WOUNDED WARRIOR UMPIRE ACADEMY

The Wounded Warrior Umpire Academy’s mission is to offer our nation’s wounded, ill or injured heroes the basic training necessary to become youth baseball umpires. As a Marine, I can speak to you first hand of what we call “esprit de corps.” It is the pride of belonging to an organization much bigger than we are in the service of others. Our military men and women have answered the nation’s call and some of them have sustained wounds causing them to be removed from their combat units. In many cases, these warriors have to medically retire from the service abruptly with no transition plans. We offer these warriors the opportunity to feel like they belong again, to be part of yet another organization in the service of others: our nation’s youth through the sport of baseball.

. Your support is critical to our success. We are currently connected to both Active Duty Wounded Warrior Battalions in the Marine Corps for recruiting students and word of our Academy is spreading to all of our service branches. Since 2014, we have trained over 60 service members to umpire at the youth, high school and colligate levels. With expenses of airfare, lodging, baseball equipment, uniforms and local van transportation, donations and sponsorships are crucial for accomplishing our mission. We are honored to place you on our list of donors and let these heroes know how much you care.