It’s Time We Build a Better Scorebook !!!
Welcome to Rainbow Scorebooks!!
As you enter this website, try not to judge it for its snazzy computer affects, as it has only a couple of them. I’m mainly trying to show you a scorebook geared for a small group of softball players, but it has some important information that I feel needs to be addressed, and hopefully, a few people might learn a thing or two about how to score. It’s to the benefit of each of our Leagues, as well as all of International Pride Softball.
UPDATE 3/02/2025
For all of those people who have requested the video of VCB-D at Silverhawks Game 1 of the Spring 24 Season, I’m holding onto it for now as future evidence (it’s also too large to download on this site) but rest assured, when the time comes, the video in its entirety will be presented at an appropriate time. For now, I have 3 snapshots of at-bats for the Player in Question during Game 1 of the Spring 24 Season.
The Silverhawks had him recorded in their Datasheets (as confirmed by a Board Member during a luncheon discussion in August of 2024) as going 2 for 3 with a Fly Ball Out in his 3rd At Bat, while my Scorebook for VCB-D had him going 2 for 2 with a Sacrifice Fly in his 3rd At Bat. (To Robbie Kirkland, my apologies for using these videos to defend my case, but The Silverhawks used YOU by MANIPULATING YOUR DATA during the Spring Season, obviously to lower your Average below 0.600 and keep you from getting Ratings Q6. You can check it out and confirm yourself. I assume you had no part in this Manipulation.)
You can say The Silverhawks made a simple mistake, but with 40 years’ experience combined between 2 Scorekeepers, PLUS a coach and manager’s confession about Sacrifice Fly omissions during the Summer, I can assume Sacrifice Flies were deleted from the Scorebook during the Spring 24 Season.
Unfortunately, I’m probably the only Player/Team with the video and the Detailed Scoresheet to prove FRAUD during the Spring 24 Season. The Silverhawks rely on the fact that the opposing team’s Scorebook is ambiguous at best (in some cases, they don’t exist) to provide accurate traceability, but I still asked The SFAAA Board in September of 2024 to do an investigation (at least check the Silverhawks book that was submitted in May 2024 to count the SF’s recorded). I was told at that point, ‘STAY OUT OF IT! IT’S NONE OF MY BUSINESS!’
& After all the work I’ve done, the 3 years I’ve invested working on Electronic Scorekeeping and the Development of the DMV Scorebook, all towards the elimination in SCOREBOOK MANIPULATION, a simple THANK YOU would have been nice, but on the last day of February…
I WAS SUSPENDED FROM THE LEAGUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2025!!!
THANK YOU SFAAA!!!!!!!
UPDATE 2/25/2025
One more update before potentially taking down this site. It doesn’t seem to be worth much these days, and it doesn’t seem to be doing me any good except acquiring more ethics violations for BASELESS ACCUSATIONS, and I’m guessing this is all going to lead to a lengthy suspension from my League, unless I had some ‘smoking gun’ on my part that cheating actually occurred during the Spring’24 Season.
Well, I was hoping it would never come to this, as I always had the ‘smoking gun’! I recorded our games during the Spring’24 Season, and I kept them as backup…
This is the Video recorded from Game 1 of VCB-D at Silverhawks during the Spring Season of 2024 where a Sacrifice Fly was recorded as a Flyball Out. That may not seem like a big deal, but it added an extra out for the man at the plate, and that lowered his average. During that game, he was recorded as going 2 for 3 instead of 2 for 2, and when you are talking about 20-30 at-bats a season, 1, 2 or 3 Sacrifice Flies removed in a season can be significant.
My Ethics Violations will be ruled on this week, and I have been accused of Baseless Accusations. I’ve been threatened with Restraining Orders because of my attempts to post the truth about this situation, and now that the video is out, I feel that ALL Ethics Violations Ruled Against ME should be expunged or else I’ll be taking Legal Matters into my own hands.
To the People of the League, I will say it again, it should never have gone this far. My credibility was attacked in order to make me look like a liar and a story-teller, and I could have presented this video at any point in time, but I didn’t want to do it. Now, I have no choice, for it affects my future with the League, and now, You’ll Have to Decide…
DO YOU WANT A BETTER SCOREBOOK!!!!
