GameChanger How To Guide
HOW TO SCORE A GAME
1) Schedule a game from the team's Schedule tab or the Events tab
2) On game day, tap into the game you'd like to score or use the scoring widget from
the Home tab
3) Choose the "Score Game" option
You can use the Starting Lineups feature to enter your team's lineup beforehand to save time
while you are at the field. You can quickly add your opponent's lineup after entering
scorekeeping.
https://teammanager.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360039839812-Scorekeeping-and-Stats
Opponent Roster Import
GameChanger offers the ability to import your opponent's roster, saving the scorekeeper
from having to manually enter each opposing player prior to scoring the game.
When adding or editing a game for your baseball or softball team, you can search for your
opponent and make a copy of their roster if they are using GameChanger OR GameChanger
Classic to score their games.
1. Go to the Events tab or the team's individual Schedule tab
2. Tap "+" to add a new game
3. Click on the Opponent field
4. Enter the name of your opponent
5. Use the search filters to narrow your results if needed
6. Choose your opponent from the list of search results
7. Confirm you have the correct roster and then tap "Add"
8. Finish the game setup and press "Save"
Adding Opponents on the Web
You have two different ways of adding opponents and their rosters when on the web. You can
add an opponent and their roster to a new or existing game via these steps:
1. Sign in at web.gc.com and then select your team.
2. Either create a new game or select an existing game and hit Edit.
3. Select the Opponent section. From there, select Add/Search Opponents.
When you're ready to score the game, your opponent's roster will be available within
scorekeeping mode. You can also add an opponent and their roster without scheduling a game,
if you do not yet know when you will be facing them. To do so, follow these steps:
1. Sign in at web.gc.com and then select your team.
2. Select the Opponents tab.
3. Look for where it says Find or Create Opponent and search for the team you're
looking for. You can filter by location and by season as well.
Please note that any opponents added through the second method will only be visible on the
web. You will only be able to see an opponent in the GameChanger app after you have
scheduled a game against them.
https://teammanager.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043583891-Opponent-Roster-Import
Starting Lineups
To help coaches and scorekeepers plan ahead for upcoming games, GameChanger allows
Team Staff to create starting lineups from the game details page. These lineups will
automatically populate for your team when scorekeeping mode is entered by any staff member.
Staff also have the option to reuse the most recently used Starting Lineup if needed. After
creating a lineup, Team Staff can export the lineup as a PDF that can be printed and turned in
to the umpire. Please note that starting lineups cannot be edited once the game has
entered Scoring Mode.
CREATE STARTING LINEUP
1. From your team's Schedule tab, select an upcoming game
2. Choose Set Starting Lineup
3. Tap Add Players
4. Select all of your starters, and tap Done when finished
5. Set defensive positions by tapping the blue EH bubbles
6. Place players in the correct batting order by tapping and holding the 3 horizontal lines
next to the player’s defensive position. Then drag the player to the proper spot in the
order.
7. Tap the Lineup Card option at the bottom of the page to export it as a PDF. This can
always be done later if needed, but the starting lineup cannot be edited after the
game has entered Scoring Mode.
8. Save
SETTING A DH OR DP/FLEX
1. After a player has been added to the lineup, tap their name
2. From the options that appear, choose Set as DH or Set as DP
3. Select which player they are hitting for
4. Select the defensive player’s position if you haven’t already
USE PREVIOUS STARTING LINEUP
1. Tap the Set Starting Lineup option from the game details
2. Choose the Use Previous Lineup button. This will only appear if you have previously
used the starting lineup feature.
3. Save
SETTING A STARTING LINEUP ON THE WEB
1. Sign in at web.gc.com and then select your team.
2. From there, go to your team’s Schedule and select a game.
3. Click Set Lineup to either enter a new starting lineup or re-use the lineup from the
previous game.
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Quick Lineups
Scorekeepers often receive an opposing team's Roster/Lineup only seconds before the first
pitch. The GameChanger mobile app provides scorekeepers with a tool to quickly configure a
generic lineup, which may then be edited as player information is gathered.
To Add a Quick Lineup
1. Start scoring your game
2. Go to the Opponent tab in scorekeeping mode
3. Tap the Lineup Placeholders option
4. Identify the number of placeholders you would like to put into the lineup
https://teammanager.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360030865612-Quick-Lineups
Offline Scorekeeping
Be it a lost internet connection from a bad signal, or device error, we understand that
scorekeepers need a way to keep score no matter the circumstances. The GameChanger app
allows users to score games, even without a connection to either the internet or our server.
WARNING: You will need to have signed in to your account with an internet connection to be
able to score games offline. The connection is needed to authenticate your account to allow you
to use the app.
Scoring Offline
1. If your device does not have an internet connection, you will see a red banner at the
top of the app alerting you of this issue
2. Score and finalize your game as usual
3. The game data will sync with your team’s season totals will be available for family
members and fans once you re-enter a WiFi or network zone
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Finalizing Games
Finalizing Your Game
Once you have reached the end of your game you will be notified (triggered by your
innings/game setting which can be changed in the Settings option under the Game Menu).
You will be instructed to go to the Game Menu and tap the "Game Over" option if this is, in fact,
the end of the game.
If the game was scored offline be sure to re-open the application and sign in to your account
once you have re-entered a location with an Internet connection (WiFi/4G).
Pitching Decisions
Upon selecting "Game Over" you will be given the option to assign pitching decisions for the
game. However, pitching decisions may also be assigned through the post-game box score.
