Nearly 100 dedicated Little League® umpires have earned the honor to be selected to umpire at one of the seven Little League World Series Tournaments this summer, living out the dream that thousands strive for each year around the world. New for the 2025 season, all seven World Series tournaments will now feature a set of veteran Crew Chiefs, which have been used at the Little League Baseball and Softball World Series in previous years to assist with mentorship, education, and growth of the umpires throughout their World Series experience.
“Every season, our umpires dedicate their time, energy, and efforts to making sure the children in their communities all around the world have a fun, safe, and memorable Little League experience. However, only a selected few earn the honor to represent their communities and fellow umpires on the world’s biggest stage at one of our seven World Series events each summer,” said Stu Hartenstein, Little League Director of Umpire Development and Operations. “On behalf of all of us at Little League and everyone involved with the selection process, we are proud to announce this year’s selections and congratulate them on this well-deserved achievement. Additionally, we are excited to expand our Crew Chief program out to all seven of our World Series events this year as we look to strengthen the tournament experience with this additional support for our umpires.”
The selection process to become a World Series umpire is lengthy and rigorous and has become an honor that only a select group have gone on to achieve. In order to be eligible to volunteer in a Little League World Series event, an umpire must first have competed in a region tournament event. After that experience is completed, the process for selection to work a World Series begins with an application submitted by each umpire through the Umpire Registry. Once received, the District Administrator may also provide comments to the Selection Committee for review. Additionally, umpires may choose to participate in a Tournament Umpire Identification Camp, held in person at one of Little League’s five U.S. Region locations to help assess their skills and receive additional feedback. The Little League International Selection Committee then considers all nominated umpires in coordination with each of its nine Region offices before selecting high-performing umpires to officiate each postseason tournament. All nominated umpires are then screened one final time by the Little League International Selection Committee and Region staffs before their official selection to umpire in a Little League World Series tournament.
Appointment as a member of the volunteer umpiring crew for a World Series is the highest honor that Little League can bestow on an umpire. To support their efforts, Little League International provides each of the selected volunteers with a travel stipend to help offset the costs to attend their respective World Series events.
Below is the listing of the umpires who will take the field for each of the seven World Series events this summer, along with the city/state/country and region (in parentheses) that they represent. Crew Chiefs will be designated with an asterisk (*):
Little League Baseball® World Series, Presented by T-Mobile (Williamsport, Pa.)
- Raymy Brown – San Jose, Calif. (West Region)
- Anthony Calcagno – Bolingbrook, Ill. (Central Region)
- Daniel del Nido – Bentley Park, Queensland, Australia (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Traci Duez – Sugar Land, Texas (Southwest Region)
- Jarodd Goedel – Sherburne, N.Y. (East Region)
- Ricci Hall – Spencer, Mass. (East Region)*
- Alexander Hufford – Richmond, Mich. (Central Region)
- Jason Kelley – Deerfield, Wisc. (Central Region)*
- Philip Levesque – Williamsport, Pa. (East Region)
- Carlos Lugo Soto – San Sebastian, P.R. (Latin America Region)
- Robert Macdonald – London, Ontario (Canada Region)
- Christopher Mathis – Bonney Lake, Wash. (West Region)
- Ludovic Meillier – Belgentier, France (Europe and Africa Region)
- Michael Orlando – Peabody, Mass. (East Region)
- Robert Ruhle – Madison, Wis. (Central Region)*
- Robert (Garrett) Shelton – Chesapeake, Va. (Southeast Region)
- Dwight Stephens – Blaine, Minn. (Central Region)
- William (Bill) Vikara – Pace, Fla. (Southeast Region)
- Brett Wagner – Odessa, Texas (Southwest Region)
- Dennis Williams – SeaTac, Wash. (West Region)*
Little League® Intermediate (50/70) Baseball World Series (Livermore, Calif.)
- Greg Anderman – Bend, Ore. (West Region)
- Erik Brown – Spring, Texas (Southwest Region)
- Colin Campbell – Albuquerque, N.M. (Southwest Region)*
- Hector Figueroa – San Juan, P.R. (Latin America Region)
- Patrick Griffin – Galesburg, Mich. (Central Region)*
- Ryoji Kashii – Tokyo, Japan (Asia-Pacific Region)
- John Kim – Vancouver, B.C. (Canada Region)
- Todd Lee – Galena, Kan. (Central Region)
- Brian Riley – Davis, Calif. (West Region)*
- Marco Rosen – Greeley, Colo. (West Region)
- Kyle Sewick – West Danville, Vt. (East Region)
- Guy Vilt – Lakewood Ranch, Fla. (Southeast Region)
Junior League Baseball World Series (Taylor, Mich.)
