Softball Australia is pleased to announce a number of Australian Umpires have been selected for international roles for various tournaments by the WBSC.

A total of seven ‘Blue Shirts’ from Down Under will take charge of diamonds across the world at a number of World Cups, World Championships and Olympic Qualifiers.

Scott Rindfleish will umpire at both the Men’s World Softball Championship in Prague as well as the Asia/Oceania Softball Olympic Qualifier in Shanghai.

Jesse Smith, Damien McCauley, Kyira Cox, Amanda Houison, Leigh Evans and James English will all take the diamond in either an Olympic Qualifier or international tournament with the appointments outlined below.

Congratulations to all seven, we look forward to seeing you on the games biggest stage.

• Jesse Smith

Selected to umpire at the XIII WBSC U-19 Women’s Softball World Cup 2019 Irvine CA, USA, 11-17 August 2019.

• Damien McCauley 

Selected to umpire at the XVI WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship 2019 Prague / Havlickuv Brod, Czech Republic.

• Scott Rindfleish

Selected to umpire at the WBSC Asia/Oceania Softball Olympic Qualifier 2019 Shanghai, China, 24-29 September 2019.

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Selected to umpire at the WBSC XVI Men’s Softball World Championship 2019 Prague / Havlickuv Brod, Czech Republic.

• Kyira Cox

Selection to umpire at the WBSC Asia/Oceania Softball Olympic Qualifier 2019 Shanghai, China, 24-29 September 2019.

• Amanda Houison

Selected to umpire at the WBSC Asia/Oceania Softball Olympic Qualifier 2019 Shanghai, China, 24-29 September 2019.

• Leigh Evans

Selected as Assistant UIC to work the Europe/Africa Softball Olympic Qualifier 2019 to be held in Utrecht, Netherlands, 23-27 July, 2019

• James English

Selected to umpire at the WBSC U-12 Mixed Softball World Cup 2019 Tainan, TPE, 26-30 July 2019.