Unfinished Games
If you have a game on your team's schedule that is listed as unfinished, you can open the game
in the app and finalize it using the above instructions.
Post-Game Box Score
After a game has been finalized the post-game box score will be available for review in the
app.
To view it, select the game from the Events tab or individual team Schedule tab, then choose
the "Box Score" option.
Resuming A Finalized Game
If you finalize a game and wish to either resume scoring or correct a scoring play through the
app, you may always re-enter a previously finalized game.
Please follow the steps outlined below to do so:
1) Open the app from the same device and the same admin account on which the game was
originally scored.
2) Find the game under your team schedule or in the Events tab.
3) Select the game and choose Resume Scoring
4) You will be taken to the point in the game where it was previously finalized.
IMPORTANT: Once you finalize a game, a Recap Story is produced. This Recap Story will not
update any additional plays you score after the initial finalization. If you are finalizing a game,
which you know you will likely resume scoring at a later point in time, we advise you choose the
option "Exit Game" rather than "End Game". You may create and score additional games before
you resume scoring again.
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Editing Past Plays
If the scorekeeper misses a substitution or credits the wrong player with a particular play,
you are able to correct that while scoring a game in both the iOS and Android app. To do
so, follow the steps below:
1. While scoring the game, tap on the Plays tab
2. Tap on the play you'd like to edit
3. Click "Edit" next to the player you'd like to remove or the outcome of the play
4. From the list of available players, choose the replacement
5. Save
Notes on Play Editing
• When you edit the pitcher or another defensive player, that edit will take place for
the remainder of the game, or until that player was substituted out
• Editing an offensive player (batter or runner) will affect one past play only
• So if you accidentally credited Player A with a double and a run scored
instead of Player X, you'll need to edit both the double and the play
where Player A scored the run in order to transfer those two stats to
Player X
• Editing offensive players does not impact the current state of the game, only past
plays
• Since the app will only sync while the game is being scored, edits should be
made prior to the game being finalized
• Some players will not appear when editing the participant in a play
• You cannot select a player who occupies another role in that play
• If a runner was removed from the play via a previous edit, that player
cannot be added back in as the batter
• Only certain play outcomes can be edited
• Error/FC/single
• Ground out/sacrifice bunt
• Wild pitch/passed ball/stolen base
• Double/single + error/2-base error/FC + 2nd on error
• Triple/single + 3rd on error/double + 3rd on error/reached on 3 base
error/fielder's choice + 3rd on error
• Inside-the-park-home-run/single + scored on error/double + scored on
error/triple + scored on error/scored on 4 base error/fielder's choice +
scored on error
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Adding Extra Fielders and Batters
You can add any number of players to the batting lineup. Just keep adding players. Each
additional player you add, after you have occupied all fielding positions, will be added as an EH
(Extra Hitter).
ADDITIONAL FIELDERS (4TH OUTFIELDER)
1) Start or enter a game on your iOS or Android device.
2) Open the Game Menu.
3) Select the option labeled, Settings.
4) In the Short Fielder/Extra Outfielder section choose between Disabled, Rover, L/R Center
This will create an extra player to appear as SF on the scoring screen. Rover will create a player
right behind second base, while L/R Center will create another player in the outfield.
ADDITIONAL BATTERS
1) Tap My Team or Opponent and tap as many players as needed
2) If you need to extend the lineup mid-game, scroll down to the bottom of the lineup, and
tap Add From Bench
3) Tap the additional players to add to the batting order
4) Your new hitters will be added to the bottom of the lineup
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Pitch Counts
You can track the pitch count in the app by tapping the pitcher's name at the top of the
scoring screen or you can set pitch count alerts.
View Pitch Counts
1. Tap the pitcher's name at the top of the scoring screen;
2. Tap View Pitch Counts.
3. Tap a pitcher's name to view an inning by inning breakdown of pitches and strike
percentage
4. You can also view the individual and total pitch counts in the stats section on both the
web and the app.
Set Pitch Count Alerts
1. From the game scoring screen, tap "Menu" in the top left corner (top right in android).
2. From the drop-down menu, tap "Settings".
3. Here you can set first and second alerts for all pitchers
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Swap Home/Away
When scoring a game on the GameChanger app you have the option to swap the Home/Away
team up until the first pitch of the game. There are two places this may be done:
GameChanger Schedule
1) When viewing a game from your team's schedule, press the "Edit Game" option;
2 )Tap the option labeled "Home/Away"
3) Choose whether you are the home or away team for this game;
4) Tap the Save button in the top right corner after you make the change.
Within Scorekeeping Mode
1) From within a game, open the Game Menu;
2) Select the option labeled, Swap Sides. If you choose this option after already scoring
plays, the game will completely reset, and you will lose that game data.
If the entire game is scored with the wrong Home/Away team, please send an email to
help@gc.com and let us know the date and opponent of the game which needs to be edited and
we can make the swap. Do NOT delete that game and re-score.
https://teammanager.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360031204211-Swap-Home-Away
Player Position Tracking
Available only on iOS devices. Not yet featured for Android.
Scorekeepers can track the various innings that a player occupies during a game along with the
number of innings that player logged at each position.
You will only be able to access this information from within the app while scoring. Team Staff
can view up to 2 positions played by each player in the box score.
To review this data, select a player from anywhere within a game to view the player's Player
Details. It is at the bottom of this profile page where the various innings played, and the time at
each position, will be listed.
https://teammanager.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360031204571-Player-Position-Tracking-
