PHOTOS
Listed below are some photos of various NGAUA Umpires in action. Click on the thumbnail for a larger copy of the photo! To submit photos, please Contact US.
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2010 NGAUA kick off meeting, Earl Morris receives the Jim Herring award from long time fellow umpire Dick Gayler. |
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Special Olympics-2009 An amazing day spent with gifted athletes, dedicated coaches, and adoring fans. |
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Special Olympics-2009. NGAUA's donation presentation |
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Special Olympics-2009 An amazing day spent with gifted athletes, dedicated coaches, and adoring fans. |
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Special Olympics-2009 An amazing day spent with gifted athletes, dedicated coaches, and adoring fans. |
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Special Olympics-2009 An amazing day spent with gifted athletes, dedicated coaches, and adoring fans. |
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Special Olympics-2009 An amazing day spent with gifted athletes, dedicated coaches, and adoring fans. |
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Metro Atlanta's Umpires display their ASA Elite Trophies at the ASA Regional Clinic in February 2004. Top Row (L-R): Lemuel Buster, Jr. (NGAUA), Jimmy Derrick (NGAUA), Edward "Chico" Lilly (GUA), Tim Smith (GUA), Denis Mucha (SUU), Jim Hiett (NGAUA). Bottom Row (L-R): Larry McCaden (AQC), Hal Leiner (SUU), Ray Gross (SUU), Steve Marcus (SUU), Tim Kasate (NGAUA), Edwin Pickering (NGAUA). Not Pictured: Bobbie Ragland (NGAUA), Al Dattolo (SCUA). |
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Metro Atlanta's Umpires display their ASA Elite Trophies at the ASA Regional Clinic in February 2004. Top Row (L-R): Lemuel Buster, Jr. (NGAUA), Jimmy Derrick (NGAUA), Edward "Chico" Lilly (GUA), Tim Smith (GUA), Denis Mucha (SUU), Jim Hiett (NGAUA). Bottom Row (L-R): Larry McCaden (AQC), Hal Leiner (SUU), Ray Gross (SUU), Steve Marcus (SUU), Tim Kasate (NGAUA), Edwin Pickering (NGAUA). Not Pictured: Bobbie Ragland (NGAUA), Al Dattolo (SCUA). |
 | Lem Buster accepts his ASA Elite trophy from Atlanta ASA UIC Jimmy Derick at the ASA Regional Clinic in February 2004. |
 | Edwin Pickering accepts his ASA Elite trophy from Atlanta ASA UICJimmy Derick at the ASA Regional Clinic in February 2004. |
 | Tim Kasate accepts his ASA Elite trophy from Atlanta ASA UIC Jimmy Derick at the ASA Regional Clinic in February 2004. |
 | Jim Hiett receives his award from Atlanta ASA UIC Jimmy Derrick at the ASA Regional Clinic in February 2004 for becoming an International Softball Federation (ISF) umpire in Modified. |
 | Atlanta ASA Umpire In Chief, Jimmy Derrick, explains ASA's rule changes at NGAUA's kickoff meeting of 2004. |
 | ASA National Staff Member (Region IV), Dick Gayler, talks to a couple of NGAUA umpires about the importance of a wide plate stance. |
 | David Huiel celebrates with his wife after being honored as NGAUA's USSSA Umpire of the Year for 2003. |
 | Jerry Clover is presented his award as NGAUA's 2003 ISA Umpire of the Year by Don Mitchell. |
 | Gerald Lancaster is given a plaque by Bob Earwood for being honored NGAUA's 2003 Fast Pitch Umpire of the Year. |
 | Dick Justus shakes hands with Jim Hiett as he accepts his award as NGAUA's ASA Umpire of the Year. |
 | NGAUA founder Jim Herring receives NGAUA's Lifetime Achievment Award from Earl Morris at the 2003 NGAUA Season Banquet. |
 | Don Harris has a pregame conference with Betsy Kidd at an 18-Gold tournament at Al Bishop Park in 2003. |
 | Joe Mitchell and Edwin Pickering have a conference with a coach at South Cherokee. |
 | Earl Morris works on a field named after him at South Cherokee. |
