Little League Ga. District 2: LL District 2 Umpires
Monday, May 5District 2's Own Don Dozier to Call World Series!!!!!
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Like many of us Don's involvement began when his son started playing baseball in Smyrna in 1995. Don's many accomplishments include becoming a district umpire 1996, state instructor in 1998, umpire in chief for the district in 2004 and becoming a southern region umpiring instructor in 2005. |
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Meet the 2008 District 2 Umpire Staff
Don Dozier (District UIC, State and Regional Instructor) - Don began umpiring in 1995 and became part of the district umpire staff in 1996. In 2004 Don became the district 2 UIC. Don has been a state instructor since 1998 and has served as a Southern Region umpire instructor for the last two years. Don has umpired all age groups of Little League at the District and State level. He was given the opportunity to call the Little League Regional in St. Petersburg, FL. and the Jr. Regional in Cartersville, GA and earned his World Series recommendation on both the small and big diamond in those tournaments. Last year Don was honored with an opportunity to do the Senior League Regional tournament. This year you will see Don on ESPN calling THE Little League World Series. Just as with his regional assignments we look for Don to be in a class by himself! |
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Jim Knorr (Assistant District UIC, State and Regional Instructor)- Jim has been umpiring Little League Baseball for 15 years. He began umpiring games for East Marietta National Little League in 1993 and served as their Safety Director and UIC for 4 years beginning in 1996. Jim has been a member of the D2 staff since 1995, working many district, state, and divisional tournament games at all age levels. He is now a volunteer umpire for Milford Little League. In 2000 he was selected to umpire in the Southern Region LLB tournament in St. Petersburg, FL where he received a World Series recommendation. In 2006 Jim achieved his dream of umpiring in the Little Leaue World Series in Williamsport, PA where he was selected as the plate umpire for the International Championship game. In 2004 Jim umpired in the Southern Region Junior League tournament in Catersville, GA where he was the plate umpire for the championship game and received another World Series recommendation. Jim will be attending his 3rd regional tournament in 2008 when he umpires in the Southern Region Senior League tournament in Melbourne, FL
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Carlos Rodriguez Jr. (Milford L.L. UIC and State Instructor)- Carlos began umpiring nearly 10 years ago when asked by a friend if he would like to umpire high school baseball. Six years ago when his son Alex started playing Little League baseball Carlos gave up much of his high school umpiring assignments in order to call Little League games. In his time in Little League Carlos has called district and state tournaments on both the small and big diamond. In 2006 Carlos was honored to call the Jr. Regional in Cartersville, GA and earned a big diamond World Series recommendation.In 2007 Carlos was selected to call the Little League Southern Regional tournament in St. Petersburg, Fl. where Carlos earned his small diamond World Series recommendation!
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Dave Hetzel (Southern Region UIC)- Dave began umpiring Little League Baseball in 1987 with East marietta National Little League. He served on the Board of Directors of EMNLL from 1989 through 1994. Dave became District UIC in 1991 and served in that capacity until he transferred out of the area in 1994. In 1992, Dave was given the opportunity to umpire the Southern Region Little League Baseball tournament in St. Petersburg, Florida. Two years later, Dave was invited to umpire the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. This was the same year that MLB went on strike in August and for the first time, ESPN covered a number of the games. Dave umpired the final gave televised on Wide Wold of Sports. In 1995 Dave was asked to join the Southern Region Umpire Staff, a volunteer position that involves instructing umpire clinics around the region and evaluating umpires at regional tournaments. Although Dave moved outside the Southern Region in 1994 he continued to volunteer and has remained active on the staff ever since. Dave returned to the Atlanta area in the fall of 2003. In 2005 Dave was appointed as Umpire-In-Chief for the Southern Region. |
Ted Collins (Wold Series Umpire Instructor) - Ted began umpiring Little League baseball while still playing High School baseball in 1976. At that time Ted was volunteering with District 10 in Floriday. In 1996 Ted moved to the Atlanta area and joined the District 2 staff. Ted has been an instructor at the district, state and region level for several years and has been selected to instruct the refresher course for World Series umpires the past few years. Ted has umpired many, many district and state tournament games. In 2003 Ted was selected to umpire in the Little League Regional Tournament in St. Petersburg, FL. where he earned a World Series recommendation for the 60' diamond. In 2005 he was selected to umpire the Senior Regional and earned a World Series recommendation for the 90' diamond. Ted brings great personality to the field and is a wonderful asset to the district. He enjoys working with all of the volunteer umpires around the district and watching the young men and women participate in a sport he loves! |
