Scoring

Left is a standard scoring sheet used for softball. While there are a lot of details, at a novice-level, you will only need to concern yourself with a few areas.

Box layout.

Beneath each innings box, each player is provided a box to record their batting performance during that innings. This box is broken down into quadrants to represent each base (1-4). Movement between bases may be recorded as a line (i.e. running from one to the other - shown below). 

As per the image, you will need to insert:

• the teams playing

• the details of diamond and date

• the players listed in their batting order (you can get this from the match sheet or directly from the coach).

Left is the sheet with the positions numbered.

Players' performance at bat - recording an out:

Foul = F

Strike = X

Ball = .

Outs are numbered in the circle 1, 2, 3 per innings

Note – only the first two fouls will count as strikes (all fouls are still to be recorded)

So: Paul fouled the first pitch, had a ball for the second pitch, struck out on the third pitch and struck out on the fourth pitch – he was the first out.

Where a player is put out (for any other reason) simply put a number in the circle.

Batting:

John was next up to bat. He fouled the first pitch and hit the second – he made it to first base (drawn as a line to first base).

George batted next and got two strikes, on the third pitch he hit and ran to first base. John ran to second base as a direct result.

Richard hit the first pitch and ran to second base. Because of the hit, George ran from first base to third and John ran from second base to home plate. Because John made it home, the circle is colored in.

Changing players:

Draw a line through the player to be replaced and write in the player who will assume that position from the bench list. If players are just being reassigned positions, just cross out the position listing (beside the name) and change it with the new position.

If the ninth player is the first to bat for that innings, the second batter will be the first player. In this instance, the second (and subsequent) batter may be recorded in the same innings line. 

Scoring the game:

After the innings, score all of the runs from that innings in the left half of the box. In the right half the collated total is recorded. Here, the team scored one run in the first innings but no runs in the second innings – a total score after two innings is 1.

At the completion of the game, final results are recorded at the bottom right of the sheet.