♦ Other West Michigan umpire assigners
♦ Other West Michigan umpire assigners
Umpiring is a team effort. Assigners share the goal of providing work for good officials whenever available. Officials are free to work for any number of assigners. Contact these West Michigan assigners to get more games and make an effort to keep your availability updated with all your assigners to get more games.
E3 Officials, LLC is happy to have you if we've got games to assign and you've got time to work them. Keep in mind that other associations may charge "assigner fees." Assigners should communicate this in advance so you are not caught off guard when receiving less than the listed game fee after your first game.
USSSA
Assigner: Kevin Weber
Email: kweber@nvps.net
Cell: (616) 821-9758
Assigner: Gil Thompson
Email: onetensports@aol.com
(312) 498-2541
Grand Rapids Umpires Association
Assigner: Bruce Doane
Email: brucedoane63@gmail.com
Cell: (616) 822-9503
West Michigan Baseball Tournaments
Assigner: Kirk VanderLaan
Email: wmbtournaments@gmail.com
Cell: (616) 889-4528
Terry Smith Tournaments (operates in Saranac, Lowell)
Jason Price
Email: tstournaments@gmail.com
Cell: (616) 292-0277
Join the MHSAA as an official today!
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, renew your membership 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 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, and River City Conference):
Baseball Assigner: Kevin Weber
Email: kweber@nvps.net
Cell: (616) 821-9758
Softball Assigner:
Mid Michigan Officials Association (Muskegon, Newaygo counties):
For Baseball and Softball: Chris Calkins
Email: calkins8108@comcast.net
Cell: (231) 457-6334
MHSAA Pay Rates: The rates for baseball / softball officials differ by conference.
Varsity Single = ~ $100
Varsity Double Header = ~ $180-$200
Sub-Varsity Single = ~ $80-$90
Sub-Varsity DH = ~$150-$170
And be sure to attend training!