League: WEST SIDE CHRISTIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL

Pay Rates:

MS working alone = $80

MS with partner = $60

League: NORTHVIEW LITTLE LEAGUE

Pay Rates: $70 per umpire per game

League: THORNAPPLE VALLEY BASEBALL LEAGUE

Pay Rates differ by MHSAA and non-MHSAA officials. MHSAA rate is listed first, in bold.

14u with partner = $80 / $70

Rules for TVBL 14U Spring:

• 7 inning games

• No new inning after 2 hours

• Mercy is 10 runs after 5 innings

• No dropped third strike rule (batter is out)

• No balks (instruct pitcher but do not award bases)

League: RIVALRY ON THE RIVER

Pay Rates differ by MHSAA and non-MHSAA officials. MHSAA rate is listed first, in bold.

8u alone = $70 / $60

9u alone = $80 / $70

9u-11u with partner = $70 / $60

12u-13u with partner = $75 / $65

14u with partner = $80 / $70

League: RIVALRY ON THE RIVER

Pay Rates differ by MHSAA and non-MHSAA officials. MHSAA rate is listed first, in bold.

8u alone = $70 / $60

9u alone = $80 / $70

9u-11u with partner = $70 / $60

12u-13u with partner = $75 / $65

14u-16u with partner = $80 / $70

League: THIRD COAST TOURNAMENTS

Pay Rates:

8u alone = $70

9u alone = $75

9u-11u with partner = $65

League: BACKYARD DREAMS

Pay Rates differ by MHSAA and non-MHSAA officials. MHSAA rate is listed first, in bold.

8u alone = $65 / $55

9u alone or with partner = $70 / $60

10u with partner = $70 / $60

12u-13u with partner = $75 / $65

League: NORTH STARS BASEBALL

Pay Rates differ by MHSAA and non-MHSAA officials. MHSAA rate is listed first, in bold.

9u-11u with partner = $70 / $60

12u-13u with partner = $75 / 65

League: THIRD COAST TOURNAMENTS

Pay Rates: 

14u-16u with partner = $75

League: NORTH STARS BASEBALL

Pay Rates differ by MHSAA and non-MHSAA officials. MHSAA rate is listed first, in bold.

8u-10u with partner = $70 / $60

12u-14u with partner = $75 / 65

League: THORNAPPLE VALLEY BASEBALL LEAGUE

Pay Rates differ by MHSAA and non-MHSAA officials. MHSAA rate is listed first, in bold.

9u alone = $80 / $70

9u-11u with partner = $70 / $60

12u-13u with partner = $75 / $65

14u with partner = $80 / $70

(a) Application. This policy applies to all games assigned by E3 Officials, LLC and Eric John Roberts. It is codified in all contracts under “Umpire Compensation and Cancellation Policy.” Pay rates differ among leagues and can be found at www.e3officials.org/official.

(b) Disputes. ​If the tournament/league does not provide the amount you believe you are entitled to, please reach out to Eric John Roberts at (616) 406-5031 or umpwestern@gmail.com.

Disputes about pay can be communicated by officials at any time.

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(c) Weather Policy.

[Tournament or League] will pay partial rates, based on the time of game cancellations, for an umpire’s initial game of the day, as follows:

● Canceled before umpire has left for the field = none

● Canceled after umpire is en route or present* = half, rounded up to the dollar

● Canceled after a delay of 1 hour or less after start time** = half, rounded up to the dollar

● Canceled after a delay greater than 1 hour after start time** = full pay

● Canceled after one pitch has been thrown = full pay

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*There will be no compensation for any non-initial games if these games are canceled:

1) during the umpire’s initial game; or

2) no later than 30 minutes after the listed start time of a subsequent game,

or within 30 minutes after the conclusion of the initial game, whichever is

later.

**In subsequent games, if an umpire is made to stay for more than 30 minutes after the listed start time of a subsequent game, or 30 minutes after the conclusion of the initial game, whichever is later, then they are entitled to the above compensation.

Join the MHSAA as an official today!

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It is a great time to become a MHSAA official. All tournaments ask for MHSAA officials first and working MHSAA games will prepare you to officiate any level of travel ball.

For those that are already MHSAA officials, renewing your membership is now open here. Also I'd be happy to share any training opportunities that you come across or organize with my list of youth officials.

Juniors and seniors in HS are eligible to become MHSAA officials and are paid at the same rate as their adult counterparts. High school 9th graders and 10th graders can also register with MHSAA, which gives you a rulebook and access to online rules meetings and gets your name on the radars of some assigners, though 9th and 10th graders are only eligible to work middle school games. These are oftentimes assigned directly by the school or a different local assigner.

Those in high school who join MHSAA must join as a "Legacy Official" and have a "mentor official" who has done MHSAA before. If you are interested in joining, please let me know and I'd be happy to help connect you to a mentor official.

Local HS Assigners - After joining MHSAA, you'll need to get in touch with a local assigner / association. These folks work with HS across the state to provide MHSAA certified officials for all HS games. If you'll be living somewhere else in 2024 besides West Michigan, please reach out and I'll be happy to share contact info for nearby assigners.

West Michigan Umpires Association (the "Ottawa-Kent" OK Conference):

Kevin Weber

Email: kweber@nvps.net

Cell: (616) 821-9758

Mid Michigan Officials Association (Muskegon, Newaygo counties):

Chris Calkins

Email: calkins8108@comcast.net

Cell: (231) 457-6334

MHSAA Pay Rates: The rates for baseball / softball officials differ by conference. They are going up substantially for 2024 and beyond. 

Varsity Single = ~ $100

Varsity Double Header = ~ $180-$200

Sub-Varsity Single = ~ $80-$90

Sub-Varsity DH = ~$150-$170

And be sure to attend training!