Rizzler vs Spreadsheets: Why Coaches Are Switching

If your game planning system involves a Google Sheet, an Excel file, or a printed lineup card you fill in with a Sharpie — Rizzler replaces all of it. For free. The spreadsheet doesn't check pitch count rules, doesn't adjust your fielding rotation mid-game, doesn't count pitches in real time, and definitely isn't optimized for reading on your phone in bright sunlight while a kid asks you where he's playing next inning.

They don't check rules. A spreadsheet doesn't know that your 11-year-old pitcher who threw 55 pitches on Tuesday needs 2 rest days, not 1. It doesn't flag the catcher who's caught four innings and can't pitch. It doesn't calculate minimum play requirements. You have to know the rules, track compliance manually, and hope you don't make a mistake that costs your team a forfeit.

Rizzler checks every rule automatically as you build your plan.

They don't work during a game. You printed the spreadsheet. Great. Now your shortstop has a bloody nose and needs to come out. You grab a pen and try to recalculate the fielding rotation for the remaining innings on the back of the lineup card. Meanwhile, you're missing a pitching change and the umpire is waiting.

Rizzler adjusts automatically. Pull the player, and every remaining inning updates in seconds.

They don't count pitches. Your spreadsheet tracks pitch counts after the fact — if you remember to enter them. It doesn't count pitches in real time during the game, alert you before a pitcher hits their limit, or calculate rest day impact as the count rises.

Rizzler counts pitches live on your phone with one tap per pitch.

They don't accumulate across a season. Your spreadsheet for game 12 doesn't talk to your spreadsheet for game 1. You can't see season-long playing time distribution, pitch count trends, or position history without building a separate master sheet and maintaining it by hand.

Rizzler tracks everything across every game automatically.