Lineup guides from the dugout

Worked lineup examples, printable cards, and practical help for your next baseball or softball game.

·8 min read

How many days of rest does a pitcher need? Little League rules with worked examples

A pitcher's rest depends on how many pitches they threw and their league age. Work through Little League's rest-day table with calendar examples, the catcher rules, and the exceptions that change the answer.

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·6 min read

How to plan a softball lineup card: batting order, field positions, and bench turns

Plan a softball batting order and defensive rotation with a 12-player, 10-fielder example. Check your format, allocate bench turns, and print your card.

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·5 min read

How to fill out a baseball lineup card, with a worked example

Know what belongs in each column: batting order, jersey numbers, and field positions. Follow a worked example, check your card, and print a copy for the dugout.

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·12 min read

How to build a Little League lineup: batting order, positions, and playing time

New to coaching? Learn batting order, field positions, and playing-time rules with a 12-player example using North Bothell Little League’s 2026 Majors rules.

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·7 min read

All-Star Ball Without the Pitch-Count Panic

All-Star and summer tournament ball means packed schedules and players on more than one team. Here’s how to keep pitch counts and rest days straight when the games come fast.

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·6 min read

Fall Ball Is for Experiments

Fall ball is the low-stakes season to try new positions and batting orders. Here’s how to experiment freely without losing the fairness and pitch-count data you built all year.

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·10 min read

Little League Rule Changes for 2026: What Coaches Need to Know Before Opening Day

Little League published its significant rule updates for 2026. Most are clarifications, but a few will come up in real games this spring. Here’s a plain-language breakdown of each one.

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Team rules and settings configuration in Who's on Second
·3 min read

Snack Duty, Solved

Every team has the snack duty group text. Now snack duty lives in the app with automatic rotation, email reminders, and a decline-and-claim flow when plans change.

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The Who's on Second lineup builder with drag-and-drop diamond view
·5 min read

From the Dugout to the Dashboard

Every coach knows the pregame scramble. We built Who's on Second to replace napkin lineups, broken spreadsheets, and the fairness arguments that follow.

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Fairness summary dashboard showing player innings and position balance
·4 min read

How We Build Who's on Second

We ship fast, we listen to coaches, and we post every update to the Press Box. Here's how we build and where we're headed.

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