1. Folsom National Little League Scorekeeping Clinic

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

3. 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

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

5. 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)

6. 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

7. 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)

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Pitching Stats PITCHERLEG AGEU NOIPHRERSOBBBKHBWPTPW/L McGagin91 12 1 1 11 0 0 024 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425 PITCHERLEG AGEU NOIPHRERSOBBBKHBWPTPW/L McGagin91 12 11 11 0 0 024 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425 *Mark off pitch count immediately after pitch *Mark off pitch count after the end of the inning MAXIMUM PITCH COUNTS/DAY (AA/AAA) 7-850 pitches/day (AA) 9-1075 pitches/day (AA/AAA) 11-1285 pitches/day (AAA) REST REQUIRMENTS 14 AND UNDER 66 pitches/day = 4 calendar days of rest 51-65 pitches/day = 3 calendar days of rest 36-50 pitches/day = 2 calendar days of rest 21-35 pitches/day = 1 calendar day of rest 1-20 pitches/day = 0 calendar day of rest

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

13. 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

14. 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 = ?

15. 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

16. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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