HCLL Scorekeeping Clinic

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1 HCLL Scorekeeping Clinic 2013 Season Prepared by: C. Kalaw

2 Scorekeeping Duties at HCLL Begins with Rookie Games important for minors and majors divisions official scorekeeping is duty of home team this recorded score is what the league goes by Team coaches may also ask parents to do their own scorebook this is helpful in case officials have made a mistake at game time; in case the line up card gets lost, a record of the season.

3 Importance of Score Keeping Good scorekeeping can help teams improve because: Provides the league and umpires with official record (in cases where there is disagreement) Help coaches and parents recall player performances and outings your own team and the opposition Good Scorekeeping Requires: 1. Arriving minutes before game time; Game won t start without you! 2. Not being afraid to ask or double check with the umpire or teams during the game if you ve missed something 3. Paying attention throughout the game.

4 First Things 1. Coaches provide scorekeeper, umpire and other team with their line up cards (list of all players in their batting order and starting pitchers (Minors and Majors). 2. Record all players listed on both line up cards on the scorebook along with their jersey number and their position at the start of the game. Make sure you do not miss any players on either list. 3. During the game, it is scorekeeper s role to make sure that players bat in the order that they are listed. If there is any discrepancy between who is supposed to be batting (according to the book) and who is actually batting: Check with the batting team or Inform the umpire ***In some tournament play (majors), if the team makes an error and sends a batter to the plate out of order, there may be consequences.

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6 Example of Filled Scoresheet

7 Scoring Defense - Defining Positions on the Score Sheet 8-Centre field 7-Left Field 6-Shortstop 4-2nd Base 9 Right Field 5-3 rd Base 1-pitcher 3-1 st base 2-catcher

8 Scoring Offense - Record how a batter advances for each base How do batters advance to 1 st : K = strikeout BB = base on balls HP = hit by pitch 1B = single 2B = double (reaches 2 nd base without stopping at first) 3B= triple (reaches 3 rd base w/out stopping) HR= home run **Fill in the entire diamond once the runner is called safe at home. If batter gets on base, they can advance by: Following batter advances them - BB, 1B, 2B, 3B, or HR SB=stolen base E= defensive error (defensive position that commits error) Ex. 1 st base drops ball at 1 st =E3

9 Scoring Strike Count important for double checking the pitching log for majors Difference between hits and errors...judgement calls Since the league is not keeping statistics, this is not very important. Use your best judgement in light of location of the hit and how hard it was hit: would an average player in the division have been able to make the catch? If yes, then it is an error. If the ball touches leather, but the catch wasn t made, then record as an error Totalling Runs at End of Inning helps with checking the scoreboard Starting/Ending an Inning make sure you are starting in a different column; make sure you mark off on the sheet who ended the inning. **With more games happening at Falaise, the official scorekeeper becomes even more important because there s no board. Make sure that the score is correct at the end of every inning otherwise, you could end up with a game under appeal!!

10 Pitch Counting Rookies Division - No pitch counting Minor Division League Age determines # of pitches allowed per game Pitch Log - Get the league age of all pitchers at the beginning of the game Each team s pitchers are listed on separate pages Majors Division League Age determines pitches allowed per game Pitch Log - Get the league age of all pitchers at the beginning of the game Each team s pitchers are listed on separate pages

11 Why Pitch Counting? 2010 Little League Baseball Regular Season and Tournament Pitching Rules Pitchers league age 14 and under must adhere to the following rest requirements: If a player pitches 66 or more pitches in a day, four (4) calendar days of rest must be observed. If a player pitches pitches in a day, three (3) calendar days of rest must be observed. If a player pitches pitches in a day, two (2) calendar days of rest must be observed. If a player pitches pitches in a day, one (1) calendar day of rest must be observed. If a player pitches 1-20 pitches in a day, no (0) calendar day of rest is required.

12 Recording Substitutions Rookies and Minors Not necessary because everyone bats Majors Records official playing time LL has rules about minimum playing time In season, all players must play six consecutive defensive outs in the field and bat once to fulfill the requirement. During tournament play, the defensive standard is altered to just one inning in the field. The regular season rule allows a starting player to return to the line-up one time in any spot in the batting order, as long as his replacement has fulfilled the mandatory play requirement. During the postseason tournament, a player must return in the exact same hitting position he was in originally. Once both players have met the required minimums, the manager is allowed to rotate them in and out of the game as many times as desired.

13 Questions?