Making the call in Omaha

According to a story in the Marietta Times, Frontier League umpire Jim Schaly, pictured, will be one of the eight umpires working the College World Series beginning this weekend in Omaha, Neb.

Schaly had been the Frontier League's supervisor of umpires for 17 years, until giving up the job this season. Schaly was the home-plate umpire in this year's Big Ten tournament championship game and worked the Atlanta Regional that was won by Mississippi State. This will be Schaly's first College World Series.

According to the Times, Schaly, 49, has a limited Frontier League schedule this season, working only games played in Washington.

Suspensions from the Florence fiasco

Suspensions handed down from the Frontier League for the benches-clearing incident Wednesday night between the Wild Things and Florence Freedom:

Florence manager Toby Rumfield - 5 games
Washington hitting coach Jon Cahill - 2 games
Washington pitcher Andy Schindling - 1 game

According to WJPA Radio's Randy Gore, Schindling's suspension was not for anything directed at Florence players or coaches, it was for saying something to umpire Jim Scahly.

There was no mention of the league's five-ejection rule that requires a manager to serve an automatic three-game (or is it five-game?) suspension after his team's fifth ejection. Washington has six ejections on the season.