High School Baseball Umpire Exam
Questions and Answers
B1's iibatted iiball iistrikes iithe iiground iiand iibounces iiup iito iiaccidentally iimake iicontact
iiwith iithe iibarrel iiof iiB1's iibat iiwhile iithe iibat iiis iiover iifair iiground. iiB1, iiat iithe iitime, iiis iiin
iithe iibatter's iibox iiand iiis iiholding iihis iibat. ii- iiAnswers ii-Foul iiBall
The iipitcher iishall iitake iihis iisign: ii- iiAnswers ii-From iithe iicatcher iiwith iihis iipivot iifoot iiin
iicontact iiwith iithe iipitcher's iiplate.
If iithe iipitcher's iinon-pivot iifoot iiis iion iior iibehind iia iiline iiextending iithrough iithe iifront
iiedge iiof iithe iipitcher's iiplate: ii- iiAnswers ii-He iiis iiin iithe iiwind-up iiposition.
With iiR2 iion iisecond iibase, iiB3 iiswings iiand iimisses iithe iipitch iifor iistrike iitwo. iiHis
iifollow-through iihits iiF2 iiwhile iihe iiis iiattempting iito iithrow iiout iiR2, iiwho iisuccessfully
iisteals iithird iibase. ii- iiAnswers ii-This iiis iifollow-through iiinterference, iiB3 iiis iideclared
iiout iiand iiR2 iiis iireturned iito iisecond iibase.
The iiterm ii"ball" iiis iiused iias: ii- iiAnswers ii-Each iichoice iiis iian iiexample iiof iithe iiterm
iiball.
The iipitcher iihas iithe iiright iito iithrow iior iifeint iito iia iibase iithe iisame iias iithat iiof iiany
iiother iiinfielder iiwhen: ii- iiAnswers ii-His iipivot iifoot iiis iion iithe iiground iiclearly iibehind iithe
iipitcher's iiplate.
Pitching iifrom iithe iiwind-up iiposition, iithe iipitcher iipauses iifor iia iicouple iiof iiseconds
iiwith iiboth iihands iitogether iiabove iihis iihead. ii- iiAnswers ii-This iiis iiillegal. iiAfter iihe
iistarts iihis iimovement iito iipitch, iihe iimust iicontinue iithe iimotion iiwithout iiinterruption iior
iialteration.
An iiintentional iibase iion iiballs iican iibe iigiven iiunder iithe iifollowing iicircumstances: ii-
iiAnswers ii-All iichoices iiare iiexamples iiof iian iiintentional iibase iion iiballs iicircumstances.
The iihead iicoach iihas iirecorded iia iiclear iivideo iiof iia iiclose iiplay iiat iihome iiplate. iiBefore
iithe iinext iipitch, iithe iiplate iiumpire iimay iireview iia iireplay iiof iithe iirecording iito iirender iia
iidecision. ii- iiAnswers ii-Illegal
If iian iiinjury, iiillness iior iiejection iioccurs iito iithe iicourtesy iirunner, iianother iicourtesy
iirunner iimay iirun. ii- iiAnswers ii-True
, Baker iiwas iiused iias iithe iicourtesy iirunner iifor iithe iicatcher iiin iithe iififth iiinning. iiIn iithe
iisixth iiinning, iihe iiis iiused iias iia iicourtesy iirunner iifor iithe iipitcher. ii- iiAnswers ii-This iiis
iinot iiallowed iias iiBaker iiwould iibe iian iiillegal iisubstitute iiwhen iihe iiserves iias iithe
iicourtesy iirunner iifor iithe iipitcher.
With iithe iibases iiloaded iiand iione iiout, iiB5 iihits iia iiline iidrive iito iithe iiright-field iifence.
iiR3 iiand iiR2 iiboth iiscore, iibut iiR1 iiis iithrown iiout iiat iihome. iiB5 iisafely iiarrives iiat iithird,
iibut iimissed iifirst iibase. iiThe iidefense iiproperly iiappeals iiB5's iimissing iifirst iibase. ii-
iiAnswers ii-No iiruns iiwill iibe iiscored.
Follow-through iiinterference iioccurs iiwhen: ii- iiAnswers ii-The iibat iihits iithe iicatcher iiafter
iithe iibatter iihas iiswung iiat iia iipitch iiand iihinders iiaction iiat iihome iiplate iior iithe iicatcher's
iiattempt iito iiplay iion iia iirunner.
When iia iiplayer iiis iiincapacitated iiduring iiplay: ii- iiAnswers ii-Time iiwould iibe iicalled iiif
iifurther iiplay iicould iijeopardize iithe iiinjured iiplayer's iisafety, iiif iinot, iitime iishould iibe
iicalled iiexcept iiwhen iithe iiinjury iioccurs iiduring iia iilive iiball iiplay iiand iia iiputout iiis
iipossible.
