Umpire clinic ‘spring training’ for local blues
MEDICINE HAT, AB — Baseball players aren’t the only ones on the diamond who need spring training says Medicine Hat Little League Umpire in Chief Randy Laughlin.
“A lot of the boys haven’t made a call or seen a pitch since last August or October,” Laughlin said Saturday afternoon at the Little League Baseball Centre. “This is our opportunity to just refresh them, knock the rust off if you will, go over some of the rule changes from last year to this year, and basically just get them ready for the upcoming baseball season.”
Clarke Robinson and Liam Towle were two of the umps knocking off the winter rust at the clinic. The 14 -year-olds have both been umping for three years.
“I love baseball and I just love doing this,” said Towle in between drills. “It kind of refreshes you on the basic six calls and what to do, and where the positions are.”