Alabama · State high school body · Montgomery
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- Schools and leagues find baseball and softball officials through the local association contacts the AHSAA lists by sport; new officials start on the Become an AHSAA Official page.
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- Oct 11, 2026
Alaska · State high school body
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- Officials register and certify online through Arbiter (certified, auxiliary or state events worker); the page does not describe how schools request officials.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Arizona · State high school body · Phoenix
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- Officials must be 18, hold a fingerprint clearance, and register online with the AIA each year; officials are independent contractors who sign agreements with the school and the AIA.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
California · Local association · Orange County
- Covers
- T-ball through high school, leagues, tournaments and single games
- How to ask
- Submit the Request Umpires form on the site for a league, tournament or single game.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
California · Local association · San Diego
- Covers
- Youth leagues, high schools, colleges
- How to ask
- The home page says 'Need umpires?' and asks you to call or email the association.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
California · Local association · Los Angeles (South Bay)
- Covers
- High school (35 to 40 schools a year)
- How to ask
- Schools can call, email or use the contact form; the site promises a reply within 48 hours.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
California · Local association · San Francisco Bay Area (East Bay)
- Covers
- Youth, Babe Ruth, Connie Mack, American Legion, summer college, men's senior and adult leagues, academies, travel tournaments
- How to ask
- The page says its assignor secures umpire service agreements with leagues and tournaments; contact them via the site.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
California · Local association · San Francisco Bay Area
- Covers
- High school, middle school, PONY, Little League, college, adult leagues
- How to ask
- The site says to contact its named baseball services contact to get umpires.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
California · State high school body · Sacramento
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- Officials register on the CIF Arbiter registration site and work through CIF-accredited local officials associations, which are listed on the CIF accredited associations page.
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- Oct 11, 2026
Colorado · State high school body · Denver
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- New officials submit the Become an Official form and CHSAA connects them with the sport area director; the baseball page points to the umpires' association site for area directors and a list of assignors.
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- Oct 11, 2026
Connecticut · State high school body · Cheshire
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- High school games use officials certified by one of about 50 local boards; the CIAC officials directory lists a baseball and a softball board contact and the CIAC office number.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Florida · Local association · Jacksonville
- Covers
- Youth 6u to 18u, adult, league play and travel ball
- How to ask
- Leagues and travel clubs fill out the online Request for Umpires (non-tournament) form with sport, age group, field, date and crew size.
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- Oct 11, 2026
Florida · Local association · Tampa
- Covers
- High school (Hillsborough County), youth, college
- How to ask
- The contact page has a link saying 'Interested in having us umpire your games?' that opens a Google Form.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Florida · Local association · Orlando
- Covers
- High school and youth baseball
- How to ask
- Site lists a general email, phone and Contact Us page for the umpire association; no explicit request steps.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Florida · Local association · Miami / South Florida
- Covers
- All age groups; youth, travel, tournaments, high school (Broward area)
- How to ask
- The site markets umpires for all age groups in South Florida and lists a call-in number in its title.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Florida · State high school body · Gainesville
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- Officials join an FHSAA-sanctioned local association, register with the FHSAA, and clear fingerprinting; local associations assign the officials, and the page links a county by county list of associations.
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- Oct 11, 2026
Georgia · Local association · Metro Atlanta
- Covers
- All levels of play (not itemized)
- How to ask
- The About page invites leagues to contact the team by email or phone to arrange its umpire services.
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- Oct 11, 2026
Georgia · State high school body · Thomaston
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- Georgia baseball and softball officials register through independent local associations, and the GHSA publishes a contact list of those associations by sport for schools to call.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Hawaii · State high school body
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- People interested in officiating fill out the HHSAA Officials Inquiry Form and are put in touch with the high school officials group for their sport.
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- Oct 11, 2026
Idaho · State high school body · Boise
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- Officials register in the DragonFly platform, attend a state rules clinic, complete safety courses, and pass the NFHS Part I exam required for baseball and softball.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Illinois · Local association · Northern Illinois / Chicago area
- Covers
- Youth, travel and community leagues, competitive and weekend tournaments, special events
- How to ask
- Use the Request Umpires button, which goes to the contact page, to discuss schedule and coverage needs.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Indiana · State high school body · Indianapolis
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- Schools contract with officials directly or through an IHSAA-approved assigner; the IHSAA does not schedule regular season games, and new officials can join a professional officials association for assignments.
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- Oct 11, 2026
Iowa · State high school body · Boone
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- The state licenses baseball officials through DragonFly, and the site links an 'Assignors in Iowa' list for finding the assignor covering your area.
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- Oct 11, 2026
Kansas · State high school body · Topeka
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- KSHSAA registers baseball and softball officials through ArbiterSports; contact the KSHSAA office for help finding officials.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Kentucky · State high school body · Lexington
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- KHSAA licenses officials through its central hub and posts an Officials Listings page; call the office for help finding officials.
