2023/2024/2025 NFHS BASEBALL EXAM PART I EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
When the dugout area is temporarily extended:
D. It shall be extended toward the outfield on a line parallel to the foul line, equally
applied for both teams.
Bats that are not made of a single piece of wood:
C. Shall meet the BBCOR performance standard and be labeled.
If loose equipment interferes with play, the umpire may, based on his judgment
and the circumstances of the play:
D. A, B and C. (Call an out, award bases or return runners)
Each player shall be numbered with a plain number of solid color contrasting with
the color of the shirt:
B. On the back of the jersey
The batter comes to bat wearing a batting helmet that meets all NOCSAE
requirements but has a mirror-like surface.
B. This is not a legal helmet and must be replaced.
If a thrown ball is touched with an illegal glove or mitt, and is discovered by the
umpire, the coach may choose to take the result of the play or the award of:
C. Two bases.
Any question regarding legality of a player's equipment:
C. Shall be resolved by the umpire-in-chief
The term "ball" is used as:
, D. All of the above. (A playing implement necessary to conduct a game, A designation
of a pitch that is not touched by the bat, Possible umpire designation of a pitch.)
To "intentionally" give a batter a base on balls:
C. The catcher or coach must request to award the batter first base on any ball-and-
strike count.
A ball is determined as a lodged ball if it is:
D. All of the above (stuck, wedged, or unreachable)
B1 is crowding the front edge of the batter's box and legally hits the pitch. His
stride through with his swing places his front foot on the ground in front and
outside the batter's box while his back foot remains in the box. The batted ball
bounces up and accidentally hits B1's front leg
A. Foul Ball
An infield fly is a fair fly that is hit before there are two outs and at a time when at
least first and second bases are occupied and
C. Can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort
Offensive interference is an act by the team at bat:
D. A and B. (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 creates
malicious contact with any fielder regardless of whether the fielder had the ball or was in
or out of the baseline)
Follow-through interference occurs when:
D. The bat hits the catcher after the batter has swung at a pitch and hinders action at
home plate or the catcher's attempt to play on a runner.
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
When the dugout area is temporarily extended:
D. It shall be extended toward the outfield on a line parallel to the foul line, equally
applied for both teams.
Bats that are not made of a single piece of wood:
C. Shall meet the BBCOR performance standard and be labeled.
If loose equipment interferes with play, the umpire may, based on his judgment
and the circumstances of the play:
D. A, B and C. (Call an out, award bases or return runners)
Each player shall be numbered with a plain number of solid color contrasting with
the color of the shirt:
B. On the back of the jersey
The batter comes to bat wearing a batting helmet that meets all NOCSAE
requirements but has a mirror-like surface.
B. This is not a legal helmet and must be replaced.
If a thrown ball is touched with an illegal glove or mitt, and is discovered by the
umpire, the coach may choose to take the result of the play or the award of:
C. Two bases.
Any question regarding legality of a player's equipment:
C. Shall be resolved by the umpire-in-chief
The term "ball" is used as:
, D. All of the above. (A playing implement necessary to conduct a game, A designation
of a pitch that is not touched by the bat, Possible umpire designation of a pitch.)
To "intentionally" give a batter a base on balls:
C. The catcher or coach must request to award the batter first base on any ball-and-
strike count.
A ball is determined as a lodged ball if it is:
D. All of the above (stuck, wedged, or unreachable)
B1 is crowding the front edge of the batter's box and legally hits the pitch. His
stride through with his swing places his front foot on the ground in front and
outside the batter's box while his back foot remains in the box. The batted ball
bounces up and accidentally hits B1's front leg
A. Foul Ball
An infield fly is a fair fly that is hit before there are two outs and at a time when at
least first and second bases are occupied and
C. Can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort
Offensive interference is an act by the team at bat:
D. A and B. (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 creates
malicious contact with any fielder regardless of whether the fielder had the ball or was in
or out of the baseline)
Follow-through interference occurs when:
D. The bat hits the catcher after the batter has swung at a pitch and hinders action at
home plate or the catcher's attempt to play on a runner.
