College softball umpires needed

bbump3 · #1 (**permalink**) Sun Feb 04, 2001, 12:40pm

The Gene Cusic Classic needs college softball umpires. 140 college NCAA Division I,II,III, and NAIA teams will play in Ft. Myers Florida from February 24 thru March 30, 2001. Umpires will work 3-4 games per day. For more information e-mail Clark Davis: [email protected] or phone 941-461-7462. Come join us in the warmth of southwest Florida for fun excitement and get ready for your 2001 college schedule. Visit our Classic website: http://www.lee-gov.com/parks/rec/athletics/cusic

bbump3 · #2 (**permalink**) Sun Feb 04, 2001, 12:51pm

The Classic website is: lee-county.com/parks&rec/athletics/cusic

MA Softball Ump · #3 (**permalink**) Thu Oct 18, 2007, 12:32pm

I heard that there are at least three different early season spring classics down in Florida in February. Does anyone have the 2008 contact info and web sites to get the dates and umpire requirements?

MA Softball Ump · #4 (**permalink**) Thu Oct 18, 2007, 12:43pm

o.k., I found this updated site with contact info for Rebel Games:

http://www.rebelspringgames.com/umpire_information.htm

Are there any others??

MNBlue · #5 (**permalink**) Thu Oct 18, 2007, 02:00pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbump3

...get ready for your 2001 college schedule.

If we are going to travel back in time, there are a few other things I would like to do as well.

MA Softball Ump · #6 (**permalink**) Thu Oct 18, 2007, 02:22pm

Actually, I did a search to see if and when there were posts about this subject. The last one was apparently in 2001... so I suppose I could have made it a "New Post", but.... oh well, I didn't.

So, are there any other games besides the Rebels?

Mountaineer · #7 (**permalink**) Thu Oct 18, 2007, 08:27pm

How much do they pay for these tournaments? I saw that the Rebel provides lodging, what about the other one? Anyone worked either of these tournaments?

cpa · #8 (**permalink**) Fri Oct 19, 2007, 12:59pm

Neither the phone # nor the 2 web addresses listed above for this event seem to be working -- Lee County's website appears to be some dead end tourist web page

Anyone got better info on how to contact these folks?

Skahtboi · #9 (**permalink**) Fri Oct 19, 2007, 01:02pm

Considering that this was originally posted close to seven years ago, there is the very distinct possibility that the event no longer exists.

whiskers_ump · #10 (**permalink**) Fri Oct 19, 2007, 02:33pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skahtboi

Considering that this was originally posted close to seven years ago, there is the very distinct possibility that the event no longer exists.

Scott, check my Anyone Know post. You probably do know some or most
of the umpires. Worked 112 team tournament with them last weekend in
Beaumont.

Skahtboi · #11 (**permalink**) Fri Oct 19, 2007, 02:57pm

Yessir...I know most of them. As a result of everyone from this area gone, I had to work a 16U tournament using one man mechanics. I also worked 4 games back to back without a break.

IRISHMAFIA · #12 (**permalink**) Fri Oct 19, 2007, 02:57pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by MA Softball Ump

I heard that there are at least three different early season spring classics down in Florida in February. Does anyone have the 2008 contact info and web sites to get the dates and umpire requirements?

The "better" collegiate spring tournaments are "umpire by invitation". IOW, you need to know someone, or they need to know the umpire. In years past, the National/Olympic team have played in one or more of these tournaments.

Usually, a very good level of ball. Once had an umpire tell me after working her first game with Finch and Fernandez throwing, "boy, they threw an awful lot of pitches that sounded like strikes".

whiskers_ump · #13 (**permalink**) Fri Oct 19, 2007, 05:25pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skahtboi

Yessir...I know most of them. As a result of everyone from this area gone, I had to work a 16U tournament using one man mechanics. I also worked 4 games back to back without a break.

I know Phil and Roland were really broken up about that.

Hidie and Debbie are great umpires.

Steve M · #14 (**permalink**) Fri Oct 19, 2007, 06:44pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

The "better" collegiate spring tournaments are "umpire by invitation". IOW, you need to know someone, or they need to know the umpire. In years past, the National/Olympic team have played in one or more of these tournaments.

Usually, a very good level of ball. Once had an umpire tell me after working her first game with Finch and Fernandez throwing, "boy, they threw an awful lot of pitches that sounded like strikes".

Wonder what they'd think of some of the men's major pitchers I've had.

Stat-Man · #15 (**permalink**) Fri Oct 19, 2007, 08:56pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skahtboi

Considering that this was originally posted close to seven years ago, there is the very distinct possibility that the event no longer exists.

The cusic Classic stil exists (at least it did through last year (Spring 2007). the national association I do stats for, a couple of our member schools have recently participated in it.