Jim Guzdowski has been umpiring baseball and softball for more than 35 years and has been a member of the Babe Ruth National Umpire Association (NUA) for over 30 years. He has umpired a Babe Ruth baseball World Series, 23 Babe Ruth Southeast Region Baseball tournaments, and has served as the Crew Chief in 15 of those tournaments. He has also umpired nine Southeast Region Babe Ruth Softball tournaments and has served as the Crew Chief in eight of those tournaments. Jim has also umpired many Virginia State and District Babe Ruth baseball and softball tournaments and has served as the Crew Chief in many of them. 

Jim has been consulted on numerous occasions by the Babe Ruth Southeast Region Commissioner regarding rules changes for the Rookie baseball age group and the 8U softball age group. His recommendations are presently reflected in the current Southeast Region rules for those age groups. 

Jim is also a Virginia High School League (VHSL) varsity official in baseball, softball, and basketball. He has been a member of the Bull Run Officials Association for more than 30 years and he serves on the training committee for that association. 

Jim is a retired major crimes detective with the Prince William County Police Department in Virginia. He was a patrol officer for 6 years and a major crimes detective for 22 years. Interesting to note that he has assisted Scotland Yard in a homicide investigation and participated in the investigation of the DC sniper case. In addition, Jim has appeared on the national television show Unsolved Mysteries regarding a 10-year-old murder case. As a result, the suspect was apprehended in Phoenix, Arizona, within 24 hours, extradited to Virginia and convicted. 

Jim lives in Manassas, Virginia, with his wife, Susan, and recently retired from his position as a civilian senior crime analyst in the Violent Crime detective division of the Prince William County Police Department.

(Updated September 10, 2024)