Don’t have all the details yet, but Tommy Caudle, the high school baseball umpire, the college baseball umpire, and the professional baseball umpire that served the Triad area for many, many years, has passed away…
I can remember many a night being at a Greensboro Grasshoppers game over the past 17 years and announcing all of the home games, and when an umpire would go down with injury, the first call that was made, was to Tommy Caudle…And Tommy Caudle would head down to the stadium and save the day/game…
If a scheduled umpire could not make a game, Tommy Caudle would fill in and cover the Grasshopper games, whether it be calling the balls and strikes behind the plate, or working the bases, Tommy Caudle would be there…And he might have to work a game or two, or he might have to fill in for the entire week…
Everywhere you went on the local baseball diamonds, Tommy Caudle was one of the most respected umpires to ever call games in our area…High School, College, Professional, or American Legion ball/baseball, Tommy Caudle was considered to be, “The Man”…..
One of the hardest working baseball umpires in the history of the Triad has left us, and hopefully now, he is safely home…Tommy Caudle gone, but not to ever be forgotten…As soon as you hear, or heard that name, Tommy Caudle, the first thing you thought of was baseball, and there was about to be a baseball game going on somewhere….
The next time an umpire gets injured or hurt calling a local baseball game, the first thought that will go up is, “Where’s Tommy Caudle?”…..But he won’t be available…
RIP:Tommy Caudle, and thank-you for your service…
Prayers for the Tommy Caudle family. The triad has lost a good man. Tommy wasn’t just an umpire he was a friend. The baseball fields won’t be the same without him. Tommy will be missed by everyone. #tommystrong pic.twitter.com/I8kO8RxwTS
— HP Christian Baseball (@HPCA_Baseball) January 16, 2022
— High Point-Thomasville HiToms (@HTHiToms) January 17, 2022
Good man who loved people and the game of baseball. You will be missed buddy by all the lives you touched on and off the baseball field. There must be a big game in heaven God needed you to call. Love you, buddy
I first met Tommy about 10 years ago at Blair Park Golf Course. During that round of golf I found out quickly that there were three loves in his life. When people think about Tommy, they think baseball. In our conversing, I found baseball to be his third love. Tommy loved his Lord and Savior. Secondly; he had a very strong love for his family. Baseball was next. I’ll miss Tommy around the golf course but wouldn’t it be terrible if we didn’t. RIP my friend.