Maine District 4 Little League

06/15/2026

Softball Tournament Games are about to begin!

Tomorrow starts our District games. We will do our best to post game stuff DAILY, to make sure everyone knows then when's and the where's of the games.

Another convenient way to stay up-to-date on ALL the games is to save our District 4 website to your Favorites.
https://sites.google.com/view/MaineD4LL

Here is the direct link to the FULL Softball Game Schedules.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19LimTChh0BYd0w9RHFcGbEWyamgtnfeDztt6iNz3faU/edit?usp=sharing

Maine District 4 Little League Baseball & Softball The District is looking for motivated volunteers to assist with all the behind the scenes activities that get all the players through Regular Season and Tournament Season activities. Below are the positions available, some are filled and some

06/14/2026

Just sent out the email to my Umpire Group related to tonight's Zoom Meeting. We are going to discuss expectations for tournament time. 7pm...

If you're going to be Umpiring during the tournament, at any level, and you aren't on my list to get notified about the meeting, reach out and I'll not only put you on tonight's meeting but I'll add you to my list!

Tournament Time is 2 DAYS AWAY (Softball). Let's talk about it!

See you tonight...

06/13/2026

What a great day to train! We started with a little general discussion about plays, positioning and rotations. Then we got on the field and did a couple dry runs.

Then we added hitting off a T with fielders and runners. We ran dozens of situations, and had the crew rotating through the different Umpire positions.

I think lots of learning was done, we certainly got our reps in! We were smoother at the end of the day than we were when we started, so that’s a WIN!

Now all we need are some Tournament Games to put this training into use!

Thanks to OOB LL for the use of their field, and the parents, coaches and players for taking time out of their day to help us out. They added a whole new layer to the training!

06/13/2026

All signed in and ready for the clinic to begin shortly!

06/13/2026

For those coming to the 4-Umpire Clinic today, note there is a parade that starts at The Ballpark at 10am.

Please come to the OOB LL field by way of Smithwheel Rd, coming from Ocean Park Rd, where Dunkin Donuts is located. This will avoid getting blocked by any road closures in the area of the Loranger Middle School/Public Safety complex.

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📣 Community Event Announcement for Old Orchard Beach! 🇺🇸

The KORA Shriners are proud to present the Summer Ceremonial Parade as part of America’s 250th anniversary celebration!

🗓️ Saturday, June 13th, 2026
🕙 10:00 AM

Route: From Old Orchard Beach Ballpark to Veterans Memorial Park

👉 Come join us for a patriotic morning full of fun, history, and community spirit!

06/12/2026

This is the NEXT TO LAST Final Reminder for tomorrow's 4-Umpire Training Clinic in OOB.

Saturday June 13th, 10am to 1pm, Staples Memorial Field (E.E. Cummings Blvd).

Wear standard Base Umpire attire. However, please also bring mask/hat/indicator as they will be incorporated into the training.

Have water, snacks, sunscreen and bug spray with you!

Bring your 4-Umpire Rotational Laminated Flow Charts, we will be actively using them during training.

We have an assortment of OOB players assisting us, acting as infielders, outfielders and runners. Talk about close to real-life action!

This clinic is geared towards those who are interested in working District games, as well as those who might want to travel for some of the upcoming State Tournament games!

06/12/2026

Today's Play Of The Day is going to be more informational, as we are nearing Tournament Time and it's important people know WHERE to get timely information!!

First, there's this page. Since you're here, you're probably already Following it! We are up 20 new Followers in the last couple of weeks, which is great! But let's get that to 200 more! We post a ton of info related to games and schedules and anything else you might need to know related to Tournament Games. Share the info about this page with family, friends, work mates, school mates, even random strangers! More is better!

Related to that, our District 4 Website is also chocked full of information. Plus, you'll find Game Schedules on the "2026 District Tournament Schedules" page. AND, for the Umpires in the crowd - check out the "Umpire" page for all the games and current assignments (with field locations). Updated daily - sometimes hourly! https://sites.google.com/view/MaineD4LL
Save this site to your Favorites so you can find it quickly!

Between these two sites, there's no way you can't know what's going on in the District!

Maine District 4 Little League Baseball & Softball The District is looking for motivated volunteers to assist with all the behind the scenes activities that get all the players through Regular Season and Tournament Season activities. Below are the positions available, some are filled and some

06/11/2026

Today's Play Of The Day involves a well executed 2-Umpire rotation.

Situation:
Nobody on, putting the Base Umpire in Position A (in foul territory and behind the first baseman.) A batted ball that is close to the fair/foul line is hit deep to right field. BU takes a few steps towards the outfield as he tracks the ball. He gets set and sees the ball lands about 20 feet from the outfield fence and is about a foot into Fair Territory.

He signals a Fair Ball (pointing into the field) and turns to watch the continuing action. Batter-runner is already past first base and headed to second. Since BU went out to cover Fair/Foul and Catch/No Catch the Plate Umpire ran up to cover third base in case the runner went there.

The runner DID head to third, and the BU got back into the playing action by heading to cover Home. As he was running Home he called out to his partner "I'm going Home". His partner acknowledged that rotation.

The runner scored (inside the park homerun). Both Umpires gave each other that little smile you do when you've done a good job...

The key to this being a successful rotation was:
Pre-pitch signaling
Ex*****on of assigned duties promptly
Verbal communication
Visual communication

It's always satisfying when training turns into real life!

06/10/2026

Today’s Play Of The Day involves Umpire uniform uniformity.

*This one isn’t me!!

Two Umpires were going to work a Baseball game. They discussed meeting up and doing their pre-game. However, neither discussed the shirt color. Ordinarily the Plate Umpire is the defacto “boss” and decides meeting place & time as well as shirt color.

Plate Guy showed up with Light Blue, because it was a warmer night. He assumed Base Guy was also going to be going with Light Blue. When BU showed up wearing his standard Black shirt it caused an oh-no moment. But only for a moment because most of us carry EVERYTHING with us to every game, just in case.

Luckily BU had his Light Blue with him, and it all worked out.

This is a timely reminder as we get ready for All Stars. It’s likely the Umpires assigned to games will be from different towns/leagues, so that text or email the day before will be essential! As mentioned, PU is generally the one to initiate contact. But so long as they have a discussion prior to game day, everything should be good.

06/09/2026

FYI - The Softball Schedules are up and running on the D4 Website.

Games are on the "2026 District Tournament Page".

The Umpire Schedules are on the "Umpire" page.

Quick reminder note to Leagues...when posting anything related to games or tournaments - the FB bots are constantly looking for words and phrases like that so they can spam your posts with bogus links. After posting something, go to "Who Can Comment" and select "Established Followers". That will keep them away!

Related to that, any time you have a new Follower, check their profile out (yes, it's almost a full time job, but worth the effort). Any suspicious new Follower - DUMP THEM and BLOCK THEM!

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