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Official Scorer

New Hampshire Fisher Cats


Apply by 7/24/2024

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Location


Manchester, NH, USA

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Job Description

Designed to provide supervised work experience for applicants to build their expertise and proficiency in broadcasting, as well as enhance their problem-solving abilities. Along with baseball, there will be other opportunities to work events at the stadium. This is a paid hourly position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Pay close attention to the ongoing baseball game to provide accurate data input for the live feed distributed through MiLB.com and the MiLB First Pitch app.
  • Accurately mark plays as they occur, including pitches, batted balls and outcomes, outs, and all other in-game elements.
  • Collaborate closely with other members of the baseball operations department within the gameday Press Box environment, including the Pitch Clock Operator, Official Scorer, Director of Creative Services, and others
  • Communicate issues effectively with peers and supervisors to provide accurate and professional service to the club's gameday staff
  • Collect rosters and other applicable information and be set up at assigned seat in press box before first pitch.
  • Input game stats via Pointstreak throughout all home games accurately
  • Log information for the entire game; monitoring the system and making any changes throughout the game (i.e., roster changes, defensive substitutions, etc.).
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

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Qualifications Required

  • Ability to work a minimum of 3 games per homestand. Long hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays as required
  • Knowledge of baseball preferred
  • Must be a team player, willing and able to learn new concepts and processes
  • A detailed and thorough knowledge of baseball rules and play
  • Maintain professionalism and decorum during the game, including the ability to remain unbiased in the operation of the pitch clock and stringer data feed
  • Communicate effectively with other gameday staff including umpires
  • Sit and/or stand for up to 4 hours at a time

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