Just got home from umpiring the 11/12 D2 Final in Hooksett. I was part of 6 man crew and was on the Left Field Line. It was good to be a part of the game and be able to enjoy the game at the same time. Even had a few calls to make. When doing a fair/foul line you want to make sure you start in front of the outfielder. This way you may just have to turn and look so you can see the catch/no catch from the front. Had one great catch that the fielder dove for the ball and forced me to move up and wait to make sure the ball was not dropped. The ball was held and we had an out. I had thought that Portsmouth vs Lamprey River was going to be more of a home run game. Turned out that we only had one home run and Portsmouth wins game 6 to 0. Nice moving game. We had mixed crew of 2 Merrimack Valley umpires, (one behind the plate). MS did a great job there. Two Somersworth umpires RF line and 2nd base. Then 2 from Laconia, I was on LF line and DS at first base. Had no mix ups everyone was in good position for their calls. That is what you hope for so the umpires seem invisible on the field.
This was my last game until I arrive in Bristol CT for East Regional for 11/12's. I will be there two week from tomorrow for meetings then games start on Friday August 5th. I may try to get to Manchester this weekend to watch some of NH State Finals 11/12 it is Portsmouth and 9/10 it is Rye that will represent D2. Good Luck to both teams!
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