DENNIS R. “DENNY” MADER

Dennis R. “Denny” Mader, Official – Burgettstown, Pa, and Union HS— Now in his 59th year of umpiring, he previously umpired more than 130 fast-pitch only softball games each year. He umpired 21 NCAA Regional Tournaments from 1984 through 2004 as well as several ECAC Regional Tournaments and numerous WVIAC championships. Mader also umpired 10 NAIA Bi-District Playoffs and umpired the NAIA National Championships in 1990. He was selected to umpire the championship game as well as the NCAA Division II National Championships in May 1999 and 2004 and the Division III in May 2000. He finished his collegiate umpiring at the 2004 D-II National Championships. For nearly 40 years, Mader has served as the PIAA Statewide Softball Interpreter and Supervisor of Umpires for the state championship game among numerous administrative roles. In 1992 he received the National Federation Interscholastic Officials Association (NFOA) “Outstanding Official for Softball” Award.