 | What's this? Brooks Tinsley working FAST Pitch? |
 | Clark Duncan keeps his eyes on the batter for a possible check swing at South Cherokee in 2003. |
 | Edwin Pickering displays his famous safe call at South Cherokee. |
 | Dan Tucker tracks the ball all the way to the bat as a player bunts at the East Cobb Complex. |
 | Randy Thomas (center - plate) and his Losers Final crew at the 2003 ASA 10A Girls Fast Pitch National Tournament in Tennessee. |
 | NGAUA's Brooks Tinsley speaks on behalf of Cobb County Parks and Rec. at the Manager's Lunchon in the Cobb County Civic Center for the 2003 ASA 12A Girls Fast Pitch National Tournament in Atlanta. |
 | NGAUA umpires Don Harris (far left - Third Base) and Gerald Lancaster (left center - Second Base) stand with Eric Philbert (right center - Union City, Ga. - plate) and Geoffrey Sharpe (far right - Southside, Ala. - First Base) for the Losers Semi-Final crew at the 2003 ASA 12A Girls Fast Pitch National Tournament in Atlanta. (click on photo to left to see entire cew) |
 | Don Harris (left) and Gerald Lancaster working the Losers Semi-Final at the 2003 ASA 12A Girls Fast Pitch National Tournament. |
 | NGAUA umpire Dan Tucker (far right - Second Base) stands with Robert Trimble (far left - Columbus, Ga. - First Base), Jo Jo Gardon (left center - Hephzibah, Ga. - Third Base) and Richard Guevara (right center - Stockton, Calif. - Plate) for the Losers Final crew at the 2003 ASA 12A Girls Fast Pitch National Tournament in Atlanta. |
 | Dan Tucker covers second base in the Losers Final of the 2003 ASA 12A Girls Fast Pitch National Tournament in Atlanta. |
 | NGAUA umpire Brian Crane (far left - Plate) stands with (left to right) Lynn Britt (Lawrenceville, Ga. - Second Base), Jim Hiett (NGAUA and 12A Coordinator), Jerry Fick (ASA Region 10 UIC and 12A UIC), Jimmy Derrick (Atlanta ASA UIC and 12A Assistant UIC), Samuel "Bobby" Smith (Athens, Ga. - Third Base) and Melissa Gordon (Newnan, Ga. - First Base) for the "If Game" Crew at the 2003 ASA 12A Girls Fast Pitch National Tournament in Atlanta. |
 | Brian Crane sells an out on a pickoff play at first base at the 2003 ASA 12A Girls Fast Pitch National Tournament in Atlanta. |
 | Bobby Teal works the plate at the 2003 ASA 12A Girls Fast Pitch National Tournament in Atlanta. |
 | Bob Earwood calls an out at the 2002 ASA 14B Girls Fast Pitch National in Atlanta. |
 | Jennifer Piazza hustles off the field at the 2002 ASA 14B Girls Fast Pitch National in Atlanta. |
 | Randy Thomas meets with his three-umpire crew at the 2002 ASA 14B Girls Fast Pitch National in Atlanta. |
 | Larry Smith tracks the ball from behind the plate at 2002 ASA Girls 14B Fast Pitch National in Atlanta. |
 | Jim Hiett steps into the ready position on the first base line at Darton College. |
 | Brian Crane works the dish at Darton College. |
 | Don Mitchell counts money at a 2003 preseason training meeting. |
 | Glenn Stewart explains NGAUA's 2003 scheduling procedures. |
 | Alan Brown demonstrates the proper out signal at a field training clinic |
 | Don Harris explains plate mechanics to a group of umpires at a field training clinic. |
 | Don Harris and Preston Pope demonstrate the proper way to navigate around the catcher. |
 | Earl Morris fields questions at the conclusion of the 2003 field clinic. |
 | Brooks Tinsley pitches the ball to help in training umpires on the strike zone. |
 | Glenn Stewart trains one-on-one. |
 | Tony Denson demonstrates the slow pitch strike zone with stand-in batter Bryan Smith. |
 | Tony Denson explains the philosophies of slow pitch plate mechanics at a 2003 NGAUA training session. |
 | NGAUA umpires practice calling balls and strikes at a 2003 NGAUA training session. |
 | Chuck Cantrell, aims his pitch in a 2003 slow pitch plate umpire training excercise. |