Baseball & Softball Coaching Documents
Free Defensive Lineup Generator
Type your players, set each position inning by inning or fill in an even rotation, and download a print-ready baseball or softball defensive lineup. No account, no credit card.
1. Title and game
2. Players
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3. Innings and outfield
4. Positions by inning
Fill in an even rotation, where everyone sits about as often, then change any inning. Picking a position someone has swaps the two players. Leave the grid empty to write it in by hand.
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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5. Header color
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Sign up free and this defensive lineup opens in your account, ready to edit, where you can drag players in from your roster, check who sits each inning and print it again for the next game. No credit card.
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2 ready-made templates included
- Standard Defensive Grid
- Defensive Grid with Notes Section
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How the free generator works
Each player gets a row and each inning a column. The cell holds the position the player takes that inning, or B when they sit.
- Type your team name and, if you like, the opponent and the date.
- List your players with their numbers, then pick the number of innings and three or four outfielders.
- Fill in an even rotation or set each inning by hand, check the preview, then Download PDF and print on letter paper.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a free tool to plan defensive positions by inning?
Yes. New Diamond Sports has a free defensive lineup generator at newdiamondsports.com/free-defensive-lineup-generator. Type your players, pick 3 to 9 innings, set each player's position inning by inning or fill in an even rotation, and download a printable PDF, with no account and no credit card.
How does the even rotation work?
Each inning the next players on your list sit, so with more players than positions everyone sits about as often as everyone else, and the players on the field move one position along each inning. Change any inning afterwards: picking a position someone already has swaps the two players. Most coaches then keep their pitcher and catcher in for a few innings by hand.
How many players and innings can it print?
Eight to twelve players and three to nine innings, with three or four outfielders, all on one letter page.
Does it work for softball and baseball?
Yes. The positions are the same in either game. Pick four outfielders for slowpitch softball and the youth leagues that play four; left center and right center take the place of center field.
What does a free account add?
Your lineup saved so you can change it for the next game instead of starting over, your roster entered once instead of typed each time, a notes section and subheadings, and the same roster on your lineup cards, dugout cards and wristbands. Team logos are on paid plans from $2.50 a month billed annually.
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