The Spring 2024 MFS Baseball season was unique in many ways, with its new approach to league play and the creation of a brand new scoreboard to end the season. This season marked the Foxes’ entrance into the Burlington County Scholastic League (BCSL), which created a new opportunity for league play after leaving the Friends School League this past year. However, it was the creation of the new digital scoreboard that caught the eyes of many on campus. 
This new scoreboard, located on the third baseline of the varsity baseball field, allows for up-to-date scorekeeping and enhanced viewing from as far as the Fox Den.
“The scoreboard makes it easier for us to see the score from far away and allows us to understand the game better,” said avid Moorestown Friends sports spectator Aarav Shah ’25.
Similar to the scoreboards placed on the varsity soccer, lacrosse, and field hockey fields, the new scoreboard will allow for an improved spectator experience by showcasing important game information such as the score, inning count, number of outs, and pitch count with strikes and balls.
The process of planning for and installing the scoreboard happened in a similar manner to that of the previous scoreboards around the athletics fields.
“We recognized the need to replace the scoreboard and researched to figure out what type and what size would be the best, along with proper caging protection from foul balls,” said Athletic Director Danielle Dayton. “We are so thankful for the Moorestown Friends baseball alumni that wanted to help make this happen with [the] contributions they made for the scoreboard,” added Dayton.
In addition to the improved spectator experience that it provides, the shift from a normal scoreboard to a digital scoreboard keeps the game moving faster. The managers do not have to manually change the score by hand anymore, and can now show the current run count instead of only being able to change the score after each inning.
“It makes it easier for everyone to see and to understand the current score faster,” said varsity manager Ida Ramos ’26.
“The new scoreboard that the alumni gave to us [creates] a goal for us to put it to use … [and] see all of our runs up on the board,” said player Justin Lewis ’26.
