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Softball Coach Version 3.0 August 1990 The Software Construction Co. P.O. Box 160 North Billerica, MA 01862 (C) Copyright 1989, 1990 The Software Construction Co., All Rights Reserved. 1. Introduction 1 2. Getting Started 3 3. Using Menus 4 3.1 Return Key 4 3.2 Escape Key 4 3.3 Cursor Control Keys 4 3.4 Mouse Support 4 4. Options 5 4.1 MONITOR 5 4.2 CO.<function-key> 5 5. Errors 7 6. Files 8 6.1 Database Files 8 6.2 Options File 8 7. Menus 9 7.1 Main menu 9 7.1.1 Edit Data 9 7.1.1.1 Add a new player 9 7.1.1.2 Edit an existing player 10 7.1.1.3 Delete a player 11 7.1.1.4 Add a new game 11 7.1.1.5 Editing a game 11 7.1.1.6 Delete a game 11 7.1.2 Read Database 12 7.1.3 Write Database 12 7.1.4 Clear Memory 12 7.1.5 Batting Order 13 7.1.5.1 Select Roster 15 7.1.5.2 Select Criterion 15 7.1.5.3 Display Order 16 7.1.6 Reports 16 7.1.6.1 Run Report 16 7.1.6.2 Choose Order 17 7.1.6.3 Filter Players 17 7.1.7 Merge a database 17 8. User Supported Software 19 9. Bug Reports 21 10. Known Problems/Limitations 22 Appendices 23 A. Statistics Definitions 23 1. At Bats 23 2. Batting Average 23 3. Doubles 23 4. Game Winning RBIs 23 5. Games 23 6. Hit by Pitch 23 7. Hits 24 8. Home Runs 24 9. On Base Average 24 10. Runs Batted In 24 11. Runs 24 12. Sacrifices 24 13. Slugging Percentage 24 14. Stolen Bases 24 15. Strike Outs 25 16. Triples 25 17. Walks 25 B. Program History 26 Softball Coach Version 3.0 1. Introduction As you are reading this, you must have some interest in softball or baseball. This program will be of use for either sport because the statistical record keeping is much the same for both sports. Having said that, we must add, however, that this program was initially developed to maintain the statistics for the coach of a softball team, which might explain some of its emphasis on offense rather than defense. Softball Coach is intended to aid a softball coach in many areas of managing the statistics of a team. It is particularly good at maintaining individual statistics during a softball season. Softball Coach can also be used by an individual player to keep track of statistics across multiple seasons. This is easily accomplished by treating each season as if it were a player. In this way, a player's "career" can be examined at a glance by looking at team statistics. Below is a list of statistics this version of Softball Coach knows about. Those with an * before them are calculated from other statistics entered and cannot be changed except by changing the statistics upon which they are based. The symbol following (if any) in parentheses is the abreviation used in reports. See Appendix A for a description of these statistics and how they are calculated. At Bats (AB) *Batting Average (Avg) Doubles (2B) Game Winning RBIs (GWR) Games (G) Hits Hit by Pitch (HP) Home Runs (HR) *On Base Average (OBA) Runs Runs Batted In (RBI) Sacrifices (SAC) *Slugging Percentage (SLG) Stolen bases (SB) Strike Outs (SO) Triples (3B) Walks (BB) Softball Coach is designed to run on MS-DOS [1] machines. It 1. MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft 1 Softball Coach Version 3.0 requires version 2.0 or greater to operate correctly. Softball Coach performs quite adequately from a floppy drive, but as with nearly all programs, better performance can be had if run from a hard disk. Softball Coach has mouse support built in but has no support at this time for a floating point coprocessor. Corporation. 2 Softball Coach Version 3.0 2. Getting Started Before running the program for the first time, it is a good idea to make a backup of the original program disk. Yes, we know that EVERY program you have ever used says to make a backup before you use it. We also know that most of you ignore that advice. We would like you to know that this advice is not given because we have stock in diskette companies (we don't even know what brand of diskettes you might use). It is given as good, friendly, advice that is intended to possibly save you potential trouble. We believe you know how to make a backup. So, we won't describe how. If you need help, read the DISKCOPY entry in your DOS manual. Now that you've made the backup, you'd probably like to know how to use this masterpiece we've slaved over (and we hope it shows). The format of the command line is: softball [<database-name>] <database-name> is the optional database name to load (You'll be able to load a database from within Softball Coach regardless of whether you specify this parameter or not.) The title screen is displayed first. Type any character to remove the title screen from your display and begin the program. If a database name was specified on the command line, it will be loaded. If you'd like to exit back to DOS without entering the program, use the escape key (Esc on your keyboard). The initial screen has two parts. In the upper left hand corner is the main menu. In it, you will see selections to read and write databases, print reports, etc. Across the bottom of the screen is another window which is used to display various values (such as the name of the database which is loaded) during the running of the program. 