GameChanger

MVPB utilizes GameChanger to score all games in all divisions. GameChanger provides live scoring, similar to the MLB app and up to date stats. All of your GameChanger resources and training can be found below.

Pro Tips:

  • Have your coach add you as a “Staff’ member on GameChanger.  You will not be able to keep score unless you are “Staff”.
  • The Home team will keep the official score for the game.
  • Include both first name & last name for each player in the lineup.  Gamechanger will abbreviate the last name in LiveStream & Recap.  IE if you enter “Joe Smith” as “J Smith” in the lineup, he will appear as “J S” in the LiveStream & Recap.
  • Ask both coaches for a lineup 15 minutes before gametime.
  • GameChanger will ask you for a “Winning Pitcher” and a “Losing Pitcher” at the end of the game. It is helpful to write down the score & pitcher at the end of each half inning.

GameChanger Guide

Lineups & Substitutions
  1. Set Starting Lineups:
    • In advance of the game:
      • tap “Set Starting Lineup”
      • tap “Add Players” **Select the players in batting order
      • tap “EH” to select each player’s starting position
    • To select a designated hitter:
      • tap on the player’s name directly, and select “Set as DH”
      • choose the player they are hitting for
    • To select a designated player/Flex player:
      • tap on the player’s name directly, and select “Set as DP”
      • choose the player they are hitting for under “Set FLEX” screen
      • Assign the player’s defensive position
      • Lineup will show DP player on top with Flex player below
    • Change order of Lineup:
      • tap and hold on the 3 lines for the player you need to move.  Drag the player to the appropriate spot.
    • Start over with Lineup:
      • tap on “Clear Lineup”
      • Select “Clear”
    • Generate a PDF to share your Lineup:
      • Select “Lineup Card” with the Adobe symbol at the bottom
    • Copy your lineup from the last game:
      • Select “Use Previous Lineup”
  2. Manage Lineups & Substitutions:
    • In Scorekeeper mode: use “My Team” and “Opponent” (jersey icons at the bottom) to manage lineups during the game.
    • Add  players to the lineup:
      • tap “Add From Bench” to add an existing player
      • tap “Create Player” to create a new player
    • Change order of Lineup:
      • tap and hold on the 3 lines for the player you need to move.  Drag the player to the appropriate spot.
    • Tap on player’s name directly to add a position or sub them out of the lineup
    • Set DH or DP/Flex:
      • tap on player’s name directly to get to the player’s page
      • Select DH
      • tap DP/Flex
    • Set Opponent’s lineup:
      • tap on “Opponent” jersey icon
      • tap “Lineup Placeholders”
      • select number of players for lineup
Scorekeeping
  1. Practice Scorekeeping Mode:
    • Tap on a team that you are listed as a staff member
    • Tap on the “Gear” or “Cog” icon in the top right corner to enter “Team Settings”
    • Tap on “Practice Scoring a Game”
    • **Scoring here does not impact your team’s record or stats
  2. Score Basic Plays:
    • Use “My Team” or “Opponent” jersey tabs at the bottom to adjust either team’s lineup
    • Use “Lineup Placeholders” to quickly fill out your opponent’s lineup
    • On the “Score” tab at the bottom, tap the “Pitch” button to get started
    • On the “Pitch” menu, common results are on the top, uncommon are on the bottom
    • After 4 balls, the batter will be sent to first
    • Score 3 strikes to record a strike out and send the next batter to the plate
    • Choose “Ball in Play” when the batter makes contact:
      • Choose the outcome
      • Drag & drop the fielder to where the ball was hit
      • click “Done”
  3. Creating Accurate Batting & Pitching Spray Charts:
    • Select the type of ball in play
    • Drag the fielder’s glove to where the ball was hit
