NFHS Baseball Rules Questions and Verified

NFHS Baseball Rules Questions and Verified Correct Answers Latest Update 2024 Version Guaranteed A+ At First Attempt

A bat would be considered legal for the game:

• If it had a BBCOR certification mark.
• If it only had a BESR certification mark.
• If the temperature of the bat had been artifically

controlled.

• If it had been altered from the manufacturer's

original design and production. - CORRECT ANSWER: A. If it had a BBCOR

certification mark. (Ref. 1-3-2d)

A batted ball is judged to be fair when the ball:

• Lands on fair ground after touching a player who

was over foul ground.

• First falls on foul ground past third base, but

settles on fair territory.

• Touches first, second or third base.
• As a ground ball touches a bat resting on foul

ground and rebounds into fair territory. - CORRECT ANSWER: C. Touches first, second or third base. (Ref. 2-5-1e, 2-16-1c, d)

A batter is out when hitting a foul ball while either foot or knee is touching the ground completely outside the lines of the batter's box or touching home plate when one of the

following occurs:

• A fair ball.
• A foul ball.
• A foul tip.

D. All of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER: A. A fair ball.

A batter who has received a base on balls may be granted "time" before he goes to first base.

• True

B. False - CORRECT ANSWER: B. False (Ref. 2-4-2)

A batter-runner is the player of the team at bat who is entitled to occupy either of the two batter's boxes.

• True.

B. False. - CORRECT ANSWER: B. False. (Ref. 2-7-1)

A coach may challenge a judgment call by an umpire and demand that the umpire confer with his partner.

• True.

B. False. - CORRECT ANSWER: B. False. 1 / 3

A coach who is not in the uniform of the team:

• Is allowed to coach on the field.
• Is not allowed to be on the field or in the dugout.
• Is technically ejected following the plate

conference.

D. Is restricted to the bench/dugout. - CORRECT ANSWER: D. Is restricted to the

bench/dugout.

A coach who is restricted to the bench may leave the bench/dugout to attend to an ill or injured player.

• True.

B. False. - CORRECT ANSWER: A. True. (Ref. 3-2-1)

A coach, restricted to the bench for the balance of the game, may:

• Not have a charged conference with his team at

any time.

• Have a charged conference on the field of play,

just as he could before he was restricted.

• Have a charged conference only when the other

team has been granted one.

• May have a charged conference - offense or

defense - in the dugout/bench area. - CORRECT ANSWER: D. May have a charged

conference - offense or defense - in the dugout/bench area.

A defensive conference, held at the pitcher's mound, is concluded when:

• The coach leaves the dirt area of the mound.
• The infielders leave to go to their positions.
• A minute has elapsed.

D. The coach crosses the foul line. - CORRECT ANSWER: D. The coach crosses the

foul line. (Ref. 3-4-3)

A fair ball is a batted ball which:

A Touches first, second or third base.

• While on or over fair territory, touches the person

of an umpire or players, their clothing or equipment.

• Settles on the third-base foul line between home

and third.

D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: D. All of the above

A fielder will be considered to have caught a ball in flight when:

• He has secured the ball in his cap.
• He has the ball in his glove for two steps before

accidentally dropping the ball.

• He has secured possession in foul ground and 2 / 3

then steps with both feet into his dugout.

• The batted ball in flight caromed off a runner and

was secured by the fielder before touching the

ground. - CORRECT ANSWER: C. He has secured possession in foul ground and then

steps with both feet into his dugout.

A foul ball caroms off the first baseman and is caught by the catcher while still in flight.

• The ball remains live and in play.
• The ball becomes dead immediately.
• It is a delayed dead ball. - CORRECT ANSWER: A. The ball remains live and in play.

A foul tip is a batted ball that goes directly to the catcher's hands and:

• Is legally caught by any infielder.
• Is a strike and the ball is in play.
• Is legally caught by only the catcher.

D. Both B and C. - CORRECT ANSWER: D. Both B and C.

A pitcher may assume the wind-up position when:

• His hands are together in front of his body.
• His hands are at his side.
• Either hand is in front of the body and the other

hand is at his side.

D. All of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER: D. All of the above.

A player has a small amount of blood on his pants at his knee.

• The pants must be cleaned or changed before

the player participates again.

• Since the amount of blood is not excessive, the

player may continue to play.

• If the blood is not fresh, the player may continue

to participate.

• The player must be removed from the game and

cannot return to the game. - CORRECT ANSWER: A. The pants must be cleaned or

changed before the player participates again.

A player in the offensive team's dugout uses an air horn in an attempt to cause the opposing pitcher to balk.

• The ball remains live and in play.
• The ball becomes dead immediately.

C. It is a delayed dead ball. - CORRECT ANSWER: B. The ball becomes dead

immediately.

A player who was removed from the game for exhibiting signs or symptoms consistent

with a concussion:

• May never return to play that day.
• May not return to play in that specific game.
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