NFHS SOFTBALL EXAM 2024 LATEST QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
Change (Name/#/Add Sub) to the lineup card after it has been made official
Penalty:
1st: Warning
2nd: Coach Restricted to bench
Illegal Substitute (Rule 3-4, P. 34 Sect. 4)
Penalty:
1) Player restricted to bench
2) Art. 1 A & C: If player is on base, at bat, or is the courtesy runner; she is also called
out.
Illegal Defensive Sub (Rule 3-4 Art. 3)
Penalty:
1) Sub involved with a batted ball=restricted to bench; offense has option of taking result
or accepting penalty (out nullified & Runners return)
2) If another legal pitch is thrown, all play stands and illegal sub is restricted to bench
3) Anytime an illegal sub handles the ball and it does not alter the play/no one is put out;
play stands and illegal sub is restricted.
A coach physically assists a runner during live ball action. (8-6-5)
Penalty:Runner is out and ball remains live.
, Offensive Interference with a fielder attempting to make a play on a batter/runner
(3-5 art. 5)
Penalty:
a) The ball is dead.
b) Runner closest to home is out
c) All runners not out return to last base touched at time of interference
Offensive player interferes with a fair batted ball or foul fly ball (3-5-Art. 6)
(7-4-12; 7-5-4; 8-6-16)
Penalty: Ball is dead immediately and batter is out.
a) If interference prevented a possible DP, batter and runner closest to home are out.
other runners return to last base touched at time of interference.
Defensive player fakes a tag (Obstruction 8-4-3b)
Penalty:
a) Delayed Dead ball
b) If obstructed runner is put out before reaching a base she would've reached, ball is
declared dead and all runners are awarded the base(s) they would've reached.
c) Team warning issued; A 2nd offender is restricted to bench
Charged Conferences: Defense(3-7)
*When either team has a charged conference, the other team may also conference
(uncharged)*
Defense:
a) Each team is granted 3 defensive conferences per 7 innings without penalty.
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
Change (Name/#/Add Sub) to the lineup card after it has been made official
Penalty:
1st: Warning
2nd: Coach Restricted to bench
Illegal Substitute (Rule 3-4, P. 34 Sect. 4)
Penalty:
1) Player restricted to bench
2) Art. 1 A & C: If player is on base, at bat, or is the courtesy runner; she is also called
out.
Illegal Defensive Sub (Rule 3-4 Art. 3)
Penalty:
1) Sub involved with a batted ball=restricted to bench; offense has option of taking result
or accepting penalty (out nullified & Runners return)
2) If another legal pitch is thrown, all play stands and illegal sub is restricted to bench
3) Anytime an illegal sub handles the ball and it does not alter the play/no one is put out;
play stands and illegal sub is restricted.
A coach physically assists a runner during live ball action. (8-6-5)
Penalty:Runner is out and ball remains live.
, Offensive Interference with a fielder attempting to make a play on a batter/runner
(3-5 art. 5)
Penalty:
a) The ball is dead.
b) Runner closest to home is out
c) All runners not out return to last base touched at time of interference
Offensive player interferes with a fair batted ball or foul fly ball (3-5-Art. 6)
(7-4-12; 7-5-4; 8-6-16)
Penalty: Ball is dead immediately and batter is out.
a) If interference prevented a possible DP, batter and runner closest to home are out.
other runners return to last base touched at time of interference.
Defensive player fakes a tag (Obstruction 8-4-3b)
Penalty:
a) Delayed Dead ball
b) If obstructed runner is put out before reaching a base she would've reached, ball is
declared dead and all runners are awarded the base(s) they would've reached.
c) Team warning issued; A 2nd offender is restricted to bench
Charged Conferences: Defense(3-7)
*When either team has a charged conference, the other team may also conference
(uncharged)*
Defense:
a) Each team is granted 3 defensive conferences per 7 innings without penalty.
