The Schohanna Board of Baseball/Softball Umpires officiates games in Otsego and Delaware Counties located in Upstate New York. We are dedicated to the training and development of professional umpires to ensure the safety for the players and to uphold the integrity of the game through rules enforcement. Our umpires come from all walks of life including teachers, postal employees, police, small business owners, administrators and business managers.
We believe umpire development is a result of classroom and field mechanics. Because of this philosophy, officials are required to attend a minimum number of these sessions and well as mandatory clinics to remain in good standing. Please view our schedule for dates and times of all meetings.
Board Members
Shawn Beckerink – President
Joe Weaver – Baseball Chairman
Jim Benjamin – Baseball Interpreter
Troy McKee – Softball Chairman
Brandon Payne – Softball Interpreter
Steven Andrews – Secretary/Treasurer
John Frankl – Assignor
2024 Committees
Nominating Committee
Membership Committee
Shawn Beckerink, Joe Weaver, Troy McKee, Todd Loucks (Baseball Member Rep.), Stephen Farago (Softball Member Rep.)
Evaluation Committee
Shawn Beckerink, Joe Weaver, Troy McKee, Todd Loucks (Baseball Member Rep.), Stephen Farago (Softball Member Rep.)
Banquet Committee
John Frankl, Steve Andrews
Lifetime Members
Lou Ansak, Vic Chiorelli, Ed Logan, Burl Scutt, John “Jack” Gardner, Phil Erickson, Gary Holway, Dan Bettman, John Kokell, Louie Barnes, and Merritt Hunt.
Lifetimers above from Left to Right
Vic Chiorelli, Gary Holway, Dan Bettman, Phil Ericson