Meet the Staff

Jason Blackburn

Administration

• 2021 Regional Alternate

• 2010 NCAA D-II National Championship

• Umpire in the Big XII, Missouri Valley, and Summit Conferences

• Southland & Summit League Conference Tournaments

• Graduate of the Wendelstedt Umpire School

Doug Thrasher

Administration Assistant

• Alum of the Mid-American Umpire Clinic

• 1 NCAA D-II Regional

• MIAA & GLVC Conference Tournaments

• Umpire in the Missouri Valley and Summit Conferences​

Evan Anderson

• ​Current Minor League Umpire in the Arizona League

• Graduate of the Wendelstedt Umpire School

• Alum of the Mid-American Umpire Clinic

Matt Anderson

• 2 NCAA D-I Regionals

• Umpire in the Big XII, Big 10, American, and Missouri Valley Conferences

• Summit League & Missouri Valley Conference Tournaments.

• 2 NCAA D-II Regionals

Tim Cordill

• 1 NCAA Super Regional & 4 NCAA D-I Regionals

• Umpire in the Big XII, Big 10, AAC, and Big East Conferences

• Summit League and Big East Conference Tournaments.

• Former Minor League Umpire

Trevor Dannegger

• Current Minor League Umpire in the Texas League (AA).

• Awarded the California League "Doug Harvey Umpire of the Year"

• Graduate of the Wendlstedt Umpire School.

• Alum of the Mid-American Umpire Clinic.

Ben Engstrand

• Current Minor League Umpire in the Texas League (AA).

• Instructor at the Wendelstedt Umpire School.

• Graduate of the Wendelstedt Umpire School.

• Alum of the Mid-American Umpire Clinic.

Mark Hutchison

• 2 NCAA D-I Regionals

• Former Minor League umpire - 5 Years

• Umpire in the Big XII, Big 10, Missouri Valley, Big East Conferences and the Summit League

• Summit Conference Tournament

• Graduate of the Brinkman-Froemming Umpire School

Jim Jackson

• Regional Evaluator

• 1 CWS (2010), 8 Super Regionals, 13 Regionals.

• 17 Conference Tournaments (10 Big Ten, 6 Missouri Valley, 1 Big East)

• 2005 World Cup (The Netherlands)

• 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Taiwan)

Brandon Misun

• Former Minor League umpire

• Umpire in the Big 12, AAC, Missouri Valley, and Summit Conferences

• Summit Conference Tournament

Jon Browar

• Supervisor of Umpires for the MIAA & GLVC Conferences (NCAA D-II)

• Several Junior College World Series

• Assignor for several schools in the Kansas City metro area.

Dan Key

• Supervisor of Umpires for the KCAC Conference (NAIA)

Jeff Spisak

• 1 NCAA D-I Regional

• Former Minor League umpire

• Umpire in the AAC, Big 10, MAC, Missouri Valley, and Big East Conferences

• Big East & MAC Conference Tournaments

• Graduate of the Wendelstedt Umpire School