UPDATE 01/21/25…
I haven’t written much on this site lately, and sadly, I don’t know how much longer I can afford to keep this site up and running, but it doesn’t mean I don’t care about its content. I do feel as though what started as a simple season of creating an Electronic Scorekeeping Team back in the Spring of 2022, has manifested itself into this long-term mission of eradicating the practice of scorebook manipulation, which has hit multiple obstacles after obstacles, and during this time, others have attacked my credibility to save their own. My name has been slandered. I’ve been attacked verbally, electronically and physically (even being hospitalized). My personal property has been vandalized, at the cost of over $3,000 in damage and loss, yet, I’m the one who has received Ethics Violations (2 Total) since 2022 for Harassment. This wasn’t something I asked for, but when I originally volunteered to take on Electronic Scorekeeping 3 years ago, I didn’t know there would be much more important issues that needed to be addressed, and if not, teams manipulating their records (let’s call it what it is… CHEATING!!!), would feel more empowered and enboldened to use it for their advantage.
So what are we talking about? I’ll provide a couple of Examples …
Example 1, Team A is up, and their 3 Batters are recorded by the following…
It’s a pretty basic scoresheet, nothing great. The scorer provided the direction that the ball went. Batter 1 hit a Line Drive to Left Center for a Double. Batter 2 hit a Line Drive to Left for a Single. Batter 3 hit a Fly Ball to Right Center for an Out. (Just assume Batter 4 and Batter 5 Struck Out to End the Inning. They are not involved in this example.)
If someone were to review this sheet, what else can be assumed? Based on the information provided by TEAM A, Runner 1 scored from 2nd Base on the Single from Batter 2, and that’s inferred from the Flyball Out charged to Batter 3. If Runner 1 didn’t score on Batter 2’s Single, then Batter 3 would have been given a Sacrifice Fly.
Hmmm, what if TEAM B scored it differently…
Well, there you go. TEAM B scored Batter 1 with the Double and Batter 2 with the Single, but Runner 1 must have been held up at 3rd Base, which resulted in a Sacrifice Fly for Batter 3 and an RBI.
But what’s the big deal? So TEAM A gave Batter 3 a Fly Ball Out… Was it just the result of the crappy scratchings of a scorer who lacks the basic knowledge of general scorekeeping. Nope, in all likelihood, this was done intentionally by TEAM A. Why? Before I go there…
Example 2
This Scoresheet has only two Batters, so how much can be manipulated? Well, you would be surprised…
TEAM A is up, and Batter 1 Grounds to Left for a Single, and Batter 2 hits into a Fielders Choice, Runner 1 is Out. It seems to be purposely vague, based on our knowledge about TEAM A from the 1st example, but by any other team’s perspective, we wouldn’t question it, but should we? What if we had TEAM B’s Scoresheet showing TEAM A’s Batters…
So what REALLY HAPPENED? Batter 1 did get a Single, but Batter 2 hit a Line Drive to Left Field, Runner 1 crossed 2nd Base, Extending the Play, and is Tagged Out at 3rd Base.
So what’s the difference between the 2 Scoresheets. Batter 2 is given a Single, not a Fielders Choice, due to the Continuation of Play by Runner 1 crossing 2nd Base.
TEAM A might argue, ‘Why give Batter 2 a hit if Batter 1 got out anyway? It doesn’t matter. It’s a wasted hit.’…
Sorry TEAM A, that’s how it’s scored, and that’s a HIT for Batter 2.
& when a Batter tries to extend a Single into a Double, but gets Tagged Out at 2nd Base, that was still a Single, and that Single should still be recorded with a Continuation of Play at 1st Base for the Batter.
So Why are Teams taking Hits away from some Hitters, while adding more At-Bats to others, and lets not even discuss the Hits that needed to be added for all the errors recorded (‘Oh, it’ not my team’s fault we play against such crappy defenses’… oh give me a break!!!), THIS IS ALL ABOUT SCOREBOOK MANIPULATION, and if you don’t think this is being intentionally done, I’d bet some Championship Medals against it, and some teams really like the ambiguity of scoring for it allows the lowering of averages and the reduction of Ratings, for which Q6 to Q9 can make or break a team. There are teams that continually stay in the upper ranks while others, who follow the rules, never get the shot to expand and advance, and I’m not saying manipulation is the only reason for this happening, but it’s a nationwide epidemic that teams feel they must cheat to compete. I say it’s wrong, no matter what situation, and that’s what has put me where I am now.
