Electro-Mech's Kentucky sales and shipping record is a direct account of what the company built and shipped to Kentucky addresses - not a census of what currently stands on a field, not an installation registry, and not a ranking of programs by spend. Reading it correctly means understanding three conventions that govern every row.

First, each row represents one organization-model combination with a sport code attached at order time. The sport code refers to the purchasing category the buyer selected - baseball, basketball, or football - not a technical limit on the scoreboard itself. Second, the LX2655, Kentucky's second-most-ordered basketball-coded model, illustrates a related rule: model variants appear as separate rows in the record. An LX2655 and an LX2655-C at the same organization are two distinct order lines. Third, the city on each row is the shipping address, not the confirmed installation location.

These three conventions govern every entry in the Kentucky record. They matter because a reader who misinterprets a sport code or a city can draw conclusions the data does not support. I have seen organizations surprised to find their own entry listed under a city that is not their primary campus - it is simply where Electro-Mech shipped the order.

With those conventions established, the Kentucky record is a rich and specific dataset covering 26 years of scoreboard purchasing decisions across the state.

What Does Electro-Mech's Kentucky Sales and Shipping Record Actually Show?

Kentucky's Electro-Mech sales and shipping record holds 673 entries across 137 cities and towns, with baseball leading at 256 records, basketball at 245, football at 116, and other sports at 56.

Before drawing conclusions from those numbers, it helps to understand what a record entry actually represents. Our sales and shipping records show one row per organization-model-sport-code combination. The sport code attached to each row is an order-line label - the purchasing category the buyer chose - not a technical description of the scoreboard itself. An organization that bought a baseball scoreboard and later a basketball scoreboard appears on two separate rows. Kentucky's 673 entries, therefore, count distinct purchasing events, not distinct physical locations, as of September 2026.

Baseball's lead is real, but narrower than Kentucky's cultural reputation for the sport might suggest. Eleven records separate baseball from basketball. Football trails both by a wider margin - 116 entries versus 256 for baseball - even though high school football in Kentucky draws substantial community attention. An analysis of 673 Kentucky shipping records shows that baseball accounts for more than one in three entries, a pattern more likely explained by the prevalence of outdoor baseball-only fields that still lack any lighted scoring display than by any category dominance. According to the NFHS Baseball Rules Book, a scoreboard serving a baseball game should display balls, strikes, outs, and an inning-by-inning line score - a scoring complexity that drives programs toward dedicated, sport-specific displays rather than a shared multi-sport unit.

Kentucky's record spans 1999 to 2025. Of the 673 entries, 476 are LX-series models - the current product generation. The remaining 197 represent pre-LX purchases still on record, placed over the earlier years of the window. Most of those were baseball and basketball scoreboards ordered by small-school districts and recreation departments in towns outside Louisville and Lexington.

The record covers 137 cities. That figure matters. It means Kentucky's shipping history is broadly distributed - not concentrated in a handful of large metro areas - and that small communities have been the consistent buyers across 26 years. Electro-Mech ranks Kentucky tenth nationally by total records, ahead of states with larger populations. Small-town programs, not large-district procurement offices, have shaped the Kentucky record more than anything else.

A sport code is what the buyer chose to call the purchase, not what the scoreboard can or cannot do. Keeping that distinction in mind clarifies the record without changing it.

Why Does a Baseball Scoreboard Require More Display Zones Than a Basketball or Football Unit?

The LX1633 baseball scoreboard runs 22 feet wide and 6.5 feet tall, because baseball scoring carries more distinct data categories than any other sport in Kentucky's record.

According to NCAA Rule 1-17, a scoreboard serving a college baseball game is recommended to show balls, strikes, outs, and an inning-by-inning line score visible to both teams and spectators. NCAA Rule 1-17 also specifies that the scoreboard must not be positioned in line with the batter's background sector of vision - a placement constraint unique to baseball that shapes where on the outfield fence or behind the foul line a permanent display can go. According to the NFHS Baseball Rules Book, state high school associations set similar standards for what a baseball scoreboard should include, making the scoring category one of the most specification-driven in school athletics.

Those requirements add up to display zones that a football or basketball scoreboard does not carry. A basketball scoreboard needs a game clock, period, team scores, team fouls, and a shot clock - six to eight data fields in a compact cabinet. A baseball scoreboard, by contrast, needs ball count, strike count, out count, a pitch count, individual inning scores for up to nine innings, and run/hit/error totals for both teams. The LX1633 handles all of those in a single aluminum cabinet. Our spec sheet for the LX1633 shows two different digit heights within one unit: 15-inch digit rows carry the runs, hits, errors, and by-inning line score; 18-inch digit rows carry the ball, strike, out, and pitch count indicators. Cabinet dimensions are 22 feet wide, 6.5 feet tall, and 6 inches deep, at 450 pounds - substantially larger than most indoor basketball scoreboards.

