8. Scoring (9U Through High School Division)

8.1 Scorers & Scorekeeping

• The home team is the official scorekeeper.
• Scorekeepers should confer after each inning to confirm the score.
• If discrepancies cannot be resolved by the scorekeepers or coaches, the umpires will attempt to reconcile the scorebooks.

8.2 Player Names

• Scorekeepers must record all players’ jersey numbers according to the lineup provided by the Head Coach.
• Call‑ups from a lower division or borrowed players from the same division must be identified by circling their number on the score sheet.

8.3 Mercy Rule

• All divisions use a five (5) run per inning mercy rule.

8.4 Open Innings

• There is no open inning.
• Losing teams continue to bat in later innings within the game time limits, regardless of whether they can catch up.
  
• All games must be played to the full time limit.
  Exception: If the home team is leading, they do not bat in the bottom of the final inning.

8.5 Reporting Scores

• Both teams must report game scores to the Division Convener or the designated score collector.
• The home team must promptly deliver the score sheet to the Woodbine Park Clubhouse mail slot.
• Score sheets are used to:
  • Verify player participation for insurance purposes
  • Determine playoff eligibility

8.6 Ties

• Ties are allowed during the regular season.

8.7 Scoring Runner From Third Base

Applies to 11u & 14u Divisions
High School Divison does not use this rule.

A runner on third base may only score on:

1. A batted ball
2. A bases‑loaded walk
3. A bases‑loaded hit‑by‑pitch
4. A defensive error made while attempting to retire that runner
   • Example: a pick‑off attempt at third base

A runner may NOT score from third on:

• Passed balls
• Wild pitches
• Steals of home
• Throws back to the pitcher
• Dropped third strikes
• First‑and‑third steal attempts (runner on 1st attempting to steal 2nd)

Penalty

• The runner is returned to third base.
• Other runners return to their previous base unless forced to advance.

Examples

Example 1:
Runners on 1st and 3rd.
Batter walks on a passed ball.
Runner from 3rd attempts to score.
→ Umpire calls time.
→ Runner returns to 3rd.
→ Runner from 1st advances to 2nd (forced).

Example 2:
Runners on 1st and 3rd.
Wild pitch (not ball four).
Runner from 3rd attempts to score while runner from 1st moves to 2nd.
→ Umpire calls time.
→ Both runners return to their original bases.