From Penn College of Technology to the Little League World Series [Video]

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Editors’ note: The video above is from May 4, 2024

A Pennsylvania College of Technology employee has a once-in-a-lifetime vacation planned for summer: umpiring at the Little League Baseball World Series.

Zachary Gump is the senior program manager of commercial buildings for the college’s Clean Energy Center and is one of 16 individuals from around the globe chosen to umpire for the first time at the 77th edition of the series, considered the world’s premier youth sporting event.

“I definitely got a little choked up when I opened the letter,” Gump said regarding Little League’s mid-February notification of his selection. “After 18 years (of umpiring), it’s exciting and emotional at the same time.”

Gump’s wife, Caitlin, predicted the good news months earlier after discovering she was pregnant and due to give birth to the …