Faculty & Instructors

Owners

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  Christie Cornwell

  Founder, CEO -Multiple D1 WCWS

  Co-founder of Diamond Umpire Academy

   

  Coordinator:
  
  
  Southeastern Conference (SEC)
  
  Sun Belt Conference (SBC)
  
  Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN)
  
  Ohio Valley Conference (OVC)
  
  Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC)

   

  Accomplished Umpire

  17 Years NCAA Umpire (1999-2016)
  Women's College World Series (2011, 2012, 2013)
  11 DI Super Regionals
  16 DI Conference Tournaments
  8 DII Conference Championships

  USA Softball of NC Hall Of Honor

  USA Softball Elite Umpire

  Gold Medal Umpire

  World Baseball Softball Congress (formerly ISF) Umpire (Ret.)

   

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  Tom Meyer

  Founder, CFO -2021 D1 WCWS

  Co-founder and part owner of Diamond Umpire Academy, LLC

  Women's College World Series Umpire

  NCAA Regional and Super Regional Umpire

  Division I Conference Championship Umpire 

  NPF Umpire (senior staff member)

  NPF Championships 

  ASA/USA Nationals 

  ASA/USA National Indicator Fraternity

  Hospital Radiology Administrator

  Retired NYPD (Street Crime Unit)

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  Steve Gould

  Managing Partner, COO- 2021 D1 Super Regional

  Division I Conferences: SEC, B10, ACC

  Multi-year NCAA Division I Post-Season Umpire:

  Multiple D1 Super Regionals

  Conference Championships between: SEC, ACC, CAA, Sun Belt and A10

  Worked 3 NPF World Series

   

  Senior Immunotherapy Oncology Consultant

Instructors

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  Emerus Addison

  2021 D1 Super Regional
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  Ron Alexander

  Lead Trainer; 2021 D1 WCWS

  Women’s College World Series Umpire
  Multi-year DI post season umpire: Super Regionals, Regionals
  SEC Umpire 97-present
  ACC Conference Umpire
  SEC Championship Umpire
  ASA Men’s Open Major National
  ASA Women’s Class A National
  NPF Umpire
  
  

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  Leah Bowen Daume

  2021 D1 WCWS
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  Don Brown

  2021 D1 WCWS

  WCWS Umpire

  Multi-year DI post season umpire

  NPF Umpire

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  John Cambridge

  2021 D2 Super Regional
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  Ed Clark

  2021 D1 Regional

  Assignor – 35 NAIA/JUCO schools

  Assistant to Christie Cornwell, Mickey Call-OVC

  Umpire – SEC, ACC, B10, OVC, SoCon

  DI Reg, DII Reg & Super Reg

  Numerous DI Conf Tournament

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  Bobby DeMayo

  2021 D1 Super Regional

  Division I Conferences: AAC, ACC, A-10, Big East, Big Ten, SEC, Sun Belt

  NCAA Post-Season
  Multi-year DI, DII, DIII Post Season Umpire
  
  

  NCAA Division I Conference Tournaments ACC, A-10, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, Ivy League, Northeast Conference

  ASA National Tournaments
  Men’s Major Fast-Pitch National Tournaments 
  Men’s “B” Fast-Pitch National Tournament 
  Women’s 23-under National Tournament 

  Professional Softball
  NPF Championship Tournament 

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  Matt Dial

  2021 Regional
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  Paul Edds

  Multiple D1 WCWS

  -ASA member since 1981
  -Premier Girls Softball Director of Officials since 2009.
  - Co-founder of California Collegiate Softball Officials Association
  -College umpire since 1991
  -D1 umpire since 1995
  -D1 postseason since 2001
  -WCWS 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019

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  Cameron Ellison

  2021 D1 WCWS

  Women's College World Series Umpire (2018, 2019)

  Multi-year DI Post Season umpire:  Super Regionals and Regionals

  Multi-year DI Conference Championships (SEC, CAA, SOCON and Big South)

  8 DII Conference Championships (PBC and SAC)

  3 DIII Conference Championships (USA South)

  3 years NPF

  15 years ASA (16u Gold, 18A and Men's Masters)

  10 years college experience

  2017 Georgia Athletic Officials Association Softball Umpire of the Year

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  Liz Hammerschmidt

  2021 D1 WCWS

  NCAA multi-year Post Season Umpire:  Super Regionals, Regionals
  DII National Championship Umpire (2014, 2015)
  DI Conference Championship Umpire (MVC, Big 10)
  DI Conference Umpire (SEC, Big 10, SCC, AAC, MVC)
  NPF Rostered and Conference Championship Umpire (2017 – present)
  Co-Host/Creator of Both Sides of the Mask Podcast

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  Steve ​​ McCown​​

  D1 WCWS

  Umpire for 30 years.

  Women's World Championships

  4 USA Softball World Cups

  2 NCAA WCWS

  13 NCAA Regionals

  11 NCAA Super Regionals

  3 National Pro Fastpitch Championships

  5 Big XII Championships

  3 SEC Championships

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  Chris Nabors

  2021 D1 WCWS

  Women’s College World Series Umpire
  Multi-year NCAA DI Post season Umpire: Super Regionals, Regionals
  Conference Umpire: SEC, ACC, Sun Belt, ASUN
  Coordinator NPF ( 20??)
  NPF Umpire

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  Alan Riggs

  D3 Championship

  USA South Assistant Coordinator of Umpires

  ODAC Assistant Coordinator of Umpires

  2018 NCAA D3 Championship Umpire

  5 DI Conference Championships (MEAC)

  5 DII Conference Championships
  (CIAA, Carolinas Conference)

  6 DIII Conference Championships (ODAC, USA South)

  NCAA DIII Regional (2016, 2018)

  NCAA DIII Super Reginal (2018)

  NISC Regional (2017)

  15 years USA Softball/ASA
  18 Gold (2016, 2017)
  16 Gold (2015)
  18U National (2014)​​
  16U National (2012)
  14U National (2010 & 2011)