Sara began umpiring in 1995 while living in Colorado. “I was a coach for a couple of seasons, but I am NOT acoach. I’ve played all my life and wanted to stay in the game. Being an umpire allows me to do just that – to give back to the game that gave me so many wonderfulopportunities! I get to work with a great group of people and we have a lot of fun. Plus, I get the best seat in the house!” Sara is the Umpire-In-Chief of Softball for Arizona District 5 Little League in Tucson. She has worked numerous postseason tournaments including Major Baseball, Major Softball and Junior Baseball in Colorado. “I feel much honored to say that this will be my fifth Western Regional Junior Softball tournament – and my first as an actual selected Tournament Umpire.” She has always loved baseball and her favorite teams include the Arizona Diamondbacks and the, “California Angels – I don’t care what anybody calls them!” She loves being at The Game. “It’s pretty sad, really. Someone will get a great hit with runners on, and here I am watching the rotation of the umpires… Yup, just call me Blue!” Sara, an avid reader and cook, was born in Pasadena, California and has lived in Tucson since December, 2004. Her mom also lives in Tucson, and she has two brothers in Colorado. She works for a local mortgage lender.