3 Softball Coach Version 3.0 3. Using Menus 3.1 Return Key The return key saves any data you may have just entered. To exit the menu without saving, use the escape key (described in section 3.2). 3.2 Escape Key The escape key (Esc on your keyboard) is designed to get you out of each menu without saving. Any data you may have changed just before striking this key will be lost. To save the data you may have just entered, use the return key (described in section 3.1). 3.3 Cursor Control Keys The cursor control keys let you select a different choice from the current menu. To select the highlighted choice, press return (described in section 3.1). To exit the menu without saving, press the escape key (described in section 3.2). 3.4 Mouse Support Softball Coach is designed to work with any Microsoft [1], Mouse Systems [2], LOGITECH [3], or compatible mouse. Mouse movement will move the highlighted choice within the menu. To select the choice, use the left mouse button (or use return on the keyboard). Exiting a menu without saving works the same as with the cursor control keys (use the escape key). 1. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. 2. Mouse Systems is a trademark of MSC Technologies, Inc. 3. LOGITECH is a trademark of LOGITECH, Inc. 4 Softball Coach Version 3.0 4. Options Softball Coach can be configured to make the program better match your hardware or your tastes. The way this is accomplished is through a file named SOFTBALL.CFG. Each line in this file must either start with a #, which indicates a comment line (i.e. will be ignored), or be of the form <option> = <value> The values for <option> and <value> that are currently supported are described below. The default value, if there is one, is listed in ()'s after the option name. 4.1 MONITOR (MONO) This option allows you to configure the program to match the monitor attached to your machine. Valid values are MONO (for monochrome) and COLOR. Note that red windows are reserved for error conditions. The other window colors are randomly selected as each window needs to be created. If you choose MONO and have a color monitor, you will see all menus in black and white. If you choose COLOR and have a color monitor, you may get various results depending on your monitor and display adapter. Some monitors will display various shades, or intensities. Others will display purely monochrome output. You may notice that some of the window titles appear to be missing in this situation. Others, still, may generate errors or cause the program to fail. We haven't encountered this problem, but we suppose it IS possible. Simply alter the file to reflect the other type of monitor and start the program over. 4.2 CO.<function-key> This set of options allow you to configure the default settings in the Select Criterion menu option (see section 7.1.4.2) and Choose Order menu option (see section 7.1.5.2). <function-key> can be f1, f2, f3, f4, or f5. Valid values are: at-bats batting-average doubles game-winning-rbis games hit-by-pitch hits 5 Softball Coach Version 3.0 home_runs on-base-average runs runs-batted-in sacrifices slugging-percentage stolen-bases strike-outs triples walks This set of options will make more sense after running through the program a few times. As distributed by us, the configuration file contains a sample set of values. For now either ignore them or delete them from the file completely. (Placing a # in front of the line is a good way of having your cake and eating it too. They will be ignored by Softball Coach but can easily be retrieved if necessary.) 6 Softball Coach Version 3.0 5. Errors Softball Coach displays a separate window to describe any error condition which may arise. This window appear red on those monitors which can display color if the MONITOR option has the value COLOR. Note, only errors will appear in a red window. The other window's colors will be selected at random at the time that window is created. 7 Softball Coach Version 3.0 6. Files Softball Coach uses several kinds of files in the course of its operation. We list them here so that you may decide whether you need to keep these files on your disk. Be aware that some of these files may only be manipulated by Softball Coach. Any attempt to alter the contents may make the program behave oddly (in the very least!). If you are interested in writing a utility which may read any of these files, contact us. We'll be happy to send you the format. 