Dugout

The Why

It's 9:30. First pitch at 10.

These are the moments Dugout was built for. The stuff that used to happen on the back of a clipboard with a Sharpie at the field, while a parent tapped your shoulder and the home team finished BP.

9:32 AM

"Hey Coach, is my kid playing today?"

Dugout has it. Every plan tracks innings played the last 3 games, so the answer's already in your hand — and Mom hears a real number, not a "we'll get him in there."

9:38 AM

Bailey threw 38 yesterday. Can he go today?

Dugout has it. Both rule books are loaded — Perfect Game and Top Gun. It checks rest, daily caps, and consecutive-day limits before it ever puts an arm on the mound.

9:44 AM

Who's catching when Parker comes out?

Dugout has it. Catcher tolerance and back-to-back rules live on the intake form. Findley is ready behind the plate — and the chart already knows it.

9:51 AM

"Coach, can I try short today?"

Dugout has it. Every plan reserves a development inning — a flagged stretch rep at a spot a kid is working toward. Earned, scheduled, and backed up by a strong glove the next bag over so the team never pays for the opportunity.

9:56 AM

Lineup card has to go to the ump. Coach Biggs is signing kids in.

Dugout has it. The HC view is a half-sheet print. The Pitching coach view is the bullpen plan. The 3B coach view is signs and baserunning. One source — four cuts.

Top of 4

Starter is gassed. Who's up?

Dugout has it. The "break-glass" arm is identified before first pitch — the kid we save for if it gets ugly, rested and ready, no scrambling in the dugout.

"Fast. Accurate. Defensible by every coach to every parent." — The Dugout operating principle

Features

The moments it has your back.

A new card every game — not a set order.

"Coach, why is my kid hitting 8th today?" You have an answer ready.

The lineup shuffles every time we take the field. The card on the right is one example — what it might look like today given current numbers. Tomorrow it shifts for three reasons:

Last game's bats. Kids who came up big move up. Kids who had a rough day get fresh looks lower in the order.
New opportunities. A kid who's been hitting better at practice gets a swing higher in the order. Nobody is locked into a slot.
Variability on purpose. Different opponents, different pitchers, different game contexts call for different orders.

Every slot still ships with the number behind it — so however the order moves, the answer to "why is he hitting there" is one line away.

Whole order bats every game (10u rule). The order shapes tempo and opportunity, not power-stacking.

EXAMPLE LINEUP

SHUFFLES EACH GAME

#	Player	Pos	Why
1	P. Reeke	C	.750 OBP · 5 SB
2	C. Johnson	1B	.625 OBP · 1 K / 16 PA
3	J. Cooper	3B	2.524 OPS · .800 RISP
4	Bailey	P	1.167 SLG · 1.000 RISP
5	Robey	CF	1.314 OPS · .600 AVG
6	C. Biggs	3B	1.236 OPS · 4 BB
7	Smith	1B	1.206 OPS · 67% QAB
8	Packham	SS	1.099 OPS · 4 SB
9	Mantzouris	RF	1.033 OPS · .417 AVG
10	Findley	C/OF	1.009 OPS · .500 RISP
11	W. Reeke	2B	5 BB · 67% QAB
12	M. Thomas	UTIL	1.405 OPS · 7 PA*

Example only. The real order shuffles every game — kids who came up big last time move up, slots open for new opportunities, and the bottom third gets fresh looks. *Michael Thomas small sample (7 PA). Source: team_summary.json · Spring 2026.

Every inning. Every kid. The chart already knows.

"Who's in CF for Inning 4?" — answered without flipping the page.

The fielding plan is six innings deep — every position filled, every kid rotated. Tap an inning on the right to see the field shift. Five things Dugout balances:

Nine in the field every inning — no short field, no gimmicks.
No one sits two innings in a row unless you say so.
Each kid plays a position he loves at least twice.
Development reps for the back third — a stretch spot when the game allows.
Strongest infield in when our starter is throwing strikes.

Print it, screenshot it, hand it to whichever coach is running the bench. Same chart.

Inning 1 · vs. Hurricanes · Sat AM pool

Bench (still batting)

Biggs · Findley · M. Thomas

Save aces for Sunday — every weekend.

"Saturday pool against a 1-5 team. Burn Bailey for the win — or save him for bracket?"

