Stolen Base (SB)

A Stolen Base occurs when a runner advances to the next base while the pitcher delivers the pitch.

In most youth baseball leagues, the runner is not allowed to leave the base until the ball has crossed home plate.

Even with this limitation, stolen bases are common, especially in the leagues for kids in the 7-9 age bracket.

A runner does not get credited with a Stolen Base if it results from a Passed Ball or Wild Pitch.

However, it is not uncommon in youth leagues to score passed balls and wild pitches as stolen bases.
At the youth level I don’t see the harm in it. You make the call!

The Stolen Base is noted following the same rules for advancing on a Pass Ball or Wild Pitch, except that the letters “SB” are entered. RBIs are not credited for Stolen Bases.

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