Ironically, average should be the most objective rating in our Rating System, but unless we train people how to Score properly, with better Scorebooks like mine, I propose wiping out Average as a Rating Point altogether, just because it is so poorly managed, and it can be so easily manipulated.
& By the way
I wish my book could still be used, but I’m not hearing back from my League since my Scorebook was removed from the 30th Anniversary Hurricane Showdown. I’ve only been hearing negative rumors about me ever since I told a team I knew they manipulated their scorebook during the Spring of 2024, and they charged me with an Ethics Violation for Harassment. Since the Ethics Chair was a member of the team, they replaced him with another person to Chair my Ethics Review. That person was responsible for writing the 1st Ethics Violation that I was charged with in 2022 for Harassment, and he was also responsible for removing my Scorebook from the 30th Anniversary Hurricane Showdown, which I spent numerous hours redesigning for that special occasion. Odds are, he never wanted my book in the League, and he was pleased to see me step away.
But…
I chose to be quiet, as the Hurricane Showdown and the 30th Anniversary for both the League and the Tournament were bigger than any one person or team. I feel I have been treated unfairly through this whole process, but it’s a new year, and hopefully, some people might hand me a little credit where credit should be due, at least before I have to put this website to rest, or maybe somehow, someone or some other league will see the same issues that I see, and somewhere down the road… WE CAN, TOGETHER, BUILD BETTER SCOREBOOK!!
UPDATE 8/30/24… When I updated the Book from Rev 1.0 to 2.0, many people asked if I would simplify the Scoring Box, and in some ways I did, as long as the original intent of the document stayed intact. People argue to remove Tags such as E, or SF, or CONT, when I find those necessary for Audit Tracing (when opposing
team’s Scorebook is used as evidence against a Qualifying Scorebook). Sometimes I considered plays such as Infield Fly as worthwhile additions… Why? Infield Fly, is one of only a few examples in International Pride Softball where an ‘ERROR’ can be charged without a ‘HIT’ being recorded during the Play (ie:Runners on 1st and 2nd, and Batter Pops Up to 2nd Baseman, Umpire calls Fielders Choice, 2nd Baseman Drops Ball the and the Runners advance to 2nd and 3rd Base. Batter is OUT). It’s just one of the rare examples where YES, a scorekeeper can record an Error and there will not be an associated Hit connected with it, so it’s good to provide that in your league’s training courses, but generally speaking, a Hit is usually recorded along with the Error.
UPDATE 7/15/24… After 2 years of development, a year of testing, and a complete season of scoring during Spring’24 under its belt, many changes have been made to the DMV Scorebook since its inception in 2022, and Revision 2.0 is being released
on 7/17/24 with significant improvements from the Rev. 1.0 Reviews…
** Larger Font Size (25-40% Larger Font Size Across All Formats)
** League Edition / Tournament Edition (League Edition includes Home/Away Pages; Tournament Edition includes Team/Opponent Pages with Opponent Ratings)
** Additional Column on Each Format (8 Columns - Letter / Legal Format Pages; 9 Columns - Tablet Format) (As a reminder, with flexible books, it’s easy to insert a page when you need extra columns during your game, ie: extra innings.)
** Added CR - Courtesy Runner, RBI - Runs Batted In, IF - Infield Fly Rule, and removed TP - Triple Play.
** User Manual from 1.0 will be updated to 2.0 and should be complete and issued with new booklets by end of July’24.
** For Teams that wish to continue using the original Scorebook… I have copies of Rev 1.0 Pages in all formats (Letter, Legal, Tablet) & I can offer at reduced costs. Teams can contact me to arrange pickup... Upgrades to Revision 2.0 at reduced costs are available as well…
For all Inquiries, contact me at Dan@RainbowScorebooks.com
Table of Contents
1. Why 2 Diagrams?
2. Who Scored it Better?
3. Who Scored it Wrong?
4. It Really Makes You Think…
5. Can it Be Just as Simple as This?
6. Sometimes, it’s the Little Things…
THE SCOREBOOKS
7. The League Edition
8. The Tournament Edition
LESSONS IN SCOREKEEPING
9. Basics
10. Errors & Fielders Choice
11. FC By Tag-Out… Extension of Play
12. A Brief Ratings Review…
13. DoublePlay, HH, and MISC
14. If it’s Not a Sacrifice Fly?… ‘It’s No Sacrifice At All’
15. Are Runs Batted In Just Bragging Points, OR Are They Really Useful in Scorekeeping
16. Habits of Highly Effective Scorekeepers
17. To Be Continued…
20. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING
21. CURRENT SCOREBOOKS AVAILABLE
22. EXPLORE MY SCOREBOOKS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
23. WANT MORE INFO…
WHY 2 DIAGRAMS?
