OHSAA 2024 BASEBALL RULES ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 50 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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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. -
ANSWERD) May have a charged conference - offense or defense - in the dugout/bench
area.
A fielder has not completed the act of making a catch when:
A) The fielder traps the ball against his chest with his elbow.
B) The fielder catches a fly ball, falls over the outfield fence, and maintains control of
the ball.
C) The thrown ball is securely in the fielder's glove and the glove is in contact with the
ground.
D) The pitcher's glove touches a batted ball in flight and then the second baseman
catches the ball before it touches the ground. - ANSWERA) The fielder traps the ball
against his chest with his elbow.
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. - ANSWERC) He has secured possession in foul ground and then
steps with both feet into his dugout.
A runner who was tagged out on a play that was determined to be malicious contact:
A) Is declared safe and awarded two bases.
B) Is declared safe and awarded one base.
C) Remains out on the play.
, D) Is excused from any profanity he may have uttered. - ANSWERC) Remains out on
the play.
After a beaning incident, both dugouts empty and converge on the mound for a
prolonged shouting and shoving match. All personnel who left their positions to
participate in the fight must be:
A) Given a warning
B) Ejected and suspended for the next two games
C) Ejected and suspended based on league rules
D) Not necessarily ejected, but may be suspended based on league rules. -
ANSWERC) Ejected and suspended based on league rules
An assistant coach leaves his dugout to loudly argue a call by the umpire on a play at
the plate.
A) The assistant coach and the head coach shall be immediately ejected.
B) The assistant coach and the head coach shall receive written warnings and both will
be restricted to the dugout for the duration of the game.
C) If the assistant's actions are severe, he may be ejected and the head coach is still
restricted for the balance of the game.
D) Both B and C. - ANSWERD) Both B and C.
An obstructed runner returning to a base is awarded:
A) The base to which he was returning.
B) A mandatory two bases.
C) A minimum of one base beyond his position on base when the obstruction occurred.
D) There is no award for an obstructed runner returning to a base. - ANSWERC) A
minimum of one base beyond his position on base when the obstruction occurred.
At the pregame conference, the plate umpire asks both head coaches if they have listed
all their substitutes on the lineup card. The visiting team's head coach states he did not
have time, but will provide them as the game progresses. The plate umpire will:
A) Start the game and tell the coach he may add the substitutes as he gets time during
the game.
B) Inform the visiting team's head coach that there will be no substitutions allowed for
his team in the game.
C) Not accept the team's lineup card until all substitutes are listed. The game cannot
begin until the umpire has received lineup cards from both teams.
D) Inform the head coach that as a penalty for not having his lineup card correct, he
may not occupy a coaching box for the balance of the game. - ANSWERC) Not accept
the team's lineup card until all substitutes are listed. The game cannot begin until the
umpire has received lineup cards from both teams
B1 hits a ball that lands in front of the mound. The backspin on the ball brings it back
toward the plate, where it hits the bat, which is in fair territory. B1 is safe at first.
A) The umpire must judge whether the ball would have been fair or foul had it not
contacted the bat.
COMPLETE 50 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!
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. -
ANSWERD) May have a charged conference - offense or defense - in the dugout/bench
area.
A fielder has not completed the act of making a catch when:
A) The fielder traps the ball against his chest with his elbow.
B) The fielder catches a fly ball, falls over the outfield fence, and maintains control of
the ball.
C) The thrown ball is securely in the fielder's glove and the glove is in contact with the
ground.
D) The pitcher's glove touches a batted ball in flight and then the second baseman
catches the ball before it touches the ground. - ANSWERA) The fielder traps the ball
against his chest with his elbow.
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. - ANSWERC) He has secured possession in foul ground and then
steps with both feet into his dugout.
A runner who was tagged out on a play that was determined to be malicious contact:
A) Is declared safe and awarded two bases.
B) Is declared safe and awarded one base.
C) Remains out on the play.
, D) Is excused from any profanity he may have uttered. - ANSWERC) Remains out on
the play.
After a beaning incident, both dugouts empty and converge on the mound for a
prolonged shouting and shoving match. All personnel who left their positions to
participate in the fight must be:
A) Given a warning
B) Ejected and suspended for the next two games
C) Ejected and suspended based on league rules
D) Not necessarily ejected, but may be suspended based on league rules. -
ANSWERC) Ejected and suspended based on league rules
An assistant coach leaves his dugout to loudly argue a call by the umpire on a play at
the plate.
A) The assistant coach and the head coach shall be immediately ejected.
B) The assistant coach and the head coach shall receive written warnings and both will
be restricted to the dugout for the duration of the game.
C) If the assistant's actions are severe, he may be ejected and the head coach is still
restricted for the balance of the game.
D) Both B and C. - ANSWERD) Both B and C.
An obstructed runner returning to a base is awarded:
A) The base to which he was returning.
B) A mandatory two bases.
C) A minimum of one base beyond his position on base when the obstruction occurred.
D) There is no award for an obstructed runner returning to a base. - ANSWERC) A
minimum of one base beyond his position on base when the obstruction occurred.
At the pregame conference, the plate umpire asks both head coaches if they have listed
all their substitutes on the lineup card. The visiting team's head coach states he did not
have time, but will provide them as the game progresses. The plate umpire will:
A) Start the game and tell the coach he may add the substitutes as he gets time during
the game.
B) Inform the visiting team's head coach that there will be no substitutions allowed for
his team in the game.
C) Not accept the team's lineup card until all substitutes are listed. The game cannot
begin until the umpire has received lineup cards from both teams.
D) Inform the head coach that as a penalty for not having his lineup card correct, he
may not occupy a coaching box for the balance of the game. - ANSWERC) Not accept
the team's lineup card until all substitutes are listed. The game cannot begin until the
umpire has received lineup cards from both teams
B1 hits a ball that lands in front of the mound. The backspin on the ball brings it back
toward the plate, where it hits the bat, which is in fair territory. B1 is safe at first.
A) The umpire must judge whether the ball would have been fair or foul had it not
contacted the bat.
