Tied to each game
Umpire Duty
Every game gets its own plate and base umpire spots, tied to its date, time, field, division and teams. Three games at 9:00 AM means three separate sets of spots.
Umpire scheduling
Volunteer scheduling for youth baseball & softball
Stop Chasing Volunteers.
Dugout Duty makes it simple for youth baseball and softball leagues to schedule umpires, staff the concession stand, and track volunteer participation — all in one place.
- $200/year per league
- 7-day free trial
- No credit card required
The problem
Group texts, spreadsheets and a clipboard at the snack bar
Most leagues run volunteers on a patchwork of sign-up sheets and reminder texts. Spots go unfilled, the same few parents cover everything, and nobody knows which teams actually pitched in.
- Umpire spots that no one claimed until the morning of the game
- Concession shifts covered by the same handful of families
- No clear record of which team earned volunteer credit
- Coordinators spending weekends sending reminders
Two kinds of duty, handled differently
Umpire Duty and Concession Duty
They're different scheduling problems, so Dugout Duty treats them differently.
Facility-level shifts
Concession Duty
Stand shifts are blocks of time — like 8:30–10:30 AM with 3 volunteers — independent of individual games. Create a whole season of shifts across many dates at once.
Concession stand scheduling
For parents
Sign up in under a minute. No account.
Parents open your league's signup page from a link or QR code, pick an open spot, and enter five things:
- 1First and last name
- 2Email
- 3Phone number
- 4Team To Credit
They get a confirmation email right away and a reminder the day of their duty, with a link to cancel if plans change — so the spot opens back up for someone else.
What's included
Everything a volunteer coordinator needs
No volunteer accounts
Parents sign up with a simple form. No passwords to forget.
Team To Credit
Every signup records which team earns the credit, from a list your league controls.
Confirmations & reminders
Automatic confirmation emails and day-of reminders in your league's time zone.
Easy schedule import
Upload your game schedule as a CSV. Games and umpire spots are created for you.
Your league, your brand
Your league name, logo and colors on your own signup page.
Multiple administrators
Share the work with other board members. Each league's data stays private.
How it works
Up and running in an afternoon
- 1
Set up your league
Add your season, divisions and the teams parents can credit.
- 2
Import your games
Upload your schedule. Umpire spots are created for each game.
- 3
Add stand shifts
Create concession shifts across all your dates at once.
- 4
Share one link
Parents sign up; confirmations and reminders go out automatically.
One plan
Dugout Duty
$200 / year per league
7-day free trial · No credit card required · Unlimited volunteer signups
Start Your Free TrialOptional service
White-Glove Season Setup
+$149 per season
Send us your game schedule and concession requirements, and we'll set up your season for you.
Pricing detailsFocused on purpose
We do one job, and we do it well
Dugout Duty isn't a league-management platform. It's the volunteer scheduling piece, built to work alongside the tools you already use.
Dugout Duty does
- Umpire scheduling
- Concession shifts
- Team volunteer credit
- Confirmations & reminders
Leave these to other tools
- Player registration
- Rosters & team chat
- Scores & standings
- League accounting
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Do parents need to create an account to volunteer?
No. Parents open your league's signup page, pick an open umpire spot or concession shift, and enter their name, email, phone and the team to credit. That's it.
How is umpire scheduling different from concession scheduling?
Umpire spots belong to a specific game — its date, time, field, division and teams — and each game gets its own plate and base spots. Concession shifts belong to the facility: blocks of time like 8:30–10:30 AM with a set number of volunteers, independent of which games are being played.
What does Team To Credit mean?
When a parent signs up, they choose which team gets credit for that volunteer duty. Your league controls the list, so you can see participation by team at the end of the season.
Can we import our game schedule?
Yes. Upload a CSV of your games and Dugout Duty creates the games, divisions, teams and fields, plus the umpire spots each game needs.
Does Dugout Duty replace our registration or team communication software?
No, on purpose. Dugout Duty focuses only on volunteer scheduling and accountability, so it works alongside whatever you already use for registration, rosters and team communication.
What does it cost?
One plan: $200 per league per year, with a 7-day free trial and no credit card required. Optional White-Glove Season Setup is $149 per season. See pricing.
Ready to stop chasing volunteers?
Try the full product free for 7 days. No credit card required. $200 per league per year after that.