2023 NFHS BASEBALL EXAM PART I
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS .
When,the,dugout,area,is,temporarily,extended:,,ANS,-
,,D.,It,shall,be,extended,toward,the,outfield,on,a,line,parallel,to,the,foul,line,,equally,applied,for,both,team
s.
Bats,that,are,not,made,of,a,single,piece,of,wood:,,ANS,-
,,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:,,ANS,-,,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:,,A
NS,-,,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.,,ANS,-,,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,cho
ose,to,take,the,result,of,the,play,or,the,award,of:,,ANS,-,,C.,Two,bases.
Any,question,regarding,legality,of,a,player's,equipment:,,ANS,-,,C.,Shall,be,resolved,by,the,umpire-in-chief
The,term,"ball",is,used,as:,,ANS,-
,,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:,,ANS,-
,,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:,,ANS,-,,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,swin
g,places,his,front,foot,on,the,ground,in,front,and,outside,the,batter's,box,while,his,back,foot,remains,in,th
e,box.,The,batted,ball,bounces,up,and,accidentally,hits,B1's,front,leg,,ANS,-,,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,ba
ses,are,occupied,and,,ANS,-,,C.,Can,be,caught,by,an,infielder,with,ordinary,effort
Offensive,interference,is,an,act,by,the,team,at,bat:,,ANS,-
,,D.,A,and,B.,(A.,That,can,be,either,physical,or,verbal,and,interferes,with,,obstructs,,impedes,,hinders,or,co
nfuses,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:,,ANS,-
,,D.,The,bat,hits,the,catcher,after,the,batter,has,swung,at,a,pitch,and,hinders,action,at,home,plate,or,the,c
atcher's,attempt,to,play,on,a,runner.
An,illegal,substitute,is:,,ANS,-,,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:,,ANS,-
,,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.,,ANS,-
,,D.,B,and,C,(A.,The,assistant,coach,is,automatically,ejected.,B.,The,assistant,coach,is,restricted,to,the,dugo
ut,for,the,remainder,of,the,game.)
A,coach,may,have,in,his,possession,while,in,a,coach's,box:,,ANS,-
,,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,bas
e.,,ANS,-
,,D.,A,,B,and,C.,(A.,The,ball,is,immediately,dead,and,the,second,baseman,is,ejected.,B.,The,runner,is,declar