Desktop scoring version - ScorePAD Baseball

ScorePAD Baseballfor Windows(Desktop scoring version)Handbook

Version 8

Copyright

1998-2008 by ScorePAD Sports, Inc.All rights reserved. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation of this document isprohibited without prior written permission of ScorePAD Sports, Inc.

ScorePAD® and the ScorePAD logo, RosterPAD, MLBStats, GSP, Game SituationPanel, InstantSTATS, and the ScorePAD logo are trademarks of ScorePADSports, Inc. All other brands and product names are registered trademarks ortrademarks of their respective holders.

Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

ScorePAD Sports, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss claimsby third parties which result from the use of this Handbook.

ScorePAD Sports, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss claimsby third parties which result from the use of the software described in thisHandbook.

Support

The ScorePAD website http://www.scorepad.com provides a mechanism forusers of ScorePAD to:

Obtain answers to frequently asked questionsSend bug reportsGet news of new releases and companion productsDownload updates to ScorePADPurchase ScorePAD upgrades and companion products

ScorePAD users may also obtain support by sending email to:[email protected] or calling 678-270-4001.

Contents

Introduction ........................................................................ 8ScorePAD functionality ............................................................................................ 8ScorePAD benefits ..................................................................................................... 8ScorePAD features .................................................................................................... 9

About This Manual ........................................................... 13Installation......................................................................... 14

Windows software ..................................................................................................14End User License Agreement (EULA) ......................................................... 14Registration ....................................................................................................... 14Destination directory ..................................................................................... 15Installation progress ........................................................................................ 15Entering your serial number ......................................................................... 15

Quick Scoring Guide ........................................................ 16ScorePAD Game Scoring Views ..................................... 17

Game setup view and starting a new game ....................................................... 19Entering the starting lineup ...................................................................................19Selecting players for the lineup .............................................................................19Setting defensive positions ..................................................................................... 20Player substitution ................................................................................................... 20

Straight substitution ........................................................................................ 20Double switch substitution ........................................................................... 20

Scoring an At-bat .....................................................................................................21Scoring procedure ................................................................................................... 21

Recording pitches ............................................................................................22Reaching base ..................................................................................................22Advancing Baserunners ................................................................................. 23Drag and drop base advances (recommended) ....................................... 23Recording an out ............................................................................................. 24Defensive Positions .........................................................................................25Base running outs ............................................................................................25

Game Scoring View .......................................................... 26The Structure of ScorePAD's Game Scoring View ........ 27Starting ScorePAD ........................................................... 29Starting a Game ................................................................ 30

Game setup ............................................................................................................... 31Entering game information .................................................................................... 31

The teams .......................................................................................................... 31Game duration ................................................................................................. 31Other game information ................................................................................32Creating a new game ......................................................................................32

Forfeiting a game ............................................................................................. 32Selecting another game .................................................................................. 33Deleting current game ................................................................................... 33Ending current game ...................................................................................... 33

Game parameters .................................................................................................... 34Leagues .............................................................................................................. 35Number of lineup players .............................................................................. 35Standings and games from first .................................................................... 36Scheduled innings ............................................................................................ 36Game type ......................................................................................................... 36Series number .................................................................................................. 37DH may be used checkbox ........................................................................... 37Initial count ....................................................................................................... 37Copy to handheld ........................................................................................... 38

Scoring the Game ............................................................. 39Creating the starting lineup .................................................................................. 39Selecting players ....................................................................................................... 39Moving players around in the lineup .................................................................. 41Setting defensive positions ..................................................................................... 42Creating lineup without RosterPAD data .......................................................... 42Saving the starting lineup ...................................................................................... 43Having a complete lineup ...................................................................................... 43Player substitution ................................................................................................... 43

Straight substitution ........................................................................................ 44Double switch substitution ........................................................................... 44Substitution flexibility ..................................................................................... 44Missed substitutions ........................................................................................ 44Making substitutions in the Game Scoring view ...................................... 45Undo last substitution .................................................................................... 45Making substitutions in the Game Situation Panel (GSP) ...................... 46Adding players that are not part of a RosterPAD Roster ...................... 46

The Lineup view....................................................................................................... 47Editing the lineup ............................................................................................ 48Lineup Menu ..................................................................................................... 48Clearing lineups ............................................................................................... 48Swapping teams and players ......................................................................... 48

Filling out the ScoreCard box .............................................................................. 49The ScoreCard box ................................................................................................ 49

Scoring an At-bat .............................................................. 51The At-bat square (Game Situtation Panel) ...................................................... 51

Batter information ........................................................................................... 53Pitch sequence line ......................................................................................... 53At-bat result buttons ...................................................................................... 54Visual cues ........................................................................................................ 54

Scoring procedure ................................................................................................... 54Recording pitches ............................................................................................55The No Pitch .................................................................................................... 55Reaching base ..................................................................................................56Destination of ball put in play ...................................................................... 56Charge dropped foul or additional error ..................................................56Advancing base runners ................................................................................57Drag and drop base advances (preferred method) ................................. 57Recording an out ............................................................................................. 59

At-Bat Menu ..............................................................................................................61Add at-bat to inning ....................................................................................... 61Delete last at-bat in inning ............................................................................ 61Skip at-bat ......................................................................................................... 61Clear at-bat ....................................................................................................... 61Switching sides ................................................................................................. 62Previous at-bat ................................................................................................. 62Next at-bat ........................................................................................................62First at-bat in Inning ........................................................................................ 62Current at-bat ..................................................................................................62

Advanced scoring - Keyboard abbreviations .................................................... 62Navigating between at-bats ...................................................................................63Making changes ........................................................................................................64

Undo button .....................................................................................................64Edit At-bat Details ........................................................................................... 64Edit Advances ................................................................................................... 65Edit Runs ...........................................................................................................66

Edit Lineup ................................................................................................................ 67Editing Substitutions/Player Detail ............................................................... 67Official Scoring Change ................................................................................. 68Reset Game....................................................................................................... 68

Statistics............................................................................ 69Batters and Pitchers ................................................................................................ 69Preferences Dialog ..................................................................................................70Pitch Detail Preferences -- Coming Soon (Deluxe Version only) .................. 73Pitch Detail -- Coming Soon (Deluxe Version only) ........................................ 73

Ending a Game ................................................................. 75Edit Note -- Coming Soon (Deluxe Version Only) ........................................... 75Saving the starting lineups ..................................................................................... 75Setting the game status to 'Complete' .................................................................76Recording the Win, Loss, and Save ...................................................................... 76

Marking save opportunity pitchers ..............................................................77Locking-in season stats ........................................................................................... 78Updating statistics ................................................................................................... 78

Reference Section ............................................................ 79

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At-bat result types ................................................................................................... 80Reach Base Types ............................................................................................. 80Out Types - Batter ........................................................................................... 80Out Types - Runner ......................................................................................... 81Advance Runner .............................................................................................. 81

Pitch Detail ............................................................................................................... 82Pitch Types ......................................................................................................... 82Swing Types ....................................................................................................... 82Pitch Results ..................................................................................................... 82Pitch Speed Range ........................................................................................... 82

ScorePAD's MLB Team Abbreviations .................................................................. 82American League ............................................................................................. 82National League ............................................................................................... 82

Score Card View ............................................................... 83Score Card View....................................................................................................... 84

Loading a game ................................................................................................ 84The Score card ................................................................................................ 85Printing the score sheets ............................................................................... 87Printed score sheet detail .............................................................................. 88Printing a box score report .......................................................................... 88Printing a play-by-play .................................................................................... 90Printing a game report ................................................................................... 90Creating a box score web page ................................................................... 90Exporting game statistics ............................................................................... 91Exporting games for sharing ......................................................................... 91Importing a ScorePAD game......................................................................... 91Editing game parameters ............................................................................... 92Changing Scorecard View Preferences ....................................................... 93Editing lineup players ..................................................................................... 94Changing at-bat details .................................................................................. 96Deleting a game ............................................................................................... 98Deleting multiple games ................................................................................. 98Examining pitching sequences (Coming Soon) ........................................ 98Moving to other views ................................................................................. 100Sending game down to the Palm (PDA) .................................................. 100

Roster View..................................................................... 101RosterPAD View .................................................................................................... 102Creating a New League ....................................................................................... 103Getting Started with RosterPAD Players ......................................................... 104

Creating a RosterPAD Player .................................................................... 105Changing player info .................................................................................... 106

Working with RosterPAD Players ..................................................................... 107Looking Up Players ....................................................................................... 107Sorting players ............................................................................................... 107

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Deleting players ............................................................................................ 108Moving players among leagues .................................................................. 108Printing players ............................................................................................. 109Exporting and importing players .............................................................. 109Zeroing Stats ................................................................................................. 109Using the clipboard with the RosterPAD view ...................................... 110

MLBStats ................................................................................................................. 111Updating MLB Player Statistics ........................................................................... 112

Adding teams to the list to update ........................................................... 112Removing teams from the list to update ................................................. 113

MLBStats subscription .......................................................................................... 113Stats View ....................................................................... 114

Stats View ................................................................................................................ 115Loading a team .............................................................................................. 116Selecting a date range ................................................................................. 117Displaying RosterPAD statistics ................................................................ 117Printing stats sheets ..................................................................................... 118Configuring subviews .................................................................................. 118Copying statistics to the clipboard ........................................................... 120Exporting statistics ....................................................................................... 121Changing export settings ............................................................................ 121Creating Web pages from the Stats view ................................................ 122

Spray Chart View............................................................ 125ScorePAD Statistics ....................................................... 128

Stats subview descriptions .......................................................................... 129File Formats .................................................................... 135

RosterPAD Import/Export file format .............................................................. 135Game statistics export file format ..................................................................... 137

Exported position player statistics ............................................................ 137Exported pitcher statistics .......................................................................... 139

Frequently Asked Questions ......................................... 140“How do I setup a 7-inning game instead of the normal 9-innings?” 141“How do I setup the International Tie-Breaker Rule?” ......................... 141“In our league, the batters begin each at bat with 1 ball and 1 strike.Can I setup ScorePAD to automatically register that count?” ........... 141“Will ScorePAD allow a team to bat more than 9 players?” ............. 142“How do I setup the lineup with a DH?” ................................................ 142“What is a ‘No Pitch’ and how do I record it?” ................................... 142“How do I charge a dropped foul error?” .............................................. 142“How do I switch sides if the team has less than three outs? ............ 143“How do I skip an at-bat?” ......................................................................... 143“Does ScorePAD handle the softball short fielder and extra hitterpositions?” ...................................................................................................... 143

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IntroductionCongratulations on your purchase of ScorePAD. ScorePAD is the mostcomprehensive scorekeeping software system for your PC. ScorePAD offersyou the most thorough baseball scoring system that is actually easier to usethan paper.

With ScorePAD you can keep score while gathering and maintaining statistics.Scoring and gathering statistics are one in the same since ScorePAD compiliesstatistics from each pitch of each at-bat, from each defensive play, and each ballput in play. In addition, every game scored on ScorePAD is saved to a databaseon your computer. ScorePAD is compatible with Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP.

ScorePAD functionality

ScorePAD provides:

Automated scoring on any personal computerVisual similarity to paper scoring systemsAutomated prompting for more scoring eventsAutomatic statistics gathering and calculationPermanent storage, analysis, and printing for all games scoredRoster management for players and their season or career statisticsOptional Major League Baseball season statistic updates

ScorePAD benefits

ScorePAD offers you the following benefits:

Using ScorePAD feels natural to the experienced scorer and yet easyto learn for the beginner.

ScorePAD's paper-scoresheet-like inferface helps keep you in familiarterritory while removing most of the complexity of paper.

ScorePAD gives you the best of both worlds; an interface you alreadyunderstand and more information than you would ever calculate usingpaper.

ScorePAD allow you to store team rosters and statistics on your PCalong with games played for an entire season or multiple seasons.

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With ScorePAD, you can score and keep stats for an entire seasonright on your PC -- if you choose.

Added features like laser printing of score sheets, stats, box scores,play-by-plays and spray charts make it difficult to imagine any advan-tages paper scoring might provide.

ScorePAD Sports hopes that using ScorePAD adds to your total baseball orsoftball experience. Regardless of the level of baseball, the process of scoringincreases your knowledge and enjoyment of the game.

The Baltimore Orioles Program Scorecard contains the following warning:

Warning! Be careful. Scoring a ball game can be habit forming. Proceed atyour own risk.

ScorePAD features

ScorePAD DesktopWith ScorePAD Desktop you can:

Score games on your desktop computerView score cards of games scored on your computerPrint detailed score cards of games scoredPrint a statistical summary for each teamView and print compiled statistics from games scoredView and print year-to-date statistics from RosterPADCreate, edit, and print team rosters

ScorePAD Desktop acts as an archive for the games you score in the GameScoring View. ScorePAD Desktop makes use of the nearly unlimited spaceand substantial viewing area of desktop computers for viewing and reporting ongames scored.

ScorePAD Desktop takes advantage of desktop computer power allowing youto analyze games, player statistics, and hitting charts.

ScorePAD Desktop is divided into five major views: Game Scoring View,ScoreCard View, Roster View, Stats View, and Spray Chart View.

Game Scoring Displays complete lineup informationView Features One-touch scoring

Instant statistics available during game

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Flexibility to score from youth baseball and softballthrough professional leaguesGraphic scorecard of every playerAllows updating of MLB player statistics (for MLB Statsubscribers)Prints graphic reportsDisplays detailed linescore and includes team in-gamestatistics for left on base and runner in scoring position

ScoreCard view Displays score cards ScorePAD gamesFeatures Displays pitching charts of games

Exports game statistics to a text fileExports entire games to a filePrints graphic score sheetsPrints graphic pitching chartsPrints detailed game reportsPrints box score reportsDisplays complete lineup informationEdits game parametersEdits lineupsEdits at-bat details

Roster view Allows entry and editing of team rosters and statisticsFeatures Prints team rosters

Allows entry and editing of leaguesAllows updating of MLB player statistics (for MLBStatssubscribers)Exports players and season statistics to text files

Stats view Displays statistics compiled from games scoredFeatures Displays year-to-date statistics from RosterPAD

Allows selection of statistics displayed and printedAllows sorting of statistics by any categoryPrints statistics from each sub-viewExports statistics to text filesUpdates RosterPAD season statistics

Spray chart view Displays balls put in play by hittersFeatures Allows selection of hitters and pitchers

Prints spray charts

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Game Scoring View

ScoreCard View


Stats View

Roster View

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Spray Chart View

About This ManualThis manual assumes that you know how to use a personal computer. It alsoassumes that you have a basic knowledge of baseball scoring terminology andprocedure.

If you do not understand baseball scoring procedures and terminology, werecommend you obtain a copy of the book The Joy of Keeping Score by PaulDickson. This book contains history and instruction on keeping score whilewatching a baseball game. You can obtain a copy from most major booksellers.


InstallationWindows software

Whether you install ScorePAD from CD or downloaded the file fromwww.scorepad.com, the procedure is the same.

The installation takes you through seven dialogs:

WelcomeEnd User License AgreementRegistrationDestination DirectoryInstallation ProgressEntering Serial NumberFinish

Welcome and finishes are just cordial status pages. Let's take a look at the rest.

End User License Agreement (EULA)

Please take time to read this dialog. The EULA details the legal terms andconditions under which ScorePAD Sports, Inc. grants you a license to use theScorePAD software. You will want to take care not to violate any of theseconditions since the criminal and civil penalties for such violations can becostly.

Press the Yes button on this dialog if you agree to abide by the terms andconditions of the EULA. If you disagree, press No. If you press No, theinstallation will stop. If you press Yes, the installation will continue and you willbe legally bound by the terms and conditions of the EULA.

Registration

The registration dialog prompts you to enter your name, company or organiza-tion, and the serial number you received with your copy of ScorePAD. Youmust enter information in all three of these fields. Once you have completedthe registration form, you may proceed to the Destination Directory page.

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Destination directory

The Destination Directory page allows you to select the directory to which theinstall program will copy ScorePAD. You may change this directory to anydirectory you prefer. The default directory is as follows:

C:\Program Files\ScorePAD Sports\ScorePAD Baseball\

Installation progress

The installation progress dialog shows you the progress of the installation as itcontinues.