A iifake iitag iiis iian iiact iiby iia iidefensive iiplayer iiwithout iithe iiball iithat iisimulates iia iitag
iiand: ii- iiAnswers ii-Is iiconsidered iiobstruction iiand iialso iirequires iia iiwarning iito iithe
iicoach iiof iithe iiteam iiinvolved iiand iithe iinext iioffender iion iithat iiteam iishall iibe iiejected
The iibatter iienters iithe iibatter's iibox iiwith iia iihelmet iithat iiis iicracked. ii- iiAnswers ii-The
iibatter iiis iiinstructed iito iisecure iia iilegal iihelmet iiand iithe iidamaged iihelmet iiis iiremoved
iifrom iiplay.
What iiis iithe iiFoul iiBall, iiTime-out iiand iiDead iiBall iiSignal? ii- iiAnswers ii-Both iihands
iiopen iiabove iithe iihead, iisignal iifoul iiball, iitime-out iior iiball iiis iidead iiimmediately.
With iithe iirunner iifrom iisecond iiattempting iito iiadvance iito iithird iibase, iithe iibatted iiball
iigets iiby iithe iithird iibaseman, iiwho iiwas iiplaying iiin iito iidefend iia iipossible iibunt, iiand
iicontacts iithe iirunner. iiThe iishortstop iiis iinot iiin iia iiposition iito iimake iia iiplay iion iithe
iiball. ii- iiAnswers ii-The iiball iistays iilive iiand iiin iiplay.
If iian iiillegal iiplayer iion iidefense iiis iiinvolved iiin iia iiplay, iithe iiteam iion iioffense iihas iithe
iioption iito iilet iithe iiplay iistand iior iito iiallow iithe iibatter iito iibat iiagain, iiprovided iithe
iiinfraction iiis iidiscovered: ii- iiAnswers ii-Prior iito iithe iipitch iito iithe iinext iibatter iiof iieither
iiteam.
If iia iithrown iiball iiis iitouched iiwith iian iiillegal iiglove iior iimitt, iiand iiis iidiscovered iiby iithe
iiumpire, iithe iicoach iimay iichoose iito iitake iithe iiresult iiof iithe iiplay iior iithe iiaward iiof: ii-
iiAnswers ii-Two iibases.
It iiis iinot iiimportant iifor iithe iiumpire-in-chief iito iiknow iiabout iia iicourtesy iirunner. ii-
iiAnswers ii-False
Questions and Answers
B1's iibatted iiball iistrikes iithe iiground iiand iibounces iiup iito iiaccidentally iimake iicontact
iiwith iithe iibarrel iiof iiB1's iibat iiwhile iithe iibat iiis iiover iifair iiground. iiB1, iiat iithe iitime, iiis iiin
iithe iibatter's iibox iiand iiis iiholding iihis iibat. ii- iiAnswers ii-Foul iiBall
The iipitcher iishall iitake iihis iisign: ii- iiAnswers ii-From iithe iicatcher iiwith iihis iipivot iifoot iiin
iicontact iiwith iithe iipitcher's iiplate.
If iithe iipitcher's iinon-pivot iifoot iiis iion iior iibehind iia iiline iiextending iithrough iithe iifront
iiedge iiof iithe iipitcher's iiplate: ii- iiAnswers ii-He iiis iiin iithe iiwind-up iiposition.
With iiR2 iion iisecond iibase, iiB3 iiswings iiand iimisses iithe iipitch iifor iistrike iitwo. iiHis
iifollow-through iihits iiF2 iiwhile iihe iiis iiattempting iito iithrow iiout iiR2, iiwho iisuccessfully
iisteals iithird iibase. ii- iiAnswers ii-This iiis iifollow-through iiinterference, iiB3 iiis iideclared
iiout iiand iiR2 iiis iireturned iito iisecond iibase.
The iiterm ii"ball" iiis iiused iias: ii- iiAnswers ii-Each iichoice iiis iian iiexample iiof iithe iiterm
iiball.
The iipitcher iihas iithe iiright iito iithrow iior iifeint iito iia iibase iithe iisame iias iithat iiof iiany
iiother iiinfielder iiwhen: ii- iiAnswers ii-His iipivot iifoot iiis iion iithe iiground iiclearly iibehind iithe
iipitcher's iiplate.
Pitching iifrom iithe iiwind-up iiposition, iithe iipitcher iipauses iifor iia iicouple iiof iiseconds
iiwith iiboth iihands iitogether iiabove iihis iihead. ii- iiAnswers ii-This iiis iiillegal. iiAfter iihe
iistarts iihis iimovement iito iipitch, iihe iimust iicontinue iithe iimotion iiwithout iiinterruption iior
iialteration.
