COLORADO SPRINGS — Jim Paronto has been named the coordinator of baseball umpires for the Mountain West Conference.
Paronto brings an extensive background in officiating and collegiate athletics to the Mountain West Conference. A graduate of Adams State College, he earned a doctorate of education in athletic administration from BYU in 1983. He has served in a variety of roles in his professional career, including stints as athletic director and head coach in addition to his officiating duties.
Currently the secretary rules editor to the NCAA Baseball Rules Committee, Paronto brings more than 30 years of baseball officiating experience to the MWC. He has worked the National Junior College World Series for 13 years, while also taking on assignments with the MWC Tournament (2003), the WAC Tournament (1998) and the Pac-10 Northern Division Tournament (1987). He was also selected for the NCAA Division I Baseball Regional in 1999.
Six MWC members — Air Force, BYU, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV and Utah — sponsor baseball.