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Hi Everyone!  I wanted to share some score sheets from this season.  Most all the scoresheets below are examples of how to properly keep score.  The last one is how not to keep score.  I don't want to pick on anyone, but I wanted to show those who aren't as familiar what it's all about. Some people are using Scott Stewart's super fun method for really visualizing the game on paper.  Shout out to Robyn Lee, Chris Reilly and Dan Mauga!  This fun and actually easy to use method just requires you to mark fouls, RKIs, base achieved, and type of out (caught, force, hit, tag).  It's pretty cool how the game is laid out with these notes. Notice that to the right of the Players' names there is a box for "Def?".  Derek Davis is one of the few people who is keeping track of making sure players are taking the field for a defensive inning. Also, notice Shaolin scorekeepers always keep track of kickers that are sharing a spot to make sure that each kicker goes up to the plate at least once.  Also, it's cool to see who is up to kick and what follows.  ***Note, the kickers in the shared spot do not have to alternate.  Each kicker may kick in any order as long as they each kick at least once.*** Pita Pit is just speaking an Alien language when they score keep.  I don't know what's going on, but I'm sure it's cool! Make sure you are marking which kicker is the last up each inning.  Some people like to use slashes and others like to use horizontal lines. Scorekeepers must also write down all refs, make sure the scoresheet is completely filled out (i.e. time, location, opponent, etc.), and make sure teams are not using illegal line-ups.  3 of the opposite gender are required on a 11 person or less line-up.  4 of the opposite gender are required on a 12 person line-up.  Yay, Geoff Wright for always marking his own team's gender on the scoresheet! When keeping score, the slashed lines w/in the box at the bottom of each inning are for "runs scored that inning" (top half) and "total runs" (bottom half) for that team.  Please at least mark something down. I also have some scoresheets that are not as complex but super clear and well taken.  Shout out to A-Train, Sarah McKenna, and Cathe.  If you are not comfortable with all the extra note taking, these people are prime examples of what a lovely scoresheet looks like.  I think it a great idea to mark "outs" with the numbers 1, 2, 3 and not just "X's".   Scorekeepers commonly forget to write down the final score.  Also, feel free to use the notes section for notes of injury, final score, how you're feeling, etc. If you click on the images below they will open larger in a new window/tab.  Hope this helps!  -Diana