NFHS Baseball Rules Questions A bat would be considered legal for the game: A. If it had a BBCOR certification mark. B. If it only had a BESR certification mark. C. If the temperature of the bat had been artifically controlled. D. If it had been altered from the manufacturer's original design and production. - Answer -A. If it had a BBCOR certification mark. (Ref. 1 -3-2d) A batted ball is judged to be fair when the ball: A. Lands on fair ground after touching a player who was over foul ground. B. First falls on foul ground past third base, but settles on fair territory. C. Touches first, second or third base. D. As a ground ball touches a bat resting on foul ground and rebounds into fair territory. - 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. A fair ball. B. A foul ball. C. A foul tip. D. All of the above. - Answer -A. A fair ball. A batter who has received a base on balls may be granted "time" before he goes to first base. A. True B. False - 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. A. True. B. False. - 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. A. True. B. False. - Answer -B. False. A coach who is not in the uniform of the team: A. Is allowed to coach on the field. B. Is not allowed to be on the field or in the dugout. C. Is technically ejected following the plate conference. D. Is restricted to the bench/dugout. - 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. A. True. B. False. - Answer -A. True. (Ref. 3 -2-1) A coach, restricted to the bench for the balance of the game, may: A. Not have a charged conference with his team at any time. B. Have a charged conference on the field of play, just as he could before he was restricted. C. Have a charged conference only when the other team has been granted one. D. May have a charged conference - offense or defense - in the dugout/bench area. - 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: A. The coach leaves the dirt area of the mound. B. The infielders leave to go to their positions. C. A minute has elapsed. D. The coach crosses the foul line. - 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. B. While on or over fair territory, touches the person of an umpire or players, their clothing or equipment. C. Settles on the third -base foul line between home and third. D. All of the above - Answer -D. All of the above A fielder will be considered to have caught a ball in flight when: A. He has secured the ball in his cap. B. He has the ball in his glove for two steps before accidentally dropping the ball. C. He has secured possession in foul ground and then steps with both feet into his dugout. D. The batted ball in flight caromed off a runner and was secured by the fielder before touching the
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. A fair ball. B. A foul ball. C. A foul tip. D. All of the above. - Answer -A. A fair ball. A batter who has received a base on balls may be granted "time" before he goes to first base. A. True B. False - 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. A. True. B. False. - 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. A. True. B. False. - Answer -B. False. A coach who is not in the uniform of the team: A. Is allowed to coach on the field. B. Is not allowed to be on the field or in the dugout. C. Is technically ejected following the plate conference. D. Is restricted to the bench/dugout. - 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. A. True. B. False. - Answer -A. True. (Ref. 3 -2-1) A coach, restricted to the bench for the balance of the game, may: A. Not have a charged conference with his team at any time. B. Have a charged conference on the field of play, just as he could before he was restricted. C. Have a charged conference only when the other team has been granted one. D. May have a charged conference - offense or defense - in the dugout/bench area. - 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: A. The coach leaves the dirt area of the mound. B. The infielders leave to go to their positions. C. A minute has elapsed. D. The coach crosses the foul line. - 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. B. While on or over fair territory, touches the person of an umpire or players, their clothing or equipment. C. Settles on the third -base foul line between home and third. D. All of the above - Answer -D. All of the above A fielder will be considered to have caught a ball in flight when: A. He has secured the ball in his cap. B. He has the ball in his glove for two steps before accidentally dropping the ball. C. He has secured possession in foul ground and then steps with both feet into his dugout. D. The batted ball in flight caromed off a runner and was secured by the fielder before touching the