6.1 Database Files Any file in your directory with a .SBL extension will be treated as a database file by Softball Coach. You may quite effectively hide a database from the program by changing this extension. 6.2 Options File SOFTBALL.CFG contains information needed to set the various options within the program. See section 4 for details about how to manipulate this file. Don't worry if you don't have a configuration file. Softball Coach will choose default values for options that will work in any situation. 8 Softball Coach Version 3.0 7. Menus This section describes each of the menus that you may encounter and what they attempt to accomplish. 7.1 Main menu The main menu gives the following choices: 7.1.1 Edit Data This function allows you to manipulate player and/or game data. The editing menu gives the following choices: 7.1.1.1 Add a new player This selection guides the user through adding a new player record to the database. This new record may be a new team member if the database is to contain a team's data for a particular season or a particular season for one player if the database is to contain a player's data across multiple seasons. You will be prompted for the player's name (it can be a season name if you are keeping career statistics for one player). This name can be anything you can type in (e.g. You can maintain your team as full names or initials or it could be a year {1989} if you are maintaining career statistics for a single player). Once the data structures are created for that player, a window will be created with all the default settings for this player. You can edit them for any initial values you like. The following keys have meanings in this window: + Increase the value of the statistic to which the cursor points by 1. - Decrease the value of the statistic to which the cursor points by 1. F1 Create a window allowing the user to edit the player's name. F2 Create a window allowing the user to edit the player's uniform number. Note that we do check that the uniform number is positive (or 0) and less than 100. return Accept the data input so far and return to the player adding menu. 9 Softball Coach Version 3.0 esc Cancel adding the new player and return to the player adding menu. In addition, you can type the numeric value of the statistic at each field. This is helpful if you are starting to use the program after more than a small amount of data has been generated (e.g., mid-season or to enter previous season's data). Note that typing a number changes that field to the number typed and DOES NOT add that number to the value already present. Note, also, that you are only allowed to alter those statistics which are not calculated by the program. You can't move the cursor to a field that will be calculated automatically. These values are updated after each keystroke. 7.1.1.2 Edit an existing player This selection allows the user to select a player's record and edit the data on it. A window is created listing all players in the database. An arrow on the left side of the first or last line of the window signifies that there are more names than could fit at one time. You may use the PgUp and PgDn keys to display more entries. You may use the cursor control keys or mouse to highlight the name of the player you wish to edit. See sections 3.3 and 3.4 for more information concerning these topics. An edit window is created with all the current statistics for this player. The following keys have meanings in this window: + Increase the value of the statistic to which the cursor points by 1. - Decrease the value of the statistic to which the cursor points by 1. F1 Create a window allowing the user to edit the player's name. F2 Create a window allowing the user to edit the player's uniform number. Note that we do check that the uniform number is positive (or 0) and less than 100. return Accept the data input so far and return to the editing menu. 10 Softball Coach Version 3.0 esc Cancel adding the new player and return to the editing menu. In addition, you can type the numeric value of the statistic at each field. This is helpful if you are starting to use the program after more than a small amount of data has been generated (e.g., mid-season or to enter previous season's data). Note that typing a number changes that field to the number typed and DOES NOT add that number to the value already present. Note, also, that you are only allowed to alter those statistics which are not calculated by the program. You can't move the cursor to a field that will be calculated automatically. These values are updated after each keystroke. 7.1.1.3 Delete a player This selection allows you to delete an existing record in the database. There is a final check made before the actual deletion takes place to help make certain that data is not accidentally deleted. 