NJCAA Baseball Coaches Association Coaches Hall of Fame
Dr. James Paronto had a long career as a baseball umpire and administrator at the collegiate and national levels. He served as the JUCO World Series Coordinator of Baseball Officials from 2003 to 2021 and worked 15 JUCO World Series events as an umpire. Dr. Paronto also umpired five times at the Connie Mack World Series and served as a past president of the Colorado High School Baseball Umpires Association.
In addition to his on-field work, Paronto contributed to the development and oversight of the game through administrative roles, including serving as Secretary Editor of the NCAA Baseball Rules Committee from 2003 to 2015. He was also a co-founder of both the Colorado Umpire Training Evaluation and Promotion (UTEP) program and the Colorado Collegiate Umpires Association.
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