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NFHS SOFTBALL QUESTI ONS AND
CORRECT ANSWER S | GRADED TO
PASS
Question : Change (Name/#/Add Sub) to the lineup card
after it has been made official
Penalty:
CORRECT ANSWER: 1st: Warning
2nd: Coach Restricted to bench
Question : Illegal Substitute (Rule 3-4, P. 34 Sect. 4)
Penalty:
CORRECT ANSWER : 1) Player restricted to bench
2) Art. 1 A & C: If player is on base, at bat, or is the
courtesy runner; she is also called out.
Question : Illegal Defensive Sub (Rule 3-4 Art. 3)
Penalty:
CORRECT ANSWER : 1) Sub involved with a batted
ball=restricted to bench; offense has option of taking
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result or accepting penalty (out nullified & Runners return) 2) If another legal pitch is thrown, all play stands and illegal sub is restricted to bench 3) Anytime an illegal sub handles the ball and it does not alter the play/no one is put out; play stands and illegal sub is restricted.
Question : A coach physically assists a runner during live
ball action. (8-6-5)
Penalty:
CORRECT ANSWER : Runner is out and ball remains
live.
Question : Offensive Interference with a fielder
attempting to make a play on a batter/runner (3-5 art. 5)
Penalty:
CORRECT ANSWER : a) The ball is dead.
b) Runner closest to home is out
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c) All runners not out return to last base touched at time
of interference
Question : Offensive player interferes with a fair batted
ball or foul fly ball (3-5-Art. 6)
(7-4-12; 7-5-4; 8-6-16)
Penalty:
CORRECT ANSWER : Ball is dead immediately and
batter is out.
a) If interference prevented a possible DP, batter and
runner closest to home are out. other runners return to last base touched at time of interference.
Question : Defensive player fakes a tag (Obstruction 8-4-
3b)
Penalty:
CORRECT ANSWER : a) Delayed Dead ball
b) If obstructed runner is put out before reaching a base
she would've reached, ball is declared dead and all runners are awarded the base(s) they would've reached.
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c) Team warning issued; A 2nd offender is restricted to
bench
Question : Charged Conferences: Defense(3-7)
CORRECT ANSWER : When either team has a charged
conference, the other team may also conference (uncharged)
Defense:
a) Each team is granted 3 defensive conferences per 7
innings without penalty.
b) Extra Innings: each team is allowed 1 additional
conference per inning.***Time granted for an injured player is not a charged conference.***If the pitcher is removed it is not a charged conference
c) Request for a charged conference beyond the allowed
(3 for 7innings/1 per extra inning) = P must be removed as pitcher for the rest of the game
Question : Charged Conferences: Offense (3-7)
