Notes from the bleachers.
Voice scorekeeping, youth baseball and softball stats, and how to get the most out of Bleacher Notes without missing the game.
What youth baseball players actually use
Most youth baseball gifts get used twice. The ones that get used every day are cheaper, less impressive to unwrap, and nobody writes lists about them.
Read the post- CoachingSeptember 25, 20267 min read
What your fall stats actually say about winter work
A stat line from a twelve-game fall season is too small to rank players and just big enough to tell you what to work on. The difference is which numbers you read.
- ResearchJune 5, 202610 min read
How Much Time Do You Spend Looking at Your Phone When Scoring on GameChanger?
We modeled it play by play: a GameChanger scorekeeper spends about 9 minutes per game heads-down — including during all 5 errors, while the ball is still live. Here is the full methodology.
- Voice scoringJune 2, 20266 min read
Voice Baseball Scoring App: Score Every Play Without Touching Your Phone
Traditional scoring apps make you tap through menus and miss the at-bat. Bleacher Notes lets you narrate plays out loud and capture every pitch, at-bat, and stat hands-free.
- ComparisonsJune 1, 202611 min read
GameChanger Alternatives: The Best Youth Baseball Scorekeeping Apps in 2026
The #1 complaint about GameChanger isn't price or stats — it's that you spend the whole game looking at your phone. Six GameChanger alternatives, ranked by what matters for a parent in the bleachers.
- CoachingMay 29, 20267 min read
How to Make a Fair Youth Baseball Lineup
Fair playing time is easy to promise and hard to track. Here is a simple system for rotating positions and sharing the bench, plus a free tool that builds the chart for you.