2020-21 OHSAA BASEBALL EXAM
1. In the sixth inning, an eligible player arrives and the visiting coach wants to
substitute him in the lineup for the injured player and return his team to nine
players.
a. This is permissible.
b. A team that must play with eight players may not return to nine players.
c. A team playing with eight players may return to nine if the player coming in to
substitute is listed on the lineup card as a possible substitute.
d. A team may return to nine players provided the opposing coach agrees to the
substitution.
Answer A
2. After a double to center field that stays in play, a teammate from the dugout comes out
to celebrate with the runner who scored from third. There have been no previous
instances of this nature in the game.
a. The coach of the player's team shall be warned.
,b. The next offender on that team shall be ejected.
c. The player is restricted to the bench.
d. Both A and B.
Answer D
3. The batter is a switch hitter and the pitcher is ambidextrous. During the
batter's time at bat
a. The batter may switch batter's boxes and the pitcher may change from a right-
hander to a left-hander.
b. The pitcher may switch from a right-hander to a left-hander, but the batter must
choose one batter's box and not change.
c. Neither the batter nor the pitcher may change how they bat or pitch.
d. The batter may change batter's boxes but the pitcher must face the batter as
either a left-hander or right-hander but not both.
Answer D
4. When a batter enters the batter's box with an illegal bat
,a. The ball remains live and in play.
b. The ball becomes dead immediately.
c. It is a delayed dead ball.
Answer B
5. When an improper batter reaches first base, he becomes a proper batter and the
results of his time at bat become legal when no appeal has been made and
a. A pitch or illegal pitch has been delivered to the succeeding batter.
, b. An intentional base on balls has occurred.
c. All the infielders left the diamond when the half-inning ended.
d. All of the above.
Answer D
6. A fair ball is a batted ball which
a. Touches first, second or third base.
b. While on or over fair territory, touches the person of an umpire or player, their
clothing or equipment.
c. Settles on the third-base foul line between home and third.
d. All of the above
Answer D
7. Baseballs used for competition only have to have the NFHS Authenticating Mark
on the ball to be compliant.
a. Yes, as long as the NFHS Authenticating Mark is on the ball.
b. No, the SEI/NOCSAE mark is also required to be on the baseball. So there are two
1. In the sixth inning, an eligible player arrives and the visiting coach wants to
substitute him in the lineup for the injured player and return his team to nine
players.
a. This is permissible.
b. A team that must play with eight players may not return to nine players.
c. A team playing with eight players may return to nine if the player coming in to
substitute is listed on the lineup card as a possible substitute.
d. A team may return to nine players provided the opposing coach agrees to the
substitution.
Answer A
2. After a double to center field that stays in play, a teammate from the dugout comes out
to celebrate with the runner who scored from third. There have been no previous
instances of this nature in the game.
a. The coach of the player's team shall be warned.
,b. The next offender on that team shall be ejected.
c. The player is restricted to the bench.
d. Both A and B.
Answer D
3. The batter is a switch hitter and the pitcher is ambidextrous. During the
batter's time at bat
a. The batter may switch batter's boxes and the pitcher may change from a right-
hander to a left-hander.
b. The pitcher may switch from a right-hander to a left-hander, but the batter must
choose one batter's box and not change.
c. Neither the batter nor the pitcher may change how they bat or pitch.
d. The batter may change batter's boxes but the pitcher must face the batter as
either a left-hander or right-hander but not both.
Answer D
4. When a batter enters the batter's box with an illegal bat
,a. The ball remains live and in play.
b. The ball becomes dead immediately.
c. It is a delayed dead ball.
Answer B
5. When an improper batter reaches first base, he becomes a proper batter and the
results of his time at bat become legal when no appeal has been made and
a. A pitch or illegal pitch has been delivered to the succeeding batter.
, b. An intentional base on balls has occurred.
c. All the infielders left the diamond when the half-inning ended.
d. All of the above.
Answer D
6. A fair ball is a batted ball which
a. Touches first, second or third base.
b. While on or over fair territory, touches the person of an umpire or player, their
clothing or equipment.
c. Settles on the third-base foul line between home and third.
d. All of the above
Answer D
7. Baseballs used for competition only have to have the NFHS Authenticating Mark
on the ball to be compliant.
a. Yes, as long as the NFHS Authenticating Mark is on the ball.
b. No, the SEI/NOCSAE mark is also required to be on the baseball. So there are two
