The family of Mitchell Huggins is mourning and warning others after the beloved umpire died of a heat stroke in South ...

Mitchell Huggins, a beloved official who was affectionately known as "Uncle Mitch," tragically collapsed and died from ...

Huggins passed out while presiding over a softball competition at Patriot Park on Saturday afternoon, according to his sister ...

A well-respected umpire known as “Uncle Mitch” died over the weekend after he collapsed in the heat during a South Carolina ...

A community in South Carolina is mourning the loss of a longtime youth sports umpire who died amid a record-setting heatwave.

A beloved youth sports umpire in the Midlands died over the weekend while working in the midst of a heat wave.

SUMTER, S.C. ( WIS /Gray News) - A beloved youth sports umpire died over the weekend while working during a heat wave. The ...

Mitchell Huggins, 61, was at a park working as an umpire during a softball tournament on June 21 when he passed out, reported local media outlets WIS and WACH.

Huggins’ sister, Pamela Rufus, told WIS that she received a call from her son when he initially lost consciousness. Mitchell Huggins died Saturday after collapsing at a softball tournament.

The Sumter County Coroner’s Office said 61-year-old Mitchell Huggins died Saturday after being taken to a hospital. His cause of death was later ruled as a heat stroke.