# Free Baseball & Softball League Management Software > DugoutHQ is the all-in-one platform for running baseball and softball leagues, tournaments, and umpire crews — scheduling, registration, live scoring, stats, and team websites for the baseball and softball community worldwide. Canonical: https://dugouthq.com DugoutHQ is the all-in-one platform for running baseball and softball leagues, tournaments, and umpire crews — automatic scheduling, online registration, live scoring, player stats, and team websites, built for the community worldwide. ## Everything Your League Needs - [League Scheduling](https://dugouthq.com/features/league-scheduling): Generate balanced round robin schedules in minutes with fairness reports, configurable standings, and calendar feeds your players can subscribe to. - [Tournament Brackets](https://dugouthq.com/features/tournament-brackets): Run tournaments with a bracket generator that seeds from round robin results and publishes live brackets to a public event page. - [Registration & Payments](https://dugouthq.com/features/registration): Take team and free-agent registrations online with waitlists, waivers, and payments by credit card, e-Transfer, or cash. - [Team & League Websites](https://dugouthq.com/features/team-websites): Give your league or team a real website — pages, blog, gallery, sponsors, and a live score ticker — on your own subdomain. - [Live Scoring](https://dugouthq.com/features/live-scoring): Report scores from the diamond and broadcast them instantly to public schedules, standings, brackets, and score tickers. - [Umpire Management](https://dugouthq.com/features/umpire-management): Manage umpire crews, availability, and game assignments with rulesets, lineup cards, and expense tracking built in. - [Player Profiles & Stats](https://dugouthq.com/features/player-stats): Public player profiles with batting and pitching stats, attendance tracking, and one-tap team joining via shortcodes. ## Free Brackets & Templates No account needed. Build a bracket with every game scheduled onto your diamonds, or fill in a score sheet or lineup card and print it for the scorer's table. - [Bracket generator](https://dugouthq.com/bracket-generator) - [8-team double elimination](https://dugouthq.com/bracket-generator/8-team-double-elimination) - [6-team double elimination](https://dugouthq.com/bracket-generator/6-team-double-elimination) - [8-team single elimination](https://dugouthq.com/bracket-generator/8-team-single-elimination) - [16-team double elimination](https://dugouthq.com/bracket-generator/16-team-double-elimination) - [Baseball score sheet](https://dugouthq.com/templates/baseball-score-sheet) - [Lineup card with DH](https://dugouthq.com/templates/baseball-lineup-card) - [DP/FLEX lineup card](https://dugouthq.com/templates/fastpitch-lineup-card) - [All templates](https://dugouthq.com/templates) ## One Platform, Every Surface Run your season from the dashboard, and DugoutHQ handles the rest: a public event page for schedules and live results, a registration flow for teams and free agents, a players portal for stats, and a real website for your league or club. - [Dashboard](https://dashboard.dugouthq.com): Run leagues, tournaments & crews - [Events](https://events.dugouthq.com): Public schedules, standings & results - [Registration](https://registration.dugouthq.com): Teams & free agents sign up online - [Players](https://players.dugouthq.com): Profiles, stats & schedules - [Websites](https://dugouthq.com/features/team-websites): League & team sites on your subdomain ## Built for Everyone at the Diamond ### Convenors Schedule generation, registration, payments, and communication for the people who run the show. [Tools for convenors](https://dugouthq.com/for/convenors) ### Umpires Crew management, availability, game assignments, and rulesets for the officials who keep it fair. [Tools for umpires](https://dugouthq.com/for/umpires) ### Captains & Players Rosters, join codes, attendance, player profiles, and stats tracking all season long. [Player profiles & stats](https://dugouthq.com/features/player-stats) ### Fans Live scores, standings, brackets, and gamecasts on public event pages — no account needed. [Live scoring & gamecasts](https://dugouthq.com/features/live-scoring) ## Honest Comparisons - [DugoutHQ vs TeamSnap](https://dugouthq.com/vs/dugouthq-vs-teamsnap) - [DugoutHQ vs GameChanger](https://dugouthq.com/vs/dugouthq-vs-gamechanger) - [DugoutHQ vs TeamLinkt](https://dugouthq.com/vs/dugouthq-vs-teamlinkt) - [DugoutHQ vs LeagueLobster](https://dugouthq.com/vs/dugouthq-vs-leaguelobster) - [TeamSnap alternatives](https://dugouthq.com/alternatives/teamsnap) - [All comparisons](https://dugouthq.com/switch) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is DugoutHQ? DugoutHQ is an all-in-one baseball and softball league management platform. Convenors run leagues, tournaments, and series; umpire coordinators manage crews and assignments; players track stats and schedules; and fans follow live scores — all in one place. ### Is DugoutHQ free to use? Yes. You can create your account, set up events, and run your league on DugoutHQ for free, with no subscription. The only fee is 5% on registrations you collect by credit card; registrations paid by e-transfer or cash carry no fee. ### What sports does DugoutHQ support? DugoutHQ is purpose-built for baseball and softball, including slo-pitch. Leagues, tournaments, and points series with Mens, Ladies, and Coed divisions are all supported. ### Can DugoutHQ handle both leagues and tournaments? Yes. DugoutHQ supports three event types — Leagues, Tournaments, and Series — each with divisions, scheduling, registration, standings, and live results. ### Do players and fans need accounts to follow games? No. Every event gets a public page with live schedules, standings, results, and brackets that anyone can view without an account. ### Where is DugoutHQ available? DugoutHQ is available worldwide. If your community plays baseball or softball, DugoutHQ can run your season. ### We were on LeagueLineup and it shut down — can you help? Yes. LeagueLineup went offline August 31, 2026. Send us whatever you have — exports, spreadsheets, old emails — and we will rebuild your league on DugoutHQ from it. There is a full guide covering where surviving data usually turns up and how DugoutHQ compares, feature by feature. Coming from LeagueLineup, or another platform that shut down? [Read the LeagueLineup migration guide](https://dugouthq.com/leaguelineup-alternative)