Honour Roll
The Softball NSW Umpires Association has a long and proud history of umpires who have excelled at all levels; locally, state-wide, nationally and internationally as well as those that have given outstanding service to the program.
* denotes deceased
Life Members
Congratulations to the following umpires who have been awarded Life Membership of the Softball NSW Umpires Association:
1980 - Edna NASH
1981 - John REID
1982 - Dawn YOUNG (SNSW Hall of Fame 2013)
1985 - Catherine VINCENT
1992 - Peter HILL
1992 - Rhonda BUCKLEY
1992 - Andrew RINDFLEISH OAM (SAL Hall of Fame 2013 - SNSW Hall of Fame 2017)
1993 - Kay THOMPSON OAM
1996 - Darrell SHEPHARD OAM
1997 - Michael HANNELLY OAM
1998 - Lesley STEEDMAN
2003 - David CROWE
2006 - Sue ITZSTEIN
2008 - Bruce McCAHON
2014 - Scott RINDFLEISH* (SAL Hall of Fame 2021 - SNSW Hall of Fame 2021)
2018 - Vicki LANSLEY
Umpire In Chief / President / Director of Umpiring
Since 1966, when Edna Nash became the first UIC, to Darrell Shepherd who held the position for 18 years before retiring in 2009, there have been many people who have helped to pave the way for softball umpiring in NSW.
This honour roll pays tribute to those people who have led the umpiring program in NSW through their role as UIC, President and Director of Umpiring.
Umpire-in-Chief & President | |
1966 - 1980 | Edna Nash |
1981 - 1982 | Catherine Lloyd |
1983 | Peter Hill |
1984 | Catherine Vincent (nee Lloyd) |
1985 | Peg Cutts |
1986 | Rhonda Buckley |
Umpire-in-Chief | President | |
1987 - 1988 | Rhonda Buckley | Andrew Rindfleish |
1989 - 1991 | Andrew Rindfleish | Andrew Rindfleish |
1992 - 1993 | Darrell Shephard | Michael Hannelly |
Director of Umpiring | President | |
1994 - 2009 | Darrell Shephard | |
2010 - 2022 | Scott Rindfleish* | |
2023 | Andrew Rindfleish | |
2023-Present | Kristina Travers | Andrew Rindfleish |
International Umpires
Congratulations to the following NSW umpires who have achieved ISF/WBSC Certification and represented Australia at World Championships / World Cup / World Events.
Year | Umpire | WBSC # | World Championships / World Events |
1970 | Dawn Young | N/A | 1970 (OW) |
1990 | Andrew Rindfleish | 516 | 1991 (JW), 1994 (OM), 2000 (OM), 2001 (JM), 2003 (Olympic Q) |
1997 | Lesley Steedman | 773 | 1999 (JW), 2001 (JM) |
2004 | Sue Itzstein | 1007 | 2007 (JW) |
2004 | David Crowe | 1008 | |
2004 | Darrell Shephard | 1009 | |
2004 | Bruce McCahon | 1011 | |
2006 | Scott Rindfleish* | 1100 | 2008 (JM), 2010 (OW), 2013 (OM), 2019 (OM), 2019 (Olympic Q) |
2011 | Ron Houison | 1216 | 2015 (JW) |
2011 | Howard Watt | 1221 | |
2011 | Amanda Houison | 1225 | 2013 (JW), 2016 (OW), 2019 (Olympic Q) |
2014 | Kyira Cox | 1296 | 2015 (JW), 2016 (OW), 2018 (OW), 2019 (Olympic Q), 2020 (JM), 2021 (Olympics) |
2014 | Leanne Gearside | 1298 | |
2014 | Jay Gibson | 1299 | 2017 (JW) |
2014 | Jesse Smith | 1306 | 2019 (JW) |
2019 | Andrew Compton | 1483 | |
2019 | James English | 1484 | 2019 (U12) |
2019 | Kristina Travers | 1489 | |
Key: | |||
JW | Junior Women World Cup (U19, U18 from 2019) | ||
JM | Junior Men World Cup (U19, U18 from 2020) | ||
OW | Open Women World Cup | ||
OM | Open Men World Cup | ||
U12 | Under 12 World Cup |