FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 13, 2025
Seventeen Umpires Receive
Level IV Status in 2025
Ottawa, Ont. - Softball Canada and the Officials Development Committee are pleased to recognize the umpires who successfully achieved their Level IV certification this past summer at one of the following events: the U19 Women’s Canadian Championship, U20 Men’s Canadian Championship, or the Men’s and Women’s Slo-Pitch Canadian Championships.
Please join us in congratulating the following officials on this significant accomplishment:
Six new Slo-Pitch Level IV Umpires:
| NOM |
PROVINCE/TERRITORY |
| BJ Doucette |
New Brunswick |
| Gary MacKinnon |
Ontario |
| Jeremy Hetherington |
Yukon |
| Johanna Gillham |
Ontario |
| Kyle Freel |
Ontario |
| Shawn Brant |
British Columbia |
Eleven new Fast Pitch Level IV Umpires:
| NOM |
PROVINCE/TERRITORY |
| Aaron Gaudet |
Ontario |
| Brittany Lorteau |
British Columbia |
| Bronwen Marchant |
British Columbia |
| David Dron |
Alberta |
| Donald Halle |
Québec |
| Jordanne Schroh |
Alberta |
| Kaleb Hutchison |
British Columbia |
| Kelsey Nadasdi |
Ontario |
| Matt Hall |
Saskatchewan |
| Steven Harnock |
Ontario |
| Tyler Warren |
British Columbia |
Achieving Level IV status marks a significant milestone in the high-performance pathway for umpires. "I am very excited to see how this group of officials will continue to give back and grow the program both provincially and nationally" says Frankie Billingsley, National Director of Umpires.
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For more information, please contact:
Brooke Beleza
Event & Officials Coordinator
Softball Canada
m: 343-998-7380
w: www.softball.ca | e: bbeleza@softball.ca |
