Umpire Contact Information

• Salem Umpire Association
• John Whittemore: 503-931-7282
• jwhittemore (at) honigs.com

Rain-out Procedures

1. Rain-outs will be determined based on field conditions.  The scheduled home team is responsible for checking on the field and with the appropriate field owner.
2. A decision needs to be made NO LATER THAN 2 HOURS before the scheduled game time so that players and umpires can be notified.
3. The scheduled home team needs to phone the visiting team manager AND the umpire association with the rain-out decision -- again, no later than two hours before game time.

Schedule Changes

• If a game date, time, or location change is made prior to game day, call Jason Heinz (503-269-6625) with the change.
• If a change needs to be made on game day, phone the umpire association NO LATER THAN 2 HOURS prior to the original scheduled game time.

Game Day

• The scheduled home team is responsible for preparing the field -- raking, lines, clean-up, etc.
• The scheduled home team will be the home team for both games of a scheduled double-header.
• The scheduled home team will supply all baseballs (for both games if scheduled).

Other Items

• Home teams scheduled for Geer Park should plan to pick-up the scoreboard controller and chalker for Geer Park at Jason’s office (M-F: 8am-12pm, 1pm-5pm).
• Any teams interested in playing non-league games with a Portland MSBL team should contact Steve Jackson at (503) 704-9228 – they want to play!
• Game scores should be e-mailed to scores@wvmbl.com
• KNOW THE RULES.