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OHSAA 2026 BASEBALL RULES
EXAM 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Offensive interference is an act by the team at bat:
A) That can be either physical or verbal and interferes with,
obstructs, impedes, hinders or confuses any fielder attempting
to make a play.
B) That created malicious contact with any fielder regardless of
whether the fielder had the ball or was in or out of the baseline.
C) When a coach physically assists a runner during playing
action.
D) A, B and C. - ANSWER-D) A, B and C
With R2 on second base, B3 swings and misses the pitch for
strike two. His follow-through hits F2 while he is attempting to
throw out R2, who successfully steals third base.
A) There is no interference, the play stands.
B) This is follow-through interference; R2 is declared out.
C) This is follow-through interference; both R2 and B3 are
declared out.
D) This is follow-through interference, B3 is declared out and
R2 is returned to second base. - ANSWER-D) This is follow-
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through interference, B3 is declared out and R2 is returned to
second base.
The base umpire has the primary responsibility for the
interference call at second base in a double play situation,
second to first.
A) True
B) False - ANSWER-B) False
F4, for whom the DH is batting, pinch hits or pinch runs for the
DH.
A) The DH position is eliminated for the remainder of the
game.
B) The starting DH can re-enter as a player but not in the role
of the DH.
C) If the starting DH re-enters it must be in the same position
in the batting order.
D) All the above - ANSWER-D) All the above
Pitcher throws a 58ft curve ball. The batter checks his swing as
the pitch bounces in front of the plate. The ball bounces and
barely clips the bat and slightly rises into the air and then
comes back down. The catcher sticks out his glove and catches
the ball and returns it to the pitcher.
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A) Since the ball bounced before being hit, the ball cannot be
legally caught by the catcher.
B) This is a foul tip. A strike is called on the batter.
C) This is a catch. The batter is out.
D) This is a foul ball. - ANSWER-C) This is a catch. The batter
is out.
Runner on first is attempting to steal second base. The batter
swings late for strike one and steps into the catcher who is still
able to make the throw. The runner on first is initially safe at
second but slides past the bag and is subsequently tagged out.
A) Since there was no out initially, the batter is out and the
runner is out on the subsequent play.
B) Since there was no out initially, the runner returns to first
base and the batter is out.
C) The runner was retired on the catcher's initial throw. The
play stands and the interference is ignored.
D) The umpire is to declare the ball dead immediately at the
time of the interference. - ANSWER-C) The runner was retired
on the catcher's initial throw. The play stands and the
interference is ignored.
Obstruction of a batter is ignored if:
A) The batter-runner reaches first base.
B) All other runners advance at least one base.
OHSAA 2026 BASEBALL RULES
EXAM 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Offensive interference is an act by the team at bat:
A) That can be either physical or verbal and interferes with,
obstructs, impedes, hinders or confuses any fielder attempting
to make a play.
B) That created malicious contact with any fielder regardless of
whether the fielder had the ball or was in or out of the baseline.
C) When a coach physically assists a runner during playing
action.
D) A, B and C. - ANSWER-D) A, B and C
With R2 on second base, B3 swings and misses the pitch for
strike two. His follow-through hits F2 while he is attempting to
throw out R2, who successfully steals third base.
A) There is no interference, the play stands.
B) This is follow-through interference; R2 is declared out.
C) This is follow-through interference; both R2 and B3 are
declared out.
D) This is follow-through interference, B3 is declared out and
R2 is returned to second base. - ANSWER-D) This is follow-
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through interference, B3 is declared out and R2 is returned to
second base.
The base umpire has the primary responsibility for the
interference call at second base in a double play situation,
second to first.
A) True
B) False - ANSWER-B) False
F4, for whom the DH is batting, pinch hits or pinch runs for the
DH.
A) The DH position is eliminated for the remainder of the
game.
B) The starting DH can re-enter as a player but not in the role
of the DH.
C) If the starting DH re-enters it must be in the same position
in the batting order.
D) All the above - ANSWER-D) All the above
Pitcher throws a 58ft curve ball. The batter checks his swing as
the pitch bounces in front of the plate. The ball bounces and
barely clips the bat and slightly rises into the air and then
comes back down. The catcher sticks out his glove and catches
the ball and returns it to the pitcher.
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A) Since the ball bounced before being hit, the ball cannot be
legally caught by the catcher.
B) This is a foul tip. A strike is called on the batter.
C) This is a catch. The batter is out.
D) This is a foul ball. - ANSWER-C) This is a catch. The batter
is out.
Runner on first is attempting to steal second base. The batter
swings late for strike one and steps into the catcher who is still
able to make the throw. The runner on first is initially safe at
second but slides past the bag and is subsequently tagged out.
A) Since there was no out initially, the batter is out and the
runner is out on the subsequent play.
B) Since there was no out initially, the runner returns to first
base and the batter is out.
C) The runner was retired on the catcher's initial throw. The
play stands and the interference is ignored.
D) The umpire is to declare the ball dead immediately at the
time of the interference. - ANSWER-C) The runner was retired
on the catcher's initial throw. The play stands and the
interference is ignored.
Obstruction of a batter is ignored if:
A) The batter-runner reaches first base.
B) All other runners advance at least one base.
