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Softball Scoring Practice

Instructions: Below you will find word descriptions of what occurred in each inning of a softball
game. Your job is to take what is written and use it to correctly fill out the score sheet. The
information given is in sequential order. After you complete this activity, you can find an answer
sheet on the webpage. You may use the answer sheet to check your answers.

NOTE: Make sure you print off a copy of the score sheet template to complete this activity.

Let’s Begin!!!
Positions
● First you will correctly need to label each player's position on the score sheet using the
correct number. Below I will list each player’s name and position for you.
○ Ellie - ShortStop
○ Abby - Center Fielder
○ Julia - 3rd Baseman
○ Caroline - Catcher
○ Peyton - Pitcher
○ Sarah - 1st Baseman
○ Shea - Left Fielder
○ Jennings - Right Fielder
○ Emily - 2nd Baseman

Inning 1
1. Ellie is at bat. She hits a double. Before hitting a double, she had 1 strike and 2 balls.
2. Abby is at bat. She hits a single. Before hitting a single, she had 2 strikes and 1 ball.
NOTE: On Abby’s hit, Ellie advanced to third base.
3. Julia is at bat. Julia strikes out. Before striking out, Julia had 2 balls and 2 strikes.
NOTE: This is out one.
4. Caroline is at bat. She hits a double. Before hitting a double, she had 1 strike and 0 balls.
NOTE: On this hit, both Ellie and Abby advance two bases. Ellie scores a run. Abby
advances to third base.
5. Peyton is at bat. She hits a ground ball to the shortstop who throws the ball to first for an
out. Before hitting the ground ball, Peyton had 1 strike and 1 ball.
NOTE: This is the second out. No one advances.
6. Sarah is at bat. She hits double on her first swing.
NOTE: On this hit, both Abby and Caroline score.
7. Shea is at bat. Shea strikes out. Before striking out, Shea had 2 strikes and 1 ball.
NOTE: This is the third out. Time to switch innings.
Inning 2
1. Jennings is at bat. She hits a single. Before hitting a single, she had 1 strike and 1 ball.
2. Emily is at bat. Emily is walked. Before being walked, Emily had 1 strike and 3 balls.
NOTE: Emily moves to first automatically; therefore, Jennings advances to second base.
3. Ellie is at bat. Ellie hits a fly ball to center field and the ball is caught for an out. Before
hitting the fly ball, Ellie had 1 strike and 1 ball.
NOTE: Ellie is the first out. Both Jennings and Emily tagged up and advanced to the next
base. Therefore, Jennings is now at third base and Emily is at second.
4. Abby is at bat. Abby hits a ground ball to the 3rd baseman who throws the ball to first for
an out. Before hitting the ground ball, Abby had 1 strike and 2 balls.
NOTE: This is the second out. No one advances.
5. Julia is at bat. Julia hits a single. Before hitting a single, Julia had 1 strike and 0 balls.
NOTE: Everyone advanced one base. Therefore, Jennings scored and Emily is at third.
6. Caroline is at bat. She strikes out. Before striking out, Caroline had 2 strikes and 0 balls.
NOTE: This is the third out. Time to switch innings.

Inning 3
1. Peyton is at bat. She hits a triple. Before hitting a triple, she had 1 strike and 0 balls.
2. Sarah is at bat. Sarah strikes out. Before striking out, Sarah had 2 strikes and 2 balls.
NOTE: This is the first out.
3. Shea is at bat. She hits a ground ball to 2nd baseman who throws the ball to first for an
out. Before hitting the ground ball, Shea had 0 strikes and 1 ball.
NOTE: This is the second out. No one advances.
4. Jennings is at bat. She strikes out. Before striking out, she had 2 strikes and 3 balls.
NOTE: This is the third out. Time to switch innings.