7.1.1.4 Add a new game This selection guides the user through the process of adding a new game record. A window will appear with spaces for the data items which can be stored in this record. Use the return key to move from field to field. When you are finished, the title on the window will change and prompt you for a response as to whether you'd like to keep the data as entered or edit it. 7.1.1.5 Editing a game Selecting this menu option causes a window to appear containing all the games currently entered. Highlight the game you'd like to edit. A window will appear just like the one that appears when a game is added. The major difference is that this time the fields are pre-filled in with the current data. Correct what you'd like and, again, the title on the window will change, prompting you for a response as to whether you'd like to keep the data as displayed or edit it. 11 Softball Coach Version 3.0 7.1.1.6 Delete a game Selecting this menu option causes a window to appear containing all the games currently entered. Highlight the game you'd like to delete. The game record indicated will then be deleted. Note that there is no final check for this deletion operation as all the information is displayed in the window used to choose the game to be deleted. 7.1.2 Read Database This function allows you to read in a new database without leaving the program. You may change directories by using the F1 key. A list of already existing databases in the current directory will be displayed to help your selection. Note that the program remembers what directory you started the program in and will return to the same place upon normal exit from the program regardless of how many times you change directories within the program. If you have made changes to the currently loaded data, a confirmation window will appear, asking if you really wish to lose those changes. If you do not, answer 'n' to this prompt and save the data using the Write Database (section 7.1.3) menu option. Then re-select the Read Database menu option. 7.1.3 Write Database This function allows you to save a database to disk. You may change directories by using the F1 key. A list of already existing databases in the current directory will be displayed to help your selection. Note that the program remembers what directory you started the program in and will return to the same place upon normal exit from the program regardless of how many times you change directories within the program. If you specify a database name that already exists, a window will appear asking you to confirm that you really want to overwrite the data already on disk. 7.1.4 Clear Memory This function allows you to clear a loaded database out of memory so that a new one can be started. If you wish to read in another database, there is no need to select this menu choice as the old database will be removed from memory automatically before the new database is read in. 12 Softball Coach Version 3.0 If you have made changes to the currently loaded data, a confirmation window will appear, asking if you really wish to lose those changes. If you do not, answer 'n' to this prompt and save the data using the Write Database (section 7.1.3) menu option. Then re-select the Clear Memory menu option. 7.1.5 Batting Order This function allows you to create a batting order for a subset of your team. Creating a batting order consists of three separate actions. The roster you have selected (described in section 7.1.5.1) is sorted according to the rules you specified (described in section 7.1.5.2). Finally, just before the output is generated (described in section 7.1.5.3), a folding process is applied to attempt to place your "best" players in the cleanup spots of several "slices". See below for an example describing the process of placing players in slices. If you forget any of these steps, you are unlikely to get any usable output. If you do not select a roster, you will either get no players in your order (if you haven't selected a roster in this session) or the roster selected the last time. If you don't specify any ordering criterion, you will get the batting order in whatever order you originally entered the players or the order specified in the SOFTBALL.CFG file (see section 4.2 for details on how to use this feature). Obviously, if you do not display the order, you get no output whatsoever. The process of placing players in "slices" can best be described with an example: Suppose you have the following nine players on your roster for tomorrow's game and you are only interested in their batting averages for determining the batting order: Jones 0.325 Brown 0.361 Smith 0.274 Adams 0.306 White 0.283 