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Folsom National Little League Scorekeeping Clinic. Baseball Positions by Number. ❽. Pitcher Catcher First Baseman Second Baseman Third Baseman Shortstop Left Fielder Center Fielder Right Fielder. ❶. ❼. ❾. ❷. ❸. ❻. ❹. ❹. ❺. ❺. ❸. ❶. ❻. ❼. ❽. ❷. ❾.
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Baseball Positions by Number ❽ Pitcher Catcher First Baseman Second Baseman Third Baseman Shortstop Left Fielder Center Fielder Right Fielder ❶ ❼ ❾ ❷ ❸ ❻ ❹ ❹ ❺ ❺ ❸ ❶ ❻ ❼ ❽ ❷ ❾
Scoring Balls & Strikes Mark the Appropriate Box 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
Scoring Hits/Walks 1B 2B 3B BB HR Single Double Triple Base on Balls (Walk) Home Run *To score a run, color in the entire box of the player who scored
Scoring Outs 5-3 K P1 2 1 1 Grounder (Batter hits grounder to 3rd baseman who throws batter out at 1st base) Strike out Swinging Popped Out (Pop out to Pitcher) (For Fly out use “F” instead of “P”) (Pop out=infield; Fly out=outfield) K 2 Strike out Looking *Foul Ball = 1st or 2nd strike *Foul Ball ≠ 3rd strike (must be looking or swinging or a bunt foul)
Scoring Outs (With Hits Involved) Jersey # of hitter who hit into double play Batter 1 1B 1B 6-4 2 1 Grounder (Batter 1 hits a single, Batter 2 hits a grounder to shortstop who throws to second to get Batter 1 out) Batter 2 DP 6-4-3 1B 2 CS 2-6 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) 2 Caught Stealing (Batter hits a single; Caught stealing to 2nd base)
Scoring MISC. *Showing scoring on same batter for all 4 plays E3 E3 E3 E3 SB SB Error (Batter hits a grounder to 2nd Baseman who throws to 1st Baseman who drops the ball) E5 E5 E5 WP Error (Batter 2 hits a pop fly to 3rd Baseman who drops the ball, runner advances to 2nd base) Stolen Base (Runner steals and advances to 3rd base) Wild Pitch (Pitcher throws a wild pitch and Runner advances to home and scores a run)
Scoring Progression BB BB • 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 CS 2-4 Bowler Waits Ralls McGagin Torres 2 12 7 1 10 4 1B K K 1 1 2B E5 1B E5
Scoring Progression • Tebbs hits a grounder to the 1st Baseman who tags 1st base for an out 3U F8 Losier Anderson Tebbs Bizjack 3 3 5 11 3 2 End of Inning (line thru rest of order)
Pitching Stats *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 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
Scoring New Pitcher Tebbs 3 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 4-3 1 Ralls McGagin 7 1 1B • Ralls • Strike • Ball • Strike • Single to center field 9 Total Pitches Thrown =
Practice Scenarios • Bizjack • Strike • Strike • Ball • Foul Ball • Foul Ball • Foul Ball • Fly ball to left field resulting in a double Losier Bizjack 5 2 • Losier • Ball • Foul Ball • Strike • Bizjack steals 3rd • Strike looking ? 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 Bizjack 5 2 • Losier • Ball • Foul Ball • Strike • Bizjack steals 3rd • Strike looking SB 2B K 3
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. Tebbs Anderson 3 11 Tracks when new pitcher enters game *For pitch count purposes 8 Crumley Enter Name & Jersey # of sub *For statistic purposes Tracks when sub enters game *For statistic 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 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 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. 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. Batter 1 1B 1B 1B 6-4 PO 1-3 1 1 Pick Off (Batter hits a single; later picked off at 1st base) *Jr. Division Only Balk (Batter hits a single; later advances to 2nd on a balk) *Jr. Division Only Batter 2 FC BK 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)
Scoring Progression – Majors/Jr. NO STARTER POS 1 • 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 1 BB BB PO 1-3 Bowler McGagin Ralls Waits Torres 1 10 12 7 4 1 5 1B K K 2 1 4 2B 3 BK 1 RBI E5 1B 2 1B E5
Scoring Progression – Jr. Divison NO STARTER POS 1 • Tebbs strikes out swinging but ball is dropped by the catcher and no throw is attempted; Tebbs safe at 1st • Anderson strikes out swinging 8 K PB BB Bizjack Tebbs Anderson Losier 2 5 3 11 7 1B K K 3 1 6 End of Inning (line thru rest of order) 9 Total Strike Outs = 3 **Dropped 3rd strikes are recorded as an strikeout