WHY 2 DIAGRAMS?
Most Scorebooks have one Diagram, and it’s usually a Diamond, which limits the Scorekeeper in what they can document, and when runs are scored, the Diamond is usually filled, further handcuffing the Scorekeeper’s writing space. With the DMV Scorebook, there is Diamond for Runners and a Field Diagram for Ball Placement, which is much better for auditing and rating reviews.
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Who Scored it Better?
On the next few pages, The DMV Scorebook will be reviewed against commercial scorebooks that aren’t specifically targeted for the rules and regulations set by International Pride Softball (While reading these examples, it’s assumed there is some knowledge of IPrideSoftball’s Ratings System. Please refer to NAGAAA’s Governing Manual for further details). In some instances, we would like to have more information provided by the book, and in some cases, there are errors that the DMV Scorebook can be used by means of comparison.
In this case, we have the Basic Scorebook that loses track of Q5 (Hits a Fly Ball 300ft), and it’s a common issue with scorebooks and these limitations.
THE 3 AT-BATS
Batter 1 Hits a Medium Velocity Flyball to LF for an Out.
Batter 2 Hits a Medium Velocity Line-Drive Single to LCF, Batter 2 is replaced by Runner 1 (Courtesy Runner)
Batter 3 Hits a High High Velocity HR (Off the Fence) to RF, Runner 2 Scores, Batter 3 Scores, 2 Total RBI for Batter 3
Basic Scorebook
DMV Scorebook Rev. 2.0
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Who Scored it Wrong?
Sometimes, you may not catch the mistake unless you see the other team’s Scorebook. In this example, Batter 3 and 4 both had Hits, but the Basic Scorebook doesn’t appear to show a hit for Batter 3 (ie: The Manager may argue with an ‘Old School Rule’ that a Defensive Error would NOT equate with an Offensive Hit), & when Batter 4 hit to LF, Runner3 went from 1B to 3B, crossing 2B, extending the play and giving Batter 4 a Single, even though Runner3 was tagged out at 3B. There was a Continuation of Play marked on the DMV Scorebook, and the Single for Batter 4. Auditing would prove the Basic Scorebook as being wrong TWICE.
THE 4 AT-BATS
Batter 1 - Hits a Medium Velocity Line-Drive to LCF for a Single
Batter 2 - Hits a Low Velocity Ground Ball to the SS for a 6-4-3 Double-Play.
Batter 3 - Hits a Medium Velocity Ground Ball to the SS who throws the Ball to 1B in Error, Batter 3 is Safe at 1B.
Batter 4 - Hits a Medium Velocity Ground Ball to LF, Runner 3 crosses 2B, and the Left Fielder throws to 3B and Runner 3 is Tagged Out at 3B.
Basic Scorebook
DMV Scorebook Rev 2.0
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It Really Makes You Think…
Basic Scorebook
Initially, it’s hard to tell if the Basic Scorebook is wrong, if you only had this Scorebook for a reference, and since we’re not required to record RBI’s (Batter 1, who started off with a Double could have scored via the Hit from Batter 2 or Batter 3), but let’s say they played against the team that used the DMV Scorebook, and there would be an Audit trail that showed a SF from Batter 3, and the Basic Scorebook only recorded a Flyball Out.
DMV Scorebook Rev.2.0
That would obviously be incorrect. Is that really significant? It’s just a Sacrifice Fly… BUT was it intentional or just an honest mistake?
Think about it this way… What if… Batter 3 went 18 for 28 this past Spring for a 0.643 Average in C-Division, which meant the player needed Ratings Q6 and Q7 for Average, but what if 4 of those Hits were Sacrifice Fly’s … & What if those Sacrifice Fly’s were just converted to Flyball Outs? Now, that player went 18 for 32, for a 0.563 Average, and Q7 can now be removed…. What if that determined the division the player would participate in the WS?
