2024 NFHS BASEBALL EXAM PART 1
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Lineups cbecome cofficial cwhen: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The clineup ccards chave cbeen
cexchanged, cverified, cand cthen caccepted cby cthe cplate cumpire cduring cthe cpregame
cconference.
A cfielder c(other cthan cthe ccatcher), cto cbe cconsidered cto cbe cin cfair cground cmust: c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Have cat cleast cone cfoot ctouching cfair cground.
The cpitcher's cplate cshall cbe cset cin cthe cground cso cthat: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The
cdistance cbetween cthe cnearer cedge cof cthe cpitcher's cplate cand cthe crear ctip cof cthe
chome cplate cshall cbe c60 cfeet, c6 cinches.
When cthe cdugout carea cis ctemporarily cextended: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔It cshall cbe
cextended ctoward cthe coutfield con ca cline cparallel cto cthe cfoul cline, cequally capplied
cfor cboth cteams.
A clegal cbaseball cmust chave caffixed: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Both cthe cNFHS
cAuthenticating cMark cand cthe cSEI/NOCSAE cmark.
The cbarrel cof ca cbat cshall: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔All cof cthe cabove.
Gloves/mitts cshall cconform cto cheigh, cwidth cand cwebbing cspecifications: c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔For call cplayers cexcept cthe ccatcher.
The ccatcher cshall cwear ca cbody/chest cprotector cthat cmeets cthe cNOCSAE cstandard
cat cthe ctime cof cmanufacture. cThe cbody/chest cprotector coptions care: c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔All cof cthe cabove
The ccatcher ccomes cto chis cposition cwearing ca cskull ccap cand can cunattached cmask.
cBoth cpieces cof cgear care cin cgood cshape. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔This cis cillegal. cThe
ccatcher cmust cwear ca chelmet/mask ccombination cthat cmeets cthe cNOCSAE cstandard.
Concerning cplayer cequipment: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A, cB, cand cC.
Team cA's cpitcher cmay cwear ca cwristband cwith cdefensive cinstructions/pitch cchoices
con chis cnon-throwing carm cif cthe cwristband cis cnot cdistracting cand cthe ccolor cis: c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Both cA cand cB.
, An cumpire cdiscovers cTeam cA's ccatcher cis cusing ca ctwo-way ccommunication cdevice
cto ccommunicate cwith cthe cdugout. cWhat cis cthe cpenalty? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Team cA creceives ca cwarning. cThe ccatcher cmust cremove cthe ctwo-way
ccommunication cdevice. cThe cnext coffender cand cthe chead ccoach cwill cbe cejected.
In cwhich cof cthe cfollowing csituations cmay ca cteam cuse ca cone-way ccommunication
cdevice? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔From cthe cdugout cto cthe ccatcher cfor cthe cpurpose cof
ccalling cpitches cand csetting cdefense.
A cfair cball cis ca cbatted cball cwhich: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔All cof cthe cabove
A cfielder cwill cbe cconsidered cto chave ccaught ca cball cin cflight cwhen: c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔He chas csecured cpossession cin cfoul cground cand cthen csteps cwith cboth cfeet
cinto chis cdugout.
During cthe cpregame cconference: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Umpires cshall cask cthe chead
ccoaches cif ctheir cplayers care clegally cand cproperly cequipped.
A cfoul ctip cis ca cbatted cball cthat: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Goes cdirectly cto cthe ccatchers
chands cand cis clegally ccaught cby cthe ccatcher.
An cinfield cfly cis ca cfair cfly cball cthat cis chit cbefore cthere care ctwo couts cand cat ca ctime
cwhen cat cleast cfirst cand csecond cbases care coccupied cand: c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Can cbe ccaught cby cand cinfielder cwith cordinary ceffort.
Offensive cinterference cis can cact cby cthe cteam cat cbat: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cand
cB.
When ca crunner ccreates cmalicious ccontact cwith cany cfielder: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔It
cis cconsidered cto cbe coffensive cinterference.
Follow-through cinterference coccurs cwhen: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cbat chits cthe
ccatcher cafter cthe cbatter chas cswung cat ca cpitch cand chinders caction cat chome cplate
cor cthe ccatcher's cattempt cto cplay con ca crunner.
An cillegal csubstitute cis: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cplayer cwho cre-enters cthe cgame cin
cthe cwrong cposition cin cthe cbatting corder.
At cthe cbeginning cof cthe cthird cinning, cthe chead ccoach ctells cthe cplate cumpire cthat
cBaker cwill cbat cfor cthe cfourth cbatter cin cthe cinning, cDavis, cif cthe cinning clasts cthat
clong. cWilson ccomes cto cbat cinstead cof cBaker cand cdoes cnot ctell cthe cplate cumpire.
cWith cno couts, che chits cinto ca crun-scoring cdouble cplay. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Wilson
cis can cunreported csubstitute. cUpon cdiscover, cthe cplate cumpire cwill cmake cthe
cneeded cchanges cin cthe clineup.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Lineups cbecome cofficial cwhen: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The clineup ccards chave cbeen
cexchanged, cverified, cand cthen caccepted cby cthe cplate cumpire cduring cthe cpregame
cconference.