In practice, that footprint means a baseball scoreboard purchase is rarely casual. The physical scope of the display, the outdoor installation requirements, and the sport-specific digit layout make it a deliberate choice. Kentucky's 256 baseball-coded entries reflect sustained, purposeful investment in outdoor scoring infrastructure across 137 cities. A program that placed an order chose a category knowing the size and complexity involved.

The sport code on an order line labels the purchase. The LX1633's specifications - two digit sizes, nine-inning line score, pitch count row, 22-foot-wide aluminum cabinet - explain why a baseball scoreboard is its own category rather than a variation on a multi-sport unit.

How Does an LX-Series Baseball Scoreboard Actually Work at a Kentucky Field?

An Electro-Mech LX-series baseball scoreboard keeps and displays accurate information for players and officials - balls, strikes, outs, pitch count, and a by-inning line score - using fixed LED digits mounted in an all-aluminum outdoor cabinet on two steel posts set in concrete footings behind the outfield boundary.

The operator uses a portable control console, typically connected wirelessly via ScoreLink RF, to enter information during the game. No video feed is required. The display shows only the data the operator enters, and the scoreboard itself does not process statistics automatically. For a small Kentucky program evaluating its first outdoor baseball scoreboard, that simplicity is the point: the display shows what needs to be shown, it lasts, and it does not require a staff technician to operate.

What Kind of Baseball Scoreboard Does a Small Kentucky Program Actually Buy?

The LX1373 draws 2.0 amps at 120 VAC, uses amber or red LED digits at 18-inch height, and is built for permanent outdoor installation at a baseball field with all-aluminum construction.

According to reporting on major college athletic facility spending, large university programs have shifted resources toward high-resolution video displays with animated scoreboards, real-time statistics feeds, and sponsor advertising capabilities. That trend is real at programs with the infrastructure to support it. What it does not describe is the market for a Kentucky high school or recreation program replacing a worn-out baseball scoreboard on a municipal or school-owned field. Those buyers are not choosing between a fixed-digit scoreboard and a video board. They are asking whether a permanent outdoor display with 18-inch digit height, conformal-coated electronics, and a five-year warranty will serve their field for twenty years. The LX1373 is designed to answer that question.

The construction details matter for a Kentucky installation. All-aluminum rust-free construction with heavy-duty extruded framing holds the cabinet through summer heat and winter freeze-thaw cycles without corroding. Automotive-grade baked enamel paint is the same surface treatment used on vehicle exteriors - selected because a scoreboard sits outdoors year-round and must maintain its finish without regular refinishing. Conformal-coated LED circuits protect the electronics from moisture at the component level. An 18-inch digit height is the minimum outdoor digit height for a baseball scoreboard; our spec sheet for the LX1373 confirms that dimension, and Electro-Mech has never shipped an outdoor baseball scoreboard with smaller digit digits.

In practice, fixed-digit scoreboards are the right tool for most of Kentucky's 256 baseball-coded orders, because most of those programs are running a one or two-field operation where reliable scoring is the priority. The sport code on each entry is an order-line label - a purchasing category, not a document of what alternatives were evaluated. A program choosing a fixed-digit scoreboard chose it because it fits the field and serves the purpose. What this means for anyone reading the record is that the 256 entries represent deliberate, function-first decisions spread across small towns throughout the state.

Kentucky's record does not show a scoreboard market in transition. Fixed-digit outdoor baseball scoreboards have been the consistent purchase for high schools, recreation departments, and small colleges in this state for 26 years.

Reading a Kentucky record entry: Each row in our sales and shipping records carries four key fields - organization, model, city (shipping address), and sport code. The sport code is a purchasing label set at the time of order, not a technical specification of what the scoreboard displays. The city field names the ship-to address, not the confirmed installation location. Variants - for example LX2655 and LX2655-C - appear as separate rows.

Where in Kentucky Does Electro-Mech's Shipping Record Actually Sit?

Electro-Mech's Kentucky record covers 137 distinct cities and towns, with most entries concentrated in smaller communities well outside Louisville and Lexington.

