7 Ways Umpires Earn BONUS Points
1- “Select Individuals” observations
2- Umpires Movement during their games
3- The Goose Egg Game with (“0”s) on the scoreboard
4- Defensive Plays by either team (i.e., Triple play; ground ball reverse double play)
5- 101+ Bracket Points status at end of challenge
6- FANS on Plate Umpire getting "Beyond The Dirt"
7- Coaches on Consistant Strike Zone
***NOTE*** Request for BP for numbers 2, 3 and 4 are submitted by the game umpires themselves and must be submitted before 8 am the next day.
1 - “BONUS Points” by Select Individuals (SI) (Individual umpire gets points)
SI submits an observation from the below listed “Targeted Plate Umpire Movements”
(A) 5 pts U1 takes batter-runner interference to 1stbase
(B) 5 pts U1 takes batter-runner into 2nd/3rd base (CUTOUT)
(C) 5 pts U1 takes 2nd base tag up play into 3rd base (Infield fly rule is in effect )
(D) 5 pts U2 on single batter-runner only, goes out on fly ball, makes call and runs to plate (circle)
2 - “BONUS Points” by Umpire Movements (Individual umpire gets points)
2 pts U1 takes batter-runner into 2nd/3rd base (CUTOUT)
2 pts U1 takes 2nd base tag up play into 3rd base (with Infield Fly rule on only)
2 pts U2 on single batter-runner only, goes out on fly ball, makes call and runs to plate (circle)
3 - “BONUS Points” for Goose Egg Game (Both umpires gets points)
3 pts “Goose Egg” Innings game (award points if umpires win)
3 pts 0 to 0 score at end of completed game (must have 4 or more innings)
The Goose Egg Game: Rules and how it is played.
The Goose Egg Game is an “On Field” unknown game where the umpires are a team and can only score one (1) run using the zero’s (“0”s) on the scoreboard per complete inning and by TOUCHING side by side. The “0”s MUST TOUCH at the top and bottom of the inning(s); and or side by side consecutively for Visitors and Home teams. Each time the “0”s touch the umpire team gets one (1) run. The Goose Egg game ends with any completed/called game (rain, lightning, etc). BONUS POINTS are for both umpires and can only be received WHEN THE UMPIRE TEAM WINS. NOTE: Either of the game umpires must take a picture of the scoreboard, send it as an attachment via phone to www.ubbmatters.com and complete the Registration & Notes fields at the bottom of the HOME page. Put both umpire’s names so both receive 3 BP for winning and 3 BP for “0” to “0” score.
Example 1: Top of first inning “0” and bottom of first inning “0”. Umpire team gets 1 run because “0”s touch top to bottom on scoreboard.
Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Visitors 0
Home 0
Example 2: Top of first, and second innings are “0”s AND bottom of first, and second innings are “0”s. Umpire team gets 4 runs. Two runs for “0”s TOUCHING top to bottom plus side by side consecutively.
Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Visitors 0 0
Home 0 0
Example 3: Top of first, second, and third innings are “0”s AND bottom of first, and second innings are “0”s, but the bottom of third has 1 run. Umpire team gets 5 runs. Two runs for “0”s TOUCHING top to bottom and two runs for TOUCHING side by side consecutively in the first and second innings; plus one run for the continued consecutive touching to the third inning. The Goose Egg game score would be Visitors: “0”, Home:1 and Umpires: 5
Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Visitors 0 0 0
Home 0 0 1
Example 4: Bottom of fifth inning and the score is 0-0 and game ends as a Tie. The Goose Egg game score would be Visitors: “0”, Home “0” and Umpire team 13 runs. UMPIRE TEAM WINS!! Here’s how: Five runs for TOUCHING top to bottom through five innings; Eight runs for TOUCHING consecutively by innings for both Visitors and Home teams.
Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Visitors 0 0 0 0 0
Home 0 0 0 0 0
4 - “BONUS Points” for Defensive Plays (Both umpires gets points)
3 pts Reverse double play (from bounding/ground balls only)
3 pts Three foul ball fly outs (between both teams combined)
5 pts Three foul ball fly outs (same team)
5 pts Triple Play
5 - “BONUS Points” for 101+ Bracket Points (Individual umpire gets points)
Umpires with 101 through 110 points total at end of challenge will receive ONE (1) additional entry for each point over 100 (maximum being ten (10) additional entries)
6 - "BONUS Points" by FANS (Both Feet Challenge ONLY) (plate umpire gets points)
- Is focused on the first batter only of each half-inning
- Can only submit ONE (1) observation per plate umpire per day
- Must be submitted same day of game
7 - "BONUS Points" by Coaches (Consistency of Strike Zone)
Only one (1) observation can be submitted per coach, per game, and per tournament
Must be submitted on same day as game