A good scorebook is really needed to catch this type of high level manipulation.
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Can it Be Just as Simple as This?
Basic Scorebook
Sorry, it can’t, especially if someone is going to get it wrong!!!! Scorekeepers can’t take the easy way out, even if it makes the manager happy that the Batter loses a hit trying to extend a single into a double, but guess what, the Batter still got a Hit. That’s why The DMV Scorebook has Continuation of Play, because the Runner extended the play past 1st Base, and got tagged out at 2nd Base. It’s lazy Scorekeeping, and in some cases, it’s basic manipulation, and the DMV Scorebook can catch it with the Continuation of Play and Audit Trail.
DMV Scorebook Rev 2.0
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Sometimes It’s the Little Things…
Pitchers will be your BEST FRIENDS if you record their pitches, but no one ever records Balls and Strikes, but you can start a new trend in your league …
Can you tell the Author of this Book is a Pitcher ;-)
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The League Edition
The League Edition Scorebook comes with a Home / Away Page front and back, and it’s similar to the DMV Revision 1.0. The Sample shown here is the Tablet Version with 9 Columns (Letter and Legal have 8 Columns), and Home and Away Pages are identical, except at the Top where Home/Away are reversed. Both Pages have the Totals Column on the Right Side.
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The Tournament Edition
The Tournament Edition has 2 different pages, the Team Page and the Opponent Page. On the Opponent Page, you’re given the opportunity to enter a player’s rating, as well as the rating questions. This would be especially useful during Tournaments where you get the Ratings for Teams in advance, and you want to list it on the Scorebook while Scoring the game.
Also, since this is specific to a Team, these pages can be printed with the Team name, if requested in advance (ie: you can change Team at the Top and actually type the Team Name and save in the file… Since it’s a Tournament, there are no Totals kept for Opponents or the Right side.
Sample Scoring of Rating
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Lessons in Scorekeeping ; Basics
The next few pages will highlight major plays that are scored under rules provided by International Pride Softball. Keep in mind that Modified Batting Average is used to determine a Player’s Rating, which actually takes the judgement of a play out of a Scorekeeper’s hands. In other words, the defensive skillset is what the Batter is being judged against, and Errors are taken out of the equation.
You’ll see a few examples of errors that are documented in the DMV Scorebook, but they are done strictly for data analysis. You’ll see that a Hit is also scored during the same play.
In this 1st example, it’s a simple inning, with an Infield Out, a Single to the Outfield, Walk, Strikeout, and a Pop-Up.
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Lessons in Scorekeeping ; Errors & Fielders Choice
As mentioned earlier, Modified Batting Average is taken into account, and therefore, when errors are documented, there will be a corresponding Hit associated.
We will also provide multiple examples of Fielders Choice Plays, and a common misperception is that Batter is given a Hit because of the result of getting on-base, which is wrong. A Fielders Choice (FC) play is always classified as an Out for the Batter because the Runner in front was either Forced Out or Tagged Out (unless they crossed a base and extended the play… you saw this earlier, and we will show another example later with Continuation of Play)
This next inning will show an example of 2 errors (1 infield/1 outfield), as well as 3 different types of Fielders Choice Plays, 2 of them came from the infield, and 1 from the outfield.
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Lessons in Scorekeeping ; Fielders Choice By Tag-Out … Extension of Play
In this inning, there will be an Error made that does not result in a Hit due to the fact that it is included in an Infield Fly Rule, and the Batter is automatically Out.
The other Runners in this inning are Tagged Out. One will be Via a Fielders Choice, the other Extended the Play when the Runner Crossed a Base, using Continuation of Play. That gave the Batter a Hit and NOT a Fielders Choice.
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Lessons in Scorekeeping ; A Brief Ratings Review
Being a Scorekeeper, one isn’t expected to have the knowledge of a Ratings Member, but since the Scorebook does mention a ‘Velocity’ type Hit, it wouldn’t hurt if we have a brief discussion about Ratings.
I won’t go too far here, but if you wish to review in more detail, may I suggest you look up the NAGAAA Governing Manual and review the section under Ratings.
For Softball, our major focus as Scorekeepers are Ratings Questions Q1 - Q5, and these relate to how far a Player Hits the Ball.
