How many earned runs for this pitcher?
 

Hi Everyone,

I use iScore (similar to Game Changer) to do the book for our games. We recently played a softball game in which iScore calculated a 0 ERA for the pitcher but I have parents telling me that it was calculated wrong. Here are the 2 scenarios in the 2nd and 4th innings.

2nd inning

leadoff batter gets walked
2nd batter reaches due to error on 2b (girl on 1st advances to 2nd)
3rd batter strikes out (1 out)
4th batter gets walked (bases are now loaded with 1 out)
5th batter hits a grounder to the pitcher, instead of throwing home for the force out, the pitcher throws to 1st base and gets the batter out on a 1-3 play (1 run scores, 2 outs, runners on 2nd and 3rd)
6th batter hits a homerun (bases are cleared, score is 4-0)
7th batter strikes out

Question: iSCORE is showing the ERA for this inning as 0. Is this correct? It's all computerized and played out exactly how I described. What should be the ERA?

4th inning

2 outs
batter gets up and hits a fly ball. Left field gets an error on the play. batter is at 2nd.
next batter hits a single into left field and advances to 2nd because the left fielder throws to 3rd base to hold the runner (runners at 2nd and 3rd)
next batter gets a single to right field (both runners score)
last batter grounds out for 3rd out

Question: iSCORE is showing the ERA for this inning as 0. Is this correct?

We lost the game 6-0 but the pitcher who pitched has an ERA of 0 for the 5 innings she pitched.

Please help! Thanks!

Yes, that is correct.

Scoring logic says "if there had been no errors how many runs would score?" Those are the earned runs. In your examples no runs would have scored with errorless play so there are no earned runs.

Try these with your program.

2 outs; triple; wild pitch; strike out. 1 earned run

2 outs; triple; passed ball; strike out. 0 earned run

2 outs; E3 on a dropped foul fly; HR; pitching change; HR; strike out. First pitcher 0 ER; second pitcher 1 ER; team ER 0