Dugout plans the weekend, not the game. Saturday is pool play — you're seeding the bracket. Sunday is where the trophy lives, and it could mean three games. The pitching plan respects that.

Pool play = build the seed with the back end. Smith, Findley, Packham, M. Thomas can win pool games without spending an ace.
Top arms held for Sunday. Bailey, J. Cooper, Mantzouris, W. Reeke ready when elimination starts.
Opponent record factors in. A 1-5 opponent gets developing arms. A 5-0 opponent gets one good arm so we don't punt the seed.
Sunday capacity is a planning input. Three-game Sunday = max-rest pitchers held for the title game.
Rule book aware. Perfect Game's 18-outs / 24-over-3-days vs Top Gun's 6-innings / >3-innings-needs-rest. Strictest rule wins, every game.

Hard rule Dugout will not recommend usage that breaks either rule book — even if a coach pushes.

Weekend Arms Board · PG Triangle Open

Saturday · Pool Play

SAT 10AM

Smith 2 · Findley 1 · Packham 2 · M. Thomas 1

vs. Hurricanes (1-5) · back-end arms develop

SAT 2PM

Mantzouris 2 · J. Cooper 2 · Smith 1

vs. Bandits (5-0) · one ace to compete for seed

Sunday · Bracket (up to 3 games)

QUARTER

W. Reeke 2 · Findley 1

Findley's rest is met from Sat morning

SEMI

J. Cooper 2 · Packham 1

J. Cooper rested off limited Sat use

CHAMP

Bailey 2 · Mantzouris 1

Bailey saved all weekend for this exact moment

Aces held Saturday · Bailey · W. Reeke

The stuff the box score doesn't see.

A kid plays better when he's somewhere he likes. Dugout treats that as data too.

Parents fill a one-pager once. Dugout uses it on every plan from then on:

Positions a kid loves — first choice when the chart allows.
Positions a kid prefers to skip — Dugout finds him somewhere else.
Who plays well next to whom — best friends, complementary gloves, dugout chemistry.
Where he's at his best — high-pressure spot, leadoff, late-inning relief.
Catcher recovery — back-to-back catching gets flagged.
Coach-only notes stay coach-only. Never on a shared sheet.

What we ask parents

Positions he loves
"He plays bigger at SS than anywhere else."

Where he's at his best
"Bases loaded, he wants to be up."

Who he plays better with
"He and Waylon up the middle have a thing."

Pitching this season
"Wants more innings — building toward middle relief."

Catcher comfort
"4 innings is his ceiling. No back-to-backs."

The hardest conversation, with receipts.

"Coach, my kid is sitting again." Dugout tracks every inning so the answer is never a guess.

Every plan carries a running total of innings each kid has played the last 3 games. When a kid is in the bottom third of the order or scheduled to sit:

A short PT note ships with the plan. "Owen has played 5.0 of last 7 innings."
No two sit-innings in a row. Soft rule — you can override.
Equal-ish innings target across the day. Not perfect; honest.
Parent-watch flag for kids whose families are tracking minutes closely. Doesn't change the plan — surfaces it.

It's the same plan you would have built. Just with the receipts to back it up.

PT summary · last 3 games

#3 Packham

15.5 inn

#5 J. Cooper

14.0 inn

#67 Robey

10.5 inn

#28 M. Thomas

6.0 inn

#10 Findley

9.5 inn

Sample — actual totals refreshed every game.

One plan. Four phones. Zero group-chat scroll.

Every coach sees the cut he needs. No more "did you get the lineup?" texts at 9:55.

When the plan's set, Dugout publishes to dugout.wyth.ai. A shareable link per game. Open it on your phone in the dugout — no app, no login, no download.

Same plan, four views. HC gets the full sheet, assistants get their phases.
Phone-friendly, print-friendly. Big fonts, light background, legible in the sun.
Drop the link in GroupMe and the staff is briefed in 30 seconds.
Never auto-publishes. Coach Biggs confirms first. Always.

// in GroupMe
Game plan for Saturday vs. Thunder:
dugout.wyth.ai/2026-05-23-thunder
— Biggs

Tap the link. Lineup on top, fielding next, pitching at the bottom. Scroll once, you've read the game.

The Rule Books

Built for Perfect Game + Top Gun 10U.

