Faculty & Instructors
Owners
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Christie Cornwell
Founder, CEOCo-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, CFOCo-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, COODivision I Conferences: SEC, B10, ACC
Multi-year NCAA Division I Post-Season Umpire:
Conference Championships between: ACC, CAA, Sun Belt and A10.
D1 Regionals
D1 Super Regional
National Invitational Softball Championship
NPF:
Started in 2007- present
Worked 3 NPF World Series
Instructors
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Emerus Addison
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Ron Alexander
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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Don Brown
WCWS Umpire
Multi-year DI post season umpire
NPF Umpire
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John Cambridge
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Ed Clark
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
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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Paul Edds
-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
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
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
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
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
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)
Christie Cornwell
Founder, CEOCo-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.)
Tom Meyer
Founder, CFOCo-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)
Steve Gould
Managing Partner, COODivision I Conferences: SEC, B10, ACC
Multi-year NCAA Division I Post-Season Umpire:
Conference Championships between: ACC, CAA, Sun Belt and A10.
D1 Regionals
D1 Super Regional
National Invitational Softball Championship
NPF:
Started in 2007- present
Worked 3 NPF World Series
Emerus Addison
Ron Alexander
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
Don Brown
WCWS Umpire
Multi-year DI post season umpire
NPF Umpire
John Cambridge
Ed Clark
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
Bobby DeMayo
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
Paul Edds
-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
Cameron Ellison
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
Liz Hammerschmidt
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
Steve McCown
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
Chris Nabors
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
Alan Riggs
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)