NFHS BASEBALL RULES QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

NFHS BASEBALL RULES QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
IfRbatterRreachesRhisRfirstRbaseRandRallRotherRrunnersRadvanceRatRleastRoneRbaseR(fromRtimeRofRpitch)R-
RnoRpenaltyR-RrunnersRadvanceRatRtheirRownRrisk.




Otherwise,RtheRoffenseRmayRelectRtoReither:R

1)RacceptRtheRresultsRofRtheRplayR(beforeRnextRpitch,Rwalk,RinfieldersRhaveRleftRdiamond).R

2)RifRattemptingRtoRsteal,RrunnersRawardedR1RbaseRfromRtimeRofRpitch.

3)RifRnoRstealingRattempts,RbatterRawardedRfirstRbase;RallRotherRrunnersRreturnRunlessRforcedRtoRadvance.R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-Catcher'sRObstructionR(8-1-1e)




InterferingRwithRtheRcatcher'sRfieldingRorRthrowingRby:

a.RLeaningRoverRhomeRplate,Ror

b.RSteppingRoutRofRtheRbatter'sRbox,Ror

c.RAnyRmovement,RincludingRfollow-throughRinterference,RwhichRhindersRtheRcatcher,RorR

d.RVacatingRtheRareaRwhenRthereRisRaRthrowRandRtimeRtoRvacate.



2Routs:RbatterRisRout.R

LessRthanR2Routs:R

1.RrunnerRadvancingRtoRhomeRisRtaggedR-
RrunnerRisRout.RBallRisRlive.RIfRnotRtagged,RrunnerRisRout,RballRisRdead



2.RWhenRanyRattemptRtoRputRoutRanyRotherRrunnerRisRunsuccessful,RtheRBatterRisRout,RrunnersRreturn.RIfRint
erferenceRpreventsRdoubleRplay,RtwoRareRout.R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-Batter'sRinterferenceR7-3-5



BatterRout:

1.RwhenRheRentersRtheRbatter'sRboxR(1-3-5),Ror

2.RwhenRdiscovered.



IfRdiscoveryRisRbeforeRtheRnextRpitch,RdefenseRmayRelectRtheRresultRofRtheRplay.R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
UseRofRillegalRbatR(7-4-1a)