That distribution is the clearest signal in the data. Large metro areas - Louisville and Lexington combined - account for a modest portion of Kentucky's 673 entries. The rest sit in smaller cities, county seats, and rural communities scattered across the state. Corbin, a city of roughly 7,000 in Knox and Whitley counties, appears multiple times in the record: our LX3680 football scoreboard data shows five Corbin entries in a state total of 12 LX3680 records, making it one of the more concentrated clusters in the Kentucky record. For a community its size, that is a meaningful share of the state's outdoor football scoreboard orders.

One important reading note for anyone looking up a city in the record: the city listed on each row is the shipping address, not a confirmed installation address. A school district's central office, a park-and-recreation facility, or a dealer location can all appear as the shipping destination. The record documents where a scoreboard was shipped, not where it currently stands or where it was installed. In practice, most shipments reach the end buyer directly, but the distinction matters when a city shows up repeatedly - it may reflect a concentration of buyers in that community, or it may reflect a logistical address shared across multiple organizations in the region.

The five most common models in Kentucky's shipping record, by entry count, are:

The LX2350 leads the state record by a wide margin. It is a basketball scoreboard model, which reflects the scale of indoor gymnasium infrastructure across Kentucky's high schools and recreation centers. The LX1030 and LX1060 - both baseball-coded - together account for 82 entries, putting the two primary baseball models well behind the LX2350 but ahead of many other individual units in the catalog.

The takeaway from the geography is simple. Kentucky's scoreboard record is a record of small communities investing in outdoor and indoor scoring displays, not a record of large programs upgrading facilities. Corbin's five football scoreboard entries in a town of 7,000 tell that story as clearly as any statewide summary.

What Should a Kentucky High School Look for in an Outdoor Football Scoreboard?

For a high school stadium, the practical starting point is digit height - Electro-Mech recommends 25 feet of viewing distance per inch of digit height because a football scoreboard must carry readable captions alongside the score.

The sport code on an Electro-Mech order line is a purchasing label, not a fixed description of what a scoreboard can or cannot do. Kentucky programs ordering a football-coded scoreboard are buying a display configured for game clock, down, quarter, team scores, and the horn that marks the end of a period. That configuration drives the digit count, the cabinet size, and the control console programming - and it is distinct from what a baseball or basketball scoreboard carries. Choosing the right sport code is the first practical decision, and the 116 football-coded entries in Kentucky's record show that high schools and recreation programs across the state have made it consistently over 26 years.

The LX3680 is the outdoor football scoreboard in Kentucky's record with the most entries. All 12 Kentucky LX3680 records carry a football sport code, and the model shipped to programs across the state from 2011 through 2025. For a school stadium with a farthest seat at 400 feet or more - typical for a high school facility - digit height on the game clock and team scores needs to be large enough to maintain legibility at that distance. The Electro-Mech rule of 25 feet per inch of digit height sets the floor, not the ceiling.

Outdoor football scoreboards also require weather-hardened construction for permanent outdoor installation. The same conformal-coated circuit boards and all-aluminum cabinets that protect baseball scoreboards apply here. A football scoreboard operates through the full regular season - from August heat into November cold - without a controlled indoor environment. In my experience supporting Kentucky programs, that durability factor consistently comes up early in the conversation. An athletic director replacing a scoreboard that failed prematurely knows exactly what to ask for next time.

The practical checklist for an outdoor football scoreboard comes down to three questions: Is the digit height adequate for the farthest seat in the stadium? Does the display carry every scoring zone the game requires - clock, down, quarter, scores, and timeouts? And is the cabinet designed for permanent outdoor installation year-round?

The takeaway from Kentucky's football record is straightforward. These programs chose a dedicated outdoor football scoreboard with consistent specifications. They did not compromise on sport-specific configuration because the record is clear: a football-coded order gets a football display built for the game.

Kentucky's 673 sales and shipping records make one thing clear. Most programs here are not deciding between a fixed-digit scoreboard and a video display. They are deciding between a scoreboard and nothing at all.

Baseball's 256 entries lead the state record. Basketball follows at 245 entries; football at 116. The sport codes shift across programs, but the underlying pattern holds: buyers are in smaller cities and towns, choosing practical, permanent displays over premium-tier equipment. The reading conventions that govern every row in this record - sport code as order-line category, city as shipping address, each model variant as its own line - apply equally to the LX2655 basketball scoreboard, the LX3680 football scoreboard, and the baseball scoreboard that arrived at a Campbellsville University diamond or a small high school field in eastern Kentucky.

Every Kentucky program that has placed an order is already in this record. For programs that have not, the record itself is a reasonable baseline for what comparable programs have selected - and a conversation with the Electro-Mech support team is the straightforward next step.