Ontario Baseball Association
Ontario Baseball Association
menuChris Wilhelm Named Baseball Canada Umpire of the Year
HALIFAX - Baseball Canada held its annual national awards banquet in Halifax, Nova Scotia over the weekend in conjunction with Baseball Nova Scotia.
Dick Willis Memorial Award for Umpire of the Year
CHRIS WILHELM (STAFFA, ONTARIO)
Chris was an extremely busy in 2024 from the international right down to the local levels. In fact, he’s currently in Mexico working as a Video Review Official at Premier 12. Premier 12 is his third international event of the year as he also worked the Women’s World Cup in Thunder Bay and the U15 World Cup in Colombia. Chris serves as Supervisor of Umpires for Baseball Ontario and was elected as a Director for Baseball Ontario's Board of Management assuming the position of Director of Umpire Development. Chris is a force when is comes to Umpire Education in Ontario assigning Umpire Clinicians to over 100 clinics, chairing monthly Provincial Umpires Executive Committee meetings, teaching several Level 1-3 Umpire Clinics and supporting Ontario's Women's Development Pathway, including securing funding to send 3 Ontario Women to Women's Invitational Events.