Ohio High School Athletic Association – Butler County Umpires Association
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Butler County Umpires Association Board
President: Brad Hamant
Vice-President:
Secretary/Treasurer Ken Gallo
Baseball Rules Interpreter: Dave Gramke
Fastpitch Softball Rules Interpreter: Steve Meyer
Webmaster: Ken Gallo
Members at Large:
Dave Hamilton, Frank Gallina, Kirk Knollman, Mike Stanger
Past President: Randy Adams
OHSAA State Meeting
Feb 6 6pm at Lakota West High school both Baseball and Fastpitch Softball will begin at 6pm
OHSAA State meetings available online via www.myohsaa.org
OHSAA 2024 BCUA Local Association Meetings Zoom link or Lakota West High School Faculty cafe
For Local Association meeting
click on link in blue to be part of the active zoom meeting or listen to the recording of local meeting for playback
Feb 5 6pm Baseball meeting (not recorded) Feb 5 7:30pm Fastpitch Softball meeting Recording
Feb 21 6pm Fastpitch Softball meeting (live only) Feb 21 7:30pm Baseball recorded meeting (live only)
Feb 28 6pm Baseball meeting Feb 28 7:30pm Fastpitch Softball meeting
March 4 6:30pm Double Meeting Baseball and Fastpitch Softball Zoom Mtg
March 13 6pm Baseball meeting March 13 7:30pm Fastpitch Softball meeting
March 18 6pm Softball meeting March 18th 7:30pm Baseball Meetting
April 21 3pm BaseballMeeting -focus on upgrades April 21 4:30pm Fastptich Softball meeting – focus on upgrades
Link to OHSAA.org
OHSAA Observation Report form for Baseball and Fastpitch Softball
Dragonfly help – common officials activities
Elections are coming up soon: Up for re-elections
Vice President, Softball Rules Interpreter, Member at Large (3 yr term), less than 5 years Member at Large(2 yr term)
Candidates so far:
VP – Mike Stanger
Softball Rules Interpreter: Steve Meyer
Member At Large: Kirk Knollman – bio: 6th year, baseball/softball/volleyball class 1. Daughter Kayley at Vanderbilt & son at Kings HS, 34 year career in investments, 30 year homeowner….
Less than 5 year Member: Dan Colpi
- Class 2 baseball umpire that mostly prefers to umpire local youth baseball, but happy to umpire HS when needed. Been umpiring officially for 4+ years (unofficially… longer).
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Baseball Commissioner for Lakota Little League the past 4 years (been volunteering there for 10+ years)
- Coaching baseball for over 10 years. Currently coaching a 15U summer team.
- Other current volunteer positions in Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, PTSO for Lakota East, Lakota Sports Organization
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Other current Board Memberships: Lakota Little League, PTSO for Lakota East, Exec Board for Lakota Sports Organization
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I have one son on the Lakota East HS Baseball team (who is also an umpire), and two older daughters (one Senior in HS at East, one Sophomore at OSU)
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Current Job: Full time employee at Nokia, as an IT Director
Ask a Baseball or Fastpitch Softball Rules Question — Repository
Instructional Baseball Reference Docs and Videos
Fastpitch Softball Video/Document References
Leagues and Conferences
Girls Greater Cincinnati League