Scoring a Difficult Job

Baseball is a game of numbers where scoring can become a challenge. Most High School teams keep statistics on the three basic categories of offensive, defense and pitching. These categories can be further divided into many sub categories to cover all facets of the game like: pass balls, wild pitches, fielding errors, earned and unearned runs, etc. The official scorer, in some instances, must use his own judgement to reconstruct the outcome of an inning when errors are made and determine what the inning would have been like error free.

Score books are kept, statistics are recorded and even posted on websites for anyone to view. High school coaches can check on opponents records and statistics at the click of a mouse. College coaches can check on game locations, team records, individual stats and even contact information.

The importance of keeping accurate information becomes crucial in light of the public access to these figures. Most coaches review the score book before posting is done, especially when it is kept by a novice (who may not understand all the scoring rules) or by a parent. However even then, mistakes can be made, rules misinterpreted and applied. How should one handle this?

A simple request to the coach to review the instance in question based on the, "Book Rule" you wish to site will do. Remember the official scorer and coach have the final say but mistakes are made and corrections do help the team records as well.