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Title: 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!
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