Entering your serial number

If you purchased ScorePAD and/or MLBStats, you will need to enter your serialnumbers on your PC. Your serial number can be found under About ScorePADin the Help menu. If you do not enter your serial number, ScorePAD and/orMLBStats will give you Evaluation Expiration messages after 30 days.


Quick Scoring Guide

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Season Lineup Game Statistics Statistics

ScorePAD Game Scoring Views

Defensive Lineup

Customizable Pitching Line

Linescore

Game Scoring View [full page]_________________________________________________________________________________


ScoreCard View Roster View Stats View Scoring View Spray Chart Help

Game Situation Panel (GSP)

Player's In-Game Scorecard

Scoring Hot Buttons Scorecard Scoring Hot Buttons

Hot Button Tool Bar

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Quick-Guide to Scoring a Game on your PC

After you have reviewed the manual and understand the basic set-up ofScorePAD, here’s a quick step-by-step guide to score your first game.

Game setup view and starting a new game

In the Game Scoring view in ScorePAD, you should complete the followingsteps: Select New Game from the File menu of the Game Scoring view.

1. Enter the abbreviations of the home and visiting teams or use thedown arrows to select the teams if they are entered inRosterPAD (the roster view of ScorePAD)

2. Set game start date and time3. Enter field name, weather conditions, and officials' names

Please refer to the Game Parameters section of the ScorePAD handbook forfurther instructions on game setup.

ScorePAD will store as many games as your PC has free memory. You maysetup and use the current game to start scoring. If you have already used thecurrent game and wish to create a new game, click New Game from the Filemenu of the Game Scoring view.

Entering the starting lineup

ScorePAD automatically loads the rosters of the teams you select from the GameSetup View under Parameters and league selection, if the rosters are enteredin RosterPAD. In the Game Scoring view you will select the lineups for eachteam.

To select lineups you must:

1. Select the team - by tapping on its first spot in the batting order2. Select a batting order - the roster will pop up on the right of the

screen3. Select a defensive position for each player - if not already selected in

RosterPAD

Selecting players for the lineup

To select a player when RosterPAD players have been pre-entered:


1. Click on the batting slot you wish to change.2. A list box will appear with the names of all players entered for that team.

The player list box will show position players first, then pitchers. Each list isin alphabetical order.

3. Click on the name of the player you wish to place.

Once you have selected a player for each slot in the batting order, the lineup isalmost complete.

If you have not entered players for the selected team into RosterPAD, theLineup view will appear whenever you select a player position.

An alternative way to enter lineups is by selecting Starting Lineup from theLineup menu.

Setting defensive positions

Finally, you must set the defensive positions of your lineup. ScorePAD makesthis task just as easy as setting the lineup. Click on the box to the right ofplayer's name. A list box will appear with all defensive positions recognized byScorePAD. Tap the correct defense position and you are done. You shouldhave one and only one pitcher per lineup. If no pitcher is selected pitchingstatistics are credited to Unknown Pitcher.

When you have selected defensive positions for each player, you have com-pleted the starting lineup. You can also set the lineup and defensive positions inthe Starting lineup from the Lineup menu of the Game Scoring view.

Player substitution

As each team substitutes players, you must make changes to your score card toreflect those substitutions. Changes in the lineup take place in two forms:straight and double switch.

Straight substitution

In a straight substitution, one or more players enter the game in the samebatting order and defensive positions as the players they replaced.

Double switch substitution

In a double switch, two or more players enter the game in different defensivepositions than the players they replaced in the batting order. For instance, acoach might bring in a new pitcher and a left fielder. In a double switch he

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places the left-fielder in the current pitcher's batting slot and the pitcher in thecurrent left-fielder's batting slot.

With ScorePAD you can substitute any player for any other player. ScorePADmaintains statistics for all players that participate in a game whether starting orsubstitutes.

ScorePAD note on batting entire roster:Some youth leagues bat more than the standard 9 players. If your league batsthe entire roster, but you have numerous defensive switches, try using thismethod of substitution. For example: A player bats 11th in the order. He startsthe game on the bench but is still batting. In the third inning he moves to thirdbase. In the fifth inning he moves to left field. Finally, in the sixth inning hereturns to the bench.

1 Set your lineup at the beginning of the game2 The defensive alignment graphic in the Game Scoring view will

show you what positions you have open and what has already beenfilled.

3 To select a position for a player, simply click the position next to theplayers name. If they are not currently at a defensive position you canlist them as no position which will produce a dash (--) next to theirname.

4 When it is time to bring in the players from the bench and makeother defensive switches, use the starting lineup and click the positionnext to their name.

5 It is usually easiest to move players currently in the game to NoPosition (--), then move the players from No Position into the game

6 This will allow you to make defensive switches only. A prompt willask you if this is a Position Change or a Correction? This is a PositionChange.

7 This will give you a clear and correct substitution

Scoring an At-batScoring procedure

In ScorePAD, a game is simply the aggregate of all of its at-bats. ScorePAD at-bats contain:

PitcherPitch sequencePitch resultsOn-base and/or out reasonsBase advance reasons and players


Destination of ball put in playPitch detail

There are several different ways to score an at-bat. They are:

1. Record balls and strikes by selecting the appropriate buttons2. With your mouse select either the Out or On Base buttons and

choose the on-base or out type; or you may type in the scoring playinto the Command window [example 63]; or you can click on one ofthe hot buttons available directly below the field view.

3. Click on playing field to show where batter hit the ball4. Click the Advance button to move batter around bases or drag-and-

drop runners (preferred method)5. Click the Out button and reason to show how the batter was out

on-base (if applicable)

Recording pitchesSince you will spend a great deal of time watching and recording balls andstrikes, we made this operation simple and flexible. Either click one of the fivepitch buttons in the Game Scoring View (Ball, Strike, Foul, POA, N) or clickon the balls and strikes boxes displayed on the top right hand side of the at-batsquare.

Reaching baseWhen a batter reaches base on a base on balls or a hit, use your mouse toselect the proper on-base button on the left side of the at-bat square.

BB - Walk or base on balls1B - Single2B - Double3B - TripleHR - Home run

For other on-base types, touch the On Base button located on the right of theat-bat square and select the proper on-base result, or use our preferredmethod and type in the result in the command window.

Visit the Reference chapter in this manual for a list of on-base results and theirreasons.

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Advancing BaserunnersWhen you select an on-base result, the On Base button disappears and theAdvance button appears. After clicking the Advance button, select theproper advance reason from the list. Advance reasons such as batter advancewill prompt you for more information. If runners are on-base, ScorePAD willprompt you to advance those runners unless the advance of runners on-base isautomatic. In the case of a Hit-by-pitch, Walk, Triple, or Home run, base runnersare automatically advanced.

You can also move a baserunner through prompts created by ScorePAD.Simply double click on the base the runner now occupies and following thedirections above.

Drag and drop base advances(recommended)While you record the at-bat of current batter (the batter now at the plate), youcan use the Drag-and-Drop runner advance feature.

Drag-and-Drop base advances were designed to allow you to advance runnerson base while recording the balls and strikes for the current batter. Thisfunction saves you the effort and time of moving from one at-bat to the nextevery time a runner advances. Drag-and-drop allows you to advance anyrunner presently on base from the screen of the batter at the plate.

To use Drag and drop, complete the following steps:

1. Use the left click of your mouse on any occupied base and drag from thatbase to the destination base for that runner. The base will highlight when youhave dragged far enough.

2. Lift off the left click button or your mouse. ScorePAD will display a list boxof Advance types.

3. Select the appropriate advance type.

You can also click on any occupied base and it will move you to that player'sat-bat screen. ScorePAD note: This method is not recommended because itis more time consuming and can become confusing.

1. Once you are at the runner's at-bat screen, use your mouse to select the


Advance button.2. Select the appropriate advance type.3. ScorePAD will prompt you for the destination base for that runner. Selectthe destination base.4. Once you have completed work on that at-bat, click on the double arrowsand ScorePAD will take you back to the current at-bat.

Note: Drag-and-drop runner advances were designed as a convenience.During an at-bat, if a runner steals a base or advances on a wild pitch,passed ball, etc., you can use drag-and-drop.

Recording an outThe Game Scoring view allows you to record outs five different ways.

When you are keeping pitches and record a total of three strikes,the Game Scoring view assumes that the batter struck out and popsup a menu box to choose the type of strikeout.

Whether a batter has reached base or not, you may select theOut button on the right of the at-bat square view and select an outresult. The out result list also contains Strikeout so you can selectStrikeout from the list if you do not wish to touch strike three times.

You can type in the result in the Command box just below theat-bat square using baseball scoring shorthand. For example, writing"63" and the GO button represents a grounder to shortstop thrownto first for the putout. "F8 and the GO button" would be a flyout tocenter field. (ScorePAD's preferred method)

You can use the hot buttons listed below the at-bat square torecord the result. For example, using your mouse to select "63"represents a grounder to shortstop thrown to first for the putout.Using the small field diagram below to select "8" while the "Flyout"button is selected will result in "F8," a flyout to centerfield. This oneclick method makes scoring fast and easy. (ScorePAD's preferredmethod)

When runners are on base, you may right click your mouse onthe runner. When the list of out on-base out results appears, selectthe proper out type and record the defensive positions that assisted orperformed the putout.

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Defensive PositionsSome outs will require that you enter the defensive positions that assisted in orcompleted the putout. The Defensive Positions dialog will appear when the at-bat needs that information.

The Defensive Positions dialog shows the defensive positions by their positionnames. To record defensive positions, clcik on each position that assisted in orcompleted the putout. As you click on a defensive position button, the positionnumber for the position button you click appears on the edit line on thebottom-left of this dialog. The Cancel Out button will appear until you enterdefensive positions. Once you enter defensive positions, the Cancel Outbutton will change to Finish Fielders. When you finish entering defensivepositions, select Finish Fielders.

If you make a mistake, click the Undo button to erase that entry entirelyincluding base advances by all runners. If you want to cancel the out after youhave entered one or more defensive positions, click the Undo button untilCancel Out reappears. Finally, click the Cancel Out button.

Base running outsIf a runner is out while on base (for example caught stealing or picked off)there is an easy way to record the out while never leaving the at-bat of thecurrent batter.

1. Right click your mouse on the shaded base of the baserunner and a list ofouts appears.

2. Select the out type for the runner.

You can also touch the base of the base runner or use the navigation buttonsdescribed in this chapter to move to the at-bat of a base runner. You can thenclick the Out button and select an out type for the runner.


Game Scoring View

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The Structure of ScorePAD's GameScoring ViewGame Scoring view is divided into five sections:

1. Game Setup2. Linescore3. Lineups and defense4. Game Situation Panel (GSP)5. Mini Scorecard

Although ScorePAD has many dialogs, alerts, and pop-up screens, these viewscomprise the major function of ScorePAD. Below is a summary of the functionof each of the views.

Game Setup

Create new gamesSwitch gamesSet game teams and parametersRecord game logisticsDelete games

Linescore

Inning by inning account of runs scoredGame totals for runs, hits and errorsTeam in-game statistics for runners in scoring position and left on baseSwitch games from Game window

Lineups and Defense

Create or change lineups for both teamsPerform player substitutionsChange player defensive positionsMove players up and down in lineupEdit player name, number, batting and throwing hand or positionEdit player substitutionUndo substitutions


View defensive alignments for both teamsSeason and in-game statistics for all playersIn-game statistics for both teams pitchers

Game Situation Panel (GSP)

Record the events of each at-bat (balls & strikes, hits, out, etc.)Edit all at-bat detailsNavigate between at-batsShow previous at-bats for current batterDisplay game situation including score, inning, outs, and runnersIndividual player scorecards for the current game

Mini ScoreCard

Display game score card for each teamsMove to any at-bat of the game

Whenever you exit and re-enter ScorePAD, ScorePAD will return you to theview from which you exited.

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Starting ScorePADWhen you open up ScorePAD for the first time it will display the scorecardview of the game that it creates by default. From this view you can access allother ScorePAD views including the Game Scoring view.

Scorecard View

When you select the Game Scoring view for the first time, it will display theGame Scoring view of the game that it creates by default. From this view youcan start scoring.

The Game Scoring view of a newly created game


Starting a GameSelect New Game from the File menu of the Game Scoring view to get to theGame Setup dialog.

The Game Setup View

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Game setup

You are now ready to setup the game. To setup a game you should completethe following steps:

1. Enter the abbreviations of the home and visiting teams2. Set game start date and time3. Enter field name, weather conditions, and officials' names

Select Done on the Game Setup screen and then;4. Select players in starting lineup for each team5. Set players' defensive positions

Entering game information

The teams

First, you will need to set the visiting and home teams. Enter the team namesusing your keyboard. You can use a team abbreviation between 1 and 8characters in length. If you plan to use MLBStats you must use the MLB teamabbreviations in the Reference section of this manual. To set the visiting teamyou simply erase the default text Vis and use the computer keyboard to type avalid team name. For example, ATL is the abbreviation that Major LeagueBaseball uses for the Atlanta Braves. Similarly, to set the home team, erase thedefault text Hom and type the home team's short name; for example FLA forthe Florida Marlins.

If you have already entered team rosters into RosterPAD (the roster view ofScorePAD) or downloaded them using MLBStats, you can select the teams youwant from the list of RosterPAD teams. ScorePAD will indicate thatRosterPAD teams are available for selection by displaying a down arrow next tothe Visitor and/or Home titles. To select a team, use the pull down arrow andselect a team from the list.

Game duration

The Game Setup view requires only that you enter the team name abbrevia-tions. However, you can also record the game's duration. To record the game'sduration, enter the starting time of the game by clicking on the Start Timefield and setting the time. As the game progresses, the Score Card, Game Setup,and Game Scoring views display the game's duration in hours and minutes. Inaddition to setting the start time here, when you record the first pitch of thegame, ScorePAD gives you the opportunity to set the game clock's starting timeto the time of that pitch.


The End Time field allows you to set the ending time of the game. ScorePADwill prompt you after the last play of the game to set the end time to the time ofthat play. Once the End Time is set, you cannot add any more at-batsto the game. Set the End Time after the game is complete. The DelayDuration field allows you the set the total hours and minutes of delay in thegame.

ScorePAD note: If after setting the End Time you decide to add an at-bat tothe game go back into Game Setup and put the game back in progress.

Other game information

You may also use your computer keyboard to enter the stadium or field, adescription of the weather, the official scorer, the condition of the grounds, thenumber of fans in attendance, and names of up to six officials. AlthoughScorePAD will save all of the information you enter in Game Setup view,Visitor and Home fields are the only required fields in this view. Once youhave completed the Game Setup information, touch the OK button to return tothe Game Scoring view.

Creating a new game

ScorePAD will store as many games as your personal computer has freememory. You may setup and use the current game to start scoring. If you havealready used the current game and wish to create a new game, select NewGame from the File menu of the Game Scoring view. The Game Setup viewwill clear. ScorePAD will then set the visiting team to Vis and the home teamto Hom. You can now enter team abbreviations and begin scoring in the newlycreated game.

Forfeiting a game

Forfeit a game allows you to select which team forfeits the game and awards aloss and win appropriately. ScorePAD will tally the win or loss in your Statsview on your desktop software. To forfeit a game, you must select GameSetup from the Edit menu of the Game Scoring view. Once in Game Setup,check the appropriate selection in the Forfeit box.

ScorePAD note: Typically, 10 MB of memory can store over 1,000 games inScorePAD (1 MB = 100 games).

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Selecting another game

ScorePAD identifies the current game by the game window on the title bar. Toselect another game, use the pull down menu. A list will appear containing theteams and dates of each of the games stored in ScorePAD. Select the game youwant from the list and that game becomes the current game.

Deleting current game

When ScorePAD deletes a game, it removes all information about that gamefrom your personal computers memory. To delete a game, you must selectDelete game from the File menu of the Game Scoring view. After selectingthe menu item, ScorePAD will prompt you to confirm the delete. If you answerYes, ScorePAD will permanently remove the current game from your PC.ScorePAD will not allow you to delete a game if that game is the only game leftin your PC. You must have at least one game in your PC at all times.

Ending current game

At any point you need to end the game prematurely, due to various factorssuch as weather, power outage, etc., you may do so by selecting the End gameoption. In the Game Scoring view go to Actions and End game. You willthen be asked if you would like to enter Win/Loss/Save pitchers. Then you willbe prompted to the current end time of the game. For more on ending a gamesee page 75.


