Eastern Officials Association Baseball Umpires

01/01/2026

EOA has 4 of our umpires traveling to Florida this weekend to attend umpire school. We are cheering for each of them to do well and grow as people and umpires. This will be one of the best times of your lives!!

There’s a connection umpires share that’s unique. We are competing but cheering for each other. We bond over the work we put in and the families we represent and support. And whether we are on a youth field, high school field, college or professional, we recognize those of us who put in the work to get better and let that desire drive us.

Come be part of the team. New umpires class: January 28th. Information meeting tonight!!

12/01/2025

In 2025 EOA held our first meeting of the year on January 12. We had 15 training sessions (not including new umpire training) before the first pitch of the VHSL season. Throughout the year, we offered our umpires over 70 hours of training and many participated in a large number of those hours.

Our last games this year were November 16, 2025.

That’s 11 full months of baseball. Our guys have earned some time off to recover and prepare for 2026!

I want to thank all of our umpires for every game that they worked (approx 7,000) so that kids could play baseball in the 757.

I’d like to thank all of the teams who gave us the opportunity to be around the sport. An overwhelming majority of the players, coaches, and parents in our area are wonderful supporters of ours. They treat us great, they have our backs to maintain a safe environment for us, and they understand that this game is for the kids and we all just get to be part of it.

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season! I can’t wait for new things in 2026!n

10/27/2025

Chesapeake Middle School championship game!! An exciting day for all involved!

09/13/2025

Aren’t Saturdays in the fall the best?

09/07/2025

Presenting the EOA Baseball Bob Hood (Umpire of the Year) 2025: Frank Eduardo

We are very proud of Frank. A great umpire on the field and even better guy off the field. Frank never complains, he never turns back games. He goes anywhere we ask and is a shining example when he’s on the field. Frank worked his first state quarterfinal game this year and we are proud of the way he represents our association. Congratulations Frank!!

08/24/2025

We had a great time at today’s all-umpire first ever EOA Classic golf tournament! Thanks to all the guys who came out to play. Info coming in the next couple months on our big golf tournament in the fall of 2026! Stay tuned!!

08/19/2025

Good luck to American Legion Post 280 in the World Series championship game tonight! Just proof of the talent of players and coaches in the 757 area. We are proud to work with you all throughout the year.

As umpires, we don’t often get to cheer so tonight we join the rest of the 757 in cheering for these guys!

08/15/2025

Congratulations to our guys who worked the PONY World Series this week in Washington, PA!

We are proud of their hard work and dedication to baseball and to the development and growth of their umpire careers!

Congratulations Joe Pallazzo, Mikel Davis, Mark Hotaling, and Zach Marraccini!

07/25/2025

EOA umpires doing big things - congratulations to our guys working the Bronco World Series in Chesterfield, VA!!

We are so proud of these guys!

07/18/2025

Our friends at UMPS CARE Charities have created a pledge to promote the safety of umpires. While we recognize competition breeds passion and all of us love being around that type of passion, we also recognize the need for umpires to work in a safe place and to be able to be arbiters of the game who take a fair and neutral stance. Virginia has recently made abuse of sports officials a criminal offense and we stand strong in the safety of our umpires.

Please take a moment to sign the pledge from Umps Care to treat umpires with respect and insure their safety while maintaining the passion and competitive nature of the game. Thank you!

Take The Pledge WATCH OUR NATIONAL PSA Sign The PledgeJoin a growing movement to help end abuse of umpires by adding your name to those who have signed our pledge! AL ALBERTMark AndersonJim ArehartRandy AtkinsonLisa BallardDeb BarrerasJoshua BAXTERDon BaylesBob BlazekElizabeth BonetPaul BrowerRich....

07/17/2025

Have you thought about umpiring before? It’s a great way to be around the game and put some money in your pocket doing something you will love!

Our new umpire class starts August 3rd and we have informational meetings the next two Monday nights at 8p via zoom. Email the address below to get the link, ask questions, and sign up to be an umpire. Working with EOA can take you to some great places in baseball!!

EOAbaseballcommissioner@gmail.com

07/06/2025

We are proud anytime one of our umpires represents EOA at Cooperstown Dreams Park but even more so when 3 EOA umpires go up and all 3 get selected to work the championship game! Congratulations Cullen, Zach, and Chris!!