NFHS Baseball Rules Questions
A bat would be considered legal for the game:
A. If it had a BBCOR certification mark.
B. If it only had a BESR certification mark.
C. If the temperature of the bat had been artificially
controlled.
D. If it had been altered from the manufacturer's
original design and production. - ------------ANS: A. If it had a BBCOR certification
mark. (Ref. 1-3-2d)
A batted ball is judged to be fair when the ball:
A. Lands on fair ground after touching a player who
was over foul ground.
B. First falls on foul ground past third base, but
settles on fair territory.
C. Touches first, second or third base.
D. As a ground ball touches a bat resting on foul
ground and rebounds into fair territory. - ------------ANS: C. Touches first, second or
third base. (Ref. 2-5-1e, 2-16-1c, d)
A batter is out when hitting a foul ball while either foot or knee is touching the ground
completely outside the lines of the batter's box or touching home plate when one of
the following occurs:
A. A fair ball.
B. A foul ball.
C. A foul tip.
,D. All of the above. - ------------ANS: A. A fair ball.
A batter who has received a base on balls may be granted "time" before he goes to
first base.
A. True
B. False - ------------ANS: B. False (Ref. 2-4-2)
A batter-runner is the player of the team at bat who is entitled to occupy either of the
two batter's boxes.
A. True.
B. False. - ------------ANS: B. False. (Ref. 2-7-1)
A coach may challenge a judgment call by an umpire and demand that the umpire
confer with his partner.
A. True.
B. False. - ------------ANS: B. False.
A coach who is not in the uniform of the team:
A. Is allowed to coach on the field.
B. Is not allowed to be on the field or in the dugout.
C. Is technically ejected following the plate
conference.
D. Is restricted to the bench/dugout. - ------------ANS: D. Is restricted to the
bench/dugout.
A coach who is restricted to the bench may leave the bench/dugout to attend to an ill
or injured player.
,A. True.
B. False. - ------------ANS: A. True. (Ref. 3-2-1)
A coach, restricted to the bench for the balance of the game, may:
A. Not have a charged conference with his team at
any time.
B. Have a charged conference on the field of play,
just as he could before he was restricted.
C. Have a charged conference only when the other
team has been granted one.
D. May have a charged conference - offense or
defense - in the dugout/bench area. - ------------ANS: D. May have a charged
conference - offense or defense - in the dugout/bench area.
A defensive conference, held at the pitcher's mound, is concluded when:
A. The coach leaves the dirt area of the mound.
B. The infielders leave to go to their positions.
C. A minute has elapsed.
D. The coach crosses the foul line. - ------------ANS: D. The coach crosses the foul
line. (Ref. 3-4-3)
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 players, their clothing or
equipment.
, C. Settles on the third-base foul line between home
and third.
D. All of the above - ------------ANS: D. All of the above
A fielder will be considered to have caught a ball in flight when:
A. He has secured the ball in his cap.
B. He has the ball in his glove for two steps before
accidentally dropping the ball.
C. He has secured possession in foul ground and
then steps with both feet into his dugout.
D. The batted ball in flight caromed off a runner and
was secured by the fielder before touching the
ground. - ------------ANS: C. He has secured possession in foul ground and then
steps with both feet into his dugout.
A foul ball caroms off the first baseman and is caught by the catcher while still in
flight.
A. The ball remains live and in play.
B. The ball becomes dead immediately.
C. It is a delayed dead ball. - ------------ANS: A. The ball remains live and in play.
A foul tip is a batted ball that goes directly to the catcher's hands and:
A. Is legally caught by any infielder.
B. Is a strike and the ball is in play.
C. Is legally caught by only the catcher.
D. Both B and C. - ------------ANS: D. Both B and C.
A bat would be considered legal for the game:
A. If it had a BBCOR certification mark.
B. If it only had a BESR certification mark.
C. If the temperature of the bat had been artificially
controlled.
D. If it had been altered from the manufacturer's
original design and production. - ------------ANS: A. If it had a BBCOR certification
mark. (Ref. 1-3-2d)
A batted ball is judged to be fair when the ball:
A. Lands on fair ground after touching a player who
was over foul ground.
B. First falls on foul ground past third base, but
settles on fair territory.
C. Touches first, second or third base.
D. As a ground ball touches a bat resting on foul
ground and rebounds into fair territory. - ------------ANS: C. Touches first, second or
third base. (Ref. 2-5-1e, 2-16-1c, d)
A batter is out when hitting a foul ball while either foot or knee is touching the ground
completely outside the lines of the batter's box or touching home plate when one of
the following occurs:
A. A fair ball.
B. A foul ball.
C. A foul tip.
,D. All of the above. - ------------ANS: A. A fair ball.
A batter who has received a base on balls may be granted "time" before he goes to
first base.
A. True
B. False - ------------ANS: B. False (Ref. 2-4-2)
A batter-runner is the player of the team at bat who is entitled to occupy either of the
two batter's boxes.
A. True.
B. False. - ------------ANS: B. False. (Ref. 2-7-1)
A coach may challenge a judgment call by an umpire and demand that the umpire
confer with his partner.
A. True.
B. False. - ------------ANS: B. False.
A coach who is not in the uniform of the team:
A. Is allowed to coach on the field.
B. Is not allowed to be on the field or in the dugout.
C. Is technically ejected following the plate
conference.
D. Is restricted to the bench/dugout. - ------------ANS: D. Is restricted to the
bench/dugout.
A coach who is restricted to the bench may leave the bench/dugout to attend to an ill
or injured player.
,A. True.
B. False. - ------------ANS: A. True. (Ref. 3-2-1)
A coach, restricted to the bench for the balance of the game, may:
A. Not have a charged conference with his team at
any time.
B. Have a charged conference on the field of play,
just as he could before he was restricted.
C. Have a charged conference only when the other
team has been granted one.
D. May have a charged conference - offense or
defense - in the dugout/bench area. - ------------ANS: D. May have a charged
conference - offense or defense - in the dugout/bench area.
A defensive conference, held at the pitcher's mound, is concluded when:
A. The coach leaves the dirt area of the mound.
B. The infielders leave to go to their positions.
C. A minute has elapsed.
D. The coach crosses the foul line. - ------------ANS: D. The coach crosses the foul
line. (Ref. 3-4-3)
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 players, their clothing or
equipment.
, C. Settles on the third-base foul line between home
and third.
D. All of the above - ------------ANS: D. All of the above
A fielder will be considered to have caught a ball in flight when:
A. He has secured the ball in his cap.
B. He has the ball in his glove for two steps before
accidentally dropping the ball.
C. He has secured possession in foul ground and
then steps with both feet into his dugout.
D. The batted ball in flight caromed off a runner and
was secured by the fielder before touching the
ground. - ------------ANS: C. He has secured possession in foul ground and then
steps with both feet into his dugout.
A foul ball caroms off the first baseman and is caught by the catcher while still in
flight.
A. The ball remains live and in play.
B. The ball becomes dead immediately.
C. It is a delayed dead ball. - ------------ANS: A. The ball remains live and in play.
A foul tip is a batted ball that goes directly to the catcher's hands and:
A. Is legally caught by any infielder.
B. Is a strike and the ball is in play.
C. Is legally caught by only the catcher.
D. Both B and C. - ------------ANS: D. Both B and C.