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- Oct 11, 2026
Louisiana · State high school body · Baton Rouge
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- Officials register with ArbiterSports and join a local association; the LHSOA page points schools and prospects to a Regional Coordinator of Officials for each area.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Maine · Local association · Midcoast Maine (Knox, Lincoln and Waldo counties)
- Covers
- Schools and teams (grades 7 to 12 per a 2018 news notice)
- How to ask
- The site says it provides baseball and softball officiating to Knox, Lincoln and Waldo counties and routes inquiries through a website contact form.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Maryland · State high school body
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- Interested people submit an online interest form and are routed to a local county or regional baseball or softball officials association; schools work through those associations.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Massachusetts · State high school body · Franklin
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- The MIAA does not assign officials itself; baseball and softball officials work through independent officials boards, and the MIAA posts each board's president and secretary.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Michigan · State high school body · East Lansing
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- The MHSAA officials page links assigner and association resources, and schools can use the registered officials directory behind a MyMHSAA login.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Minnesota · Local association · Twin Cities
- Covers
- 9U-12U travel, 13U-15U travel, in-house/rec, Legion/VFW, club, HS baseball/softball, tournaments
- How to ask
- Submit the Request Coverage form with your league, levels, city, estimated games and season dates.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Minnesota · Local association · Twin Cities
- Covers
- Youth 9U-19U (Gopher State Baseball League)
- How to ask
- The page lists the assignor for each Twin Cities umpire association; contact the assignor of the group you want, or MYAS officiating services for MYAS-organized leagues.
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- Oct 11, 2026
Minnesota · State high school body
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- Officials register through the league's Arbiter system and are encouraged to join a local officials association; the league also holds recruitment forums for new officials.
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- Oct 11, 2026
Mississippi · State high school body
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- The MHSAA officials section has an officials application and lists regional associations including Middle Mississippi Baseball, which is run by an assignor.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Missouri · Local association · Kansas City (eastern Jackson County, MO)
- Covers
- Youth leagues, Little League, recreational leagues, tournaments
- How to ask
- Leagues and tournaments use the 'Request League or Tournament Umpires' contract page; one-off events use a separate event request page.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Missouri · Local association · St. Louis
- Covers
- High school, NCAA, junior college, NAIA, summer youth leagues, adult leagues
- How to ask
- The association assigns games in consultation with league organizers; leagues reach it through its contact form, general email or phone.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Missouri · State high school body · Columbia
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- People apply online to become MSHSAA licensed officials; contact the MSHSAA office for sport-specific and assignor information.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Montana · State high school body · Helena
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- Contact the Montana Officials Association office through MHSA; registration, testing and regional director contacts are on the MOA page, with training in the Arbiter Training Room.
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- Oct 11, 2026
Nebraska · State high school body · Lincoln
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- Officials create an NSAA account and register per sport; the page lists baseball umpire and softball official clinics but no contact for requesting officials.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Nevada · Local association · Las Vegas Valley (Las Vegas, Henderson, Boulder City)
- Covers
- Little leagues, competitive youth, adult leagues
- How to ask
- States it supplies umpires for little league, competitive youth and adult leagues in the valley; the only published contact is a general email.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Nevada · State high school body · Statewide
- Covers
- High school (NIAA sanctioned)
- How to ask
- The NIAA officials page lists the area commissioners and sanctioned local officials associations, including Northern Nevada baseball and softball umpire groups, who handle assigning for member schools; officials register through ArbiterSports.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
New Hampshire · State high school body · Concord
- Covers
- High school, middle school, youth
- How to ask
- Email the contact for the NH Baseball Umpires Association or NH Softball Umpires Association listed on the NHIAA officials links page, then register through Arbiter.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
New Jersey · State high school body
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- Officials register per sport through Arbiter and join an approved local chapter; the Officials Associations page lists chapters and assignors.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
New Mexico · State high school body · Statewide
- Covers
- High school varsity (NMAA/NMOA)
- How to ask
- NMAA publishes a regional assignor directory for varsity baseball and softball by region, and the officials page names a manager of officials operations; officials register through the Dragonfly portal.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
New York · Local association · Long Island (Suffolk County)
- Covers
- Any level of amateur baseball
- How to ask
- Email or call the association, or use the Contact Us form, to arrange league umpire coverage.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
New York · Local association · New York City (Bronx, Manhattan), Westchester and Hudson Valley, Fairfield County CT
- Covers
- Little League, youth rec, travel ball, high school, college, men's leagues, tournaments
- How to ask
- Leagues, coaches and commissioners can request umpires through the Contact Us form, by email or by phone; there is also a separate request form for Cooperstown teams.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
New York · Local association · Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk)
- Covers
- Little League through high school, plus adult baseball
- How to ask
- Fill out the Use LIAUA web form with your league name and contact details.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
New York · State high school body
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- The officials page links a Become an Official site, a statewide directory, and sport and section officiating contacts for baseball and softball.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
North Carolina · Local association · Charlotte (Cabarrus County and Metrolina region)
- Covers
- Middle school, high school, college club, recreational leagues in Cabarrus County
- How to ask
- Contact page asks visitors to reach out by form, phone or email; no request-specific instructions.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
North Carolina · State high school body · Chapel Hill
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- The NCHSAA officials page links Becoming an Official, registration, clinics and exams; contact the association office with questions.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
North Dakota · State high school body · Valley City
- Covers
- High school, junior high
- How to ask
- Schools can contract registered officials listed on the NDHSAA site directly or work through local officials associations; call the office for help.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Ohio · State high school body · Columbus
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- New officials take an OHSAA class and exam via officials.myohsaa.org, then join a local association; local secretaries are in the myOHSAA Officiating Directory.
