John Tretheway

Umpire - Presented by Ron Suprenant​​

John Tretheway has been umpiring in USSSA softball for 14 years. He has attended 12 National Umpire Clinics since 1996. John has served as the local UIC from Southbridge Softball for 17 years. He has served as the assigner since 1997. He has also served 1 term on the Board for the Worcester Umpires Association.

State, National and World Series tournaments John has umpired in:

• 1998 Northeast National Men’s B & C
• 1999 MA Men’s B States
• 1999 MA Northeast Modified B
• 1999 Flag City Shootout A/B/C, Georgia
• 1999 World Series, Florida
• 2000 Flag City Shootout A/B/C, Georgia
• 2000 Northeast Divisional Men’s C, CT
• 2000 World Series, Florida
• 2001 Flag City Shootout A/B/C, Georgia
• 2001 Women’s A & C States, Wrentham
• 2001 Men’s D States, Leominster
• 2001 Men’s D World Series, Florida
• 2002 Men’s C & D States, Hopkinton
• 2002 Flag City Shootout B/C/D, Georgia
• 2002 Men’s D World Series, Florida
• 2005 MA Men’s E States, Ashland
• 2005 MA Men’s D States, Palmer
• 2008 Men’s D States, Hopkinton
• 2009 Mass D & E States, Hopkinton
• 2012 Mass D & E States, Oxford

Although many teams and players came up to him after their game commenting on his umpiring skills and telling him they would like to see him more often doing their games, the games that stood out were the Special Olympics ones. John lists his most exciting time as when he umpired for the first time at the Special Olympics in Holyoke. To see the joy and pride in those kids and the laughter and tears of sportsmanship was truly heartwarming to him.

“I have enjoyed all of my travels as an umpire and have made many friends with both players and among my fellow umpires. I have gotten to work with many good umpires in my tenure who have since been inducted into the Hall of Fame. This is indeed a great honor for me to even be considered and I’m very proud to be a USSSA umpire.”​