run. Most of the regulars that I work with as well as myself thought that should have been an out.

I remember that play. It caused a lot of debate. It was a feet-first slide to the side and the runner reached out with his hand to touch the base. I defended the umpire's call because I did not believe it was a head-first slide at the time. I still don't. It was a head-first touch of the base, but the slide itself was feet-first which is perfectly legal.

[Jeremiah]

"There was a lady a few years ago. I don't remember exactly when it was."

I think it was in 2001.

Jeremiah