We bounce between Perfect Game (Triangle Region) and Top Gun events. Different rule books, different ceilings, different ways of counting innings. Dugout knows both — and when there's a conflict, it applies the stricter rule so you never have to look it up at the field.

Perfect Game · 10U

Triangle Region · 2026

Daily Pitching

18 outs OR 75 pitches max per day. Pitcher may finish the current batter on reaching the cap.

Event Limit

24 outs over 3 days. 100-pitch max over 2–4 day events. 140-pitch over 5+.

Mandatory Rest

More than 9 outs in a day → 2 days' rest. No pitcher on the mound 3 consecutive days, regardless of count.

No Re-Entry

Once a pitcher is pulled, he cannot return to the mound in the same game.

Game

6 innings · 1:40 pool · 2:00 championship. Mercy: 15 / 12 / 8 after 2 / 3 / 4 innings.

Field

46 ft mound · 65 ft bases. No metal cleats. Catcher helmet must cover both ears.

Lineup

9, 10, 11, or whole roster. Locked on first pitch. Courtesy runner = last batted out.

Top Gun · 10U

General Rules · 2026

Daily Pitching

A pitcher may not pitch more than 6 innings in one day.

Event Limit

7 innings per event. Once the cap is hit, the player can't pitch again unless a defined reset clears him.

Mandatory Rest

Pitching more than 3 innings in one day → must rest the next day.

Re-Entry

NFHS re-entry rule in effect for starters. Two mound trips in the same inning = pitcher must come out.

Game

6 innings · 1:30 pool · 2:00 championship. Mercy: 12 / 8 / 8 after 3 / 4 / 5.

Balks

Balks are called at 10U. Catcher gear: NFHS-compliant mask/skull cap combo.

Lineup

Continuous batting / free defensive substitution standard at 10U. Courtesy runner for P/C only.

Strictest Rule Wins

On any weekend, Dugout applies whichever cap is tighter. Example: in a Perfect Game event a pitcher can throw 18 outs (~6 innings) up to 75 pitches; in Top Gun he can throw 6 innings but more than 3 means he sits the next day. Dugout caps him so he can go again tomorrow either way. You don't have to remember which book is in play.

Guard Rails

What Dugout won't do.

Won't make up numbers.

If we don't have the data, Dugout says so. No invented stats — ever.

Won't speak in absolutes.

Seven games of baseline. Stats are evidence, not destiny. Sample size always honored.

Won't push past the rule books.

Perfect Game and Top Gun caps are non-negotiable. Strictest rule wins, every time.

Won't auto-publish.

Nothing goes to dugout.wyth.ai without Coach Biggs saying "publish."

Won't leak coach-only notes.

Coaching cues stay with the HC. Never on a shared, public, or parent-facing output.

Won't replace the coach.

Dugout drafts. The staff decides. Override anything, anytime — the plan re-runs.

For the staff

What we usually ask.

How do I get a lineup for tomorrow's game?

Just ask. "Lineup for tomorrow vs. Thunder." Dugout produces one with reasoning. It'll ask only if a real constraint is missing — who's available, who pitched yesterday and how many.

What if a kid is sick or can't make it?

Say so. "Owen is out tomorrow." Dugout re-runs the plan with him removed and re-balances playing time across the rest.

How does it know which rule book applies?

Tell it the tournament. "Sunday is Top Gun." Dugout switches to Top Gun caps. If you're not sure which is running, it defaults to the stricter book and you're covered either way.

Can I share the plan with the rest of the staff?

Say "share with coaches" or "publish." Dugout renders the four coach views (HC full + Reeke / Packman / Cooper trimmed) and drops a link in GroupMe. Same plan — different cuts.

What if Coach Biggs wants to change something?

Say it. "Move Owen up to 8." "Bailey to inning 4 instead of 1." The plan re-runs with the change, and the coach views update. Override anything, anytime.

Where does player intake come from?

A short Google Form parents fill out once. Positions a kid loves, who he plays better next to, catcher comfort, pitching goals for the season. Mobile-friendly, parents trust it, and it updates without re-doing the whole thing.

What happens after a game?

Download the GameChanger CSV. Say "ingest the new game." Dugout updates stats, refreshes the playing-time tracker, and the next plan reflects it.

Where do the outputs live?

On the coach's laptop, and at dugout.wyth.ai when published. Phone-friendly, print-friendly, screenshot-friendly. No app, no login.