A cfielder c(other cthan cthe ccatcher), cto cbe cconsidered cto cbe cin cfair cground cmust: c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Have cat cleast cone cfoot ctouching cfair cground.
The cpitcher's cplate cshall cbe cset cin cthe cground cso cthat: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The
cdistance cbetween cthe cnearer cedge cof cthe cpitcher's cplate cand cthe crear ctip cof cthe
chome cplate cshall cbe c60 cfeet, c6 cinches.
When cthe cdugout carea cis ctemporarily cextended: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔It cshall cbe
cextended ctoward cthe coutfield con ca cline cparallel cto cthe cfoul cline, cequally capplied
cfor cboth cteams.
A clegal cbaseball cmust chave caffixed: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Both cthe cNFHS
cAuthenticating cMark cand cthe cSEI/NOCSAE cmark.
The cbarrel cof ca cbat cshall: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔All cof cthe cabove.
Gloves/mitts cshall cconform cto cheigh, cwidth cand cwebbing cspecifications: c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔For call cplayers cexcept cthe ccatcher.
The ccatcher cshall cwear ca cbody/chest cprotector cthat cmeets cthe cNOCSAE cstandard
cat cthe ctime cof cmanufacture. cThe cbody/chest cprotector coptions care: c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔All cof cthe cabove
The ccatcher ccomes cto chis cposition cwearing ca cskull ccap cand can cunattached cmask.
cBoth cpieces cof cgear care cin cgood cshape. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔This cis cillegal. cThe
ccatcher cmust cwear ca chelmet/mask ccombination cthat cmeets cthe cNOCSAE cstandard.
Concerning cplayer cequipment: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A, cB, cand cC.
Team cA's cpitcher cmay cwear ca cwristband cwith cdefensive cinstructions/pitch cchoices
con chis cnon-throwing carm cif cthe cwristband cis cnot cdistracting cand cthe ccolor cis: c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Both cA cand cB.
, An cumpire cdiscovers cTeam cA's ccatcher cis cusing ca ctwo-way ccommunication cdevice
cto ccommunicate cwith cthe cdugout. cWhat cis cthe cpenalty? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Team cA creceives ca cwarning. cThe ccatcher cmust cremove cthe ctwo-way
ccommunication cdevice. cThe cnext coffender cand cthe chead ccoach cwill cbe cejected.
In cwhich cof cthe cfollowing csituations cmay ca cteam cuse ca cone-way ccommunication
cdevice? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔From cthe cdugout cto cthe ccatcher cfor cthe cpurpose cof
ccalling cpitches cand csetting cdefense.
A cfair cball cis ca cbatted cball cwhich: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔All cof cthe cabove
A cfielder cwill cbe cconsidered cto chave ccaught ca cball cin cflight cwhen: c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔He chas csecured cpossession cin cfoul cground cand cthen csteps cwith cboth cfeet
cinto chis cdugout.
During cthe cpregame cconference: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Umpires cshall cask cthe chead
ccoaches cif ctheir cplayers care clegally cand cproperly cequipped.
A cfoul ctip cis ca cbatted cball cthat: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Goes cdirectly cto cthe ccatchers
chands cand cis clegally ccaught cby cthe ccatcher.
An cinfield cfly cis ca cfair cfly cball cthat cis chit cbefore cthere care ctwo couts cand cat ca ctime
cwhen cat cleast cfirst cand csecond cbases care coccupied cand: c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Can cbe ccaught cby cand cinfielder cwith cordinary ceffort.
Offensive cinterference cis can cact cby cthe cteam cat cbat: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cand
cB.
When ca crunner ccreates cmalicious ccontact cwith cany cfielder: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔It
cis cconsidered cto cbe coffensive cinterference.
Follow-through cinterference coccurs cwhen: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cbat chits cthe
ccatcher cafter cthe cbatter chas cswung cat ca cpitch cand chinders caction cat chome cplate
cor cthe ccatcher's cattempt cto cplay con ca crunner.
An cillegal csubstitute cis: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cplayer cwho cre-enters cthe cgame cin
cthe cwrong cposition cin cthe cbatting corder.
At cthe cbeginning cof cthe cthird cinning, cthe chead ccoach ctells cthe cplate cumpire cthat
cBaker cwill cbat cfor cthe cfourth cbatter cin cthe cinning, cDavis, cif cthe cinning clasts cthat
clong. cWilson ccomes cto cbat cinstead cof cBaker cand cdoes cnot ctell cthe cplate cumpire.
cWith cno couts, che chits cinto ca crun-scoring cdouble cplay. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Wilson
cis can cunreported csubstitute. cUpon cdiscover, cthe cplate cumpire cwill cmake cthe
cneeded cchanges cin cthe clineup.
