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[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by Andy

174 teams....hot and humid....several umpires did go down from what I heard.

A side note - the PU for the championship game was one of ours from AZ...very proud of her!

We had a tourney here a few weeks ago. Temps were in the upper 90s, lower 100s. I'd heard that at least 10 umpires went down from heat on the first day.

[LIUmp]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

We had a tourney here a few weeks ago. Temps were in the upper 90s, lower 100s. I'd heard that at least 10 umpires went down from heat on the first day.

Temps on the "coolest day" was 97. Out of the 8 days, 6 were over 100 and two days were 106 and 108 with high humidity. The heat index on the first day was 128 or something. It was dangerous. The temps you guys experienced was similar to what Cary had 2 weeks ago.

First day we had 14 umps go to Duke University Med. Center for heat illnesses.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by LIBlueASA

Temps on the "coolest day" was 97. Out of the 8 days, 6 were over 100 and two days were 106 and 108 with high humidity. The heat index on the first day was 128 or something. It was dangerous. The temps you guys experienced was similar to what Cary had 2 weeks ago.

First day we had 14 umps go to Duke University Med. Center for heat illnesses.

Which is why I ended up getting a call from one of the UICs, asking if I could help out on Saturday. Unfortunately, I was in Wisconsin attending my grandmother's funeral, or I would have certainly helped out as much as possible.

The whole time, I was thinking and worrying about you guys (and ladies) who were calling the tournament. I knew how hot it was, and my fears of umpires falling out were proven correct. Thankfully, no one had serious complications that the medical facilities couldn't handle.