Green 0.201 Boggs 0.330 Glenn 0.312 Chase 0.298 The Batting order selection process first sorts them into the following order: 13 Softball Coach Version 3.0 Brown 0.361 Boggs 0.330 Jones 0.325 Glenn 0.312 Adams 0.306 Chase 0.298 White 0.283 Smith 0.274 Green 0.201 An algorithm is applied to this ordering to produce a rotation of four hitters, the last of which will be the best available batting cleanup. So the order above would be printed as: Chase 0.298 Adams 0.306 Jones 0.325 Brown 0.361 Smith 0.274 White 0.283 Glenn 0.312 Boggs 0.330 Green 0.201 Brown (the best batter) is batting fourth; Boggs (the second best batter) is batting eighth; Jones (the third best batter) is batting third; and so on. *** DISCLAIMER *** Note that we are NOT claiming that all batting orders should be constructed in this manner. We are not even claiming that this is a GOOD way of creating a batting order. It is the way the coach of the team for which this program was developed wished to create his batting order. To give it some credence, however, we offer the following quote: "Suppose you don't have much thump in your lineup. You try to space out your hitters a bit. If you have four good hitters, bat one first, one third, one fourth, one seventh. If you bunch them all together you are grouping your best shot to score in just three innings. The other six you're going out with no firepower." Tony La Russa 14 Softball Coach Version 3.0 We realize that many of you have thoughts on how this should be done. Some of you may even argue that creating the batting order based on statistics is not a good idea at all. If you do have any thoughts on this subject (or any other relating to programs of this kind), feel free to write us at the address we've listed in section 8. We are genuinely interested in how this program might be made more useful. 7.1.5.1 Select Roster This menu selection allows you to inform Softball Coach of the roster for the game. Even if your entire team shows up, not all of them may play, etc. Here is where you tell what subset of your entire team will be batting in this game. A window is displayed with each player on the team listed. You may then select those that are coming to the game and those that are not. The following keys have meanings in this window: + Mark this player as coming to the game. - Mark this player as NOT coming to the game. return Remember this roster and return to the batting order menu. esc Same as return. We remember who is attending the game as you specify each one, so there is no abandoning of this editing session. 7.1.5.2 Select Criterion This option is used to select the statistics upon which you'd like the order of your players based. You will be presented with a list of statistics. In order to select the sorting order, place the cursor next to the statistic you desire and press one of the function keys listed to the right of the list of statistics. The players selected through the procedure described in section 7.1.5.1 are sorted based upon the statistic next to F1. If there is a tie in that statistic, the tied players are sorted based upon the statistic next to F2. This continues through all statistics selected. If there is STILL no difference between two players' statistics, they are sorted in the order in which they were originally added to the database. 15 Softball Coach Version 3.0 Note that you needn't select statistics for ALL the function keys available. In some cases, you may be interested in only one or two statistics. If two players are identical in those statistics, you don't care about the rest. In fact, you needn't select F1 before you select any other function key. If you are only interested in a single statistic, you may select ANY of the listed function keys. This works because we ignore any un-assigned selections. If you have specified values in the configuration file (see section 4.2) for the co.<function-key> options, you will see that the spaces next to the function keys in the window will be pre-filled with the values you've specified. You may make any changes you like to this list. Your changes will be in effect throughout the rest of this run of Softball Coach unless, of course, you make further changes later. 7.1.5.3 Display Order This selection is what displays the final batting order you have selected. A menu is displayed allowing you to choose whether you'd like the output to go to the printer, the screen, or a disk file. Be sure your printer is turned on if sending your output there. However, we'll tell you if something isn't right. If you've selected a disk file for output, another window will appear, prompting you for the pathname of the file you'd like written. 