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If anyone has equipment to donate, please call our President, Michael Stover: email | 716-880-6510
Equipment Donations
Need an umpire for your game?
Please contact us right away to have our umpires scheduled for your upcoming games. Speak to David Davidson: email or call 716-870-0974
Members
ASSIGNMENT NOTICES
- Please keep your arbiter updated to make the job of the high school and summer assigner easier.
- Things tend to get crazy when there are rainouts.
- The summer season runs from the third week of June until the first week of August. Please plan your vacations accordingly.
- Your assignor will reach out to you regarding cancellations as soon as he is informed.
Pay Rate
2026 Section 6 High School
- Scrimmage $65
- Varsity $109
- JV $86.50
- Modified $80.50
2026 Summer Fees
- 90-foot 2 man $86
- Thunderwolves Tournament $85
- 60-foot 1 man $80
- Slow pitch softball, including Firemens $55
- Little League Softball $55
High school games are paid for through direct check or Arbiter pay. Summer games are paid on the field or for tournaments at summer meetings.
Banquet
2026 Training and Meeting Schedule
All Meetings Will Take Place At Lockport High School, unless otherwise noted
DUES
2026 Membership dues: $130.00
Dues includes scholarship funding, 5 training classes and 2 training manuals
Umpire Mechanics & Training Videos
General Resource
The Basics
- Five Mistakes that Beginner Umpires Make (5:33 min).
- Umpire Uniform & Equipment & Tips (4:58 min).
- How to conduct a Pregame Meeting (5:47 min).
- Basic Signals – Out, Safe, Time, Foul, Fair (2:55 min).
- Called vs Swinging Strikes (1:39 min).
Two Umpire Mechanics
- Two Umpire Crews for Beginners (12:14 min).
- Baseball – 2 Umpires (5:42 min).
- Umpire Roles (two-man)
- Start Positions (two-man)
- The Basic Rotations (two-man)
Three Umpire Mechanics
Plate Umpire
- The Strike Zone + How to improve accuracy! (2:56 min).
- Slot Position Plate Mechanic (3:07 min).
- Plays at the plate – Wedge Positioning (5:01 min).
- Plate Mechanics (2:05 min).
- Working the Plate
- Calling Balls & Strikes
- Catch/No-Catch & Going Out
Balks
- What is a Balk in Baseball? The Rule Explained. (16:28 min).
- Balk Rules (6:33 min).
- Balks
Uniforms & Equipment
Uniforms
2023 high school baseball (default) Uniform
- black shirt with state emblem
- black jacket with state emblem
- black hat with no emblem
- charcoal pants
- black belt
- black ball bag
- black socks
- black sneakers/ athletic shoe (acceptable: black sneakers sold by the vendors with white Nike swoosh)
The powder blue, dark blue and red shirt can also be worn, so long as you and your partner match.
Please Note:
In 2024 The State Association is planning on eliminating the dark blue shirt as the default shirt and making black the default state shirt. In addition, charcoal pants will be the default pants, not heather gray, and the red shirt will be deleted.
If uniform changes are approved in October of 2023, the default uniform will be: black hat, black shirt with state emblem, black belt, charcoal pants, black socks, black ballbag, and black jacket with emblem.
Can you still wear dark blue in 2024? Yes, charcoal pants are the only mandatory requirement for uniforms. The plate umpire decides on the uniform combination.
The State Association recommends that you no longer buy red shirts. Also, only purchase charcoal-colored pants.
Other Equipment Required
- Indicator for balls and strikes
- ball bag
- brush for the plate
- plate shoes for protection
- shin guards
- chest protector
- throat protector
- cup
Vendors
Purchase Officials Supplies | website
All umpire equipment can be bought here . They are also a vendor for NYSBUA gear. Very good service and delivery.
Umpire Junkies | website | phone | email
For state emblem shirts and jackets; recommended by the LUA. Excellent service and delivery. Other vendors for state shirts can be found on the NYSBUA website.
Ump-Attire Website NYSBUA Page
* Feel free to ask veteran officials if they recommend others.
Umpire Roster
Gregory Chenez
Daniel Barrancotta
Dan Budziszewski
Michael Smith
David Davidson
John Grembowicz
Jeffrey Haseley
Joseph Krieger
Michael Licata
Jack Marso
Jeffrey Murphy
Steve Hodgins
Tim Pierce
Mark Sobieraski
Dennis Stachera
Mike Stover
Robert Watson
Michael Wohleben
Lockport Umpires Association, Inc. 