4. How do I become an umpire?

HLL utilizes both adult and youth umpires for the Minors and Majors Division games. For the adult umpires who handle the plate for Majors games, we contract with the NCUA, Northern California Umpires Association, out of San Francisco.

We also have approximately 30 youth umpires ages 13-18 each season. In January/February, we recruit and train about 10 new umpires per year. The season begins in March and runs through early June. Our youth umpires also handle scoreboard duties at the Majors and Minors fields. There are nearly 400 assignments per year in total that are handled by our alumni. We attempt to accommodate each youth's schedule and most games are Mondays through Thursdays from 5-7 p.m. and Saturdays from 9-5 p.m.

We send out letters each January to all 13-year-olds that played in HLL as 12-year-olds. If interested, the teens must mail back the application and a committee selects the most mature, responsible and knowledgeable kids to be umpires. In the past few years, we have received about 25 applications for the 10 spots. We pay the kids between $15-25 per game and we expect them to treat this as a job, albeit hopefully a fun one!

If your son/daughter wishes to be considered for an umpire position and you do not receive a letter by the end of January, please email hllbaseball@yahoo.com.

5. How do I find out if a game is rained out?

Updates will be posted here before 2 p.m. on weekdays, 8 a.m. on Saturdays and 9 a.m. on Sundays.

6. When does the season start and end?