7.1.6 Reports This menu selection can be used much like the batting order menu described in section 7.1.5. The only difference in the two procedures is that the algorithm to place the batters into "slices" is not performed for the report generation process. After selecting this menu option, you are presented with a menu giving two selections as described below. 7.1.6.1 Run Report After selecting this menu option, are presented with another menu which allows you to select whether you'd like your output to appear on the screen, the printer, or a disk file. Be sure your printer is turned on if sending your output there. However, we'll tell you if something isn't right. 16 Softball Coach Version 3.0 If you've selected a disk file for output, another window will appear, prompting you for the pathname of the file you'd like written. 7.1.6.2 Choose Order This option is used to select the statistics upon which you'd like the order of your report based. You are presented with a list of statistics. In order to select the sorting order, place the cursor next to the statistic you desire and press one of the function keys listed to the right of the list of statistics. The players on your team are sorted based upon the statistic next to F1. If there is a tie in that statistic, the tied players are sorted based upon the statistic next to F2. This continues through all statistics selected. If there is STILL no difference between two players' statistics, they are sorted in the order in which they were originally added to the database. Note that you needn't select statistics for ALL the function keys available. In some cases, you may be interested in only one or two statistics. If two players are identical in those statistics, you don't care about the rest. In fact, you needn't select F1 before you select any other function key. If you are only interested in a single statistic, you may select ANY of the listed function keys. This works because we ignore any un-assigned selections. If you have specified values in the configuration file (see section 4) for the co.<function-key> options, you will see that the spaces next to the function keys in the window will be pre-filled with the values you've specified. You may make any changes you like to this list. Your changes will be in effect throughout the rest of this run of Softball Coach unless, of course, you make further changes later. 7.1.6.3 Filter Players This option is used to select the statistics upon which you'd like players selected for your report. You will be presented with a list of statistics. In order to select a filtering criterion, place the cursor next to the statistic you desire and press one of the function keys listed to the right of the list of statistics. A ">" symbol will appear to the right of the statistic name just displayed and the title of the window will change to prompt you for a minimum value. All players with at least that value in that statistic will be included in the report. 17 Softball Coach Version 3.0 7.1.7. Merge a database This menu option allows you to combine several databases. You can, of course, save the newly combined databases to a disk, or print reports from this utility. Adding a database works much like reading a new database. The major difference is that the old database is not removed before the new one is read. The statistics for whatever data is read are added to the data records already in memory. See section 7.1.2 for details on reading a database in Softball Coach. Player data records for players with the same name are totaled and the game records are simply inserted along with the rest. To illustrate this, if you were to merge a database with itself, the result would be a database with the same number of players as before each of whom have twice as many at bats, twice as many games played, etc. A window will appear on the right of the screen to keep track of all the databases already merged or loaded. 18 Softball Coach Version 3.0 8. User Supported Software This software is distributed through a unique marketing approach called Shareware. What this means is that we encourage you to copy this software distribution and share it with your friends. We must make the stipulation, however that you not modify the distribution in any way when you do share it. If you have received this software through one of the so called "Shareware Houses" (companies whose business is selling disks containing other author's software), please note that none of the money you have paid so far has (or will) make its way to the author. You have simply paid for the duplication and distribution costs. This method of distribution is based on the following principles: 1. Users need to try out software to determine its usefulness. 2. Authors of software can get support directly from their users. 