Game Control System

Abstract

A game control system is adapted for tracking game statistics such as balls, strikes, and outs, and for operably controlling a scoreboard for displaying this information, and a pitch clock. The system has a device housing that is sized and shaped to be readily hand-held, and which includes an input device for entering game statistics. The device housing contains a transceiver device operably connected with a power source, the transceiver device enabling communication with the scoreboard and the pitch clock. The device housing further includes a pitch clock display that displays the time remaining on the pitch clock, and a pitch clock reset button which enables a reset of the pitch clock display, and also the pitch clock, during the course of the game.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A game control system for tracking game statistics such as balls, strikes, and outs, and for operably controlling a scoreboard for displaying this information, and a pitch clock, the game control system comprising:
 a device housing that is sized and shaped to be readily hand-held, the device housing having an input device for entering game statistics;   the device housing containing a transceiver device operably connected with a power source, the transceiver device enabling communication with the scoreboard and the pitch clock; and   the device housing further including a pitch clock display that displays the time remaining on the pitch clock, and a pitch clock reset button which enables a reset of the pitch clock display, and also the pitch clock, during the course of the game.   
     
     
         2 . The game control system of  claim 1 , wherein the game control system further comprising a plurality of scroll wheels including a strike wheel, a ball wheel, and an out wheel, for scrolling between digits that represent the number of strikes, balls, and outs, respectively, which may then be viewed on the counter device. 
     
     
         3 . The game control system of  claim 2 , wherein the game control system functions to operably control the scoreboard so that the number of strikes, balls, and outs, is transmitted for display on the scoreboard. 
     
     
         4 . The game control system of  claim 3 , wherein the input device of the game control system further includes a reset button which resets the strike wheel, the ball wheel, and the out wheel, and which also updates the scoreboard display of these counts, resetting them to zero.