Mercy Rule setting
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 6:15 am
Would love to be able to define Mercy Rule parameters for a league or game.
You can use Misc -> End Game any time a team has been beaten by the Mercy Rule.
We are not sure that adding those rules to iScore would actually save the scorekeeper any steps, and would actually lead to lots of complication. Different number of runs depending on the inning, different number depending on if it is "seed play" or "bracket play" in tournaments, etc. So you would wind up having to set the rules for each game when the majority of the time, they are never reached. And what if you had those set wrong and iScore ended the game? Or what if you had them "right", but the umpire does not end the game? The umpire of course always has the final say.
The umpire will end the game when mercy rules have been met, and you can just tap Misc -> End Game in iScore (and even add a note if you would like saying the mercy rule determined the end of game).