    • Tap on “My Team” or “Opponent” jersey icons to get to the appropriate lineup screen. Then tap on player’s name in the lineup to view batting spray charts.
    • OR, click on spray chart icon (bottom right corner of “Score” screen)
    • To view pitcher’s spray chart, tap on the pitcher’s name on the “Score” screen
    • To view full season spray charts, tap on player’s name in the “Stats” tab for the team
  4. Advance Baserunners:
    • On the “Score” screen, tap & drag the runner to advance or call them out on the base paths
    • Play outcomes “SAFE” & “OUT” will appear
    • “On Wild Pitch” and “Passed Ball” will only appear AFTER a pitch has been thrown to the current batter
    • GC will automatically advance the runner the same number of bases that the batter gets
    • If a runner scores by taking an extra base, drag the player, select the “SAFE” outcome & choose “On Last Play” to credit the batter with an RBI
    • Send the player back a base by dragging the player, select the “SAFE” outcome & choose “Did Not Advance”
    • Select the “Out” outcome if the player was caught stealing or called out for another reason
  5. Score a Basic Error:
    • From the “Score” screen, tap “Pitch” and then “Ball in Play”
    • Select the type of play and then “Error”
    • Tap the player on the field that committed the error
  6. Fielders Choice:
    • Score Fielder’s Choice when the defense attempts to get a runner out instead of the batter.
    • Tap “Pitch”, then “Ball in Play”, “Ground Ball” and then “Fielder’s Choice”
    • Select the fielders and “Safe” or “Out” for the runner.
  7. Dropped 3rd Strike:
    • **Only scored when there are 2 strikes AND 1st base is unoccupied OR there are 2 outs.
    • Tap “Pitch”, then “Dropped 3rd Strike”. 
    • Select “Swinging” OR  “Looking”, AND “Reached 1st on Wild Pitch” OR “Reached 1st on Passed Ball” OR “Batter Out at 1st”
    • **Additional fielding error can happen ONLY if the batter advances an extra base. (advance runner to 2nd base, select “SAFE”, select type of error, select fielder who committed the error).
  8. Tracking Pitch Counts:
    • On “Score” screen, the current pitcher’s pitch count & innings pitched are listed at the top, right below the current score.
    • To see pitch counts for all pitchers: tap on the current pitcher’s stats on the “Score” screen and select “View Pitch Counts”
    • To turn on Pitch Count Alerts: Select “Menu” on the “Score” screen, select “Settings”, Select “First Alert” or “Second Alert” and select at which pitch count you want to be notified. A popup alert will notify you when ANY pitcher reaches the specified pitch count.
Advanced Scorekeeping
  1. Score a Sac Fly:
    • **Runner must be on 3rd base with less than 2 outs.
    • Select “Pitch”, “Ball In Play”, “Fly Ball”,  “Batter Out”, then “Sac Fly”.  The runner will automatically score and the batter will get the sacrifice and RBI.
  2. Score a Sac Bunt:
    • **Must be at least 1 runner on base and less than 2 outs.
    • Select “Pitch”, “Ball In Play”, “Bunt”. If the runner reaches base safely, you can choose “Sac Bunt (Safe)”
    • If the runner was out at 1st on the sacrifice, select “Batter Out”, then “Sac Bunt” option. This automatically advances any runner on base and credits the batter with the sacrifice.
  3. Score a Double Play:
    • Tap “Pitch”, “Ball In Play”, Select type of play, then “Batter Out” and “Double Play”.
    • Drag the fielder to where the play was made. Tap the next 2 fielders who contributed to the assists and putouts. Select “Done”
  4. Score an Error with Multiple Fielders:
    • Tap “Pitch”, “Ball In Play”, Select type of play, then “Error”
    • Tap each player in the field that touched the ball, then tap “Done”
    • Select the player that committed the Error from the menu
  5. Track Pitch Velocity & Pitch Type:
    • Select “Menu” on the “Score” screen, select “Settings”
    • Toggle “Track Pitch Type” and/or “Track Pitch Velocity”
    • Select the call, choose your pitch type, then enter your velocity. Tap “Save” to continue