3. Software sharing and copying can/should be encouraged. If you use this software, we ask that you send a donation ($25 is recommended, but we don't turn away money of any kind). We'll add you to our mailing list, send you the latest version of the software, and notify you of future updates to the software. In addition to the above, when you register, we will include the following: + The 1990 (more recent if possible) regular season statistics for all major league baseball teams. If you want to see the amount of data we can handle, this will show off our stuff! + A small program developed to generate "magic" numbers. You may use the registration form on the last page of this manual to forward the necessary information to us. Please send your contribution to: The Software Construction Co. P.O. Box 160 North Billerica, MA 01862 19 Softball Coach Version 3.0 If you do not use this software, we'd also like to know why. It is obvious you're somewhat interested or you wouldn't have gotten this far into the manual. We'd like to know how we can make these programs better. Please write to us at the same address and let us know what we could have done to make them useful to you. For $5 to cover the cost of the diskette(s) and shipping, we will supply you with the latest edition of the software. Please specify 5.25" or 3.5" diskettes. We would sincerely like to thank you for giving this, the fruits of our labor, a trial. We hope it proves useful to you. 20 Softball Coach Version 3.0 9. Bug Reports Should you discover a bug in this code, please let us know at the same address listed in section 8. We regret that we can't provide phone support at this time (maybe in the future). Provide us with as much of a description of the problem as you can, as well as your name and address. If you would prefer being contacted by phone, by all means, add your phone number and the hours you will be available at that number. What do you get for your trouble? We will send a copy of the fixed program to the first registered user to report the problem and will strive to answer all others with a letter. 21 Softball Coach Version 3.0 10. Known Problems/Limitations When entering a filename during the database reading or writing procedure, you will not be able to backspace over the first character typed in order to correct it. The best workaround we can suggest is to make certain that the filename you enter is not found. This will cause an error window to appear. Typing any key will return you to the start of the filename input field. You may then type the correct filename. Statistics must be less than 65,535. If they get larger than that, they will wrap (i.e. 65,536 becomes 0). 22 Softball Coach Version 3.0 A. Statistics Definitions The following is a detailed list of the statistics that can be tracked with this software and a definition of their intended use. If there is a symbol in parentheses after the name of the statistic, it is the abbreviation used within the program for that statistic. 1. At Bats (AB) Any time a player makes a trip to the plate and becomes a baserunner through any means other than a walk. The lone exception to this rule is a sacrifice (see below). It is not counted as an "at bat." Note that a batter who is not allowed to finish his "trip to the plate" is not considered to have been at bat and becomes the first batter in the following inning. 2. Batting Average (Avg) Base hits divided by at bats. 3. Doubles (2B) A base hit on which the batter reaches second base safely and the defensive team has committed no errors. 4. Game Winning RBIs (GWR) A Run Batted In (RBI) which increases the score to one greater than your opponent's final score. For example, if your team wins by as score of 21 to 12, the player credited with the RBI for the 13th run for your team is also credited with a Game Winning RBI. Note that this means you can only credit a player with a Game Winning RBI when your team wins and only one Game Winning RBI may be scored in any game. 5. Games (G) You're kidding, right? 6. Hit by Pitch (HP) The batter is touched by a pitched ball which he is not attempting to hit unless the ball is in the strike zone when it touches the batter, or the batter makes no attempt to avoid being touched by 23 Softball Coach Version 3.0 the ball. 7. Hits Also known as Base Hits. A "hit" is scored when the batter hits the ball and reaches a base safely and the defensive team has committed no errors and no other baserunner was forced out (fielder's choice). 8. Home Runs (HR) A hit where the batter is able to touch all bases without the other team committing an error and, in so doing, score a run. 9. On Base Average (OBA) The sum of hits, walks, and hit by pitch divided by the sum of at bats, walks, and hit by pitch. 10. Runs Batted In (RBI) An RBI is scored for a batter when a baserunner scores when that batter makes a base hit, a sacrifice, or walks. 