Baseball Rules study practice 2024.

With runners on first and second, the batter hits a ground ball to the third baseman, who then steps on the base for an out. What type of out is this? a) turnover b) sacrifice c) force d) tag - answersc) force With one out and a runner on third base, the batter hits the ball in the air deep to left field. The runner on third should: a) Wait on base until the ball is dropped or caught to tag up b) Run halfway down the baseline and stop to watch c) Keep an eye on the batter d) Run home - answersa) Wait on the base until the ball is dropped or caught to tag up The top and bottom of the strike zone are: a) midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants / top of the knee b) midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants / bottom of the knee c) armpit to the top of the knee d) armpit to the bottom of the knee - answersc) armpit to the top of the knee Two outs accomplished during a continuous action by the fielding team is a ____________ play. a) fair b) single c) double d) triple - answersc) double The batter tops the ball and it goes straight down and settles on the plate. The catcher pounces on the ball and gets set to throw to first. The batter-runner is running inside the first baseline toward first base only a quarter of the way down the line when the catcher throws the ball hitting the batter-runner. a) Fair ball. Runner out for interference b) Fair ball. No interference c) Foul ball - answersb) Fair ball. No interference One out. Runner on first. Full count on batter. Batter hits foul tip into catcher's glove. R1 steals second a) Batter is out. Runner returns to first b) Batter is not out. Runner returns to first c) Batter is out. Runner stays at second d) Batter is not out. Runner stays at second - answersc) Batter is out. Runner stays at second The batter hits a pitch which then hits off his front foot in the batter's box and rolls into fair ground in front of home plate. The umpire should: a) Point the ball fair and allow the play to continue b) Declare a foul ball, even though the front foot was in fair territory in the batter's box c) Call the batter out for interference for being hit by batted ball in fair territory d) None of the above - answersb) Declare a foul ball, even though the front foot was in fair territory in the batter's box One out. Bases loaded. Two strikes. Batter swings and misses. Catcher drops the ball. a) Batter is out b) In Majors only, the batter can run to first c) In Majors and some youth leagues, the batter can run to first d) The catcher can retire the batter by tagging him or throwing to 1st - answersa) Batter is out In an attempt to throw the runner out at the plate, the left fielder throws the ball, which hits the runner rounding third in the back. What is your call? a) Interference. Live Ball. b) Interference. Dead Ball. c) Dead ball. Runners returns to last base touched. d) No call. Play on. - answersd) No call. Play on. Single to right. The right fielder throws to first attempting to retire the batter-runner after he makes a wide turn at 1st. The throw goes out-of-play. At the moment the ball went out-of-play the batter-runner had already turned at 2nd. Place the batter-runner. a) first b) second c) third d) home - answersc) third Runner from first collides with second baseman who is fielding a batted ground ball. a) Obstruction. Immediate dead ball. b) Obstruction. Delayed dead ball. c) Interference d) Trainwreck. Play on. - answersc) Interference 2 balls, 2 strikes, No outs. Runner on 1st. Runner attempts to steal 2nd when the batter swings at strike 3 and is hit by the pitch. a) Batter to first base, runner to 2nd, ball is dead. b) Batter is out, runner steals 2nd, ball is live. c) Batter is out, runner placed back at 1st, ball is dead. d) None of the above. - answersc) Batter is out, runner placed back at 1st, ball is dead. A pitch that bounces in front of the plate CAN NOT be (or become) a) hit fair b) an infield fly c) a hit batsman with base award d) a called strike - answersd) a called strike