  6. Score a Balk:
    • **Can only be scored once a runner has reached base
    • Tap “Pitch”, then “Balk”
    • Baserunners will automatically advance
  7. Add a 10th Fielder:
    • Select “Menu” on the “Score” screen, select “Settings”
    • Choose “Rover” or “L/R Center”
    • On the “Score” screen tap on the new fielder/position and assign the player
  8. Score a Coach Pitch:
    • Tap outside the “Pitch Menu” to view get the field view
    • Tap the “Pitcher Box” under the scoreboard
    • Select “Sub Out/Relief Pitcher”
    • Select “Create Player” and add “Coach”
    • After the play, select the pitcher on field view and select the player
  9. Score a Scrimmage:
    • Go to your team page & select the “Schedule” tab
    • Event type should be “Game”
    • Toggle “Scrimmage” and enter remaining game details
    • Click “Save”
    • **Scrimmages are not included in a team’s record or season stat totals.
    • **Stats from scrimmages can be included in the season stats using the stat filters feature. Go to “Stats” tab, tap “Filter Stats”, then select scrimmages to include.
  10. Repeat Batter:
    • On “Score”/”Field View” screen, tap the baserunner & select “Courtesy Runner”
    • Select a player as the courtesy runner
    • On “Score”/”Field View” screen, tap the current batter & select “Skip to Different Batter”
    • Select a player to bat
  11. Score Tiebreaker:
    • On “Score”/”Field View” screen, tap 2nd base or any other base you need to add a runner to
    • Tap “Place Runner on 2nd”
    • Select a player as the baserunner
    • **If you need to adjust the number of outs OR the count, go to the “Menu” and select “Manual Overrides”
Advanced Baserunning
  1. Pinch/Courtesy Runners:
    • On “Score”/”Field View” screen, tap the runner that needs a pinch/courtesy runner
    • “Pinch Runner” – select a runner from the bench.  This removes the former runner from the game.
    • “Courtesy Runner” – select a runner from the bench (**Might need to be the last out).  Former runner stays in the game.
  2. Score Rundown:
    • If an out was recorded on the rundown: Drag the runner towards the base they were headed to when the tag was applied & select “OUT”.
    • Select “Caught Stealing”, then tap each fielder in the order the rundown occurred. Select “Done”. 
    • Each fielder involved will get an assist, and the player that made the tag will get the putout.
  3. Score a Pickoff:
    • Drag the runner off the base where the pick off occurred
    • Select “SAFE”, then “Attempted Pickoff OR
    • Select  “OUT” , then “Picked Off”
    • Tap the fielder who threw the ball
  4. Score a Runner Leaving Early:
    • Before scoring a pitch, drag the runner off the base and select “OUT”
    • Choose “Other” & tap the fielder closest to the ball
    • Tap “Done”
    • Send a message to your team to keep them in the loop. Select “Menu”, then “Send Message to Fans”: “Runner left early”
  5. Runner Forced Home:
    • **2 outs, runner is forced home but was not the runner put out AND did not score
    • Select “Pitch”, “Ball In Play”, select the type of hit, then the outcome
    • Drag the fielder to the ball & tap the player who recorded the put out
    • Select “Back” for the runner who went home
    • Select which other runner was “Out”
Stats & Editing
  1. Edit a Play:
    • Delete the most recently scored play – tap “Undo” (bottom left of “Field View”)
    • Change a play from earlier in the game – go to “Plays” (bottom right, next to “Opponent”). Choose “Edit” on the incorrect play.
    • Correct a missed pitching substitution – go to “Plays” & tap the first play where the pitcher should have been entered. Make the correction and the change will be applied to all subsequent plays.
    • On the “Play Detail” screen,tap “Edit” on the outcome cell to change a hit, fielder’s choice or error
    • **For Multi-base plays, you can go from a hit to a hit-plus-error or vice-versa

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