my budget is $135 per game, 18 varsity 8 JV games and 1 tourney. breaks down to $95 umpires, plus $40 electric. Now we raised $ for concessions and balls. and have to pay a $4 pr mile for away games, the farthest game is 65 miles, 130 x 4 = $520 plus $20 hr for driver. We have 8 away games, but get to ride with the baseball team. If we have 30 paid patrons at $5, we break even pretty much. $40 per kid doesn't go far. 25 kids just $1k, the schools charging $1K per girl, man, I'm at the wrong school! I could afford a pay raise at that school!