On Saturday 3rd May and Saturday 10th May, the Guildford Baseball and Softball Club will be holding Open Days at Stoke Park in Guildford. These events will be free of charge to any child under the age of 14, and is aimed at introducing the games of Baseball and Softball to both girls and boys. […]
Hello and welcome to Umpire’s Call. This week’s subject is Bases awarded to runners on overthrown balls and the like. This often seems confusing, but needn’t be. DON’T OVERTHINK IT! There are two situations when bases are awarded to the batter-runner or to other runners BY THE UMPIRE: An overthrown ball that goes ‘dead ball’ […]
Game 1 – Guildford 16 -4 Southampton Game 2 – Guildford 6 -16 Southampton The Mavericks and the Mustangs started the season with a split of Opening Day Doubleheader, on an exceptionally sunny day in Southampton. The Mavericks took the first game 16-4, before Southampton came back in the matinee with a 16-6 win. Although the Mustangs put points […]
Sunday April 13th, is Opening Day for the 2014 season. The Guildford Mavericks travel to the Southampton Mustangs for a doubleheader, to start the 2014 season. So what has changed since last season, and what can we expect for the upcoming season? The biggest change has of course been the relocation from Broadwater School, to […]
This season the club are adding an additional midweek evening of activities throughout the season, with our Tuesday night Softball and Recreational Baseball evenings, to be held on the playing field at Christ’s College. These will take place every Tuesday evening, starting on Apr 29th, and running through until the end of August, with a […]
The new season is almost upon us, and that means the return of midweek adult baseball training sessions. These will be held on the playing field at Christ’s College, starting at 6:30pm, and running through until 8:30pm. The first session will be April 24th, and they will run through until Aug 21st. This season, these will […]
Hello and welcome to Umpires Call. Here I will be addressing some interesting parts of life as an umpire in British Baseball and some of the rules to our game. Let’s start with the frequently misunderstood ‘Infield Fly Rule’ (the IFR). Here are the key things to remember: The Infield Fly Rule applies when there […]