When dealing with Q1 the Definition of Low Velocity is…
When dealing with Q2 the Definition of Medium Velocity is…
When dealing with Q3 & Q4 the Definition of High Velocity is…
Finally, when dealing with Q5, most parks are estimated as having the Ball hit out of the Park, OR it has Hit the Fence, OR it Bounced on the Warning Track. Scorekeepers need to check the measurements of the field and be certain of the 300 foot mark before making that decision. It can determine the future outcome for a player and a team, so that measurement must be correct. My Book uses the Acronym HH for the Q5 Question when you see one of these hits and must notate.
AND ONE FINAL CLARIFICATION!!
These 5 Rating Points Refer to Velocity, yet nothing in the definition has anything to do with Velocity. It’s all about DISTANCE, so don’t let it confuse you if you’re into Physics. A player can hit a ball with high exit velocity off his or her bat, and it can go high in the air and end up dropping 10 feet past the infield. That can have massive velocity, but it’s Low Distance… so until the definitions are changed, we have to live with calling it ‘VELOCITY’, and NOT ‘DISTANCE’.
Also, a Ball that is Hit very High does not have a tendency to Roll, so usually the Fly Balls that are caught don’t typically have an estimated roll time. It’s the Line Drives we typically have to estimate roll time when Balls are caught and the roll is ‘impeded’.
Final Comment: Until we have Consistent Field Grass - this is always going to be an inconsistent area of measuring how long Balls are Hit.
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Lessons in Scorekeeping ; DoublePlay, HH, & MISC
This inning will focus on the DoublePlay, and it will show the defensive position numbers. If you circle DP, you don’t always have to enter the third defensive number (in this example, you can enter 6-4 as well as 6-4-3).
HH is the Distance Measured for Question 5 (300 feet), and MISC supports 10% of the remaining plays that the book did not intend to handle. ‘Batter Stepping Out of the Box’ belongs in that 10%
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Lessons in Scorekeeping ; If it’s Not a Sacrifice Fly, ‘It’s No Sacrifice At All’
Elton John couldn’t say it any better, and even though Managers and Players give High-5’s anytime a Batter will ‘sacrifice’ his or her at-bat to advance Runners, it won’t necessarily be credited for a sacrifice.
In fact, there is only ONE Sacrifice Play credited in the rules of International Pride Softball where the Batter’s Out is not counted as an At-Bat, and that is a Sacrifice Fly (A Sacrifice Fly is a Fly-Ball Out PLUS an Additional Runner must Tag up and Score without Error by the Defense). All other Sacrifices are not credited as such, and multiple examples will be provided in this section…
In this Inning, if it wasn’t for the Sacrifice of Batter 2 Advancing Runner 1 to 2B with the Grounder to 1B, and the Sacrifice of Batter 3 with the Fly-Ball to RF, Advancing Runner 1 to 3B, Batter 4 would not have Scored Runner 1 before getting Tagged Out at 2B. BUT Neither Batter 2 Nor Batter 3 were given a Sacrifice.
In the next Inning, it doesn’t matter how hard the Ball is hit, or how many Runners are Advanced, you’re only credited with a ‘Sacrifice’ (meaning you have your At-Bat Cleared Out) if you are credited with an RBI.
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Lessons in Scorekeeping ; Are Runs Batted In Just Bragging Points, OR Are They Really Useful in Scorekeeping
Should you use ‘Runs Batted In’ in your Scoresheet?, that’s totally up to your team. It’s not in any of the requirements for International Pride Softball. They’re mainly just useful statistics at the end of the Season if you want to hand out awards to those who hit in the clutch when runners are in scoring position…
Using the following as a common basis for the next two examples;
Batter 4 Knocks in 3 Runs with with a High Velocity Fly-Ball Triple.
What if Batter 4 Hit into an Error? Well, in MLB, you don’t credit RBI’s for a Batter who hits into an error, but since we’re giving Hits to Batter 4, there aren’t really any rules for RBI, so it’s up to the team to make that determination.
As we said in the previous Chapter, the Sacrifice Fly includes an RBI for the Batter, and sometimes it’s the RBI that can confirm the Sacrifice Fly if it doesn’t happen to be noted in the Scorebook. In the 1st example, the DMV Scorebook Highlights the Sacrifice Fly and the RBI by Batter 4, but the Basic Scorebook scores the same play without noting the SF but circles the RBI. You can then reason that Batter 4 scored a Sacrifice Fly.