Game parameters

Game Parameters Dialog

The Game Parameters dialog allows you to change the parameters under whicha game is played and identified. You can set the following special gameparameters:

Home team league (RosterPAD League)Visitors team league (RosterPAD League)Number of home team lineup playersNumber of visiting team lineup playersHome team in the standings and number of games from first placeVisitor team in the standings and number of games from first placeScheduled inningsGame typeSeries IDInitial CountDH may be used checkboxCopy to handheld (ScorePAD PDA software required)

To access the Game Parameters dialog, click the Parameters button on theGame Setup view.

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Leagues

Leagues in ScorePAD equate to categories in RosterPAD. Since many youthbaseball leagues use a common set of team names, RosterPAD employs the useof leagues to distinguish teams. If your child plays in My Park on the Astros andyou are playing the Their Park Astros, you might create My Park and Their ParkLeagues in RosterPAD and add each player to their respective league. Youmight also create a league for each age group within a park (i.e. 9-10 My Park)ScorePAD allows you to pick from those leagues on the Game Parametersdialog.

To select a league:

1. Click on the current league name.2. The list of RosterPAD leagues will appear.3. Click on the league you wish to assign.

Remember, you can only create leagues, teams, and players in RosterPAD. Youcan create 16 leagues (categories) and assign as many players as you have freememory.

Number of lineup players

With some free substitution rules, all of the players on the team become part ofthe batting order though they may or may not play a defensive position. Toaccommodate this scenario, ScorePAD allows you to set the number of lineupplayers for each team (from 5 up to 18 per team). Since ScorePAD automati-cally moves from the current batter to the next logical batter, you must set theexact number of batters on each team.


If you use a Designated Hitter (DH) for one of your defensive players, includehis or her position in the number of lineup players and check the DH may beused check box. For example, an MLB team in the National League uses nineplayers on offense and defense with no DH. In the American League, teams usea DH to bat for one of the defensive players (usually the pitcher). In ScorePADyou will set the number of Lineup Players to 9 for National League teams and10 for American League teams. Additionally, you will check the DH may beused checkbox for American League Teams.

ScorePAD note: If you are in a youth league that allows more than nineplayers to bat, rather than using DH we recommend that you select none forposition for all players that are in the lineup but are not playing defense.

Standings and games from first

ScorePAD allows you to set standings before or after the game is complete. Itwill display in Game Totals of the Team Stats view. The range of standings isfrom 1st place to 30th place in the league. Check the Tied box if there is aretwo teams tied for the same position in the standings. Games from 1st can beused to show how many games ahead the team is of the next team in thestandings or how many games the team is behind the league leader.

Scheduled innings

You can set the number of scheduled innings for each game between 3 and 12.When the players have completed that number of innings without a tie,ScorePAD will automatically mark the game as complete. ScorePAD willprompt you to set the game's End Time after the last out of the last scheduledinning or after the winning run scores in bottom of the last scheduled or anyextra inning.

If you are using the International Tie-Breaker Rule (ITR), and the game is tied atthe end of the last scheduled inning, ScorePAD will automatically implement theITR placing a runner on second at the beginning of each half inning.

If you neglected to set the Scheduled Innings value to the correct number ofinnings and ScorePAD prematurely ends a game, you can change the ScheduleInnings value, set the End Time of the game to "In Progress" and resumescoring.

Game type

You can set the game type to any of 13 descriptions. This will allow the

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ScorePAD Desktop to compile statistics by game type. The Game Type param-eter will default to Season. The different games types to choose from are:

SeasonPre-seasonDivision seriesLeague championshipWorld championshipDistrict tournamentSub-state tournamentState tournamentRegional tournamentNational tournamentExhibitionScrimmageTournament

Series number

The Series number identifies a game as belonging to a specific series of gamesbetween two teams. Selecting an ID for each series will allow ScorePAD tocompile series-oriented statistics.

DH may be used checkbox

When a team uses a designated hitter (DH) that hitter bats in the place of adefensive player. In Major League Baseball that player is always the pitcher.Whenever either team in a game uses a DH, check this box and place thedefensive player for which the DH bats in the last lineup slot. This will allowScorePAD to gather defensive statistics for that player without placing him orher in the batting order.

When you have checked this checkbox, a lineup slot will appear at the end ofthe score card with no at-bat squares adjacent to it. You do not have to assigna DH when this box is checked.

Initial count

In some softball tournaments, each batter comes to the plate with an initialcount. ScorePAD allows you to set the initial count to any of the followingcounts:


0 Balls, 0 Strikes1 Ball, 1 Strike2 Balls, 2 Strikes3 Balls, 2 Strikes

ScorePAD adds balls and strikes to bring each batter that comes to the plate tothat initial count. You can change the initial count at any point during the gameby returning to the Game Parameters dialog.

Copy to handheld

If you have ScorePAD PDA software this check box allows you to Hotsync thegame to your PDA.

ScorePAD Note: Games can moved back and forth between a PDA andcomputer. You can start a game on your PDA, Hotsync it unfinished to yourcomputer and complete the game in Game Scoring view on your desktop orvice versa.

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Scoring the GameCreating the starting lineup

ScorePAD automatically loads the rosters of the teams you select in the GameSetup view. In the Game Scoring view you will select the lineups for each team.

If you have saved a starting lineup for either of the current teams, the last savedlineup will automatically appear.

To select lineups you must:

1. Select the team2. Select a batting order3. Select a defensive position for each player

Selecting players

Click on lineup position


Tap player in list

Player appears in batting slot

To select a player when RosterPAD players have been pre-entered:

1. Click on the batting slot you wish to change.2. A list box will appear with the names of all players entered for that team.

The player list box will show position players first, then pitchers. Each list isin alphabetical order.

3. Select the name of the player you wish to place.

Once you have selected a player for each slot in the batting order, the lineup isalmost complete.

If you have not entered players for the selected team into RosterPAD, theLineup view will appear whenever you select a player position.

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An alternative way to enter lineups is by selecting Starting lineups from theLineup menu.

Starting Lineup

Enter the player number, name, and position by clicking in the appropriate areaand typing in the information.

If players are already entered into RosterPAD, then enter the player number, tabto the player last name column and it automatically grabs their informationfrom the Roster view and fills out the name and position fields. This is a quickway of entering the lineup when you know all the player numbers.

Moving players around in the lineup

Left click player to move Drag to destination slot Lift up

The lineup box provides a graphical interface for moving players around in thelineup. This operation is very useful for minor batting order changes thatoccur from day to day. You can only move a batter if that batter and all batters


between that batter and the destination slot have no plate appearances or theoriginating and destination batters have no plate appearances.

After all players have batted, you can still use this function if the starting slotand destination slot batter have not completed plate appearances. In the caseof two or more players entering the game at the same time, you can use straightsubstitution until one of the players come to the plate. Then you can swapplayers in the batting order until you arrive at the correct batting order of thenew players.

To change a players batting slot:

1. Left click on the players name.2. While holding down your mouse, slide the player to the destination batting

slot. Batting slots will highlight and un-highlight as you move your mouseover them.

3. When the destination batting slot is highlighted, lift your mouse. The playerwill move to that batting slot.

Setting defensive positions

Finally, you must set the defensive positions of your lineup. ScorePAD makesthis task just as easy as setting the lineup. Touch the box to the right of player'sname. A list box will appear with all defensive positions recognized by Score-PAD. Select the correct defense position and you are done. You should haveone and only one pitcher per lineup. If no pitcher is selected pitching statisticsare credited to Unknown Pitcher.

When you have selected defensive positions for each player, you have com-pleted the starting lineup. You can also set the lineup and defensive positionsby selecting Starting Lineup of the Lineup menu.

Creating lineup without RosterPAD data

In some cases, (e.g. tournaments) you do not have rosters for opposing teams.In these cases you can use Starting Lineup from the Lineup menu to createand edit ScorePAD lineups.

To enter the Staring Lineup, select Starting Lineup from the Lineup menu ofthe Game Scoring view.

You must enter player numbers for each player in the lineup. Last name, firstname, and position are optional. If you enter a player number and RosterPADhas team data, the Lineup view will automatically fill the name and position

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fields. Once you add a player he/she will automatically be added to RosterPAD.

Saving the starting lineup

If you have scored professional baseball games, you have probably recognizedthat starting lineups do not change very much from game to game. ScorePADgives you the benefit of saving the starting lineup for a given game to use forthe next game you score.

To save the starting lineup:

1. Select Save Lineup from the File menu.2. ScorePAD will prompt you to save either or both of the teams' lineups.3. Select the lineup(s) you want to save

ScorePAD will update your RosterPAD database with the defensive positionand batting slot of each starting player for the team(s) you select. If any of theplayers do not exist in RosterPAD's database, ScorePAD will add them.

Having a complete lineup

When you have completed the starting lineup, it will show each player'snumber and defensive position. It also displays season batting average, homeruns and runs batted in. Since you have not begun scoring the game, the in-game statistics section will be blank.

Player substitution

As each team substitutes players, you must make changes to your score card toreflect those substitutions. Changes in the lineup take place in two forms;straight and double switch.


Straight substitution

In a straight substitution, one or more players enter the game in the samebatting order and defensive positions as the players they replaced.

Double switch substitution

In a double switch, two or more players enter the game in different defensivepositions than the players they replaced in the batting order. For instance, acoach might bring in a new pitcher and a left fielder. In a double switch heplaces the left-fielder in the current pitcher's batting slot and the pitcher in thecurrent left-fielder's batting slot.

In Major League Baseball a coach usually decides to perform a double switchwhen the pitcher is scheduled to have an at-bat in the next inning but thecoach wants a better hitter to bat in that spot instead.

With ScorePAD you can substitute any player for any other player. ScorePADmaintains statistics for all players that participate in a game whether starting orsubstitutes.

Substitution flexibility

If a double switch occurs in a game and you are not sure of the batting orderassignments of the players that entered the game, you can perform a straightsubstitution and change the batting order as the substituted players come tothe plate. To change the order as the players come to the plate, you must usethe Game Scoring view's drag-and-drop capability to swap the batting orderpositions of any of the players that have not come to the plate. (See Movingplayers around the lineup.)

The defensive field graphic also offers flexibility in moving players amongdefensive positions. If you assign players to the wrong positions or playerschange positions, you can use the defensive field graphic to make correctionsor position changes. The defensive field graphic uses a drag-and-drop interfaceto assign players to defensive positions or move players among defensivepositions.

Missed substitutions

If you miss a substitution some time during the game you can easily correct themistake. Replace the player you want to substitute for from the Game Scoringview with the missed player. Select Missed sub from the prompt and from the

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Substitution type pop up menu select the inning and batter when thesubstitution was supposed to occur.

You can use the following methods to perform player substitutions

Game Scoring view - all substitutions and defensive changes by using thelineup or defensive field.

Lineup view - all substitutions and defensive changes

At-bat square (GSP) - Pinch runner substitutions

Making substitutions in the Game Scoring view

To substitute a player in the Game Scoring view, select the name of theplayer in the batting slot for whom you want a player to substitute. When thelist of team players appears, click on the name of the player entering the game.ScorePAD will always prompt you as to whether you are making a substitutionor correction. If you do make a correction, ScorePAD will ask you to reassignany previous at-bats to the corrected player.

NOTE - you can also make subsitutions and lineup changes from the EditLineup view. Learn more about this option on page 67.

Undo last substitution

You can undo the last substitution as many times as you like during a game.Place and right click you mouse on the player's name in the lineup box on thegame scoring to execute this move.


Making substitutions in the Game Situation Panel (GSP)

To select a pinch-runner, perform the following steps:

Right click on an occupied base and select pinch-runner from the list.

Select the name of the pinch-runner from the list

Adding players that are not part of a RosterPAD Roster

If you have created a RosterPAD database for a team and have not added all ofthe players for that team, you can "write in" players in any game either as astarter or a substitute.

When the roster list appears in the Game Scoring view, you will see the line"**Write-in**" at the top of the list. If you select **Write-in** ScorePAD willdisplay the Edit Player dialog. This dialog allows you to write in a starter orperform a substitution as if you were using the Lineup View.

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Write in- player dialog

The Write-in player dialog will also appear when you attempt to create lineupsor perform substitutions when you do not have RosterPAD data for a team.

The Lineup view

Lineup View

You can use the lineup view to perform the following:

Select or substitute lineup playersSelect or change defensive positions for lineup playersGain access to substitutionsEdit player detailAdd playersClear lineupsSwap teams and lineupsUndo the last substitution (see page 45)


Editing the lineup

You can use the lineup view to perform lineup setup and player substitution forteams that have all of their players in RosterPAD. If you have not enteredplayers into RosterPAD, the Lineup Dialog will allows you to write playernumbers and names into the lineup. You can also select RosterPAD players inthe Lineup dialog.

To select a player from RosterPAD, touch the number of the batting slot towhich you want to assign a player. A list box will appear with all player namespreviously entered into RosterPAD. Touch the player you wish to add to thatbatting slot. You may also select RosterPAD players by entering the player'snumber. The player's name and defensive position will immediately fill in if thatplayer number corresponds to a player entered into RosterPAD.

Lineup Menu

From the File menu select Lineup. Four drop down items will appear --Starting lineup; Clear visitor lineup; Clear home lineup; and Swap lineups.

Clearing lineups

To clear a lineup, select Clear visitor lineup or Clear home lineup fromthe Lineup menu. This option will clear the lineup of the currently selectedteam. This option is only available before you score the first at-bat of a game.

Swapping teams and players

If you fill out a lineup card but put the visiting team under the home team areaof the score card and vice versa, you can swap the lineups and team nameswith a single command. Select Swap lineups from the Lineup menu. Thisoption is only available before you score the first at-bat of a game.

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Filling out the ScoreCard box

ScoreCard in Desktop Scoring view(completed game)

The ScoreCard box

The ScoreCard box displays the status of the entire game. This section of theGame Scoring view shows the following game information:

Opposing teams and scoresBatting order spotIndividual at-bat results for spot in the order

Clicking on a batting result in the scorecard box will display that result on thegame situation panel.

Each individual square to the right of lineup slot information on the ScoreCardview represents an at-bat. Once at-bats are scored in the GSP (game scoringview), the scorecard box squares graphically represent a number of events thatoccurred during that at-bat. The graphic on the next page shows each graphiccomponent of the an at-bat square and the event that it represents.

At-batresultsquares

Teams andscores

Player lineuporder


Each at-bat square graphically represents one or more of the follow informationabout the at-bat

On-base or out resultBase advancesStolen baseOut on-baseRBI from 1st, 2nd, and/or 3rd baseOut (without reaching base)Pitcher changeBatter change

If you have more than 9 players per team you will need to scroll down usingthe scroll bar to see the additional players. In order to see extra innings youwill need to use the arrows at the top of the screen to scroll.

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Scoring an At-bat

Game Scoring view with batter at plate

Game Scoring view when batter reaches base

The At-bat square (Game Situtation Panel)

ScorePAD designed the at-bat square to include almost every detail of thecurrent at-bat. Information available on this square include:

Player name, number and positionPlayer in-game scorecard


Ball, strike, foul, pick off attempt and no pitch buttonsScore of the gameDirection of hit or outEasy click scoring resultsBatting hand of batterOut resultsOn base resultsInning and batter countCurrent pitcher and throwing handPitch sequenceUndo buttonBase advancesAbility to type in result in Command windowAccess to at-bat detailsAccess to advance detailsArrows for previous and next at-bats

We have made most scoring actions available in this at-bat square. Thisrepresents a single square on the typical score sheet. However, it also displaysgame status including graphic indicators for each base runner during thecurrent at-bat. As you finish scoring an at-bat, ScorePAD calculates newstatistics and moves to the next logical batter. ScorePAD continues to move tothe next batter in the batting order until three outs are recorded.

As the teams switch between offense and defense, ScorePAD keeps track of thebatting order and automatically presents you with the proper player for theupcoming at-bat. ScorePAD also recognizes when the last batter of the lastinning should return to the plate in the next inning. This happens when his at-bat is interrupted by a teammate making the third out before his at-bat iscomplete (for example, caught stealing, picked-off, etc.)

