Folsom National Little League Scorekeeping Clinic

Baseball Positions by Number Pitcher Catcher First Baseman Second Baseman Third Baseman Shortstop Left Fielder Center Fielder Right Fielder

Scoring Balls & Strikes Pitch 1: Ball Pitch 2: Ball Pitch 3: Strike Pitch 4: Foul Ball Pitch 5: Foul Ball Pitch 6: Foul Ball Pitch 7: Ball Pitch 8: Foul Ball *CURRENT COUNT: 3 BALLS 2 STRIKES Mark the Appropriate Box

Scoring Hits/Walks SingleDoubleTripleBase on Balls (Walk)Home Run *To score a run, color in the entire box of the player who scored

Scoring Outs Popped Out (Pop out to Pitcher) (For Fly out use F instead of P) (Pop out=infield; Fly out=outfield) Grounder (Batter hits grounder to 3 rd baseman who throws batter out at 1 st base) Strike out Swinging Strike out Looking *Foul Ball = 1 st or 2nd strike *Foul Ball 3 rd strike (must be looking or swinging or a bunt foul)

Scoring Outs (With Hits Involved) Caught Stealing (Batter hits a single; Caught stealing to 2 nd base) Grounder (Batter 1 hits a single, Batter 2 hits a grounder to shortstop who throws to second to get Batter 1 out) Double Play (Batter 1 hits a single; Batter 2 hits a grounder to shortstop who throws to second for a force out; Second baseman throws to first baseman for an out resulting in a double play) Batter 1 Batter 2

Scoring MISC. *Showing scoring on same batter for all 4 plays Error (Batter hits a grounder to 2 nd Baseman who throws to 1 st Baseman who drops the ball) Error (Batter 2 hits a pop fly to 3 rd Baseman who drops the ball, runner advances to 2 nd base) Stolen Base (Runner steals and advances to 3 rd base) Wild Pitch (Pitcher throws a wild pitch and Runner advances to home and scores a run)

Scoring Progression McGagin walks Ralls strikes out looking McGagin caught stealing Torres hits a double Waits hits a single; Torres scores Bowler grounds to 3 rd Baseman who bobbles the ball and Bowler is safe at 1 st base; Waits advances to 2nd

Scoring Progression End of Inning (line thru rest of order) Tebbs hits a grounder to the 1 st Baseman who tags 1 st base for an out

End of Inning Stats INNING TOTALS RH12 ELOB02 PITCHER (INNING TOTAL) INNTP24 PITCHER (INNING TOTAL) INNTP R: RunsH: Hits E: ErrorsLOB: Left on Base Inn: InningTP: Total Pitches

Pitching Stats PITCHERLEG AGEU NOIPHRERSOBBBKHBWPTPW/L McGagin PITCHERLEG AGEU NOIPHRERSOBBBKHBWPTPW/L McGagin *Mark off pitch count immediately after pitch *Mark off pitch count after the end of the inning MAXIMUM PITCH COUNTS/DAY (AA/AAA) pitches/day (AA) pitches/day (AA/AAA) pitches/day (AAA) REST REQUIRMENTS 14 AND UNDER 66 pitches/day = 4 calendar days of rest pitches/day = 3 calendar days of rest pitches/day = 2 calendar days of rest pitches/day = 1 calendar day of rest 1-20 pitches/day = 0 calendar day of rest

Scoring New Pitcher Tracks when new pitcher enters game *For pitch count purposes

Practice Scenarios McGagin Ball Strike Ball Grounder to 2nd baseman who throws to 1st base for an out Ralls Strike Ball Strike Single to center field Total Pitches Thrown = 9

Practice Scenarios Bizjack Strike Ball Foul Ball Fly ball to left field resulting in a double Losier Ball Foul Ball Strike Bizjack steals 3 rd Strike looking INNING TOTALS RH ELOB PITCHER (INNING TOTAL) INNTP PITCHER (INNING TOTAL) INNTP Total Pitches Thrown = ?

Practice Scenarios - ANSWER Bizjack Strike Ball Foul Ball Fly ball to left field resulting in a double Losier Ball Foul Ball Strike Bizjack steals 3 rd Strike looking INNING TOTALS RH 01 ELOB 01 PITCHER (INNING TOTAL) INNTP 11 PITCHER (INNING TOTAL) INNTP

Most Important Ball/strike counts Pitch counts Total outs Total runs Use a PENCIL and have an eraser handy….you will need it The HOME team is responsible for the official scorebook

Scoring New Players – Majors/Jr. Tracks when sub enters game *For statistic purposes Enter Name & Jersey # of sub *For statistic purposes Tracks when new pitcher enters game *For pitch count purposes

Majors Division - Important Info Below is some important information you should know and will likely have to score: Hit vs. Error Stolen Base vs. Passed Ball vs. Wild Pitch Understanding Dropped 3 rd Strike Substitutions will occur Your manager may ask you to score/track specific items Reach out to your manager on how to score items

Jr. Division - Important Info In the Jr. Division, the scorekeeping is much more true to the game. Along with the Majors Division information, below is some additional information that you should know and will likely have to score: Hit vs. Fielders Choice Understanding Pick Offs & Balks Position # of starting line-up must be documented along with the name and jersey # Your manager may ask you to score/track specific items Reach out to your manager on how to score items

Addtl. Scoring – Majors/Jr. Pick Off (Batter hits a single; later picked off at 1 st base) *Jr. Division Only Fielders Choice (Batter 1 hits a single; Batter 2 hits a grounder to shortstop who throws to the 2 nd Baseman for a force out at 2 nd base. Batter 2 is safe at 1st) Batter 1 Batter 2 Balk (Batter hits a single; later advances to 2 nd on a balk) *Jr. Division Only

Scoring Progression – Majors/Jr. McGagin walks McGagin picked off at 1 st base *Jr. Division Only Ralls strikes out looking Torres hits a double Waits hits a single; Torres scores Waits advances to 2 nd base on a balk *Jr. Division only Bowler hits a hard grounder to 3 rd Baseman who throws the ball over the 1 st Basemans head; Bowler is safe at 1 st (single) and advances to 2 nd on error; Waits advances to 3 rd on error

Scoring Progression – Jr. Divison Tebbs strikes out swinging but ball is dropped by the catcher and no throw is attempted; Tebbs safe at 1 st Anderson strikes out swinging End of Inning (line thru rest of order) Total Strike Outs = 3 **Dropped 3 rd strikes are recorded as an strikeout