11. Runs A run is scored when a player safely touches home plate. 12. Sacrifices (SAC) A sacrifice fly is a fly ball which is caught for an out and which also allows a baserunner to tag up and score. A sacrifice bunt is a bunt that allows a baserunner to advance at the expense of the batter being put out. 13. Slugging percentage (SLG) Singles plus 2 times doubles plus 3 times triples plus 4 times home runs divided by at bats. This statistic indicates the average number of bases gained per at bat (i.e. 4.000 is a perfect Slugging percentage). 14. Stolen Bases (SB) 24 Softball Coach Version 3.0 A stolen base is scored when a runner advances a base unaided by a hit, another runner making an out, an error, a passed ball, a wild pitch, or a balk. 15. Strike outs (SO) A strike out is scored when a batter is called out after three strikes have been called. 16. Triples (3B) A base hit on which the batter reaches third base safely and the defensive team has committed no errors. 17. Walks (BB) Also known as Base on Balls. A walk is scored when a batter reaches first base as a result of having four pitches called balls in an at bat. 25 Softball Coach Version 3.0 B. Program History Version 1.0 - Circa 1988. Initial version developed for the author's personal use. Version 2.0 - Spring 1989. Many new features. Still unreleased. Version 2.01 - November 1989. Initial shareware release. - Game Winning RBIs added. Version 2.02 - December 1989. Bugs fixed: - Problem displaying first entered player in player selection menu. Version 2.03 - April 1990. - Company name changed to The Software Construction Co. Version 3.0 - August 1990. - Totals on the bottom of reports. - Games, Hit by pitch, Sacrifices, stolen bases added. - SBMERGE program moved into main menu as a menu choice. - Reports may now go to a disk file. - Data may be typed in directly as well as using + and - keys. - Player data may now be "filtered" prior to sorting and printing a report. - New co.<function-key> options for SOFTBALL.CFG. - Games records added (date, opponent, runs, hits, and errors for each team as well as winning percentage, average runs per game, average hits per game, and 26 Softball Coach Version 3.0 average errors per game). - Clear Memory menu option. 27 2B see "doubles" 3B see "triples" - A - AB see "at bats" adding a game 11 adding a new player 9 address 15, 19, 21 at bats 1, 5, 23 average see "batting average" avg see "batting average" - B - base hits 1, 5, 24 base on balls 1, 6, 23, 24, 25 baseball 1 batting average 1, 5, 23 batting order 13, 16 BB see "base on balls" bugs see "reporting bugs" - C - career statistics 1, 9 changing directories 12 choosing reporting order 17 clearing memory 12 color 5, 7 command line 3 comment 5 configuring the program 5 criterion 13, 15, 17 cursor control keys 4, 10 - D - database files 8 database name 3 deleting a game 12 deleting player data 11 disk file 16 doubles 1, 5, 23 - E - editing a game 11 editing data 9 editing existing players 10 errors 7 escape key 3, 4, 9, 10, 15 - F - F1 key 9, 10, 12, 15, 17 F2 key 9, 10, 15, 17 file format 8 files 8 files, *.SBL 8 files, SOFTBALL.CFG 5, 8 floating point coprocessor 2 - G - G see "games" game winning RBIs 1, 5, 23 games 1, 5, 23 generating reports 16 getting started 3 GWR see "game winning RBIs" - H - hit by pitch 1, 5, 23 hits see "base hits" home runs 1, 5, 24 HP see "hit by pitch" HR see "home runs" - I - introduction 1 - L - La Russa, Tony 14 limitations 22 loading a database see "reading a new database" LOGITECH 4 - M - main menu 3, 9 menus 4, 9 merging a database 18 Microsoft 4 MONITOR option 5, 7 mono 5 mouse 2, 4 mouse button, left 4 mouse support 4 Mouse Systems 4 - N - name 9 - O - OBA see "on base average" on base average 1, 6, 24 options 5 - P - PgDn 10 PgUp 10 printer 16 problems see "reporting bugs" problems, known 22 - R - RBI see "runs batted in" reading a new database 12 reporting bugs 21 reports 16 return key 4, 9, 10, 15 roster 13, 15 runs 1, 6, 24 runs batted in 1, 6, 24 - S - SAC see "sacrifices" sacrifices 1, 6, 23, 24 saving a database see "writing a database to disk" SB see "stolen bases" screen 16 selecting a roster 15 selecting batting criterion 15 selecting reporting criterion 17 shareware 19 SLG see "slugging percentage" slugging percentage 1, 6, 24 SO see "strike outs" softball 1 stolen bases 1, 6, 24 strike outs 1, 6, 25 suggestions 14 supported statistics 1 system requirements 1 - T - team statistics 1 title page 3 triples 1, 6, 25 - U - user supported software 19 using menus 4 - W - walks see "base on balls" writing a database to disk 12 - Misc - + key 9, 10, 15 - key 9, 10, 15 The Software Construction Co. 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