OKLAHOMA CITY – Training, dedication and passion – three things that are typically used to define the traits of an athlete. However, those same words can also describe the men and women who put hours of practice into becoming a USA Softball umpire – a fact that three high schoolers from Oregon can attest to. After a long summer of training and working in the field, Violet Loftus, Emma Sullivan and Sophia Weathers got the full experience of being an umpire for USA Softball of Oregon – an opportunity that allowed each of them to gain a new appreciation for the work that umpires put in on and off the field.