Inning 4
1. Emily is at bat. She strikes out. Before striking out, she had 2 strikes and 2 balls.
NOTE: This is the first out.
2. Ellie is at bat. She hits a homerun. Before hitting the homerun, she had 1 strike and 2
balls.
3. Abby is at bat. Abby hits a double. Before hitting a double, she had 1 strike and 3 balls.
4. Julia is at bat. Julia is walked. Before being walked, Julia had 0 strikes and 3 balls.
5. Caroline is at bat. She hits a fly ball to left field and the ball is caught for an out. Before
hitting the fly ball, Caroline had 1 strike and 2 balls.
NOTE: This is the second out. Both Abby and Julia tagged up and advanced to the next
base. Therefore, Abby is now at third base and Julia is at second.
6. Peyton is at bat. She strikes out. Before striking out, Peyton had 2 strikes and 1 ball.
NOTE: This is the third out. Time to switch innings.
Inning 5
1. Sarah is at bat. She hits a triple. Before hitting a triple, she had 1 strike and 0 balls.
2. Shea is at bat. She hits a single. Before hitting a single, she had 2 strikes and 2 balls.
NOTE: Sarah scores off of this hit.
3. Jennings is at bat. She strikes out. Before striking out, she had 2 strikes and 3 balls.
NOTE: This is the first out.
4. Emily is at bat. She hits a single. Before hitting a single, she had 0 strikes and 1 ball.
NOTE: Shea advances one base. She is now at second.
5. Ellie is at bat. Ellie strikes out. Before striking out, she had 2 strikes and 2 balls.
NOTE: This is the second out.
6. Abby is at bat. Abby strikes out. Before striking out, she had 2 strikes and 1 ball.
NOTE: This is the third out. Time to switch innings.

Inning 6
1. Julia is at bat. Julia hits a double. Before hitting a double, she had 0 strikes and 1 ball.
2. Caroline is at bat. She hits a double on her first swing.
NOTE: Julia scores off of this hit.
3. Peyton is at bat. She is walked. Before getting walked, she had 1 strike and 3 balls.
NOTE: Caroline does not advance here. Therefore, Caroline is still at second.
4. Sarah is at bat. Sarah strikes out. Before striking out, she had 2 strikes and 1 ball.
NOTE: This is the first out.
5. Shea is at bat. She hits a triple. Before hitting a triple, she had 1 strike and 1 ball.
NOTE: Both Caroline and Peyton score here.
6. Jennings is at bat. Jennings strikes out. Before striking out, she had 2 strikes and 3 balls.
NOTE: This is the second out.
7. Emily is at bat. Emily strikes out. Before striking out, she had 2 strikes and 2 balls.
NOTE: This is the third out. Time to switch innings.

Inning 7
1. Ellie is at bat. She hits a ground ball to the shortstop who throws the ball to first for an
out. Before hitting the ground ball, she had 1 strike and 1 ball.
NOTE: This is the first out.
2. Abby is at bat. She hits a fly ball to center field where it is caught for an out. Before
hitting the fly ball, she had 1 strike and 2 balls.
NOTE: This is the second out.
3. Julia is at bat. She hits a single. Before hitting the single, she had 1 strike and 1 ball.
4. Caroline is at bat. She strikes out. Before striking out, she had 2 strikes and 3 balls.
NOTE: This is the third out. The game is over.
Questions:
Fill in this chart for the runs scored each inning:

Inning Number Runs Scored

1. How many runs total did this team score? ______________________________________


2. How many runs did Ellie score? _____________________________________________
3. How many runs did Abby score? ____________________________________________
4. How many runs did Julia score? _____________________________________________
5. How many runs did Caroline score? __________________________________________
6. How many runs did Peyton score? ___________________________________________
7. How many runs did Sarah score? ____________________________________________
8. How many runs did Shea score? _____________________________________________
9. How many runs did Jennings score? __________________________________________
10. How many runs did Emily score? ____________________________________________
11. Which player had the most RBIs? ____________________________________________

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