- Mark Bernstein – San Diego, Calif. (West Region)*
- Gavin Daniels – Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Seddrick Dixon – Fort Pierce, Fla. (Southeast Region)
- Andrew Kelly – Muskegon, Mich. (Central Region)
- David Kramer – Bend, Ore. (West Region)
- Todd Marr – Arlington, Texas (Southwest Region)*
- Gilles Neyraud – Athis-Mons, France (Europe and Africa Region)
- Phillip Ramirez – Albuquerque, N.M. (Southwest Region)
- Trevor Selanders – Calgary, Alberta (Canada Region)
- Juan Serrano Alvarez – San Juan, P.R. (Latin America Region)
- Gregory Tremblay – Danvers, Mass. (East Region)
- Gregory Wright – Indianapolis, Ind. (Central Region)*
Senior League Baseball World Series (Easley, S.C.)
- Rick Alleman – Trabuco Canyon, Calif. (West Region)
- Gary Arnell – Perth, Western Australia (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Lawrence Babcock – Valparaiso, Ind. (Central Region)
- Todd Brain – The Woodlands, Texas (Southwest Region)
- Terry Falgout – Beaumont, Texas (Southwest Region)*
- David Frye – Fort Pierce, Fla. (Southeast Region)
- Larry Henry – Toccoa, Ga. (Southeast Region)*
- Richard Moses – Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec (Canada Region)
- Curtis Parker – Woodland, Calif. (West Region)*
- Sean Philbin – Madison, Wis. (Central Region)
- Kenneth Pieter – Willemstad, Curaçao (Latin America Region)
- Eric Stonesifer – Ambler, Pa. (East Region)
Little League Softball® World Series, Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods (Greenville, N.C.)
- Jason Becker – Lake Stevens, Wash. (West Region)
- Jose Chaparro Santiago – Trujillo Alto, P.R. (Latin America Region)
- Daniel Collins – College Station, Texas (Southwest Region)*
- Nicolas Davids – Los Lunas, N.M. (Southwest Region)
- Edwin Diaz Vazquez – Guayama, P.R. (Latin America Region)
- Douglas Durling – Titusville, Fla. (Southeast Region)*
- Adam Hale – Glendale, Ky. (Central Region)*
- Jeffrey Lindhorst – Corpus Christi, Texas (Southwest Region)
- John (Scott) Masloroff – Franklin, Wis. (Central Region)
- Michael Miller – Oak Creek, Wis. (Central Region)
- Brian Poe – Lorton, Va. (Southeast Region)
- Randy Santee – Rocklin, Calif. (West Region)
- Jamie Sims – Portland, Ore. (West Region)*
- Owen Sprague – Limington, Maine (East Region)
- Jessica Vikara – Pace, Fla. (Southeast Region)
- Ryan Yamagata – Point of Rocks, Md. (East Region)
Junior League Softball World Series (Kirkland, Wash.)
- Jeffery Daugherty – Red Rock, Texas (Southwest Region)
- Tiesh Diaz Cruz – Yabucoa, P.R. (Latin America Region)
- Jim Lotka – Spring City, Pa. (East Region)
- Keith Ludwig – Easton, Md. (East Region)*
- Jennifer McLeod – Spring Hill, Fla. (Southeast Region)
- Antonio Medina – Grass Valley, Calif. (West Region)
- Oscar Rios – Valparaiso, Ind. (Central Region)
- Hiram Rivas Guevarez – Dundee, Fla. (Southeast Region)
- Garth Sanders – Santa Clarita, Calif. (West Region)*
- James Spade – Bartlett, Ill. (Central Region)*
- Clyde Torigoe – Honolulu, Hawaii (West Region)
- Raymond Torres – Yauco, P.R. (Latin America Region)
Senior League Softball World Series (Lower Sussex, Del.)
- John Cheesbrew – Fredericksburg, Va. (Southeast Region)
- Anthony Estrada – Ovilla, Texas (Southwest Region)
- Robert Freeman – White Bluff, Tenn. (Southeast Region)*
- Angel Hooker – Willemstad, Curaçao (Latin America Region)
- Rhett Jones – Hampton, Va. (Southeast Region)
- Tye Kivela – Frederick, Pa. (East Region)
- Christine Larson – Cave Creek, Ariz. (West Region)
- Mark Pigg – Arvada, Colo. (West Region)*
- Andrew Shriver – South Whitley, Ind. (Central Region)
- George Spragens – Lebanon, Ky. (Central Region)*
- William Webster – Ansonia, Conn. (East Region)
- Vincent Yale – Colora, Md. (East Region)
The U.S. Region Tournament umpire assignments can be found on the respective Region pages on LittleLeague.org.
All of the umpires at the Little League Baseball and Softball Region and World Series events will once again be provided with Gerry Davis Sports uniforms as part of an agreement with Gerry Davis Sports as the Official Umpire Uniform Provider of the Little League World Series.
Umpires are one of the most important aspects in the success of local Little League programs around the world and play a pivotal role in the experience of all our players throughout the Little League International Tournament. As a way to continually develop these umpires throughout the year, Little League International offers a variety of digital training and educational resources available on LittleLeague.org/Umpires, a bi-monthly Fair Ball Newsletter, access to the free Little League Umpire Registry, and formal training through Umpire Clinics and Schools around the nation. Additionally, the umpires for the 2025 Little League Baseball and Softball World Series will once again participate in a multi-day orientation.
For more information on the Little League Baseball and Softball World Series, visit LittleLeague.org/WorldSeries.