Pitch counts matter in school baseball and softball, and viewers like to see them. ScoreCastr counts them for you as you score the count, so there's no second tally to keep. This guide covers the PITCHING card on the baseball and softball dashboards, pitching changes, and the pitcher bar on the scorebug.
What you need
The PITCHING card is on the Scoring tab of a baseball or softball match. It comes with the Starter plan; on Free it shows dimmed with an upgrade prompt. The pitch counting itself happens on every plan, but you need Starter to see the counts and show them on air.
What ScoreCastr counts
Each pitcher has four counters:
| Counter | Goes up when you press |
|---|---|
| Pitches | +Ball, +Strike or Foul Ball |
| Balls Thrown | +Ball |
| Strikes Thrown | +Strike or Foul Ball |
| Strikeouts | +Strike on strike three |
The pitch goes to the team in the field: in the top of the inning the home pitcher is throwing, and in the bottom the away pitcher. The pitcher who is on the mound is highlighted in the card.
A few things don't add to a pitcher's counts:
- -Ball and -Strike. They fix the batter's count, not the pitcher's. Use the pitcher's own - buttons for that.
- Single, Double, Triple, Home Run and Out. These don't count a pitch, so the pitch the batter hit isn't counted. Add it with the + under Pitches (and Strikes Thrown if you want it there too).
- The K batter button. It writes the batter's line only. The pitcher's strikeout comes from the third +Strike.
- Walks. Ball four walks the batter, but the pitcher's walks aren't counted from the dashboard.
Pick the pitcher
The card has an AWAY PITCHER box and a HOME PITCHER box.
- If the team is saved in My Teams with a roster, use Select Pitcher. It lists players whose roster position is Pitcher, Relief Pitcher or Closer.
- Otherwise, type the name into Pitcher Name.
Each box shows Pitches, Strikeouts, Balls Thrown and Strikes Thrown with + and - buttons, so you can fix any count by hand.
Pitching changes
Use the Select Pitcher list to bring in a new pitcher. ScoreCastr saves the outgoing pitcher's counts and starts the new pitcher at zero. If an earlier pitcher comes back later in the game, their counts come back with them.
Typing in Pitcher Name is different: it renames the current pitcher and keeps the counts. That's handy for fixing a spelling, but it isn't a pitching change.
On Apex and Primetime, the Shortcuts card also has a PITCHING CHANGE button that plays a flag over the fielding team. It's only the flag; change the pitcher in the PITCHING card as well.
Show the pitcher bar
Under each pitcher, click Show Away Pitcher Stats or Show Home Pitcher Stats. A bar in the team's color drops under the scorebug with the pitcher's name and the line:
| Label | Meaning |
|---|---|
| P | The pitcher's name |
| TP | Total pitches |
| B | Balls thrown |
| S | Strikes thrown |
| K | Strikeouts |
The bar updates live with every pitch. Click the button again (now Hide Away Pitcher Stats or Hide Home Pitcher Stats) to take it down. The bar is on all three templates, Classic, Apex and Primetime.
With Listening Mode on, codes 1009 and 1010 show and hide the away and home pitcher bars from a Stream Deck. See Set up a Stream Deck.
Pitch counts on the Game Stats graphic
The Game Stats graphic (Overlays, then Customization, then Game Stats) compares the two teams side by side. Its default rows include STRIKEOUTS and PITCHES, which fill in from the pitchers' counts. Each team's column shows its own pitchers' numbers.
Other choices in the list, like ERA or walks, aren't counted by the dashboard. If you want one, switch that row's Manual to ON and type the numbers.
Fix common problems
There's no Select Pitcher list. The team isn't saved in My Teams, its name doesn't match, or no player on the roster has the position Pitcher, Relief Pitcher or Closer. Type the name instead, or fix the roster.
The new pitcher started with the old pitcher's count. The name was typed over, which renames instead of changing pitchers. Use the - buttons to correct the counts, and use the list for the next change.
The counts went up for the wrong pitcher. Check the inning half. In the top of the inning, pitches go to the home pitcher. If TOP or BOT is wrong, fix it in the INNING box, then fix the counts.
Reset All Stats cleared the pitchers. It clears pitcher names and counts along with the rest of the game. It asks you to confirm first.
Checklist
- Starter plan or higher
- Rosters saved with pitchers' positions filled in
- Both starting pitchers picked before the first pitch
- Pitching changes made from the Select Pitcher list
- Pitcher bar tested with Show Away Pitcher Stats and Show Home Pitcher Stats