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Serving the following counties:
Carter, Hawkins, Greene, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, & Washington
3 Person Rotation Courtesy of IHSA
Face Coverings
Umpires may choose to wear a face covering. If a face covering is worn, it must be solid in color. It is preferred that face coverings be black or navy.
(Refer to Uniform Guidelines for more information)
Dues
This fee is waived for first-year members who are working their first year of school ball. This is to help defray startup costs for new umpires and the fee is not waived for transfers who have worked school ball in another association or state.
- Checks payable to Adam Knobloch in the amount of $60.
- PayPal payment to adam.knobloch@tricitiesumpires.com (send as a friend, not for a good/service to avoid services fees that are deducted from the assigner).
- Checks payable to Danny Williams in the amount of $60.
If registered for both baseball and softball, $30.00 is due to each assigning officer.
- Checks payable to Adam Knobloch in the amount of $30.
- PayPal payment to adam.knobloch@tricitiesumpires.com (send as a friend, not for a good/service to avoid services fees that are deducted from the assigner).
- Checks payable to Danny Williams in the amount of $30.
Meetings Schedule
Uniform Guidelines
Baseball
I have been the Assigning Officer for the Tri-Cities Baseball and Softball Umpires Association since November 2017 replacing longtime assigner Joel Pierce who retired after over 30 years of assigning.
I have been a TSSAA baseball umpire since 2002 and have represented the Tri-Cities Association at the 2008, 2011, and 2017 state tournaments and was the plate umpire for the 2017 DII-AA state championship game. I began scheduling and assigning umpires at age 17 as a junior in high school when my local Parks & Rec director put me in charge of youth baseball umpires for my hometown of Harriman, TN. I moved to Johnson City in 2001 to attend ETSU where he became involved in officiating and training officials for ETSU’s intramural program.
Away from baseball, I work full-time as Associate Director of Campus Recreation at ETSU and also officiates TSSAA football.
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Softball
I have been an ASA/USA softball umpire for over 25 years and still love it. I’ve participated in 5 National Tournaments.
Starting my 22nd year as a TSSAA/Collegiate umpire and have worked in more than 6 different college conferences.
Currently a teacher at Johnson City School. I’m married and enjoy spending time with my grandsons. I’m very active in my church and I’m looking forward to a great softball season this year.