Pitch buttons

Along the right side of the at-bat square you will notice buttons: Ball, Strike,

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Foul, POA (Pick-off Attempt) and N (No Pitch). Optional called strike andintentional ball buttons can be added. These buttons allow you to recordpitches counted against a pitcher's pitch count. You can also set Preferences toinclude only balls and strikes in the pitch count.

Batter information

Along the top of the at-bat square, the title bar of each at-bat contains:

Player numberPlayer namePlayer 0-forSeason averagePlayer scorecard for the game

Pitch sequence line

In the lower left corner of the at-bat square you will find the pitch sequenceline that displays the pitch result sequence. You will see one letter for eachpitch using the following mnemonics:

B = BallS = Strike - swingingL = Strike - lookingF = FoulP = Pick off attemptN = No pitchI = Ball put in play


At-bat result buttons

You will find the result buttons Out, On Base, and Advance on the righthand side of the at-bat square. While you record balls and strikes you will seethe Out and On Base buttons on the right of the square. Once the player hasreached base, the Advance button takes the place of the On Base button. Torecord an at-bat result, use your mouse to click on Out or On Base and pickfrom the list of results

Visual cues

This view also gives you visual cues that show more game information. The at-bat visual cues are:

Green shaded squares for each occupied baseRed base paths for those run by batterA yellow line to show the destination of the ball put in playRed ball and strike squares

Visual cues increase your enjoyment of the game as you score. They show thegame/at-bat status at a glance thereby increasing the time you spend actuallywatching the game. ScorePAD automatically generates these graphical indica-tors with the exception of some ball put in-play destinations.

Scoring procedure

In ScorePAD, a game is simply the aggregate of all of its at-bats. ScorePAD at-bats contain:

PitcherPitch sequencePitch resultsOn-base and/or out reasonsDestination of ball put in playBase advance reasons and playersPitch detail

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To score an at-bat, follow the steps below:

1. Record balls and strikes by selecting the appropriate buttons2. Click on one of the hot buttons or type in the result into the

command window and hit enter or click Go. You can also use eitherthe Out or On Base buttons

3. Choose the on-base or out type4. Click on the playing field to show where batter hit ball5. Select the Advance button to move batter around bases or drag-and

drop runners6. Click on the Out button and reason to show batter out on-base

Recording pitches

Since you will spend a great deal of time watching and recording balls andstrikes, we make this operation simple and flexible. Either click on one of thepitch buttons in the Game Scoring view (Ball, Strike, Foul, POA, N) or clickon the balls and strikes boxes displayed on the top right hand side of the at-batsquare.

or click on the area that graphically displays balls and strike

The No Pitch

ScorePAD allows you to record a No Pitch by selecting the N button. Fortu-nately, this rarely occurs. A no pitch happens when the pitcher attempts apitch and for some reason, either the batter asked for time-out, the umpire wasnot ready, something or someone interfered, or for some other reason, theumpire calls "No pitch," and throws his hands up and forward. The pitch stilladds to the pitch count but is not called a ball or a strike.

Balls

Strikes


Reaching base

When a batter reaches base on a base on balls or a hit, select the proper on-base button on the left side of the at-bat square.

BB - Walk or base on balls1B - Single2B - Double3B - TripleHR - Home run

For other on-base types, touch the On Base button on the right of the at-batsquare and select the proper on-base result.

Visit the Reference chapter in this manual for a list of on-base results and theirreasons.

You can cancel the on-base result you selected by touching the Undo button.This button also will put the runners that are on base back to their originalbase.

Destination of ball put in play

ScorePAD allows you to select destination of hit or out by directly clicking onthe location of the ball on the field in the at-bat square.

Charge dropped foul or additional error

When a batter's at-bat is extended due to an error in foul territory you canselect the Dropped foul error button from the field view. Then select thedefensive position charged with the error and follow the prompts to completethe play. When finished just continue to score the current batter.

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Recording a Dropped Foul Error

Advancing base runners

When you select an on-base result, the On Base button disappears and theAdvance button appears. After clicking on the Advance button, select theproper advance reason from the list. Advance reasons such as batter advancewill prompt you for more information. If runners are on-base, ScorePAD willprompt you to advance those runners unless the advance of runners on-base isautomatic.

You can also move a baserunner through prompts created by ScorePAD.Simply select the base the runner now occupies or use the selections below totake care of all baserunners at once or to throw a baserunner out at a specificbase.

Advancing Runners

Drag and drop base advances (preferred method)

While you record the at-bat of current batter ( the batter now at the plate,)


you can use the Drag-and-Drop runner advance feature.

Drag-and-Drop base advances were designed to allow you to advance runnerson base while recording the balls and strikes for the current batter. Thisfunction saves you the effort and time of moving from one at-bat to the nextevery time a runner advances. Drag-and-drop allows you to advance anyrunner presently on base from the screen of the batter at the plate. Drag-and-drop base advances will not work in some cases if the current batter hasreached base.

To use Drag and drop, complete the following steps:

1. Left click your mouse on any occupied base and drag from that base to thedestination base for that runner. The base will highlight when you havedragged far enough.

2. Let up on your mouse. ScorePAD will display a list box of Advance types.


Click down, hold andLeft Click Runner drag mouse to new base Select advance reason

You can also double click on any occupied base to move to that at-bat screen.

1. Once you are at the runner's at-bat screen, select the Advance button.


3. ScorePAD will prompt you for the destination base for that runner. Selectthe destination base.

4. Once you have completed work on that at-bat, click on the double arrowand ScorePAD will take you back to the current at-bat.

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Note: Drag-and-drop runner advances were designed as a convenience.During an at-bat, if a runner steals a base or advances on a wild pitch, passedball, etc., you can use drag-and-drop.

Recording an out

The at-bat square of the Game Scoring view allows you to record outs fivedifferent ways.

When you are keeping pitches and record a total of three strikes, theat-bat square assumes that the batter struck out.

Whether a batter has reached base or not, you may touch the Outbutton at the bottom right of the at-bat square and select an outresult. The out result list also contains Strikeout so you can selectStrikeout from the list if you do not wish to touch strike three times.

You can type in the result in the Command box just below the at-batsquare using baseball scoring shorthand. For example, writing "63"and the GO button represents a grounder to shortstop thrown to firstfor the putout. "F8 and the GO button" would be a flyout to centerfield. (ScorePAD's preferred method)

You can use the hot buttons listed below the at-bat square to recordthe result. For example, using your mouse to select "63" represents agrounder to shortstop thrown to first for the putout. Using the smallfield diagram below to select "8" while the "Flyout" button is selectedwill result in "F8," a flyout to centerfield. This one touch methodmakes scoring fast and easy.

When runners are on base, you may right click your mouse on therunner. When the list of out on-base out results appears, select theproper out type and record the defensive positions that assisted orperformed the putout.

Defensive Positions

Some outs will require that you enter the defensive positions that assisted in orcompleted the putout. The Defensive Positions dialog will appear when the at-bat needs that information.


Defensive Positions Finish Fielders

The Defensive Positions dialog shows the defensive positions by their positionnames. To record defensive positions, click on each position that assisted in orcompleted the putout. As you select a defensive position button, the positionnumber for the position button you choose appears on the edit line on thebottom-left of this dialog. The Cancel Out button will appear until you enterdefensive positions. Once you enter defensive positions, the Cancel Outbutton will change to Finish Fielders. When you finish entering defensivepositions, select Finish Fielders.

If you make a mistake, select the Undo button to erase that entry. If you wantto cancel the out after you have entered one or more defensive positions, clickon the Undo button until Cancel Out reappears. Finally, select the CancelOut button.

Base running outs

If the current batter has not completed his at-bat:

1. Right click your mouse on the shaded base of the baserunner until a list ofouts appears.

2. Select the out type for the runner.

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You can also click on the base of the base runner or use the navigation buttonsdescribed in this chapter to move to the at-bat of a base runner. You can thenclick the Out button and select an out type for the runner.

At-Bat Menu

Add at-bat to inning

ScorePAD allows you to add an at-bat to the inning.

Delete last at-bat in inning

ScorePAD allows you to delete the last at-bat in the inning.

Skip at-bat

ScorePAD allows you to skip a batter. In games that use free substitution rules,players might leave the game leaving nine or more players in the lineup. Sinceyou cannot reduce the size of the lineup once you have gone through theentire lineup, ScorePAD allows you to skip that player's at-bat and score thenext batter.

In cases where the team has eight batters, the ninth batter would probably notbe skipped but counted as an out. In these cases, don't use Skip at-bat. Givethat batter an out.

Clear at-bat

With Clear at-bat you can erase all of the events of an at-bat. This commandquickly removes all pitches, base advances, reaches, outs, and hit location.


Switching sides

When you click on the double-right arrow button, ScorePAD moves to thenext logical batter based on the game situation. After three outs, ScorePAD willmove to the first logical batter on the opposing team.

In the case of maximum run rules or even the mutual agreement of the coachesand umpires, teams may switch sides in situations where there are less thanthree outs. In these situations, use the Switch Sides menu command. Thiscommand causes ScorePAD to immediately move to the next logical batter ofthe opposing team.

Previous at-bat

With Previous at-bat you can go back to the prior at-bat and view the result ofthe play.

Next at-bat

With Next at-bat you can move to the next logical batter after moving back toview results of previous plays.

First at-bat in Inning

With First at-bat in inning you can quickly jump back to the first at-bat of theinning that you are in and view the result of the play.

Current at-bat

With Current at-bat you can move to the current at-bat of the inning you arein.

NOTE -- you can also use the green front and back arrow key hot buttons (<)(>) (>>) to perform most of these functions.

Advanced scoring - Keyboard abbreviations

Once you become an official expert baseball scorer (if you are not already),you can use ScorePAD abbreviations to score at-bats. You must use theCommand window to enter these abbreviations. ScorePAD recognizes abbre-viations to speed up scoring for those familiar with baseball. Scoring this wayfeels nearly equal to scoring with paper. After typing in the scoring abbrevia-tion hit enter on your keyboard or click on the GO button. Below is a partial

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list of abbreviations that ScorePAD recognizes.

1B - Single2B - Double3B - TripleHR - Home RunBB - Walk or Base on BallsHB - Hit by PitchK - Strikeout - prompt for strikeout typeKc - Strikeout - last strike calledKs - Strikeout - last strike swinging63 - Groundout short to firstT2 - Tag out by catcher (defensive position 2)L3 - Line out to first base (defensive position 3)F8 or 8 - Fly out to center field (defensive position 8)DP463 or 463 - Double PlayLDP43 - Lined into double play; lined to second runner out at firstE6 - Reached base on an error to shortFC64 - Reach base fielder's choice, runner on first out short to secondFF5 or 5F - Foul out to third baseP6 - Popout to shortstop

ScorePAD recognizes many more abbreviations. This is just a partial list.Check the Reference chapter for an exhaustive list of abbreviations.

Navigating between at-bats

ScorePAD gives you a couple ways to navigate between at-bats in GameScoring view:

Click on an at-bat on the mini scorecardClick on the previous arrow or next arrow buttons under the at-batsquare

ScorePAD records at-bats in the order they occur. As you move backward youmay move from one team to the next. The right arrow button to moves youforward to the next at-bat. ScorePAD observes the number of outs and movesyou to the correct team and batter. This happens only when you click on theright arrow button while at the current batter. The right arrow button disap-pears while the current batter is at the plate. When you enter a result, eitherout or on-base, the right arrow button reappears.

Previous batter Next Batter Current Batter


Making changes

ScorePAD allows you to edit most information on an at-bat. The followingmethods are useful in correcting at-bat information:

The Undo buttonThe At-bat Details dialogThe Advances dialogThe Edit Runs dialogThe Edit Lineup viewOfficial Scoring ChangeReset gameThe Pitch Details dialog

Undo button

You can always Undo actions you have performed on an at-bat. The Undofeature removes actions in the following order:

Base advancesReach or out resultBalls and strikes

Undo will also take away the base advances by other players during the play.

Edit At-bat Details

At-bat Details dialog

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You can edit the attributes of an at-bat using the At-bat Detail dialog. If youmissed a substitution and need to change the batter of the at-bat, use the at-batdetail dialog. See the At-bat Detail dialog for a list of all information that youcan change. You can access the At-bat Details dialog by selecting the Detailbutton in a completed at-bat or select At-bat Detail from the Edit menu ofthe Game Scoring view.

10.18i RuleAtBat Detail allows you to account for the 10.18i rule. In simple terms, thisrule states when pitchers are changed during an inning, the relief pitcher shallnot have the benefit of previous chances for outs not accepted in determiningearned runs.

The AtBat Detail allows you to make a run unearned to a team and earned to apitcher at the same time.

Quality at-bat and Big Play

There are two check boxes in At-bat detail that can be used to designate anyat-bat a Quality at-bat or any good defensive play a Big play. Checking ornot checking these boxes are at the sole discretion of the scorer. ScorePADwill not assume any at-bat or defensive play a quality at-bat or big play.

Edit Advances

Advances dialog

The Advances dialog allows you to change the batter and pitch during which arunner advanced. This information is useful for to calculate statistics like


runners advanced and runners in scoring position. To access the Advancesdialog, click the Advances button to the right of the at-bat square in theGame Scoring view.

Edit Runs

Edit Runs dialog

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The Edit Runs dialog allows you to change the Earned Run and RBI status ofany run scored. Although you can use the At-bat Detail dialog to make thesechanges, you would have to go to the at-bat of each run. This dialog shows youall of the runs scored by each team and gives you the opportunity to changethem in one place.

Edit Lineup

The Edit Lineup view allows you create or change the lineup. This view hastwo levels. The top level allows you to edit details of players already in thegame or to add substitutions to the game. To access the Lineup view, selectLineup from the Edit menu of the Game Scoring view.

Lineup View

Editing Substitutions/Player Detail

From the Edit Lineup view you can also edit any subsitutions made during thegame. Highlight a player's name and click the edit player box or simply doubleclick on a name to access the Edit Lineup Player box.


In the Edit Lineup Player box you can:

Change player batting hand and throwing handCharge additional errors (errors not causing reaches or advances)Charge pitcher with save opportuntity (if no save awarded)Edit the starting inning and ending inning

For write-in players, their batting and throwing hands default to Right. The SaveOpportunity check box only appears when a player's position is Pitcher.

Official Scoring Change

Official scoring change was designed for easy editing of how a runner reachedbase. An example of this would be if a double is later changed by the officialscorer to a base hit and an error. Select Official scoring change from theEdit menu in the Game Scoring view. This allows you to make the change.

Change From Change to

Reset Game

You may select the Reset game option from the Edit menu at any pointduring the game. You will be asked if you are sure you want to delete all at-batsfrom the current game. This function will erase everything that's happened inthe current game you are scoring and return to the starting position. Yourlineups will be kept in tact.

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StatisticsBatters and Pitchers

The Batter and Pitcher Stats dialog shows statistics during the current game.This option can be accessed by selecting Game Statistics under the Viewmenu.

For the batter, this dialog includes the number of at-bats, runs, hits, RBI, walks,strikeouts, stolen bases, and season batting average for each player in the lineupand includes team totals on the bottom. You may select either team bypressing the team selector at the top of this dialog.


For the pitcher, this dialog includes the number of innings pitched, hits, total at-bats, total batters faced, runs, earned runs, walks, strikeouts, and earned runaverage. You may select either team by pressing the team selector at the top ofthis dialog.

You may customize this page by clicking on either the Batter stats or thePitcher stats button at the bottom right hand corner of the Game stats box.You have over 90 different batter stats and over 55 pitcher stats to choosefrom.

Preferences Dialog

The preferences dialog allows you to change preferences for recording at-batinformation.

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Prompt for infield hits (and bunts)

This preference allows you to track infield and bunt hits. After a hit, if you clickon the screen somewhere in the infield you will get a prompt asking if this is aninfield or bunt hit. In the dialog you can select who fielded the ball.

Prompt for walk type

This preference allows you to select what type of walk is recorded -- called orintentional.

Prompt for strikeout type

This preference allows you to enter what type of strikeout was made. You maychoose from: called; swinging; dropped - out; dropped on WP; dropped on PB;dropped on Error; and bunt foul.

Pitch count includes only balls and strikes

This preference is used if the scorer does not want to include pick off attemptsand no pitches as a part of the total pitch count.

Show base runner name

This preference allows you to display the name of the player or players who areon base.


