Maine District Three Little League Umpires Association: Welcome
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Umpire Training and Development Tournament Information
Maine District Three Little League Umpires Association
We provide umpires for all levels of baseball and softball for Maine Dist 3. District 3 consists of the following leagues: Bangor West, Bangor East, Hermon, Brewer, Old Town, Orrington, Orono/Veazie, Caribou, Lincoln, Hampden, Millinocket, Monticello/Border, Katahdin Valley, Glenburn, Levant, Holbrook & Houlton. Many of our umpires are very experienced and have worked in many District, State, Regional and even World Series Level games, in both sports. We are proud to be the host site of the Senior League World Series.
Tuesday, November 13
Mansfield Stadium will once again be the host site for the 2008 Senior League World Series August 10th – 16th.
Tuesday, July 1
Tournament Rules Reminders
With tournament play getting underway here are some situations and questions that have been asked.
If a team has 12 or fewer plays at the start of the game (when the umpires meet with the coaches for the pre-game conference) the team is limited to a manager and a coach. If the team elects to have someone other than the manager or coach keep a scorebook, the book keeper can ONLY state the batting order to the team they are keeping the book for. The manager or coach may NOT consult with or ask questions to aid in strategy such as, "what did he/she do last time" and things along those lines. Please use rule 3.09 help guide in these situations. Also remember there must be a coach in the dugout at all times. Umpires we must holding our pre-game conferences no later than 5 minutes prior to game time.
Huddling by the defensive team prior to taking the field is a growing trend. This delays the game a considerable amount of time. Before the huddle can begin the manager has to wait for base runners to return to the dugout put away helmets and bats and grab their glove and hat, then the huddle takes place, now the team takes the field. This easily adds 5 to 8 minutes of "dead" time with no one on the field. If each team only huddles twice the game this adds at least another 20 minutes to the game. Umpires please do not allow defensive huddles between innings, if a team insists on huddling please enforce rule 8.03 per the interpretation manual, one minute begins when third out is recorded. Remember if a team hustles in and out we should allow the pitcher to have allowed number of warm-up pitches.
Pitchers Warming prior to entering the game must remain inside the confines of the field unless the field has a fenced bullpen. The catcher should go as far down the line as they can with their back to the outfield fence. A spotter should be sent with a helmet and glove to protect the pitcher and catcher. If there is not enough room in foul territory for a pitcher to safely warm-up prior to entering the game then the umpire should allow extra warm-up throws from the mound, provided the team did not cause an unnecessary delay.
Pitch count for each pitcher should be given over the pa system each half inning if one is being used.
Teams affidavits should be left with the official scorer and pitch counter during the game.
The 10 run rule applies to all tournament games.
Baseballs used for tournament play must be Little League approved RS-T baseballs. This insures that the ball used is to tournament standards. Umpires if both teams do not have RS-T balls available, please play the game and contact Chris or myself.
Hope everyone has a great tournament, please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.
Monday, June 23
Due to a team dropping out of the Jr. & Sr. baseball tournament the bracket had to be redrawn. The updated bracket has been added to the tournament information section.
