District 9 Umpire Home Page

Welcome to the Washington District 9 Umpire web site, an umpire program supported by Washington District 9 Baseball & Softball.

Washington District 9 serves 13 leagues near Seattle, in the area just east of Lake Washington and extending to the foot of the Cascade mountains. The district encompasses the communities of Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Carnation, North Bend, and their surrounding areas.

We're Little League Umpires!

When someone asks you if you are a volunteer umpire, or just an umpire. Tell them, proudly, you are a Little League Umpire. Read more about being a Little League Umpire.

2024 Post Season Umpire Requirements

Hey Blue! Let’s get ready for the 2024 Little League International Tournament! District 9 All-Star tournaments begin June 15.

Are you ready for the post season? Little League International and District 9 requires the following:

• ArbiterSports.com
  The district-wide umpire scheduling system, including all All-Star tournament games.
  If you do not have an account, contact your League UIC or Rob Little, District 9 UIC (rlittle@d9ump.org)
  
  
• Little League Umpire Registry
  Complete a background check that will be good across ALL District 9 leagues!
  
  
• Abuse Awareness for Adults
  Creating a Safe and Abuse Free Environment for Athletes.
  Abuse Awareness Training is REQUIRED FOR ALL VOLUNTEERS.
  
  
• Introduction to Umpiring
  
  Preparing for Competition, Communicating Effectively, and Managing Games.
  Follow the instructions at the link and select the "Introduction to Umpiring" course.
  
  
  You can also go directly to Certifications and choose "USA Baseball Umpire "U" Certification" under "Available Certifications". The most important part of that training is the Umpire Code of Conduct.
  
  

2024 Post Season Umpire Training

Hey Blue! Let’s get ready for the 2024 Little League International Tournament! District 9 All-Star tournaments begin June 15.

The District 9 umpire staff hosted an online training session Thursday, June 13, 7:30pm-9:00pm. This session is for all volunteer umpires who are considering or planning to umpire during the District 9 softball and baseball All-Star tournaments. We covered the following:

• What’s different in the post-season?
• Tournament rules updates
• Rotations with 3 and 4 umpires
• Questions and answers

Postseason Training - Deck

Postseason Training - Recording

Pitching (and Catching) Rules

Umpires usually do not worry too much about pitch counts -- that is up to the official pitch counter at the game. There are a few things we ARE responsible for as umpires:

• Enforcing pitch limits: If the pitch counter lets you know that a pitcher has reached their maximum, DO NOT let that pitcher continue. (They can finish the current batter.) If the manager refuses to remove the pitcher, direct them that they must do so. If they again refuse, eject the manager. Direct the replacement to remove the pitcher. Repeat until the pitcher is replaced, or there are no more adults and the game is suspended and referred to the board.
  
  DO NOT allow a pitcher to keep pitching after they exceed their pitch count. It does not matter if the manager disagrees with the pitch counter. They can play the game under protest, but protect the kid's arm!


• Pitching and Catching: There are restrictions on pitching and catching in the same game. This is why it is very important to keep a lineup and track of pitchers and catchers in the game.
  • If a catcher enters and they pitched in that game, confirm that they threw 40 or less pitches.
  • If a pitcher enters and they caught in that game, confirm that they caught 3 or less innings (catching a single pitch constitutes an inning).

Here is a summary of the rules for the regular season: Regular Season Pitching Rules Summary

Rules

Mechanics, Rotations, and Responsibilities

Training

Forms

Pitching (and Catching) Rules

Equipment