Intentional Ball

Called Strike

Show stolen base stats

This preference allows you to display the stolen base statistics (steals-attempts)for runners on base.

Use "Called strikes" button

This preference allows you to use the called strike option by clicking on the"C" hot button located next to the strike hot button.

Use "Intentional balls" button

This preference allows you to use the intentional ball option by clicking on the"I" hot button located next to the ball hot button.

International Tie-Breaker ruleThis preference turns on ScorePAD's implementation of the softball Interna-tional Tie-breaker Rule (ITR). When a game is tied after you complete the lastscheduled inning, ScorePAD will automatically place a runner on second orrunners on second and third depending on the number of Runners selected.ScorePAD will implement this rule every half inning until an inning completeswithout a tie score. You can turn this preference on or off at any time.

Runners

The field allows you select the number of runners automatically placed on baseduring innings when the ITR is in effect. If you select one, ScorePAD will placea runner on second base. If you select two, ScorePAD will place runners onsecond and third base.

Use short fielder position

This preference causes the Short Fielder position to appear in the DefensivePositions dialog. The Defensive Positions dialog appears after each out. TheShort Fielder position is used in softball as a 10th defensive position.

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Pitch Detail Preferences -- Coming Soon(Deluxe Version only)

Record pitch detail

The Pitch Detail dialog will appear after you record each pitch. This dialogallows you to record pitch result, pitch type, pitch location, pitch speed, andswing type. If you do not want to record pitches at this level of detail, do notcheck this box.

Record Hit Type

When selected, ScorePAD will present a list box for each ball put in play. Thislist box will allow you to pick the hit type. Hit types are Fly, Line, Grounder,Popup, Bunt, and Blooper. Once you pick a hit type, ScorePAD proceeds asusual.

Use "Intentional balls" button

Check this box if you want to distinguish between balls and intentional balls.

Prompt for strikeout type

Check this box to select from seven different strikeout types.

Prompt for walk type

Check this box to select between called and intentional walks.

To perform pitch charting in ScorePAD you must set the Pitch Detail prefer-ence in the GSP view.

Pitch Detail -- Coming Soon (Deluxe Versiononly)

1. Select Pitch-Detail Preferences from the Options menu to bring up GSPview preferences.

2. Check Record Pitch Detail to start pitch charting. You may also want tocheck Record Hit Type. This allows you to record the way the batter put theball in play on a particular at-bat.


If you want to record pitch location from behind the batter, you will want tocheck Pitch Location From Behind. Checking this allows a more naturallocation recording sequence from behind the batter. Press OK to exit thePreferences dialog.

With pitch charting turned on, the Pitch Details dialog will pop up after yourecord each pitch, on base, or out. The Pitch Detail dialog contains thefollowing information:

Pitch location chartPitch typesSwing typesPitch resultsPitch speedAt-bat pitch countCurrent ball/strike count

You can also enter the Pitch Details dialog by selecting Edit Pitches from theAt-bat menu of the GSP view.

You can scroll to any pitch and change its detail during the course of an at-bat.This dialog will appear whenever you record anything that involves a pitch.

After each ball put in-play, a list of hit types will appear. As soon as you pick ahit type, the list goes away.

Effective pitch charting means you must show not only the type of pitch andhow that pitch was hit, but also where the pitch was hit. To accomplish thisyou simply click on the part of the field where the ball landed when you returnto the GSP view.

To insert a pitch in the middle of a pitch sequence, touch the plus (+) button.This allows you to insert a pitch anywhere in the sequence without having todelete or change other pitches. To remove a pitch, touch the minus (-) button.The up and down scroll buttons allow you to move between pitches.

When a batter gets out or on-base for any reason other than a strikeout or awalk, you press either the Out or On Base buttons. Both of these buttonsadd an Inplay pitch, which you can chart. When you press the OK button,ScorePAD will prompt you to enter the out or on-base type and defensiveassists and putout if necessary.

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Set the winning and losing pitchersSet the save pitcher if necessaryAdd game stats to RosterPAD stats

Saving the starting lineups

To save the starting lineup select Save Lineup from the File menu of theGame Scoring view. ScorePAD will give you the opportunity to save thestarting lineups of either or both teams.

Once you make your selection, ScorePAD instantly saves the lineup(s). Score-PAD saves the batting order and position of the starters even if you havesubstituted other players for the starters. ScorePAD will create RosterPADentries for each player created in the Lineup view if they do not already exist.

Ending a GameAfter you have scored an entire game, you may want to keep a permanentrecord of that score card. ScorePAD creates a permanent record of the gameon your PC.

ScorePAD allows you to do the following with a completed game:

Set the status of the game as complete

Edit Note -- Coming Soon (Deluxe VersionOnly)

Allows you to enter any additional information to any at-bat during a game.The Edit note prompt can be found under the Options menu of the GSP view.When a note is added to an at-bat it can be viewed from the desktop versionof the scorecard. On the scorecard itself a note symbol is displed in the at-bat.When the at-bat is double clicked the note can be viewed.


Setting the game status to 'Complete'

To signal ScorePAD that you have completed a game, you must set the endingtime of the game. If the game goes through the number of scheduled inningsyou specified in the Game Parameters dialog, ScorePAD will prompt you to setthe ending time to the time when the game ending play occurs. If you answer"No" to that prompt or the game ends before the end of its scheduled endinning, select Game Setup from the Options menu of the ScoreCard view.

Touch the field next to End Time and ScorePAD will present you with a timeselection dialog. The dialog will automatically set the end time as 3 hours pastthe begin time. If the game has just ended, touch the Now button to enter thecurrent time. If you would like to set the time, touch the hours or minutes anduse the up and down arrows to change them. Select the AM or PM as appro-priate.

Once you set an ending time for a game, the game is closed. ScorePAD will notallow you to add any more at-bats. You can change details about existing at-bats, game parameters, and lineup information.

If you want to reopen the game to change at-bats or add new at-bat, set theEnd Time field of the Game Setup view to In Progress.

Recording the Win, Loss, and Save

Select Win/Lose Pitcher from the Edit menu of the Scoring view page.

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Only the pitchers of the winning team will appear in the Winning Pitcher list.Likewise, the pitchers for the losing team will appear in the Losing Pitchers list.Pitchers from the winning team will also appear in the Save Awarded list.

Select the winning, losing, and save pitchers as determined by the official scorer.Only select a save pitcher if the pitcher that finished the game entered thegame in a save situation.

Win, Lose, & Save Pitchers dialog

Marking save opportunity pitchers

Relief pitchers that entered the game under a save opportunity situation shouldbe credited with a save opportunity if they leave the game or the game endswith that pitcher having lost the lead. ScorePAD automatically credits a SavePitcher with a save opportunity. If, however, a relief pitcher enters the game ina save opportunity situation but blows the save, for whatever reason, youshould credit that relief pitcher with a save opportunity.

To credit a pitcher with a save opportunity:

1. Select Lineup from the Edit menu of the Scoring view page2. Click on the player number of the pitcher3. Select Edit player detail from the Player menu4. When the player detail dialog appears with the pitcher's name, check

the Save opportunity checkbox


Save opportunity box

Locking-in season stats

ScorePAD's Desktop scoring system automatically saves the season statistics ofthe players of the current game. This feature attaches the season stats enteringthe game for each player to the game. This feature gives you three benefits:

You can correct game event and re-update season statistics to Roster-PAD as many times as you wish before you start the next game.You can refer back to that game in the future and get a completesnapshot of each player's performance at that point in the season.Locking in can also enable you to have season averages on yourdesktop box score.

Updating statistics

ScorePAD generates offensive and defensive statistics for each player thatparticipates in a game. ScorePAD also generates pitching stats for each pitcherthat participated in the game.

To add these statistics to the totals maintained by RosterPAD, select Updateseason stats from the File menu of the Game Scoring view. ScorePAD willtake several seconds to calculate and transfer the batter and pitcher statistics toRosterPAD. ScorePAD will begin the next game using the updated stats.

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Reference Section


Reference

At-bat result types

Reach Base Typesx = defensive position 1-9

Score Card CommandDisplay Window

Base On Balls BB BBSingle 1B 1BDouble 2B 2BTriple 3B 3BHome Run HR HRHit Batsman HB HBFielders Choice FCxx FCxxError E E or ExSacrifice SAC SF or SBDropped 3rd Strike Kd3 Kd3Defensive Interference DI DIObstruction OB OBSacrifice Fielder's Choice FC SFCSacrifice Error E SEFielder's Choice Error FC FCEDidn't See ??Tie-breaker TB TB

Out Types - Batterx = defensive positions 1-9

Score Card CommandDisplay Window

Strike Out Kc or Ks K, KC, or KSGround Out xx x (x = 1-6)Tag Out Tx T or TxLine Out Lx L or LxFly Out Fx F,x, or Fx (7-9)Pop Out Px P or PxFoul Out fFx FF or FFxDouble Play DP DP or xxxLineout Double Play Lx LDPReverse Force Double Play DP RDPTriple Play TP TP or TPxxx

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Infield Fly Rule IF IF or IFxSacrifice Fly SF SF or SFxSacrifice Bunt SB SBBunt Foul 3rd Strike Kb KBFSpectator Interference Is ISOffensive Interference Io IOIllegal Bat IBOut of Batter's Box OBB OBBBasepath Violation BV BPVDidn't see ??

Out Types - Runner

ForceThrown OutTagged OutPicked OffCaught StealAuto AppealVoice AppealRefused ScoreReverse BaseBasepath ViolationPassed RunnerOffensive InterferenceDidn't See

Advance Runner

BatterErrorThrowFielder's ChoiceStealIndifferenceWild PitchPassed BallBalkCaught Steal/ErrorDefensive InterferenceDefensive ObstructionUmpire InterferenceRunner HitDidn't See


Pitch Detail

Pitch Types

Fast BallSliderSplit FingerCurveKnuckle BallScrew Ball

Swing Types

No SwingFullHalfCheckBuntHit & Run

Pitch Results

BallStrikeFoulPick Off AttemptNo Pitch

Pitch Speed Range

16 MPH - 110 MPH

ScorePAD's MLBTeam Abbreviations

American League

BAL Baltimore OriolesBOS Boston Red SoxLAA Los Angeles Angels of AnaheimCLE Cleveland IndiansCWS Chicago White SoxDET Detroit TigersKC Kansas City RoyalsMIN Minnesota TwinsNYY New York YankeesOAK Oakland AthleticsSEA Seattle MarinersTAM Tampa Bay Devil RaysTEX Texas RangersTOR Toronto Blue Jays

National League

ARI Arizona DiamondbacksATL Atlanta BravesCHI Chicago CubsCIN Cincinnati RedsCOL Colorado RockiesFLA Florida MarlinsHOU Houston AstrosLAD Los Angeles DodgersMIL Milwaukee BrewersNYM New York MetsPHI Philadelphia PhilliesPIT Pittsburgh PiratesSD San Diego PadresSF San Francisco GiantsSTL St. Louis CardinalsWAS Washington Nationals

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Score Card View


Score Card View

After scoring a baseball game with ScorePAD from the Game Scoring View,you can view the game in the Score Card view. This view displays bothvisitor and home team score cards. You can click on any at-bat to see its detail.The at-bat detail window shows at-bat information including the at-bat result,balls and strikes, and base advances. You can also print both score cards fromthe Score Card view.

The Score Card view allows you to make changes to lineups and at-bat detail,but you must change most at-bat scoring information from the Game ScoringView. All game data contributes to the season statistics generated in the Statsview.

Loading a game

ScorePAD Desktop uses a different tool bar for each view. In the Score cardview, the toolbar allows you to select games by RosterPAD league.

Select the league of either team involved in one or more games. ScorePADthen creates a list from your database of all of the games you have scored forteams in that league. Those game will appear in the Games list.

Select the game. Games are sorted in chronological order starting with themost recent game.

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The Score card

Sample ScoreCard View

The Score card view displays both of the score cards of each game. Each scorecard displays the following information:

Team name and score in gamePlayer informationResults of all at-bats for the teamDetail of a specific at-batPitchers and their statistics for the game

The Score card view displays the team name and score at the top of the scorecard. The player information section of the score card occupies the first fourcolumns. Player information columns contain:

Player numberPlayer namePlayer defensive positionInning player left the game (if applicable)

The at-bat results grid displays at-bat results. The grid displays base advances,and runs scored in different colors.

Looking at an at-bat's detail

You may want to examine in detail a particular at-bat. To do this, you click onany at-bat square in a score card. The detail of that at-bat will instantly display


to the right of the score card to which it belongs

The At-bat Detail square contains:

Player name and numberPitcher name and throwing handInning and at-bat number during inningAt-bat resultInning out numberPositions involved in putoutOut resultBase advances and reasonsPitch sequenceFinal ball and strike count

You can select and examine any at-bat you want on either scorecard. Whenyou print the score sheets, information in the At-bat Detail square will beprinted for each at-bat except player name and number, pitcher name andnumber, and pitch sequence.

The Detail score sheet mode

In the Detail score sheet mode, you can view the detail of each at-bat withinthe scoring square of that at-bat rather than in the at-bat detail square off tothe right of the score sheet.

You can also see more information when you put the Scorecard view in theDetail mode.

In Detail mode you can see:

Inning totals for Runs, Hits, Errors, and Left On-baseUp to 7 substitutions per batting slot

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Detailed view of ScoreCard

You can put the Score card view in Detailed mode using any of the followingmethods:

1. Select Detailed in the Sheet type box on the toolbar2. Press the + button on the toolbar to show four or more substitutions3. Select four or more substitutions in the Preferences dialog4. Select Detailed as the score sheet type in the Preferences dialog

Printing the score sheets

To print the score sheets of a game you have loaded in the Score Card orGame Scoring view, select File Print and then check the box next toScoresheets from the prompt menu box.

When the Print dialog appears the Pages fields in the Print Range sectionfrom: and to: default to 1 and 2 respectively. The visitor score card is page 1and the home score card is page 2.

If you want to print both score cards, use the default.If you want to print only the home team, change the from: field's value to2 so that both the from: and to: fields of Pages have a value of 2.


If you want to print only the visitor score card, change the to: field's valueto 1 so that both the from: and to: fields of Pages have a value of 1.

You can preview before printing score sheets. Select Print Preview from theFile menu to preview the output of score sheets. Print preview allows you tolook at both pages at once or one at a time before you print them. You canzoom in and out if you want to see more detail.

Printed score sheet detail

Printed score sheets have the same general structure of the score sheetsdisplayed in the Score Card view, however, printed score sheets contain the at-bat detail in each of the at-bat squares. The printed score sheet also contains:

Player statsInning statsPitcher statsGame logisticsLine score

Printing a box score report

To print the box score of a game you have loaded in the Score Card or GameScoring view, select Print from the File menu. When the prompt box comesup, check the box next to box score.

NOTE - to print box score, game report or play-by-play, the score sheet boxmust be UN-checked.

The box score report contains the following information on an individual game:

Batting statistics for each player in the lineupNotable batting stats for individuals such as Extra base hits, RBI,Ground into Double-plays and total Team Left on BaseNotable base-running stats for individuals: Stolen bases, Caught StealsNotable fielding for individuals: Errors & Double PlaysPitching statistics for each pitcher that faced one or more battersNotable pitching stats for individual pitchers: Wild pitches, Groundball outs, Fly ball outs, number of batters facedGame logistics: Game duration, weather, and officials

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Sample Printed Score Sheet


Printing a play-by-play

To print the play-by-play of a game you have loaded in the Score Card or GameScoring view, select Print from the File menu. When the prompt box comesup, check the box next to Play-by-play.

NOTE - to print play-by-play, game report or box score, the score sheet boxmust be UN-checked.

Printed play-by-play narrative reports have the same general structure of theplay-by-play displayed in the Score Card view. Printed play-by-plays contain thecompete narrative dialog for the game. They also contain the starting lineupsfor both teams; umpires; and linescore.

Printing a game report

To print the game report of a game you have loaded in the Score Card orGame Scoring view, select Print from the File menu. When the prompt boxcomes up, check the box next to Game reports.

NOTE - to print Game reports, box score or play-by-play, the score sheet boxmust be UN-checked.

