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The Hammer An Umpire PodcastAuthor: Kevin Weber
The trials and tribulations of an amateur baseball umpire and assigner, Kevin Weber. Kevin discusses situations, experiences, and opinions about umpiring. Occasionally, umpiring colleagues stop by to give their takes on being an Arbiter. Facebook: @thehammerpodcast Twitter: @kevinrweber E-Mail: spinalfusion06@yahoo.com Language: en Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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2026 NFHS Baseball Rules Changes
Episode 4
Wednesday, 11 March, 2026
Guest host Klem and Harvey discuss the 2026 NFHS Baseball Rules Changes. Kevin Weber will return in the near future.Kevin has been umpiring since his high school days, however, he’s been working consistently in amateur baseball since 2006. His story is the tale of what umpire camps and perseverance can accomplish. Kevin demonstrates that the umpire camp route is an alternative to the professional umpire school path. His road to success has been through self-study, camps, and clinics, most notably Bruce Doane’s camps. Kevin has attended the Doane February camp, 2-man advanced camp, and 3-man camp on multiple occasions. He also attended the CBUA 4-Man Invitation Clinic twice. Kevin has worked high school (MHSAA), JUCO (MCCAA), NAIA (WHAC/Crossroads), and NCAA Division I (MAC) (Horizon) (MVC), II (GLIAC), and III (MIAA) contests. He's also worked Big Ten Conference non-con games along with MAC and Horizon League series, and MVC non-con games. Kevin has worked the GLIAC NCAA DII Conference tournament and three NCAA Division III Regionals and one NCAA Division III Super Regional. Kevin has worked the NJCAA Division III, Region 12 Tournament, and the MIAA Tournament on multiple occasions. Additionally, Kevin has worked the MHSAA State Finals three times (2015, 2019, & 2023). He is always trying to hone his umpire skills to continue moving up the umpiring ladder. Kevin took on an assigner role, assigning varsity MHSAA baseball games for the West Michigan Umpire Association. He also assigns junior college baseball for the MCCAA. Additionally, Kevin assigns tournament and travel team games for the BATL/USSSA. He is happily married, has one daughter, and teaches high school Social Studies and English in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
