The South Australian Baseball Scorers Association (SABSA) is an affiliated body of the SABL, first formed in 1976, with the objective of:

The following Office Bearers who were elected to the association at the last Annual General Meeting held in June 2003 would be happy to answer your enquiries (after business hours) about the association:-

President: Lorraine Dunn Tel: 8381 2205 mdunn3@picknowl.com.au
Vice President: Hugh Franke Tel: 8276 3128
Secretary: Rosalie Ziersch Tel: 8445 1902
Treasurer: Maureen Keane Tel: 8332 1137
CABS representative Anne Bradbrook Tel: 8261 0468 bradbrook@arcom.com.au

The association meets at SABL headquarters (Thebarton Ballpark) on the 2nd Wednesday of every 2nd month (August, October, December, February, April and June). The annual membership fee of the association was set at the AGM in June at $5. A Club Scorers Membership ($30 annual fee) is available to clubs which will register all their club scorers with the scorers association entitling them to attend all association meetings and scoring clinics free of charge, as well as obtain scoring workbooks and information on scoring issues, rulings and techniques.

The official scorebook recognised as the only official scorebook for use in all SABL competitions is the Australian Baseball Federation (ABF) scorebook recently endorsed by the Council of Australian Baseball Scorers for use in all baseball competitions throughout Australia. Supplies of the 35 game books are available through the SABSA @ $10 ea (GST incl.) by contacting the association President Lorraine Dunn. For those clubs who may have some existing stock of the “Statsmaster” scorebooks, the association requests that the new book be purchased for the division 1 and 2 teams and existing stock of the “statsmaster” book be allocated to the teams in the lower grades.

Scoring Clinics to teach the art of scoring are conducted by the SABSA during the off-season in May, June and July each year at SABL headquarters (Thebarton Ballpark). A clinic on the basics of scoring (for novice scorers) will be conducted on the 3rd Wednesday in October (15th) at Thebarton at 6.30 pm, however, should any individual club have 6 or more persons interested in holding a clinic at their own club please contact us and we will endeavour to accommodate your needs. Attendees at the ‘beginners’ clinics will learn the basics of scoring (Level O accreditation) which will equip them with sufficient knowledge on what the scorer’s role is and to understand how to complete a scoresheet, identify fielding positions, understand hits/error and record the score accurately.

An Australian Baseball Scoring Accreditation System has been developed and introduced in July 2003 by the Council for Australian Baseball Scorers (CABS) and now supersedes the individual accreditation systems developed by each state scoring body. The objective of having an accreditation system is to encourage uniformity and consistency with the interpretation of scoring rules throughout Australia. Scoring clinics on the national accreditation system are conducted by SABSA with scorers being given the opportunity to sit the qualifying examinations in May and October of each year.

Any enquiries about scoring clinics, questions regarding the accreditation system or clarification on any rules of scoring should be directed to Anne Bradbrook.

NATIONAL SCORING ACCREDITATION SYSTEM


LEVELS OF ACCREDITATION – OVERVIEW


The Council of Australian Baseball Scorers (CABS) through cooperation with the Australian Baseball Federation (ABF) has developed a national scoring accreditation system which as of 30 June 2003 replaces all existing state accreditation systems. Recognition of existing accreditation and expertise of individual scorers will enable scorers to transfer to the national system during the Integration Phase offered until April 2004.

The national scoring accreditation system consists of:-

Level O
Orientation to T-ball, rookie ball & baseball scoring – responsibility of State / Territory Scoring Organizations. For persons with no baseball/baseball scoring background to introduce them to the basics of baseball scoring to enable them to score a game at basic club level.

Level 1
Club/school level up to but not including top division/grade. For persons wishing to score on a more regular basis, expanding their scoring ability and knowledge of scoring techniques whilst complying with the rules of baseball scoring including:- scoresheet competency, symbols, introduction to colours and basic statistics, interpretations eg wild pitch/ pass ball, hit/error.

Level 2
Club level including top division/grade including schoolboys/university competition. For persons looking for the opportunity to advance their scoring ability and knowledge to score at the highest level within their State’s top division/competition by exposing them to more complex scoring situations, statistics and introduction to delivering Level O instruction.

Level 3
National competition. For competent scorers with the desire to advance to national scoring standard equipping them with more advanced knowledge and solid understanding of the rules of baseball scoring enabling them to confidently participate and adjudicate at national level. These scorers will be eligible to apply for national scoring appointments; facilitate Level O and 1 instruction; and gain exposure to the ABF computerized scoring program.

Level 4
National Coordination & International competition. For the experienced national scorer aspiring to the highest level of national responsibilities including appointments to CABS, scoring coordinator of national tournaments and international tournaments. Interaction and exposure to scoring at the highest standard, facilitation of all other levels of instruction, introduction to IBAF scoring method and option to pursue computerized scoring and statistics (Level 4IT).

Level 4 IT
National Coordination, International competition plus proven proficiency with ABF approved IT program. For the Level 4 experienced scorer who has proven expertise with the approved ABF IT program including the process for release and distribution of tournament statistics to stakeholders.

Level 5
IBAF accredited scorer.