The game report can be considered a more detailed box score. It contains allthe information the box score has with the additions of:

Defensive statistics (putouts, assists, errors, double plays)Sacrifices - bunts and flysBases on Balls - total and intentionalTotal Bases

Creating a box score web page

If you want to display the results to a game on the web, you can create anHTML file that contains of all of the game information contained on the printedbox score report.

To create an HTML box score page:

1. Load a game2. Select Create box score web page.. from the File menu3. ScorePAD creates a default file name (ex.: ATLatNYM_09_22_2005.htm)4. Change the default file name and/or directory if you want5. Click the Open button to create the HTML file

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You can copy the HTML file created by ScorePAD directly to your web site andlink it into your existing site. You can also use an HTML editor to make anycosmetic or content changes.

Exporting game statistics

ScorePAD Desktop allows you to export the game statistics to a spreadsheetcompatible file format. This will allow you to use game statistics generated byScorePAD with other baseball statistics programs or spreadsheets. The formatof this game statistics file is in the Reference chapter at the end if this manual.You can export any loaded game by selecting File Export game statistics.ScorePAD generates a file name that contains both teams and the date of thegame (ex: ATL_AT_CIN_08_04_2005.asg.)

Exporting games for sharing

With ScorePAD, you can share all of the detail of an entire game with otherScorePAD users. To share a game, you must export that game to a file. The fileformat of ScorePAD games is proprietary and used only by ScorePAD Desktop.

Once a game is exported, you can:1. Post the game file on a website2. Email it directly to other ScorePAD users3. Copy it to a CD or pen drive and transport it to another computer4. Post it on an organizations network

To export a game from ScorePAD Desktop1. Load the game2. Select Export Game... from the File menu3. Change the default file name and/or directory if you want4. Press the Save button

ScorePAD uses the file type SXG for exported ScorePAD games.

Importing a ScorePAD game

To import a ScorePAD game from a SXG file:

1. Select Import Game... from the File menu2. Browse to find the file in the Open dialog3. Press the Open button

ScorePAD will add the imported game to your ScorePAD database of games.Imported game are used just as games you scored yourself. You can print them,


export them, and use the stats generated by them to derive stats sheets.

NOTE - Importing and Exporting games can also be done from the GameScoring View.

Editing game parameters

You can view and edit game parameters in the ScoreCard view. SelectGame Parameters from the Edit menu to show the Game Parametersdialog.

Game Parameters Dialog

This dialog allows you to change the following game parameters for each team:

League - The team's leaguePlayers - The number of players that will be used in the lineupStanding - The numeric standing of the team within its conference or league.Teams can be placed from 1st to 30th.Games from 1st - The number of games out of first place. Enter any numberof games from first.Scheduled Innings - The number of innings the game was scheduled

You can also select the following parameters for the game:

Game Type - The time, relative to the season this game was played. ValidGame Types are: Season, Preseason, Division series, League championship,World championship, District tournament, Sub-state tournament, State tourna-ment, Regional tournament, National tournament, Exhibition, & Scrimmage

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Series number - A unique series number that allows ScorePAD to categorizestatistics by series.Game date - Date on which game was playedStart - Starting time of gameEnd - Ending time of game (including delay)Delay hours - Number of total hours of delay during game timeDelay minutes - Number of total minutes of delay

Changing Scorecard View Preferences

ScoreCard View Preference Dialog

You can change the following Score card view preferences:

Date range of games Score card view Games listPreference to include season ERA and/or batting averages on boxscore reportBatting statistics included on score sheetsPitching statistics shown below score sheetsScore sheet display mode

To invoke the Score card view Preferences dialog, select Preferences from theFile menu of the Score card view.

Changing date range for the Games list

Change the Start date and/or End date of the dialogPress OK to set the new dates.


ScorePAD will reload the list of games based on the date range you specify.When looking for a game make sure that game is within the date range youhave set. If the game is not within the date range, it will not show in the gameslist even though ScorePAD successfully added it to the game database.

Including ERA and Batting average on Box Score

You can also include the season batting averages and season earned runaverages of pitchers on the box score report by checking the appropriateboxes on the Preferences dialog.

Changing the score sheet display preferences

You can change the scoresheet display between Compact and Detailed. InCompact mode, the score sheet's square only contain summary informationabout the at-bat. In Detailed mode, each square contains all of the at-batsdetail including balls and strikes and the place that ball was put it play, ifapplicable.

You can change the number of substitutions each lineup slot shows on the on-screen score sheet. If you select 4 or more substitutions, the score sheet willautomatically change to Detailed.

Clicking the Batting statistics... button allows you to change the battingstatistics displayed on the both Compact and Detailed score sheets. Thestatistics you choose will also print on the printed score sheet.

Clicking the Pitching statistics... button allows you to change the pitchingstatistics displayed at the bottom of the Score Card view. Like the battingstatistics, the pitching statistics print on the printed score sheet.

You can turn off batting statistics on the Score Card view by un-checking theShow statistics on score sheet checkbox.

Editing lineup players

You can view and edit the lineup for either team. The Lineup Players dialogallows you to edit the lineup by adding, deleting, or changing information aboutany player in the lineup. Double-click any lineup player on the Score Cardview to display the Lineup Players dialog.

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Lineup Players Dialog

The Lineup Players dialog allows you to see and edit the following informationabout each player in the lineup:

Order - Batting order number# - Uniform numberLast - Last nameFirst - First namePos - Defensive positionStart - Inning player entered the gameEnd - Inning player left the gameEnd Btr - If player left the game while team was on defense, the number of thecomplete batters in the inning when the player left the game

To edit information about a lineup player:

Double-click the playerChange any of the at-bat informationPress OK to dismiss the Edit Lineup Player dialog


Edit Lineup Player Dialog

To add a player to the lineup:

Press the Add Player... buttonFill in all of the player informationPress OK to add the player

To delete a lineup player:

Double-click any player in the lineupWhen the Edit Lineup Player dialog appears, press the Delete keyPress Yes when the delete confirmation dialog appears

When you finish editing the lineup, press OK to dismiss the Lineup Playersdialog. Be careful when editing the lineup. You should not remove players fromthe lineup that have plate appearances or faced batters as a pitcher. You shouldnot add players to the lineup that did not actually get placed in the lineup forthat game.

Changing at-bat details

Although you cannot score a game or change balls and strikes for an at-bat,you can change detail about an at-bat on your desktop.

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Edit at-bat detail dialog

In the Edit at-bat detail dialog, you can change:

BatterPitcherA second pitcher in case a change was made during the at-batWhat pitch the second player entered the gamePinch runnerBatting hand during at-batThe number of the at-bat in the inningAssists and putoutRBI flagEarned run flagResult of at-batNumber of out in inningThe at-bat during which the out was made

To change an at-bats detail:

1. Double-click any at-bat on a score sheet2. Edit any at-bat detail3. Press OK to save the changes


Deleting a game

You can delete any game in ScorePAD by loading the game and selecting. FileDelete Game. Once you delete a game, you cannot not recover that game.Before you respond to the confirmation prompt, be sure that you want todelete the game that you have loaded.

Deleting multiple games

To delete more than one game at a time:

1. Select Delete games from the File menu2. The Delete Game dialog will appear3. Click the left-most column change a game to from Keep to Delete4. If you make a mistake, click again to change from Delete to Keep

When you press OK, all games marked Delete, will be deleted. You will have achance to confirm you decision to delete only once.

Delete Game Dialog

Examining pitching sequences (Coming Soon)

The Score Card view allows you to examine and print pitch charts. If youchart pitches during games you score, you can examine and print those chartsin the ScoreCard view.

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The "Home team pitch sequence" and "Visitor team pitch sequence" tabs allowyou to display and print the pitch sequences of each at-bat in the subviews.

The first square of the sequence shows the match-up. It includes the followinginformation:

Batter's name and numberInning and batter in inningBatter's batting handPitcher's name and numberPitcher's throwing hand

The pitch sequence charts display the following for each pitch:

Pitch locationPitch typeCount before pitchPitch resultSwing type

The final square is a graphic of the at-bat square from the score sheet.

Pitch chart example

To access the pitching charts for a game, load the game and select either the"Home team pitch sequence" tab or the "Visitor team pitch sequence" tab inthe upper right-hand corner of the ScoreCard view.

For details on how to record pitch detail, read the "Pitch Charting" section ofthe chapter "Scoring an at-bat" in this manual.


Moving to other views

You can select other ScorePAD Desktop views from the view menu. Select anyof the following menu items from the View menu to move to other views:

Roster moves you to the Roster view.Team Stats moves you to the Stats view.Spray chart moves you to the Spray chart view.Game scoring moves you to the game scoring view.

Sending game down to the Palm (PDA)

With ScorePAD, you can send games from ScorePAD's Desktop database to thePalm. If you receive a SXG file and import that game into your database, youcan also send the same game to your Palm. Additionally, if you delete a gamefrom your Palm or replace your Palm hardware, you might want to send gamesto your Palm.

To send games to your Palm:

Select Send games to PDA...from the File menuThe Download Games dialog will appearClick the Send column of each game you want to sendThe Send status of each game will change from No to Yes after you clickWhen you click the OK button, ScorePAD will mark each of the game youselected for sending during the next HotSync operation.

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Roster View


RosterPAD View

RosterPAD View

To move to the RosterPAD view, select Roster from the View menu. TheRosterPAD view provides desktop maintenance of the ScorePAD's team rosterdatabase.

In the RosterPAD view you can:

Add new playersEdit existing players and their statisticsQuickly lookup or enter player informationAccumulate and store season offensive and defensive statisticsAccumulate and store pitcher statisticsDisplay calculated season statisticsDelete players and their statisticsCreate and edit team informationCut, copy, and paste players using the Windows clipboardImport players and statistics from text filesExport players and statistics to text filesCreate, edit and delete RosterPAD leaguesMove players between RosterPAD leaguesUpdate Major League Baseball rosters and player statistics

RosterPAD allows up to 14 leagues.

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Creating a New League

To create a new league on the RosterPAD page, click on the drop down menuthat displays the different league names, and then select Edit Leagues. Thenfrom the Edit Leagues box that appears select New and enter your leaguename and click OK.


ERA Innings

The preference allows you to select the number of innings the Earned RunAverage (ERA) calculation uses to compute a pitcher's ERA. For MLB playersthis number is always nine. Use a number that indicates the average or fixedlength of games in your league. The calculation for ERA is earned runsmultiplied by nine divided by innings pitched. To use this function go to thedrop down menu that displays your leagues. Then select the league you wantto set the ERA for. You can choose to set ERA innings between 3-9.

Getting Started with RosterPAD Players

A RosterPAD player entry stores player information. RosterPAD makescreating and editing player information simple.

New player dialog

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Creating a RosterPAD Player

To add players:

1. Click the New button in the RosterPAD view.2. Select which league to put the player in.3. Type first name last name, team, player number in the appropriate boxes of

the New player dialog.4. Select proper position, batting and throwing hands. Note: If a player is a

switch-hitter, ScorePAD sets his batting hand to the opposite of thepitching hand of the pitcher for each at-bat.

5. If this player routinely starts games, select the spot of the batting order inwhich he will normally appear. ScorePAD uses this number to assignstarting lineup slots. ScorePAD updates this number whenever you use thesave lineup utility.

6. Click the OK button when you have finished editing the record.

You can also add address information and notes:

To add address information:

1. Click on the Address tab2. Add address, city, state and zip, and phone

To add notes:

1. Click on the Notes tab2. Type in any free form note

Player and Pitcher statistics:

1. Click on either the Player stats or the Pitcher stats tab2. Enter player season-to-date offensive and defensive stats. Additionally,

ScorePAD updates statistics on this dialog whenever you select Updateseason statistics from the File menu of the Game Scoring view.


Team information:

1. Click the Team tab2. Enter team information

The team tab is unique in that the information entered under the team tab isshared between players of the same team.

Changing player info

Double-click the record in the player list or click on the desired player in theplayer list and click the Edit button.

From the Player Tab:

Edit information in the Last Name, First Name, and Team boxes.

Click the Position, Batting Hand, Batting Order, or Throwing Hand boxes andselect new values.

Click the League box and assign the player to a league.

From the Address tab:

Change address information in the appropriate boxes.

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From the Note tab:

Type any additional information in the form of free-form text.

From the Player Stats tab:

Change a player's offensive and defensive season-to-date statistics

From the Pitcher Stats tab:

Change a player's season-to-date pitching statistics.

Working with RosterPAD Players

RosterPAD allows you to find Players, group them by leagues, and displayplayers by name or team.

Looking Up Players

When working with RosterPAD, use the scroll to make it easy to navigateamong player entries. In the Player List view the scroll moves up or down onthe entire screen of players.

You can also use the Player List Look Up feature to quickly scroll to any player.

To look up a RosterPAD player:

1. Display the Player List view.

2. Enter the first letter(s) of the last name of the player you want to find. Asyou enter the letters RosterPAD will come closer and closer to selecting thename you want. If the players are sorted by team, enter the team abbreviationto scroll to that team.

3. Touch any player to view his record, or use the carriage return stroke to viewthe selected player.

Sorting players

1. Click the List By... button in the RosterPAD view.


2. Select Last Name, First Name to sort players by player name or, select Team,Last Name to sort players by team. These settings do not change yourRosterPAD data; they offer you a different view of the data.

3. Click the OK button to close the dialog and initiate the sort

4. Click the Cancel button to leave the record sorted in the current order.

Deleting players

Select the players you want to delete:

1. Click on one player or,

2. Click on the starting player, hold down the shift key and click on thelast player or,

3. Hold down the control key and click on each player you wish to delete.

4. Press the Del key.

5. Answer yes to the Delete Confirmation dialog.

Moving players among leagues

You can move one or more players to from one league to another. To moveplayers to another league you must:

1. Select the players you want to move

2. Select Change League from the Edit menu.

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3. Select the new league from the Change League dialog

Printing players

Select Print from the File menu to print all of the player records or theselected records in their current sort order.

Exporting and importing players

You can export players from the Roster database and import players into theRoster database.

To export players from the RosterPAD view:

1. Select the players you wish to export in the Roster view player list.

2. Select Export players from the File menu.

3. An Open dialog will appear with the default file name of SPPlayers.SPP

4. Enter an new file name, if you desire.

5. Press the Open button to export the selected players

To import players into the RosterPAD view:

1. Select Import players from the File menu.

2. Enter a file name or press the Browse button and select a file.

3. RosterPAD will import the files. RosterPAD's import utility requires thatfields be in the order specified in the File Formats chapter of this manual. Youdo not have to include all RosterPAD fields, however Last Name, First Name,League, Team, and Player Number are required.

Zeroing Stats

To access this function go to the Edit menu and select either Zero playerstats or Zero pitcher stats.

Zero player stats: Allows you to set all offensive statistics back to zeros forany player(s) within your RosterPAD. Click on and highlight any player(s) youwould like to set the stats back to zero and select the Zero player stats option.


Zero pitcher stats: Allows you to set all pitching statistics back to zeros forany player(s) within your RosterPAD. Click on and highlight any player(s) youwould like to set the stats back to zero and select the Zero pitcher stats option.

Using the clipboard with the RosterPAD view

You can cut, copy, and paste RosterPAD records using the Windows clipboard.This allows you to quickly move player information and year-to-date statisticsfrom ScorePAD to other applications like spreadsheets, word processors, anddatabases management system. You can also use cut and paste to move playersfrom one league to another.

To cut players from the RosterPAD view:

1. Select the players you want to cut.

2. Select Cut from the Edit menu or press Ctrl-X.The deleted players and their statistics are now in the Windows clipboard.

You can now paste them back into the RosterPAD view or into other applica-tions.

To copy players in the RosterPAD view:

1. Select the players you want to copy

2. Select Copy from the Edit menu or press Ctrl-C

The selected players and their statistics are now in the Windows clipboard. Youcan now paste them into other leagues in the RosterPAD view or into otherapplications.

To paste players into the RosterPAD view:

1. Copy players to the Windows clipboard. You copy from the RosterPADview of ScorePAD or another application. If you copy from anotherapplication, you must arrange fields in the order specified in the FileFormats chapter of this manual. You do not have to include all RosterPADfields, however Last Name, First Name, League, Team, and Player Numberare required.

2. Select Paste from the Edit menu or press Ctrl-P.

You can also select all of the player in the current league. Select Select fromthe Edit menu or press Ctrl-A.