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- Oct 11, 2026
Oklahoma · State high school body · Oklahoma City
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- The Officials menu goes to the OSSAA ArbiterSports portal; call the OSSAA office for officiating questions.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Oregon · Local association · Portland
- Covers
- Semi-pro and adult leagues, youth, college and high school tournament play
- How to ask
- Site lists a phone and email to call or write; it is aimed mainly at semi-pro and adult wood-bat baseball.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Oregon · State high school body · Statewide
- Covers
- High school (OSAA)
- How to ask
- OAOA is the officials body for OSAA events; its site points to local officials associations via NewOfficials.org and OSAA's officials page, and OSAA/OAOA recruited baseball and softball umpires in a 2024 notice.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Pennsylvania · Local association · Pittsburgh (South Hills and surrounding communities)
- Covers
- Little League tournaments, Pony, Colt, Supercolt, high school and post-high-school travel teams, American Legion, Palomino
- How to ask
- Requests for PUA to officiate your games go to the PUA President by email; schedule changes go to the assigner.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Pennsylvania · Local association · Philadelphia area
- Covers
- Little League, youth rec, travel ball, high school, college leagues, men's leagues, tournaments
- How to ask
- Complete the Request Umpires form and the group responds within 24 to 48 hours.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Pennsylvania · State high school body · Mechanicsburg
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- The PIAA officials page links the application, an Officials Directory, officials' representatives and an assignor agreement; schools use PIAA assignors.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Rhode Island · State high school body
- Covers
- High school and middle school
- How to ask
- Officials register each season through the RIIL's ArbiterSports registration; the league lists baseball and softball under both high school and middle school sport info.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
South Carolina · State high school body · Columbia
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- The league has baseball and softball officials pages with an Arbiter application for new officials and a list of district contacts, who are the people to ask about officials in each district.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
South Dakota · State high school body · Pierre
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- Officials register through the SDHSAA and arrange their own games, and local officials associations are often contacted by athletic directors to staff contests.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Tennessee · State high school body · Hermitage
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- TSSAA officials join one local baseball or softball officials association and register through ArbiterSports; the association lists are on TSSAA's officials associations page.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Texas · Local association · Austin
- Covers
- High school, college, youth, select, adult and summer leagues
- How to ask
- Use the I Need Umpires page, which links to the assigner contact pages (one for high school and college, one for all other leagues).
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Texas · Local association · Houston
- Covers
- Youth, junior high, high school, college, adult (ages 6 to 60), leagues and tournaments
- How to ask
- The site says to contact them if you need umpires for a league or tournament, via its contact page.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Texas · State high school body · Austin
- Covers
- High school (UIL)
- How to ask
- UIL officials come through approved associations (TASO and El Paso for baseball), and the UIL baseball officials page has an Officials Assignment Request Form; questions go to the Sports Officials Coordinator.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Utah · State high school body · Salt Lake
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- Officials register on ArbiterSports, pass the rules tests, attend the clinic and join a local officials association, which assigns sub-varsity games.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Vermont · State high school body · Montpelier
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- The VPA's officials associations page points to the Vermont High School Softball Umpires Association for softball umpires.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Virginia · State high school body
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- Most Virginia officiating is association based, with schools or districts contracting a local officials association whose assignors schedule officials; the VHSL registers officials through VHSL Whistle.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Washington · Local association · Seattle / Puget Sound
- Covers
- Little League, youth, Pony, Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth, high school, junior college, adult and select leagues, tournaments
- How to ask
- Leagues and tournament hosts use the Contact Us form on the site and are told someone will respond; they also offer coverage of special events.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Washington · State high school body · Renton
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- The WIAA's become-an-official page sends prospective officials to the Washington Officials Association, which covers baseball and softball officials.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
West Virginia · State high school body · Parkersburg
- Covers
- High school and middle school
- How to ask
- New officials complete a RefReps course or a local board training class, then register through Arbiter; contact the WVSSAC office for the local board in your area.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Wisconsin · State high school body · Stevens Point
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- The WIAA licenses officials but does not assign regular season games; athletic directors or conference commissioners staff them, and officials are advised to join a local officials association.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Wyoming · State high school body
- Covers
- High school
- How to ask
- Softball officials register online through DragonFly and work with the Wyoming Sports Officials Association; the WHSAA officials office handles registration questions.
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