An iiintentional iibase iion iiballs iican iibe iigiven iiunder iithe iifollowing iicircumstances: ii-
iiAnswers ii-All iichoices iiare iiexamples iiof iian iiintentional iibase iion iiballs iicircumstances.
The iihead iicoach iihas iirecorded iia iiclear iivideo iiof iia iiclose iiplay iiat iihome iiplate. iiBefore
iithe iinext iipitch, iithe iiplate iiumpire iimay iireview iia iireplay iiof iithe iirecording iito iirender iia
iidecision. ii- iiAnswers ii-Illegal
If iian iiinjury, iiillness iior iiejection iioccurs iito iithe iicourtesy iirunner, iianother iicourtesy
iirunner iimay iirun. ii- iiAnswers ii-True
, Baker iiwas iiused iias iithe iicourtesy iirunner iifor iithe iicatcher iiin iithe iififth iiinning. iiIn iithe
iisixth iiinning, iihe iiis iiused iias iia iicourtesy iirunner iifor iithe iipitcher. ii- iiAnswers ii-This iiis
iinot iiallowed iias iiBaker iiwould iibe iian iiillegal iisubstitute iiwhen iihe iiserves iias iithe
iicourtesy iirunner iifor iithe iipitcher.
With iithe iibases iiloaded iiand iione iiout, iiB5 iihits iia iiline iidrive iito iithe iiright-field iifence.
iiR3 iiand iiR2 iiboth iiscore, iibut iiR1 iiis iithrown iiout iiat iihome. iiB5 iisafely iiarrives iiat iithird,
iibut iimissed iifirst iibase. iiThe iidefense iiproperly iiappeals iiB5's iimissing iifirst iibase. ii-
iiAnswers ii-No iiruns iiwill iibe iiscored.
Follow-through iiinterference iioccurs iiwhen: ii- iiAnswers ii-The iibat iihits iithe iicatcher iiafter
iithe iibatter iihas iiswung iiat iia iipitch iiand iihinders iiaction iiat iihome iiplate iior iithe iicatcher's
iiattempt iito iiplay iion iia iirunner.
When iia iiplayer iiis iiincapacitated iiduring iiplay: ii- iiAnswers ii-Time iiwould iibe iicalled iiif
iifurther iiplay iicould iijeopardize iithe iiinjured iiplayer's iisafety, iiif iinot, iitime iishould iibe
iicalled iiexcept iiwhen iithe iiinjury iioccurs iiduring iia iilive iiball iiplay iiand iia iiputout iiis
iipossible.
A iifake iitag iiis iian iiact iiby iia iidefensive iiplayer iiwithout iithe iiball iithat iisimulates iia iitag
iiand: ii- iiAnswers ii-Is iiconsidered iiobstruction iiand iialso iirequires iia iiwarning iito iithe
iicoach iiof iithe iiteam iiinvolved iiand iithe iinext iioffender iion iithat iiteam iishall iibe iiejected
The iibatter iienters iithe iibatter's iibox iiwith iia iihelmet iithat iiis iicracked. ii- iiAnswers ii-The
iibatter iiis iiinstructed iito iisecure iia iilegal iihelmet iiand iithe iidamaged iihelmet iiis iiremoved
iifrom iiplay.
What iiis iithe iiFoul iiBall, iiTime-out iiand iiDead iiBall iiSignal? ii- iiAnswers ii-Both iihands
iiopen iiabove iithe iihead, iisignal iifoul iiball, iitime-out iior iiball iiis iidead iiimmediately.
With iithe iirunner iifrom iisecond iiattempting iito iiadvance iito iithird iibase, iithe iibatted iiball
iigets iiby iithe iithird iibaseman, iiwho iiwas iiplaying iiin iito iidefend iia iipossible iibunt, iiand
iicontacts iithe iirunner. iiThe iishortstop iiis iinot iiin iia iiposition iito iimake iia iiplay iion iithe
iiball. ii- iiAnswers ii-The iiball iistays iilive iiand iiin iiplay.
If iian iiillegal iiplayer iion iidefense iiis iiinvolved iiin iia iiplay, iithe iiteam iion iioffense iihas iithe
iioption iito iilet iithe iiplay iistand iior iito iiallow iithe iibatter iito iibat iiagain, iiprovided iithe
iiinfraction iiis iidiscovered: ii- iiAnswers ii-Prior iito iithe iipitch iito iithe iinext iibatter iiof iieither
iiteam.
If iia iithrown iiball iiis iitouched iiwith iian iiillegal iiglove iior iimitt, iiand iiis iidiscovered iiby iithe
iiumpire, iithe iicoach iimay iichoose iito iitake iithe iiresult iiof iithe iiplay iior iithe iiaward iiof: ii-
iiAnswers ii-Two iibases.
It iiis iinot iiimportant iifor iithe iiumpire-in-chief iito iiknow iiabout iia iicourtesy iirunner. ii-
iiAnswers ii-False
