Faculty & Instructors
Faculty
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Christie Cornwell
Co-FounderCo-founder of Diamond Umpire Academy
Coordinator:
Southeastern Conference (SEC)
Atlantic Sun (ASUN)
SUNBELT
Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC)
17 Years NCAA Umpire
3 WCWS
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)
Certified Umpire since 2004
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Tom Meyer
Co-FounderCo-founder of Diamond Umpire Academy
NCAA Regional (8), Super Regional Umpire (1)
Division 1 Conference Championship Umpire (27 Consecutive years)
NPF Umpire (senior staff member)
NPF Championships (2)
ASA/USA Nationals (6)
ASA/USA National Indicator Fraternity
Hospital Radiology Administrator
Retired NYPD (Street Crime Unit)
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Don Brown
Faculty
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John Cambridge
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Ed Clark
FacultyAssignor – 35 NAIA/JUCO schools
Umpire – SEC, ACC, B10, OVC, SoCon
DI Reg, DII Reg & Super Reg
Numerous DI Conf Tournament
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Bobby DeMayo
FacultyDivision I Conferences: AAC, ACC, A-10, Big East, Big Ten, SEC
NCAA Post-Season
Division I Regional Tournament (2010, 2012-2017)
Division II Regional Tournament (2003, 2004, 2005)
Division III First-Round Tournament (2008, 2009, 2010 Crew Chief)
NCAA Division I Conference Tournaments ACC (2007) A-10 (2014) Big East (2012, 2013) Big South (2015) Big Ten (2017) Ivy League (2009) Northeast Conference (2011)
ASA National Tournaments
Men’s Major Fast-Pitch National Tournaments (2006, 2007)
Men’s “B” Fast-Pitch National Tournament (2000)
Women’s 23-under National Tournament (2001)
Professional Softball
NPF Championship Tournament (2008)
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Cameron Ellison
Faculty5 DI Super Regionals
6 DI Regionals
10 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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Steve Gould
FacultyDivision I Conferences: SEC, ACC, B10, CAA
NCAA Post-Season:
7 Conference Championships between: ACC, CAA and A10.
4 D1 Regionals
1 D1 Super Regional
1 National Invitational Softball Championship
Division 2:
2 DII Regionals
1 DII Super Regionals
Division 3:
1 DIII Regional
NPF:
Started in 2007- present
Worked 3 NPF World Series
NPF Championship Tournament (2008)
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Robbie Guest
FacultyDivision I Conferences: ACC, ASUN, SunBelt, Conference USA, SEC
NCAA Post-Season
Division I Regionals (2015-2017)
Division II Regionals (2010)
Division I Super Regionals (2016)
NCAA Division I Conference Tournaments
SEC (2017)
ACC (2011, 2013, 2014, 2016)
SunBelt (2012)
ASun (2009)
ConfUSA (2015)
2 years NPF
17 years college experience
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Steve McCown
FacultyUmpire 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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Alan Riggs
FacultyUSA 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)
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Scott Thomas
FacultyDivision I Post Season:
17 Regionals
9 Super Regionals
4 WCWS
Just finished my 28th NCAA D1 season.
Pan American Games 2003 in Santo Domingo, Dominican
ISF XII Men’s world Championship 2009 in Saskatoon, Canada
8 ASA National Tournaments
ISF certification in 1998
Adjunct Faculty Instructors (coming soon)
Christie Cornwell
Co-FounderCo-founder of Diamond Umpire Academy
Coordinator:
Southeastern Conference (SEC)
Atlantic Sun (ASUN)
SUNBELT
Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC)
17 Years NCAA Umpire
3 WCWS
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)
Certified Umpire since 2004
Tom Meyer
Co-FounderCo-founder of Diamond Umpire Academy
NCAA Regional (8), Super Regional Umpire (1)
Division 1 Conference Championship Umpire (27 Consecutive years)
NPF Umpire (senior staff member)
NPF Championships (2)
ASA/USA Nationals (6)
ASA/USA National Indicator Fraternity
Hospital Radiology Administrator
Retired NYPD (Street Crime Unit)
Don Brown
Faculty
John Cambridge
Ed Clark
FacultyAssignor – 35 NAIA/JUCO schools
Umpire – SEC, ACC, B10, OVC, SoCon
DI Reg, DII Reg & Super Reg
Numerous DI Conf Tournament
Bobby DeMayo
FacultyDivision I Conferences: AAC, ACC, A-10, Big East, Big Ten, SEC
NCAA Post-Season
Division I Regional Tournament (2010, 2012-2017)
Division II Regional Tournament (2003, 2004, 2005)
Division III First-Round Tournament (2008, 2009, 2010 Crew Chief)
NCAA Division I Conference Tournaments ACC (2007) A-10 (2014) Big East (2012, 2013) Big South (2015) Big Ten (2017) Ivy League (2009) Northeast Conference (2011)
ASA National Tournaments
Men’s Major Fast-Pitch National Tournaments (2006, 2007)
Men’s “B” Fast-Pitch National Tournament (2000)
Women’s 23-under National Tournament (2001)
Professional Softball
NPF Championship Tournament (2008)
Cameron Ellison
Faculty5 DI Super Regionals
6 DI Regionals
10 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
Steve Gould
FacultyDivision I Conferences: SEC, ACC, B10, CAA
NCAA Post-Season:
7 Conference Championships between: ACC, CAA and A10.
4 D1 Regionals
1 D1 Super Regional
1 National Invitational Softball Championship
Division 2:
2 DII Regionals
1 DII Super Regionals
Division 3:
1 DIII Regional
NPF:
Started in 2007- present
Worked 3 NPF World Series
NPF Championship Tournament (2008)
Robbie Guest
FacultyDivision I Conferences: ACC, ASUN, SunBelt, Conference USA, SEC
NCAA Post-Season
Division I Regionals (2015-2017)
Division II Regionals (2010)
Division I Super Regionals (2016)
NCAA Division I Conference Tournaments
SEC (2017)
ACC (2011, 2013, 2014, 2016)
SunBelt (2012)
ASun (2009)
ConfUSA (2015)
2 years NPF
17 years college experience
Steve McCown
FacultyUmpire 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
Alan Riggs
FacultyUSA 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)
Scott Thomas
FacultyDivision I Post Season:
17 Regionals
9 Super Regionals
4 WCWS
Just finished my 28th NCAA D1 season.
Pan American Games 2003 in Santo Domingo, Dominican
ISF XII Men’s world Championship 2009 in Saskatoon, Canada
8 ASA National Tournaments
ISF certification in 1998