Law 15: Official Scorer

The WBSC appoints a Scoring Director, who designates an official scorer and up to two assistants for each game.

Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Rule 15.1 · recall

The official scorer alone makes judgement decisions under the scoring rules, such as whether the batter reached on a hit or an error.

Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Rule 15.2 · recall

The scorer records the game under the WBSC Official Rules of Baseball and the WBSC Scoring Manual.

Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Rule 15.2.1 · recall

A review request must be made in writing or electronically within 12 hours of the end of the game.

Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Rule 15.2.2.1 · recall

The official scorer shall not call anyone's attention to a batter batting out of turn.

Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Rule 15.2.4 · applied

If the teams change sides before three outs, or play on after the third, the scorer notifies the Technical Commissioner or umpire chief at once.

Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Rule 15.2.3 · applied

Any player who enters as a substitute batter or runner is recorded, whether or not he stays in the game.

Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Rule 15.2.1.3 · applied

After that review no decision can be changed again.

Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Rule 15.2.2 · recall

Appointment runs downwards: the federation, its director, the game's scorer, then his assistants.

Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Rule 15.1 · recall

A player moved for a defensive shift has not changed positions, and the scorer does not record it as a new defensive position.

Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Rule 15.2.1.2 · applied

If the game ends in a tie, the official scorer credits no winning or losing pitcher.

Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Rule 15.3.1 · recall

A game ended by run difference is a regulation game, and all individual and team records are included.

Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Rule 15.3.2 · recall

Before regulation, a forfeit leaves no individual or team statistics; the scorer only records and reports the reason.

Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Rule 15.3.4 · applied

If the team winning by forfeit was leading, the scorer credits the pitchers who would have qualified had the game been called then.

Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Rule 15.3.4.1 · applied

If the team winning by forfeit was losing or tied, no winning or losing pitcher is credited.

Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Rule 15.3.4.2 · applied

The scorer notes the score, outs, runners, the count, both line-ups and the players already substituted.

Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Rule 15.3.3 · applied

After each game, forfeited and protested ones included, the scorer reports to the Scoring Director in the WBSC formats.

Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Rule 15.4 · recall

The scorer's note of score, outs, runners, count and line-ups is what lets a suspended game resume exactly where it stopped.

Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Rule 15.3.3 · recall

A run-difference game counts in full; a regulation forfeit keeps records up to the forfeit; an earlier forfeit keeps none.

Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Rule 15.3.2, 15.3.4 · applied

The scorer records the game as it happens and has at most fifteen minutes after it ends or is suspended to amend judgement decisions.

Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Rule 15.2.2 · applied