Folsom National Little League Scorekeeping Clinic
Dec 31, 2015
Baseball Positions by Number
PitcherCatcherFirst BasemanSecond BasemanThird BasemanShortstopLeft FielderCenter FielderRight Fielder
❶
❶
❷
❷
❸
❸
❹ ❹
❺❺
❻
❻
❼
❼
❽
❽
❾
❾
Scoring Balls & StrikesPitch 1: BallPitch 2: Ball Pitch 3: StrikePitch 4: Foul BallPitch 5: Foul BallPitch 6: Foul Ball
Pitch 7: BallPitch 8: Foul Ball*CURRENT COUNT: 3 BALLS
2 STRIKES
Mark the Appropriate Box
Scoring Hits/Walks
1B
Single
2B
Double
3B
Triple
BB
Base on Balls (Walk)
HR
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)
P11
Grounder (Batter hits grounder to 3rd baseman who throws batter out at 1st base)
2
5-3
Strike out Swinging
K1
Strike out Looking
K
2
*Foul Ball = 1st or 2nd strike*Foul Ball ≠ 3rd strike
(must be looking or swinging or a bunt foul)
Scoring Outs (With Hits Involved)
Caught Stealing (Batter hits a single; Caught stealing to 2nd base)
CS 2-62
1B
Grounder (Batter 1 hits a single, Batter 2 hits a grounder to shortstop who throws to second to get Batter 1 out)
6-41B
2
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)
1B
2
1
DP 6-4-3
Batter 1
Batter 2
Jersey # of hitter
who hit into
double play
Scoring MISC. *Showing scoring on same batter for all 4 plays
Error (Batter hits a grounder to 2nd Baseman who throws to 1st
Baseman who drops the ball)
E3
E3
Error (Batter 2 hits a pop fly to 3rd Baseman who drops the ball, runner
advances to 2nd base)
E5
E3
Stolen Base (Runner steals and advances to 3rd base)
E5SB
E3
Wild Pitch (Pitcher throws a wild pitch and Runner advances to home
and scores a run)
E5SB
WP
Scoring Progression McGagin walks
Ralls strikes out looking
McGagin caught stealing
Torres hits a double
Waits hits a single; Torres scores
Bowler grounds to 3rd Baseman who bobbles the ball and Bowler is safe at 1st base; Waits advances to 2nd
BB
1B K
1
12 Waits
7 Ralls
4 Torres
1 McGagin
10 Bowler
CS 2-42
2BK
1
BB
E5
E51B
Scoring Progression
3F8
5 Losier
11 Anderson
3 Tebbs
2 Bizjack
End of Inning (line thru rest of
order)
Tebbs hits a grounder to the 1st Baseman who tags 1st base for an out3U
3
End of Inning Stats
INNING TOTALSR H 1 2
E LOB 0 2
PITCHER (INNING TOTAL) INN TP 24 24
PITCHER (INNING TOTAL) INN TP
R: Runs H: HitsE: Errors LOB: Left on BaseInn: Inning TP: Total Pitches
Pitching StatsPITCHER LEG AGE U NO IP H R ER SO BB BK HB WP TP W/L
McGagin 9 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 24
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
PITCHER LEG AGE U NO IP H R ER SO BB BK HB WP TP W/L
McGagin 9 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
*Mark off pitch count immediately after pitch
*Mark off pitch count after the end of the inning
MAXIMUM PITCH COUNTS/DAY (AA/AAA)7-8 50 pitches/day (AA)9-10 75 pitches/day (AA/AAA)11-12 85 pitches/day (AAA)
REST REQUIRMENTS 14 AND UNDER≥66 pitches/day = 4 calendar days of rest51-65 pitches/day = 3 calendar days of rest36-50 pitches/day = 2 calendar days of rest21-35 pitches/day = 1 calendar day of rest1-20 pitches/day = 0 calendar day of rest
Scoring New Pitcher
3 Tebbs
Tracks when new pitcher enters game*For pitch count purposes
Practice Scenarios McGagin
Ball Ball Strike Ball Grounder to 2nd
baseman who throws to 1st base for an out
7 Ralls
1 McGagin4-3
1
Ralls Strike Ball Strike Single to center field
1B
Total Pitches Thrown = 9
Practice Scenarios Bizjack
Strike Strike Ball Foul Ball Foul Ball Foul Ball Fly ball to left
field resulting in a double
Losier Ball Foul Ball Strike Bizjack steals 3rd Strike looking
5 Losier
2 Bizjack
INNING TOTALS
R H
E LOB
PITCHER (INNING TOTAL) INN TP
PITCHER (INNING TOTAL) INN TP
Total Pitches Thrown = ?
Practice Scenarios - ANSWER Bizjack
Strike Strike Ball Foul Ball Foul Ball Foul Ball Fly ball to left
field resulting in a double
Losier Ball Foul Ball Strike Bizjack steals 3rd Strike looking
5 Losier
2 Bizjack 2B SB
K
3
INNING TOTALSR H 0 1
E LOB 0 1
PITCHER (INNING TOTAL) INN TP 11 11
PITCHER (INNING TOTAL) INN TP
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.3 Tebbs
11 Anderson
Tracks when sub enters game*For statistic purposes
Crumley8
Enter Name & Jersey # of sub*For statistic purposes
Tracks when new pitcher enters game*For pitch count purposes
Majors Division - Important InfoBelow 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 3rd 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 InfoIn 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. Fielder’s 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 1st base) *Jr. Division Only
1BPO 1-3
1
Fielder’s Choice (Batter 1 hits a single; Batter 2 hits a grounder to shortstop who throws to the 2nd Baseman for a force out at 2nd base. Batter 2 is safe at 1st)
1B
1
Batter 1
Batter 2
6-4
FC
Balk (Batter hits a single; later advances to 2nd on a balk)
*Jr. Division Only
1B BK
Scoring Progression – Majors/Jr. McGagin walks
McGagin picked off at 1st base *Jr. Division Only Ralls strikes out looking
Torres hits a double
Waits hits a single; Torres scores
Waits advances to 2nd base on a balk *Jr. Division only
Bowler hits a hard grounder to 3rd Baseman who throws the ball over the 1st Baseman’s head; Bowler is safe at 1st (single) and advances to 2nd on error; Waits advances to 3rd on error
BB
1B K
1
12 Waits
7 Ralls
4 Torres
1 McGagin
10 Bowler
PO 1-31
2BK
2
BB
BK
1B
1
5
4
3
2
NO POSSTARTER 1
1B1 RBI
E5
E5
Scoring Progression – Jr. Divison Tebbs strikes out swinging but ball is
dropped by the catcher and no throw is attempted; Tebbs safe at 1st
Anderson strikes out swinging
BB
1B K
1
5 Losier
11 Anderson
2 Bizjack
3 Tebbs
K3
8
7
6
9
NO POSSTARTER 1
End of Inning (line thru rest of order)
K PB
Total Strike Outs = 3 **Dropped 3rd strikes are recorded as an strikeout