[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"detail-sidebar-cat-1-en-105":3,"doc-seo-572529-105":53,"doc-detail-572529-en":126},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"success",[7,14,19,24,29,34,39,44,49],{"id":8,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":11,"show_sort_weight":12,"slug":13},11,1,"Template","Presentations",90,"presentations",{"id":15,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":16,"show_sort_weight":17,"slug":18},12,"Resumes",80,"resumes",{"id":20,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":21,"show_sort_weight":22,"slug":23},14,"Invoices",70,"invoices",{"id":25,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":26,"show_sort_weight":27,"slug":28},15,"Posters",60,"posters",{"id":30,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":31,"show_sort_weight":32,"slug":33},16,"Social Media",50,"social-media",{"id":35,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":36,"show_sort_weight":37,"slug":38},17,"Forms",40,"forms",{"id":40,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":41,"show_sort_weight":42,"slug":43},18,"Letters",30,"letters",{"id":45,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":46,"show_sort_weight":47,"slug":48},21,"Paper Templates",5,"papers-templates",{"id":50,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":51,"show_sort_weight":4,"slug":52},158,"General","general-158",{"code":4,"msg":54,"data":55},"ok",{"site_id":56,"language":57,"slug":58,"title":59,"keywords":60,"description":61,"schema_data":62,"social_meta":119,"head_meta":121,"extra_data":123,"updated_unix":125},105,"en","baseball-scorekeeping-for-first-timers-getting-started-guide","Baseball Scorekeeping for First Timers - Getting Started Guide","","Baseball scorekeeping guide for first-time RoadRunner Little League scorekeepers. Explains why the scorebook matters as the official record used to log every pitch, at-bat, and defensive play, and how it supports confirmation during the game and statistics after. Addresses what a scorekeeper does, benefits and common drawbacks, and introduces the scorebook page structure, including batting order, inning columns, player rows, and where pitcher/catcher details are recorded.",{"@graph":63,"@context":118},[64,80,101],{"@type":65,"itemListElement":66},"BreadcrumbList",[67,71,74,77],{"item":68,"name":69,"@type":70,"position":9},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":72,"name":10,"@type":70,"position":73},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/",2,{"item":75,"name":36,"@type":70,"position":76},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/forms/",3,{"item":78,"name":59,"@type":70,"position":79},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/baseball-scorekeeping-for-first-timers-getting-started-guide/572529/",4,{"url":78,"name":59,"@type":81,"image":82,"author":87,"headline":59,"publisher":90,"fileFormat":93,"inLanguage":57,"description":61,"dateModified":94,"datePublished":95,"encodingFormat":93,"isAccessibleForFree":96,"interactionStatistic":97},"DigitalDocument",{"url":83,"@type":84,"width":85,"height":86},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/baseball-scorekeeping-for-first-timers-getting-started-guide/572529.png","ImageObject",442,249,{"name":88,"@type":89},"Jake","Person",{"url":68,"name":91,"@type":92},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-18","2026-10-13",true,{"@type":98,"interactionType":99,"userInteractionCount":73},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":100},"ViewAction",{"@type":102,"mainEntity":103},"FAQPage",[104,110,114],{"name":105,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":107},"What is the scorebook used for during and after the game?","Question",{"text":108,"@type":109},"During the game, it helps confirm who is next to bat, the pitcher’s pitch count, and runner positions before the last play. After games, it supports calculating player and team statistics.","Answer",{"name":111,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":112},"Why can many parts of the scorebook page be ignored at first?",{"text":113,"@type":109},"Most highlighted sections contain information that can be completed after the game by someone else, so beginners can focus on the core areas needed while play is happening.",{"name":115,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":116},"How is the batting order recorded in the scorebook?",{"text":117,"@type":109},"The left-hand column lists the batting order, with room for 16 players. Each position has two spaces—one for the starting player and one for a substitute.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":78,"og:type":120,"og:title":59,"og:site_name":91,"og:description":61},"article",{"robots":122,"canonical":78},"index,follow",{"doc_id":124,"site_id":56},572529,1792285151,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":127},{"doc_id":124,"user_id":128,"nickname":88,"user_avatar":129,"doc_module":9,"category_id":35,"category_name":36,"doc_title":59,"doc_description":61,"doc_content":130,"file_id":131,"file_url":132,"file_type":133,"file_size":134,"view_count":73,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":9,"is_downloadable":9,"audit_status":9,"page_count":135,"language":136,"language_code":57,"site_id":56,"html_lang":57,"table_of_contents":137,"faqs":138,"seo_title":139,"seo_description":61,"update_tm":140,"read_time":25},962084928904,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_155a257f0dc6eb9ab79c44ca47cae57d","Baseball Scorekeeping  \nfor  \nFirst Timers  \nThanks for keeping score!  \nThis series of pages attempts to make “keeping the book” for a RoadRunner Little League game easy. We’ve tried to be comprehensive while also simplifying the most basic scorekeeping skills and describe them in terms that even our players can understand.  \nThe Scorebook is important. It is the official game record and is used to record every pitch, at bat, and defensive play. The book is used during the game to confirm who is next to bat, how many pitches the pitcher has thrown and where runners were on base before the last play. The book is used after games to calculate player and team statistics .  \nHere is the good news – Our league doesn’t require that we track everything in Rookies and Minors . This means scorekeeping is much less complicated from the start.  \nWhat does being a scorekeeper mean?  \nKeeping score means that you fill an important role both for your team and the league . Scorebooks provide documentation of all league games, while also confirming pitch countsand player eligibility.  \nWhat are the benefits of score keeping?  \nThere are many, but the feeling you will have after learning something new and contributing to your team will be amazing! You will deepen your understanding of the game and learn something new every week. You will get support from the coaches and other parents.  \nAre there any downsides?  \nNot really. But to be honest, you will need to really pay attention to the game . If you’re asocial butterfly in the stands, then keeping score may not be for you .  \nThe Scorebook  \nINTRODUCTION:  \nThis is what a page of the scorebook looks like.  \nThere are a lot of abbreviations and spaces to collect every action that occurs on the field during play. It looks like a complicated mess and you’re probably saying,“why did I sign up to do this?”  \nDon’t panic. We’ll break this down together and you will see that it is actually pretty easy to understand.  \nLet’s start by understanding how this page is structured.  \nSimplify  \nFirst, let’s identify a whole bunch of stuff we can ignore: all the areas in red.  \nWhy can we ignore some parts? Most of the highlighted parts are pieces of information that can be completed after the game (by someone else) .  \nBatting Order (Lineup)  \nNow let’s look at the parts we do need to pay attention to and how they’re structured.  \nThe left-hand column is where the batting order is listed. There is room for 16 players in the batting order, but most RRLL teams will have 13 players or less.  \nThere are two spaces for each position in the batting order. One for the starting player and one for a substitute player.  \nWe can ignore substitutes.  \nThe manager from each team will provide the scorekeeper the batting order.  \nThe scorekeeper writes the names of the players, in order, in the spaces provided.  \nInning Columns  \nThere is an individual column for each inning. There are nine innings shown but in Little League we only play 6 innings (7 in the Jr/Sr division) .  \nColumns tell the “story of the game.” They tellus who did what and in what order things happened.  \nPlayer Rows  \nThere is an individual row for each player.  \nRows tell the “player’s achievements” during the game. They tell us what a specific player did, how it affected the game, and when they did it.  \nPitchers and Catchers  \nFor Minor Divisions and above, it is necessary to document special information for pitchersand catchers.  \nFor now, we’ll show you where this will be documented. We’ll go into more detail about this later.  \nRecap  \nSo far we’ve learned:  \n1) That we can ignore a lot of this page.  \n2) Where to put player’s names in the batting order.  \n3) What the inning columns are for.  \n4) What the player rows are for.  \n5) Where to document pitcher and catcher information  \nComment:  \nEach game will have two pages. One for our team and one for the other team. You will be keeping score for the whole game, not just for one team.","cbCaimy4NOIClibV","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimy4NOIClibV","pdf",2500681,42,"English","# Introduction\n## What does being a scorekeeper mean?\n## Benefits and downsides\n# The Scorebook\n## Simplify the page\n## Batting Order (Lineup)\n## Inning Columns\n## Player Rows\n## Pitchers and Catchers\n## Recap\n## Comment","[{\"question\":\"What is the scorebook used for during and after the game?\",\"answer\":\"During the game, it helps confirm who is next to bat, the pitcher’s pitch count, and runner positions before the last play. After games, it supports calculating player and team statistics.\"},{\"question\":\"Why can many parts of the scorebook page be ignored at first?\",\"answer\":\"Most highlighted sections contain information that can be completed after the game by someone else, so beginners can focus on the core areas needed while play is happening.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the batting order recorded in the scorebook?\",\"answer\":\"The left-hand column lists the batting order, with room for 16 players. Each position has two spaces—one for the starting player and one for a substitute.\"}]","Baseball Scorekeeping for First Timers - Getting Started Guide | PDF",1791927870]