DMV Scorebook Rev. 2.0
Basic Scorebook
If someone only had the Basic Scorebook to review, without the DMV Scorebook as a reference, it could still be determined that a SF was hit even though it was NOT noted on the sheet simply because the RBI was circled. Batter 3 did not get the RBI with the Single, therefore, it was Batter 4, and the Flyball Out was a Sacrifice Fly.
So… RBI’s can be useful if properly applied on the Scoresheet.
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Lessons in Scorekeeping ; Habits of Highly Effective Scorekeepers
Scorekeeping can play an integral part in the ratings process, so one should consider the procedures as seriously as they learn the definitions from the Scorebook. It is easy to get tripped up in a complicated play, and in certain situations, sometimes it’s best to move on than complete a play so that you don’t miss a particular play. The list below is some recommendations from someone who has done it before…
Scorekeepers Keep ‘Direct Line of Sight’ - In the Dugout, no matter who is front, the Scorekeeper should have ‘Direct Line of Sight’ to Home Plate, The Coach, and the Base Coaches. No one should be blocking the view of the Scorekeeper. If you have to, step away from the Dugout.
Scorekeepers are ‘The Voice’ - Scorekeepers should relay to the Defense the information from the Ball Placement Diagrams, which hopefully, have more detail as the game progresses. If the Scorekeeper does not have a voice, another person can relay the information.
Scorekeepers Confirm the Score - Each inning the Scorekeeper must confirm the Score. Even if the Home Scorekeeper owns the Score, the Away Scorekeeper should also check in each inning with the Umpire to confirm the Score as well.
FINAL WORD OF ADVICE
Sometimes scoring a play can be really complex, and it can totally take you out of the next play, so much that you miss it. Then you can get flustered and you can lose a couple plays.
The best advice I give is to at least record where the Ball went and then go back to record the rest of the previous play. When you finish the previous play, you’ll probably have the runners in their final position, so you didn’t lose any information, and if you did, ask around, and maybe a teammate might be able to help you out. Then you should be able to close out that play
If you’re missing a piece of information, just move on to the next batter, and keep that space empty. You can try to fix it afterward. Talk to your coach after the inning, and you may fill it in then.
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This is Just the Beginning
Look for more examples as time goes on. I have been working on this Scoresheet for quite some time, and I hope people will take advantage of it … with even more benefits that I haven’t even mentioned. How about…
* Teams keeping a Database where Players Hit…
** Leagues developing a Program for Ratings Members who would Score from the DMV Scorebook… Training on Velocity Questions
*** Auditing of Books for Continuation of Play, and Review against the Opposing Team’s Books for Consistency. Policing of Books is something that needs to be done.
**** Use this Book to Protest!!! If you want to question another Team, and you have an argument, have it written on the DMV Scorebook and your argument will be proven much better than the other Team’s Commercial Book.
Sure, when you go to the next page on this website, these books will cost more than what you would normally pay for any other book, but when you add it all up, you’re getting enough pages for your league’s season (League Edition), Tournament or World Series (Tournament Edition), a 3-Ring Binder, Plastic Inserts, Clipboard, Plus a Custom made Cover Page (if you give me a color logo). It’s a pretty good deal. I’m new to shipping, so I will have a better idea on shipping costs after the first few purchases are made outside of South Florida. I hope you’ll give this book a try during your next season!!!
Send me an email at Dan@RainbowScorebooks.com and we’ll go from there!
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1 Custom Team Cover Page / Definitions Page
Price - $48 + S/H
The 11 x 17 Scorebook (Tablet)
6-Ring Binder / ClipBoard
25 Plastic Inserts
15 League Pages Front/Back
10 Tournament Pages Front/Back
1 Custom Team Cover Page / Definitions Page
Price - $75 + S/H
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Want More Info
If you are interested in getting more information on one of the Scorebooks, or if you would like to purchase a Scorebook, send a message to Dan@RainbowScorebooks.com. If you are purchasing a Scorebook, please provide an image of your logo. I’ll do my best to make a nice color cover for your Scorebook.
S/H is Free in South Florida. Anywhere else is estimated until I get a better idea on shipping charges. I assume the Letter / Legal Binder - Shipping will be much cheaper than the Tablet.
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