Bristol Softball Association

1
Bristol Softball Association

• Scoring the game

2
Why keep score?

• Be involved
• Keep a record of what happened
• Keep track of the score and outs during a game
• Analyse team performance
• Maintain player statistics
• Improve batting, pitching and baserunning
• Its fun!!!

3
The scorecard
4
The scorecard features

• General information (date, time, weather)
• Batting line-up with fielding positions
• Play by play action
• Batted balls
• Base-running
• Fielding
• Tally each players at-bats, hits, runs etc
• List the pitchers and their stats

5
The scorecard - after
Lee Richmonds perfect game Worcester Ruby Legs
v Cleveland Blues (1880)
6
Learn the fielding code

• Pitcher
• Catcher
• First Base
• Second Base
• Third Base
• Shortstop
• Deep Left Field
• Left Field
• Right Field
• Deep Right Field

7
Keeping score the key points

• Write in batting order and fielding positions
• If an out is recorded
• Record the combination of fielders making the out
• If a batter reaches base
• Draw the basepath from home to their base
• Write how the player reaches base
• If a runner advances
• Note the batter advancing the runner
• If a runner scores
• Fill in the diamond

8
Scoring the safes

• Safe hits
• 1B, 2B, 3B, HR
• If a home run, shade in the centre (run)
• Walk
• BB (Base on Balls)
• Fielders Choice
• FC (player reaching a base due to the defense's
  attempt to put out another runner)
• Errors (eg by Deep Left Field)
• E7
• Ground Rule Double
• GBD

9
Scoring the safes on paper
10
Scoring the outs batter retired

• Strikeout
• K or Ks (swinging) or Kc (called)
• Caught by DLF
• F7 (fly out in fair territory)
• FO7 (caught in foul territory foul out)
• Line out to 3B (or pop out)
• L5 (line out) or P5 (pop out)
• Hit to 1B who steps on the base
• U3 (unassisted)
• Hit to 3B who throws to 1B
• 5-3
• Infield Fly
• IFR (closest fielder gets credit)

11
Scoring the outs on paper
12
Scoring the outs runner retired

• Force out or a tag SS to 2B
• 6-4
• Run down C 2B 1B 2B
• 2-4-3-4
• Note the number of the out

13
Scoring the outs double plays

• We need two entries here
• Runner out (show the batter responsble)
• Batter out

14
Keeping score miscellaneous

• End of an inning
• Rule off and put runs and hits at the bottom
• Extra innings
• Use the extra columns in the scoresheet
• Substitutions
• Draw a vertical line after the last at-bat for
  the previous player
• Write the new player's name and number in the
  second line of the Player Information section
• Batting around
• Use the next column

15
Keeping score an example

• Top of the first inning

Left field Second base Catcher Right field
16
Keeping score an example

• Smith singles to left field

• Draw a line to first base
• Write 1B to signify it was a single
• If you like, draw a line showing the direction of
  the hit

17
Keeping score an example

• Lawson Strikes out

• Put K for a strike-out
• You can put Kc (called) or Ks (swinging)
• Show it was the first out of the inning

18
Keeping score an example

• Henry walks, Smith goes to second base

• Draw a line showing Smith going to second
• Show it was batter 17 who got him there
• Draw a line to first for Henry and put BB (walk)

19
Keeping score an example

• Jones hits into a double play SS-2B-1B

• Henry out between 1B and 2B
• It was batter 33 who got him out (the 2nd out)
• The 6-4-3 double play is put in Jones box
• Third out and rule off for the end of the inning

20
Keeping score an example

• Heres how the scorebook looks

21
Keeping score substitutions

• Draw a line after the last scorebox of the
  previous batter and the first scorebox of the new
  batter
• Write the new players name in the box below the
  old player
• Put the new players position in the box (PH
  pinch hitter)

22
Now go and score the game!