How To Score A Ground Out

Ground Ball Out - Assisted
Most ground ball outs involve more than one fielder. When entering the play in the scorebook you need to repeat the sequential order of the play.

In order to do this you need to know the position number of the fielders: Pitcher =1, catcher =2, First Baseman=3, Second Baseman=4, Third Baseman =5, ShortStop =6, Left Fielder=7, Center Fielder=8. Right Fielder=9.

Now, the out is recorded in the box for the hitter, in the inning he is batting. So, if the first batter in the first inning makes a ground ball to the third baseman. It is recorded as a "5-3" ground out; where "5" represents the third baseman catching the ground ball and "3" represents the first baseman catching the throw from the third baseman for the out. The number "1" with a circle around is entered in the top right hand corner of the batter's scorecard to record the out in the inning.

Some scorecards provide an area to record pitches during the at-bat. You can keep track of the batter's count and count the number of pitchers by entering a dot after each pitch; and whether they are balls or strikes. This is a great
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Ground Ball Out - Unassisted
When a defensive player catches a ground ball and tags the base before the batter,it is referred to as an "unassisted" out.

As an example, the batter hits a ground ball to the first baseman. The first baseman also tagged first base for the out.

This unassisted out is recorded with the number "3", which represents the first baseman, followed by a "U" representing "Unassisted".