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MLBStats

MLBStats enables you to keep statistics up-to-date for any or all Major LeagueBaseball teams. Our website is updated every day of the Major League Baseballseason to make all player stats available at a click of your mouse.

With MLBStats, you can use your computer and a standard Internet connectionto automatically update the statistics of any set of Major League Baseball teamsyou select.

To use MLBStats all you need is an Internet connection.

MLBStats will:

Connect to the InternetAllow you to select teams you want to updateUpdate all players' statistics on the teams you select

To access MLB Stats:

Roster View Hot Button

1. Go to the RosterPAD page by either clicking on the Roster View hotbutton or by selecting Roster from the View menu. NOTE - This can also bedone from the Game Scoring View.


2. Select Update MLB Players from the File Menu.

NOTE: You can also perform this funtion from the Game Scoring View.

Updating MLB Player Statistics

After selecting MLBStats it will present the MLBStats main view.

MLBStats Main View

Adding teams to the list to update

To select the teams you want to update:

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MLBStats subscription

MLBStats is offered on a yearly subscription basis. In order to gain the benefitsof MLBStats, you must subscribe to this service each season. MLBStats givesyou access to player offensive and defensive statistics everyday of the season by10 AM Eastern US time.

Once you subscribe, you can download stats with the MLBStats application asmany times as you wish during the season. You may also take advantage ofMLBStats download when they become available in Major League Baseballparks.

Look for details on MLBStats at www.scorepad.com.

1. Click on a team in the Teams list.2. Click the button to add the team to the Selected Teams list3. Repeat steps 1 & 2 until you have selected all teams you want to update.4. Click the Retrieve teams button to start team updates.

MLBStats will update its status as its connects, and then updates each team.After MLBStats completes it update cycle, the batter stats for each player willcontain updated statistics.To select all Major League Baseball teams:

1. Click the to add all teams to the Selected teams list

2. Click the Retrieve Teams button to start team updates.

After updating is completed, the Status line will show the number of teamretrieved (5 teams retrieved, etc.). Once you finish click the Done box.

Removing teams from the list to update

To deselect the teams you don't want to update:

1. Click the team in the Selected teams list.

2. Click the button to remove the team from the Selected Teams list

3. Repeat steps 1 & 2 until you have removed all of the teams you don't wantto update.

Use the button to deselect all teams.


Stats View

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Stats View

ScorePAD's Stats View

The Stats view of ScorePAD offers a statistical summary of player performanceby compiling the statistics of all games contained in ScorePAD Desktop'sdatabase. This view can also display year-to-date statistics from RosterPADdata.

With the Stats View you can:

Display offensive and defensive season stats for each playerDisplay day-by-day offensive and defensive statistics for each playerDisplay season pitching statistics for each pitcherDisplay day-by-day player and team pitching statisticsDisplay day-by-day home runs and home runs allowedPrint stats sheetsExport statistics to text filesCreate web pages from statistics subviews


Configure subview statistics content and orderUpdate RosterPAD season statistics from games scored

The Stats view has two modes:

1. Roster Data mode loads players and pitchers totals from the Roster view.The Roster Data mode includes team batting and pitching statistics.

2. Scored Games mode compiles player and pitcher totals from game scored inScorePAD.

You can select any subview at anytime by selecting one of the tabs at thebottom of the Stats view. The tabs are:

1. Team batting Season batting and defensive statistics2. Day-by-Day Batting Day-by-day batting and defensive statistics3. Home Runs Day-by-day home runs and home runs allowed4. Team Pitching Season pitching statistics5. Day-by-Day Pitching Day-by-day pitching statistics6. Defense Detailed defensive statistics7. Games Day-by-day game outcomes

With each subview you can:

Configure subview statistics content and orderSort statistics by any category by clicking the column headingPrint the statistics as they are sortedCopy statistics to clipboardDisplay statistics by date range

Loading a team

To load a team you must select the league of the team you want to load fromthe league list toolbar.

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Then select the team you want to load from the team list on the toolbar.

Once you select a league and a team, ScorePAD searches its desktop databaseand compiles the stats from all of the games in which each player of theselected team participated. ScorePAD then displays the totals for each player inthe stats view.

Selecting a date range

Stats view start and end dates

You can select a date range for statistics you want ScorePAD to display in thisview. To select a date range you must use the tool bar and select a start dateand an end date. You can change either date or both dates by editing the datetext or selecting the down arrow and picking a new date from the pop-upcalendar. Once you select a new date, all statistics will reload and recalculate.

Displaying RosterPAD statistics

Data type selection


In addition to displaying statistics compiled from games scored, you can alsodisplay year-to-date statistics stored in RosterPAD. To display RosterPADstatistics, select Roster Data from toolbar.

Since these statistics are totals, you will not have any day-by-day batting,pitching, or home run statistics so those tabs disappear when you selectRosterPAD Stats from the toolbar.

Printing stats sheets

To print a stats sheet on a team:

1. Load the team.2. Select the desired subview3. Select Print from the File menu.

ScorePAD will print stats subview in the same format that it appears on thescreen.

Configuring subviews

You can configure the content and order of statistics displayed on the SeasonBatting, Season Pitching, Day-By-Day Batting, Day-By-Day Pitching, and Defensesubviews. ScorePAD has a convenient dialog that allows you to configure thesesubviews.

Select Select Stats from the Edit menu in the Stats view to display theStatistics Selection dialog. This view is composed the following:

Statistics - List of statistics available but not displayed on the subviewSelected statistics - List of statistics to be displayed on the subviewFixed columns - number of columns that do not scroll horizontally

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Statistics selection dialog

Each subview contained a default set of statistics when you installed ScorePAD.You can add, remove, or reorder statistics for each subview.

To add a new statistic:

1. Select the place in the Selected statistics list where youwant the new statistic to appear.

2 Select the statistic you want to add from the Statistics list3 Press the > button to add the statistic4 You can also double-click members of the Statistics list to

add them to the Selected statistics list.

Any statistic you add to the Selected statistics list will be removed fromStatistics list.

To remove a statistic:

1. Select the statistic you wish to move in the Selectedstatistics list.


2. Press the < button3. You can also double-click any member of the Selected

statistics list to remove it.

All statistics removed from the Selected statistics list will be added to theStatistics list.

To rearrange the order of selected statistics:

Select the statistic in the Selected statistics list you want to reorder.

Press the Move up button to move the statistic up in the order or press theMove down button to move the statistic down in the order.

To change the number of fixed columns:

Click on the down arrow of the fixed column combo-box

Select the number of fixed column to which you wish to change.

You can change the number of fixed columns to values from 0 to 10. Fixedcolumns will be the left-most columns of the subview. Fixed columns will notscroll when you scroll horizontally in the subview. Additionally, fixed columnswill not copy when you copy statistics to the Windows clipboard.

Subview statistics content and order are preserved for exporting, web pagecreation, printing, and clipboard copying.

Copying statistics to the clipboard

You can copy statistics from any subview to the Windows clipboard. Thisallows you to paste this data to spreadsheets, word processors, and otherapplications that retrieve data from the clipboard.

To copy data top the clipboard, select any combinations of columns and rowsof data in a subview then select Edit Copy. This will place the selected data onthe Windows clipboard. You can then switch to another application and pastethe data. This function works very well with spreadsheets and graphingprograms.

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Exporting statistics

You can export statistics from the batting and pitching subviews of the Statsview. When you exports statistics, ScorePAD creates a file containing all of thedata on the subviews you select. Each included subview will be in a separatefile. Each data element will be separated by separator you specify and eachrow of data will be terminated with a carriage return followed by a line feed(CRLF).

To export data perform the following steps:

1. Select the subview from which you want to export data2. Re-configure the content and order of the data by selecting EditSelect Stats..., if necessarySelect File Export statistics...Edit thepath, file name prefix, separator, and subviews for which you want filegenerated in the Statistics export specifications dialog.

Press the Export files button.

ScorePAD will create the following files (assuming you kept the PlayerStats fileprefix):

PlayerStats.txt Team batting subview statisticsPlayerStatsPitcher.txt Team pitching subviewPlayerStats_DBD10Jones__C.txt Day-by-day batting subview

(one file for each player)PlayerStatsPitcher_PDBD29Miller__J.txt Day-by-day pitching subview

(one file for each pitcher)

Changing export settings

Statistics export specification dialog


You can change export setting before you begin an export or during the exportoperation. To change the export settings before you next export, select FileExport settings... The Statistics export specifications dialog will appear.In this dialog you can select the subviews for which you want to create exportfiles. You can also specify the export file directory, prefix, and field delimiter.

Creating Web pages from the Stats view

You can create web pages from each batting and pitching subviews. These webpages will contain all data columns and rows of the subviews that they repre-sent. They will also contain hyperlinks that link them to each other. Thehyperlink on the web pages you create will be:

Page HyperlinksTeam batting Team pitching and day-by-day batting pages (each player)Day-by-day batting Team battingTeam pitching Team batting and day-by-day pitching (each pitcher)Day-by-day pitching Team pitching

To create batting and pitching web pages, select File Create team statisticsweb... The Web page specifications dialog will appear allowing you to changethe web page specifications. In addition to specifying the path and file nameprefix for web pages, you can change the following specifications for each webpage:

Page titleHeading 1 text and font sizeHeading 2 text and font size

You can include several variables in the title and heading lines. You can alsoinclude any additional HTML tags in the title text. When you finish changingspecifications, press the Create pages button to create the web pages.

ScorePAD creates web pages in HTML format with hyperlinks inserted. Thesepages can be immediately uploaded to your website and used to browse yourteam's performance.

Once you have setup your web page specifications, the process from HotSyncto Web should take less than ten minutes after each game.

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Changing Web page specifications

Web page specifications dialog

You can change web page settings before you begin creating web pages orduring the web page creation process. To change web page settings beforeyour next export, select File Web page settings... The Web page specifi-cations dialog will appear. In this dialog you can select the subviews fromwhich you want to create web pages. You can also specify directory and filename prefix.

For each page, you can change the title and heading text. To change them,press the appropriate button on the Web specification dialog. The Web pagesettings dialog will appear allowing you to change the heading and title strings.


Web page settings dialog

You can include the following variables in the title, heading 1 and heading 2text:&L League name&T Team name&S Statistics start date&E Statistics end date&P Player name (First initial and last name)\n NewlineYou can also include HTML tags in the title strings. In fact, you can include upto 10K of HTML in each heading. ScorePAD doesn't check the HTML forerrors so you should be careful.

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Spray Chart View


Spray charts track and compile direction of hits and outs for both individualplayers and entire teams.

The Spray Chart View of ScorePAD offers a summary of player hitting perfor-mance by compiling the statistics and direction of all the balls hit by a specificplayer or team in games contained in ScorePAD Desktop's database.

This view can display a spray chart in two different versions -- as hit detail andhits as lines.

With the Spray Chart Show hits as lines view:

Displays the direction of a batter's or team's hits.Displays statistics of a batter or team.Displays direction of hits as lines drawnAbility to be sorted and displayed by player team; player; pitchingteam; and pitcherAbility to sort by date rangeAbility to print spray chart(s)

Under the Show hit detail view:

Displays the location of a batter's or team's hits.Displays statistics of a batter or team.Displays location of hits as shapes drawnDisplays specific hit types such as: line drive; fly ball; groundball; blooper; bunt; hit & run; sacrificeDisplays total bases of hits -- single, double, triple and home runAbility to be sorted and displayed by player team; player; pitchingteam; and pitcherAbility to sort by date rangeAbility to print spray chart(s)

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Spray Chart - hits as lines view

Spray Chart - hit detail view


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Stats subview descriptions

Team battingA AssistsAB At-batsBB Base on balls (walks)IBB Base on balls (intentional)BH Bunt SingleBPV Base path violationAVG Batting average1OutAvg Batting Avg. with 1 out2OutAvg Batting Avg. with 2 outsNoOutAvg Batting Avg. with nooutsKbf Bunt foul 3rd strikeCINT Catcher interferenceCTCH% Catching percentageCS Caught steals (total)CS2 Caught stealing 2ndCS3 Caught stealing 3rdCSH Caught stealing homeDI Defensive interferenceDP Double plays2B DoublesKd3 Dropped 3rd strike - outKd3O Dropped 3rd strike - onE Errors - TotalEf Errors - fieldingEt Errors - throwingFC Fielder's choiceFLD% Fielding percentageFLYO FlyoutsFOULO FouloutsG Games playedGS Games startedGO GroundoutsGDP Ground into double playsHB Hit-by-pitchH Hits1OutH Hits with 1 out2OutH Hits with 2 outsNoOutH Hits with no outsHR Home runs2RunHR Homers - 2 run

3RunHR Homers - 3 runSlams Homers - Grand slamSoloHR Homers - SoloILLBAT Illegal batted ballIF Infield fliesIFH Infield SinglesInn Innings playedLO LineoutsNSW No switch hitOBSTR ObstructionsOFINT Offensive interferenceOB% On-base percentageOPS On-base% + Slugging %PB Passed ballsPB% Passed ball percentagePKO PickoffsPKOF1 Picked off 1stPKOF2 Picked off 2ndPKOF3 Picked off 3rdPAB Pinch at-batsPH Pinch hitsPHR Pinch home runsPBI Pinch RBIPCHR Pitches receivedPA Plate appearancesLPA Plate appearances- leftRPA Plate appearances- rightPlayer Player name# Player numberSeq Player SequencePO Put outsERRCH Reach on errorRBH Reverse batting handR RunsRBI Runs batted in2OutRBI RBI with 2 outsRA Runners advancedRISP Runners in scoring positionRISPAB Runners SP - at-batsRISPH Runners SP - hitsRISP% Runners in SP - Avg.RC Runs createdSH Sacrifice hitsSF Sacrifice flies


SLG% Slugging percentageSPECINT Spectator InterferencSB Sto-len bases (total)STL2 Stole 2nd baseSTL3 Stole 3rd baseSTLH Stole homeSB% Stolen base percentageSTLON Stolen onK StrikeoutsKc Strikeouts - calledTeam Team nameTHW% Throwing percentageTHO Thrown outTB Total basesTC Total chances3B TriplesTP Triple plays

Day by day batting4+RI 4+ Run Innings5+RI 5+ Run InningsA AssistsAB At-batsBB Base on balls (walks)IBB Base on balls (intentional)BH Bunt SingleBPV Basepath violationAVG Batting averageORD Batting orderKbf Bunt foul 3rd strikeCINT Catcher interferenceCTCH% Catching percentageCS Caught steals (total)CS2 Caught stealing 2ndCS3 Caught stealing 3rdCSH Caught stealing home+AVG Cumulative Batting average+FLD% Cumulative fielding %+OB% Cumulative on base %+PB% Cumulative passed ball %+PA Cumulative plate appearances+LPA Cumulative plate appearances

- left+RPA Cumulative plate appearances

- right

+RISP Cumulative runners in SP+RISP% Cumulative RISP Avg.+SLG% Cumulative slugging %+SB% Cumulative stolen base %D/N Day or night gameDEFINT Defensive interferencePOS Defensive position2B DoublesKd3 Dropped 3rd strike - outKd3O Dropped 3rd strike - onDP Double playsE Errors (total)Ef Errors - fieldingEt Errors - throwingFC Fielder's choiceFLD% Fielding percentageScore Final scoreFLYO FlyoutsFOULO FouloutsDate Game dateGm Game numberG Games playedGS Games startedGO GroundoutsGDP Ground into double playsHB Hit by pitchH Hits1OutH Hits with 1 out2OutH Hits with 2 outsNoOutH Hits with no outsH/R Home or road gameHR Home runs2RunHR Homers - 2 run3RunHR Homers - 3 runSlams Homers - Grand slamSoloHR Homers - SoloILLBAT Illegal batted ballIF Infield fliesIFH Infield SinglesInn Innings playedLO LineoutsNSW No switch hitOBSTR ObstructionsOB% On-base percentageOFINT Offensive interference

