COLLEGIATE SOFTBALL UMPIRES ASSOCIATION

William A. (Bill) Christy, a long-time CSUA member and assigner passed away unexpectedly on October 13, 2009 at his home in Monongahela, PA.  Bill was a great friend to sports throughout Pennsylvania and Northeast US for more than 35-years as a player, an official, an evaluator and an assigner. He was one of the two creators of the Collegiate Softball Umpires Association (CSUA) in 1977 when he and long time friend and official, Denny Mader, began umpiring California State Teachers College, now California University.  Bill was a member and manager of the world Champion, Sol-Mintz USSSA softball team in Washington, PA during the 1970's and was a member of the USSSA and Washington County Sports Hall of Fame. Highlights of his officiating career included officiating in the NAIA National Softball Championship and the PIAA Volleyball, Softball, and Basketball State Championship games. He also served as an NCAA basketball, softball, and volleyball sports official and was supervisor of officials for the COA, ECAC, PIAA, WVIAC, and PSAC. Most recently, he served as an Officials Technical Advisor for several Division I, II, and III basketball and volleyball conferences. Everything he accomplished as an official and supervisor was for the betterment of the game and, more importantly, the student athletes. Bill was preceded in death was his wife Lorene M. Christy who passed away May 16, 2009.  For more information on the Bill Christy Memorial & Scholarship, please click here.