NFHS Baseball Exam Part I 2026 | Rules, Scenarios & Officiating Study Guide
When the dugout area is temporarily extended: - (answer)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: - (answer)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: - (answer)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:
- (answer)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. - (answer)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: - (answer)C. Two bases.
Any question regarding legality of a player's equipment: - (answer)C. Shall be resolved by the umpire-in-
chief
The term "ball" is used as: - (answer)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: - (answer)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: - (answer)D. All of the above (stuck, wedged, or unreachable)
, NFHS Baseball Exam Part I 2026 | Rules, Scenarios & Officiating Study Guide
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 - (answer)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 - (answer)C. Can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort
Offensive interference is an act by the team at bat: - (answer)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: - (answer)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.
An illegal substitute is: - (answer)B. A player who re-enters the game in the wrong position in the batting
order.
If an illegal player on defense is involved in a play, the team on offense has the option to let the play
stand or to allow the batter to bat again, provided the infraction is discovered: - (answer)A. Prior to the
pitch to the next batter of either team.
In the fifth inning, the assistant coach leaves the first-base coaching box and advances toward the base
umpire to mildly dispute an out call. - (answer)D. B and C (A. The assistant coach is automatically
ejected. B. The assistant coach is restricted to the dugout for the remainder of the game.)
A coach may have in his possession while in a coach's box: - (answer)B. Stopwatch, hard copy of a rules
book and a scorebook.
The second baseman, with the ball in his glove, maliciously slaps the runner before he reaches second
base. - (answer)D. A, B and C. (A. The ball is immediately dead and the second baseman is ejected. B.
The runner is declared to be out. C. Other runners will be awarded appropriate bases they would have
obtained had the malicious contact not occurred)
When the dugout area is temporarily extended: - (answer)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: - (answer)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: - (answer)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:
- (answer)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. - (answer)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: - (answer)C. Two bases.
Any question regarding legality of a player's equipment: - (answer)C. Shall be resolved by the umpire-in-
chief
The term "ball" is used as: - (answer)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: - (answer)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: - (answer)D. All of the above (stuck, wedged, or unreachable)
, NFHS Baseball Exam Part I 2026 | Rules, Scenarios & Officiating Study Guide
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 - (answer)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 - (answer)C. Can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort
Offensive interference is an act by the team at bat: - (answer)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: - (answer)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.
An illegal substitute is: - (answer)B. A player who re-enters the game in the wrong position in the batting
order.
If an illegal player on defense is involved in a play, the team on offense has the option to let the play
stand or to allow the batter to bat again, provided the infraction is discovered: - (answer)A. Prior to the
pitch to the next batter of either team.
In the fifth inning, the assistant coach leaves the first-base coaching box and advances toward the base
umpire to mildly dispute an out call. - (answer)D. B and C (A. The assistant coach is automatically
ejected. B. The assistant coach is restricted to the dugout for the remainder of the game.)
A coach may have in his possession while in a coach's box: - (answer)B. Stopwatch, hard copy of a rules
book and a scorebook.
The second baseman, with the ball in his glove, maliciously slaps the runner before he reaches second
base. - (answer)D. A, B and C. (A. The ball is immediately dead and the second baseman is ejected. B.
The runner is declared to be out. C. Other runners will be awarded appropriate bases they would have
obtained had the malicious contact not occurred)