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OPS On-base% + Slugging %Opponent Opposing teamPB Passed ballsPB% Passed ball percentagePKO PickoffsPKOF1 Picked off 1stPKOF2 Picked off 2ndPKOF3 Picked off 3rdPAB Pinch at-batsPH Pinch hitsPHR Pinch home runsPBI Pinch RBIPCHR Pitches receivedPA Plate appearancesLPA Plate appearances - leftRPA Plate appearances - rightPlayer Player name# Player numberSeq Player sequencePO Put outsERRCH Reach on errorW-L RecordRBH Reverse batting handR RunsRBI Runs batted in2OutRBI RBI with 2 outsRA Runners advancedRISP Runners in scoring positionRISPAB Runners SP - at-batsRISPH Runners SP - hitsRISP% Runners in SP - Avg.RC Runs createdSH Sacrifice hitsSF Sacrifice fliesSLG% Slugging percentageSPECINT Spectator InterferenceSTL2 Stole 2nd baseSTL3 Stole 3rd baseSTLH Stole homeSB Stolen basesSB% Stolen base percentageSTLON Stolen onK Strikeouts

Kc Strikeouts - calledTeam Team nameTHO Thrown outTHW% Throwing percentageTB Total basesTC Total chances3B TriplesTP Triple plays


Stats subview descriptions - continued

Team pitchingFBAB 1st batter at-batsFBAVG 1st batter Avg.FBH 1st batter hitsFBR% 1st batter reach %FBR 1st batter reachFBF 1st batters facedBK BalksBB Base on balls (walks)IBB Base on balls (Intentional)CG Complete games2B DoublesDPI Double plays inducedER Earned runsERA Earned run averageFPS First pitch strikesFPS% First pitch strike %FLYO FlyoutsG Games playedGS Games startedGF Games finishedGO GroundoutsHB Hit BatsmenH HitsHR Home runsIP Innings pitchedOPPAVG Opponents averagePKO PickoffsAP Pitches ahead in countBP Pitches behind in countEP Pitches from even countsB Pitches - ballsS Pitches - strikesF Pitches - fouled offPOA Pitches - pickoff attemptsNP Pitches - no pitchesI Pitches put in-playTOTP Pitches - total# Player numberPlayer Player nameSEQ Player sequenceR RunsSH Sacrifice hits

SF Sacrifice fliesSV SavesSVO Save opportunitiesSHO Shut outsSB Stolen basesSBA Stolen base attemptsSB% Stolen base %Team Team nameTH Throwing handTBF Total batters facedTAB Total at-bats3B TriplesK StrikeoutsKc Strikeouts (called)K% Strikeout %KW% Strikeouts to walks %WP Wild pitchesWIN% Win %W-L Won-Loss record

Day by day pitchingFBAB 1st batter at-batsFBAVG 1st batter Avg.FBH 1st batter hitsFBR% 1st batter reach %FBR 1st batter reachFBF 1st batters facedBK BalksBB Base on balls (walks)IBB Base on balls (Intentional)CG Complete games+GF Cumulative games finished+GS Cumulative games started+W-L Cumulative RecordDATE DateD/N Day or night game2B DoublesER Earned runs+ERA Earned run average (cum)ERA Earned run averageScore Final scoreFPS First pitch strikes

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FPS% First pitch strike %+FPS% FPS% (cumulative)FLYO FlyoutsGF Games finishedGm Game numberGS Games startedDate Game dateGO GroundoutsHB Hit batsmenH HitsH/R Home or road gameHR Home runsIP Innings pitchedOPPAVG Opponents average+OPPAVG Opp average(cum)Opponent Opposing teamPKO PickoffsAP Pitches ahead in countBP Pitches behind in countEP Pitches from even countsB Pitches - ballsS Pitches - strikesF Pitches - fouled offPOA Pitches - pickoff attemptsNP Pitches - no pitchesI Pitches put in-playTOTP Pitches - total# Player numberPlayer Player nameW-L Record+W-L Record - cumulativeR RunsSH Sacrifice hitsSF Sacrifice fliesSV SavesSVO Save opportunitiesSH Shut outsSB Stolen basesSBA Stolen base attemptsSB% Stolen base %+SB% Stolen base % (cum)K StrikeoutsKc Strikeouts (called)

KW% Strikeouts to walks %K% Strikeout %Team Team nameTH Throwing handTBF Total batters facedTAB Total at-bats3B TriplesWP Wild pitches

DefenseA AssistsCTCH% Catching percentagePos Defensive positionDP Double playsE Errors - totalEf Errors - fieldingEt Errors - throwingFLD% Fielding percentageG Game playedGS Games startedInn Innings playedPB Passed ballsPB% Passed ball percentagePCHR Pitches receivedPlayer Player name# Player numberPO PutoutsSTLON Stolen bases allowedSB% Stolen base percentageTHW% Throwing percentageTHO Thrown outTC Total chances


Stats subview descriptions - continued

Home runsGm Game numberDate Game dateOpponent Opposing teamH/R Home or road gameD/N Day or night gamePlayer Batter that hit home runHR Home run numberPitcher Pitcher home run hit againstCount Ball and strike count when hitInn Inning of home runRuns Number of runs scored

GamesGm Game numberDate Game dateOpponent Opposing teamH/R Home or road gameD/N Day or night gameScore Final score of gameLOB Total Runners Left on BaseW/L Win or LossRecord Running record of teamStndg Standing of team after gameGms 1st Games from first placeWinning pitcher Pitcher award the winLosing pitcher Pitcher charged with loseSave pitcher Pitcher credit with saveAttendance Number of fans attending gameTotal Attend Total home attendance for loaded teamDuration Duration of game in hours and minutes

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File FormatsAll import formats require fields in the order below. You don't have to includeall fields as long as the ones you do include are right order and containinformation in the right format.

Each line ends with a carriage return followed by a line feedEach field must be separated by a commaEach character field must be inclosed in double quotes (")

RosterPAD Import/Export file format

# Name Format Restrictions Description1. Last name char up to 15 chars2. First name char up to 15 chars3. League char up to 16 chars4. Team char up to 8 chars5. Number numeric 0-996. Physical char7. Bats char R, L, or S8. Throws char R or L9. Batting order numeric 0-1610. Position numeric 0-1411. Address char12. City, State char13. Zip char14. Phone char15. Notes char16. G numeric Games played17. GS numeric Games started18. PA numeric Plate appearances19. At-bats numeric At-bats20. R numeric Runs21. H numeric Hits22. 2B numeric Doubles23. 3B numeric Triples24. HR numeric Home runs25. RBI numeric Runs batted in26. K numeric Strikeouts27. Kc numeric Called strikeouts28. SB numeric Stolen bases29. SH numeric Sac hits30. SF numeric Sac flies


RosterPAD fields continued

Field Format Restrictions Description31. HBP numeric Hit by pitch32. BB numeric Base on balls33. IBB numeric Intentional base on balls34. CS numeric Caught steals35. GDP numeric Ground into double play36. A numeric Assists37. PO numeric Putouts38. DP numeric Double plays39. E numeric Errors40. PB numeric Passed balls41. PAB numeric Pinch at-bats42. PH numeric Pinch hits43. PRBI numeric Pinch RBI44. PHR numeric Pinch home runsPitcher stats45. G numeric Games as pitcher46. GS numeric Games started as pitcher47. CG numeric Complete games48. SHO numeric Shutouts49. W numeric Wins50. L numeric Loses51. S numeric Saves52. SVO numeric Save opportunities53. FG numeric Finished games54. ND numeric No decisions55. IP numeric 1.1 = 1-1/3 Inn Innings pitched56. BF numeric Batters faced57. AB numeric At-bats58. H numeric Hits given up59. HR numeric Homers given up60. ER numeric Earned runs61. R numeric Total runs62. BB numeric Walks63. IBB numeric Intentional walks64. K numeric Total strikeouts65. Kc numeric Called strikeouts66. WP numeric Wild pitches67. BK numeric Balks68. HB numeric Hit batsmen69. SBA numeric Stolen base attempts70. SB numeric Stolen bases

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Game statistics export file format

The export file for games contains position player and pitcher statistics for eachplayer and each team - position player statistics first, then pitcher statistics.

A line of field titles will precede each team's players. After the position playerstatistics, will appear the word Pitchers on a single line followed by a line ofpitcher statistics titles.

Exported position player statistics

# Name Format Restrictions Description1. Team char up to 8 chars Team name2. Name char Player name3. Order numeric Batting order4. Pos char Position5. Inn numeric 1.1 = 1-1/3 Inn Innings at position6. PA numeric Plate appearances7. AB numeric At-bats8. R numeric Runs9. H numeric Hits10. TB numeric Total bases11. 2B numeric Doubles12. 3B numeric Triples13. HR numeric Home runsOther on base14. FC numeric Fielder's choice15. ERRCH numeric Reached on error16. DEFINT numeric Defensive interference17. OBSTR numeric Obstruction18. RBI numeric Runs batted in19. SH numeric Sac hits20. SF numeric Sac flies21. HBP numeric Hit by pitch22. BB numeric Base on balls23. IBB numeric Intentional base on ballsBase running24. STL2 numeric Stole 2nd25. STL3 numeric Stole 3rd26. STLH numeric Stole home27. CS2 numeric Caught stealing 2nd28. CS3 numeric Caught stealing 3rd29. CSH numeric Caught stealing home


30. PKOF1 numeric Picked off at 1st31. PKOF2 numeric Picked off at 2nd32. PKOF3 numeric Picked off at 3rdOther offense33. K numeric Total strikeouts34. Kc numeric Called strikeouts35. SB numeric Stolen bases36. CS numeric Caught stealing37. GDP numeric Ground into double playErrors38. ET numeric Throwing errors39. EF numeric Fielding errorsOuts40. GO numeric Groundouts41. LO numeric Lineouts42. FLYO numeric Flyouts43. POPO numeric Popouts44. FOULO numeric Foulouts45. TP numeric Triple plays46. IF numeric Infield flies47. KBF numeric Bunt foul 3rd strike48. OFINT numeric Offensive interference49. ILLBAT numeric Illegal batted ball50. BPV numeric Basepath violation51. SPECINT numeric Spectator interferencePinch hitting52. PAB numeric Pinch at-bats53. PH numeric Pinch hits54. PHR numeric Pinch home runs55. PRBI numeric Pinch RBIDefense56. PO numeric Putouts57. A numeric Assists58. DP numeric Double plays59. PB numeric Passed ballsCatcher60. PCHR numeric Pitches received61. STLON numeric Stolen on62. THO numeric Thrown out63. CINT numeric Catcher interference64. Kd3 numeric Dropped 3rd strike - on-base65. Kd30 numeric Dropped 3rd strike - out

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Exported pitcher statistics

# Name Format Restrictions Description1. Team char up to 8 chars Team name2. Name char Player name3. IP numeric 1.1 = 1-1/3 Inn Innings pitched4. H numeric Hits5. AB numeric At-bats6. BF numeric Batters faced7. R numeric Runs8. ER numeric Earned runs9. 1B numeric Total bases10. 2B numeric Doubles11. 3B numeric Triples12. HR numeric Home runs13. SH numeric Sac hits14. SF numeric Sac flies15. HB numeric Hit batsmen16. BB numeric Base on balls17. IBB numeric Intentional base on balls18. K numeric Strikeouts19. Kc numeric Called strikeouts20. WP numeric Wild pitches21.. BK numeric Balks22. B numeric Balls23. S numeric Strikes24. Sc numeric Called strikes25. F numeric Fouls26. POA numeric Pick off attempts27. NP numeric No pitches28. I numeric Balls put in play29. FPS numeric First pitch strikes30. BP numeric Pitches behind in count31. EP numeric Pitches from even counts32. AP numeric Pitches ahead in count


Frequently AskedQuestions

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Frequently Asked Questions

“How do I setup a 7-inning game instead of the normal 9-innings?”

You can set the number of scheduled innings for each game between 3 and 12by going into Parameters from the Game Setup option. When the playershave completed that number of innings without a tie, ScorePAD will automati-cally mark the game as complete. ScorePAD will prompt you to set the game'sEnd Time after the last out of the last scheduled inning or after the winning runscores in bottom of the last scheduled or any extra inning.

If you neglected to set the Scheduled Innings value to the correct number ofinnings and ScorePAD prematurely ends a game, you can change the ScheduleInnings value, set the End Time of the game to "In Progress" and resumescoring.

“How do I setup the International Tie-Breaker Rule?”

If you are using the International Tie-Breaker Rule (ITR), and the game is tied atthe end of the last scheduled inning, ScorePAD will automatically implement theITR placing a runner on second at the beginning of each half inning.In the Game Scoring View, click the Edit button. Under Preferences,check the “Int’l tie-breaker” box. Once this box is selected, ScorePAD willimplement this rule every half inning until an inning completes without a tiescore. You can turn this preference on or off at any time.

“In our league, the batters begin each at bat with 1 ball and 1 strike.Can I setup ScorePAD to automatically register that count?”

In some softball tournaments, each batter comes to the plate with an initialcount. Under the Edit menu from the Game Scoring View, go to GameSetup and Parameters. ScorePAD allows you to set the initial count to anyof the following counts:

0 Balls, 0 Strikes1 Ball, 1 Strike2 Balls, 2 Strikes3 Balls, 2 Strikes

ScorePAD adds balls and strikes to bring each batter that comes to the plate tothat initial count. You can change the initial count at any point during the gameby returning to the Game Parameters dialog.


“Will ScorePAD allow a team to bat more than 9 players?”

Yes. ScorePAD allows up to 18 lineup players per team. Of course, this is notthe roster size, which can be up to 60 players; the number of lineup players isthe size of the batting order. This parameter can be set separately for eachteam in the game. The home team might have 10 lineup players while thevisiting team has 12 lineup players. This feature is designed for youth baseballteams that allow everyone on the team to be a part of the batting order whileonly 9 players have defensive positions. Go to the Game Setup page andclick Parameters.

“My team uses a designated hitter. How do I setup the lineup with aDH?”

When a team uses designated hitter (DH) that hitter bats in the place of adefensive player. In Major League Baseball that player is always the pitcher.Whenever either team in a game uses a DH, check this box and place thedefensive player for which the DH bats in the last lineup slot. This will allowScorePAD to gather defensive statistics for that player without placing him orher in the batting order.

Under the Edit menu from the Game Scoring View, go to Game Setup andParameters. Set the players for each team to 10 and then click inside thecheckbox that says DH may be used. When you have checked this checkbox, alineup slot will appear at the end of the score card with no at-bat squaresadjacent to it. You don't have to assign a DH when this box is checked.

“What is a ‘No Pitch’ and how do I record it?”

ScorePAD allows you to record a No Pitch by touching the N button. Fortu-nately, this rarely occurs. A no pitch happens when the pitcher attempts apitch and for some reason, either the batter asked for time-out, the umpire wasnot ready, something or someone interfered, or for some other reason, theumpire calls "No pitch," and throws his hands up and forward. The pitch stilladds to the pitch count but is not called a ball or a strike.

“How do I charge a dropped foul error?”

When a batter's at-bat is extended due to an error in foul territory you canselect the Dropped foul error by clicking on the hot button on the lowerright hand screen of the Game Scoring View. Then select the defensiveposition charged with the error and follow the prompts to complete the play.

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“How do I switch sides if the team has recorded less than threeouts?

When you press the > button, ScorePAD moves to the next logical batterbased on the game situation. After three outs, ScorePAD will move to the firstlogical batter on the opposing team.

In the case of maximum run rules or even the mutual agreement of the coachesand umpires, teams may switch sides in situations where there are less thanthree outs. In these situations, use the Switch sides command under the At-bat menu. This Game Scoring view menu command causes ScorePAD toimmediately move to the next logical batter of the opposing team.

“How do I skip an at-bat?”

ScorePAD allows you to skip a batter. In games that use free substitution rules,players might leave the game leaving nine or more players in the lineup. Sinceyou cannot reduce the size of the lineup once you have gone through theentire lineup, ScorePAD allows you to skip that player's at-bat and score thenext batter.

To use this function go to the At-bat menu on the Game Scoring page andselect Skip at-bat.

In cases where the team has eight batters, the ninth batter would probably notbe skipped but counted as an out. In these cases, do not use Skip At-bat. Givethat batter an out.

“Does ScorePAD handle the softball short fielder and extra hitterpositions?”

Yes. ScorePAD provides a preference to include Short Fielder in its DefensivePositions Dialog. You should use short fielder as the defensive position of thefourth outfield position even when using the left-center and right-center outfieldarrangements. You can simply have that player in the lineup without a positionlisted. This will allow them to participate offensively without accumulatingdefensive statistics.

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