Create a softball scoreboard online for free
Score a seven-inning game from your phone. Keep the runs, count and occupied bases in view, then share the score with everyone following along.
Create a softball scoreboardOne guest board without signup. Each Free board includes 50 total shared views. See plan limits.
Complete Game Control
Start at 0–0 with the visitors batting first. Open Team Customization, enter the names and select Apply for each team. Use +1 and −1 for runs, or replace a total directly to correct it. Hits and errors have their own controls.
Real-time Sync
Keep the scoring page for yourself. In Publish, copy Leaderboard URL for fans; it shows the saved game without editing controls. Save the private Admin URL so you can return after a reload. Both sides need a connection.
How Softball Scoring Works
The visiting team bats in the top half; the home team bats in the bottom half. Runs are each team’s score, while hits and errors are separate totals. This board starts with seven innings and shows the current total, rather than an inning-by-inning scorebook.
For fastpitch, slowpitch, rec or church league games, follow the umpire’s calls and your event’s rules. The USA Softball rulebooks and rule differences are a useful reference when that is your league’s governing body.
How This Scoreboard Tracks Innings, Counts, and Baserunners
Ball adds to the count. The fourth ball puts the batter on first, advances forced runners and clears the count. Strike records an out on the third strike. Record Out also clears the count; a third out clears the bases and moves to the next half-inning.
Use 1st Base, 2nd Base and 3rd Base to mark occupied bases after other plays. Clear Bases and Bases Loaded set them together. These controls do not infer hits, steals or every runner’s destination.
A walk with a runner on second
Mark only 2nd Base, then record four balls. First and second are now occupied; third stays empty and no run is added. With all three bases occupied, that same fourth ball adds one run to the batting team. You can rehearse this on your new board before using Reset Game.
Hits, Errors, and What the Scoreboard Doesn’t Automate
Add hits and errors separately, and use their minus controls to correct them. After a mistaken third out, restore the inning, half, out count and runners yourself. There is no play-by-play undo, automatic mercy rule, game clock or automatic tiebreak runner.
Next Inning reaches inning 10 with the seven-inning setup. Decide game length, alternative counts, time limits and run-ahead rules with your league. If you need a written record of each play, use the printable diamond score sheet alongside the live totals.
Customizable Design
The default display separates the visiting and home teams with blue and orange surfaces. Pro adds your own colors and logos, as shown in the example. Names and scores remain visible alongside team identity. Free displays may include ads.
One guest board is available without signup. A Free account can keep up to 10 boards, each with 50 total shared views. For a larger audience or a branded game display, compare the current plans.
Who Uses This Softball Scoreboard
Keep a single game visible for parents at a travel-ball field, friends following a rec-league matchup, a church league or a club scrimmage. One scorekeeper enters the plays and shares that game’s viewer link.
Playing hardball instead? The baseball scoreboard starts with nine innings. For a different sport or a simple two-team game, choose from the scoreboard maker.
Softball scoreboard questions
What is an online softball scoreboard?
A scoreboard that runs in your browser. The scorekeeper enters runs, hits, errors, outs and occupied bases; fans follow a separate read-only link on their phone, tablet or computer. Both the scorer and viewers need an internet connection. It does not fetch a game's results or record a play-by-play scorebook.
How does the softball scoreboard work?
Create the board, open Team Customization, name the visiting and home teams, and select Apply for each. Use the run, hit and error controls after a play. Ball and Strike update the count; Record Out adds an out. Base checkboxes mark occupied bases. Select Publish and copy Leaderboard URL for spectators; keep Admin URL private.
Is this softball scoreboard free?
You can start one guest board without signup, or keep up to 10 boards with a Free account. Each Free shared board includes 50 total views, not 50 simultaneous viewers. Free displays may include ads. Pro adds unlimited views, team logos and custom colors. See the plan limits before sharing with a large crowd.
Does it work for fastpitch and slowpitch?
You can manually keep the score for either, including rec and church leagues. The count starts at zero balls and zero strikes; the fourth ball triggers a walk and the third strike records an out. There is no separate rules mode for alternative starting counts, foul-ball rules, home-run limits or time limits. Use manual score, count and out controls to match the umpire's decisions.
How many innings does softball go to?
This scoreboard starts with seven innings. Your league's game length, time limit and run-ahead rules determine when play ends. It does not automatically declare a winner or end the game after the seventh inning.
Can I use this for rec league or church league softball?
Yes. Use one board for one game, name both teams and share its spectator link. For a tournament with several fields, each game has its own board and link; this page does not combine games into a tournament or league table. Free board and viewing limits still apply.
Can fans follow my softball game from their phones?
Yes. In Publish, copy Leaderboard URL and send it to spectators. That link can view saved scores but cannot edit them. Fans do not need an account. The Admin URL is for the scorer, so keep it private and save it for returning to the game.
Does the scoreboard handle walks and forced base runners?
On the fourth ball, the batter takes first and existing runners move only when forced by occupied bases behind them. A runner only on second stays there. A bases-loaded walk adds one run to the visiting team in the top half or the home team in the bottom half, then clears the ball-strike count. Other hits, steals and outs need manual base updates.
What happens on a 3rd strike or 3rd out?
The third strike records an out and clears the count. The third out clears the count and bases, switches to the next half-inning and increases the inning number after the bottom half. Use the out selector, Top/Bottom and inning buttons to correct a mistake; restore any affected runners manually.
Does this scoreboard support extra innings?
Yes. Next Inning lets you select through inning 10 on the seven-inning board. Record Out also advances after the bottom half. A tiebreak runner is not placed automatically: mark 2nd Base yourself if your league calls for it. The display tracks current runs, not a separate run total for every inning.
Does the scoreboard enforce the softball mercy rule?
No. Run-ahead rules, time limits and game-ending decisions remain with the umpire and your league. The board displays the totals you enter. Confirm the final score before leaving the page and keep a paper scorebook if reception at the field is unreliable.
Ready for the first pitch?
Start a fresh seven-inning board, name both teams and share the spectator link.