OHSAA BASEBALL RULES ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 150
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
OffensiveRinterferenceRisRanRactRbyRtheRteamRatRbat:
RA)RThatRcanRbeReitherRphysicalRorRverbalRandRinterferesRwith,Robstructs,Rimpedes,RhindersRorRconfusesRan
yRfielderRattemptingRtoRmakeRaRplay.
RB)RThatRcreatedRmaliciousRcontactRwithRanyRfielderRregardlessRofRwhetherRtheRfielderRhadRtheRballRorRwasR
inRorRoutRofRtheRbaseline.
R C)RWhenRaRcoachRphysicallyRassistsRaRrunnerRduringRplayingRaction.
R D)RA,RBRandRC.R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-D)RA,RBRandRC
WithRR2RonRsecondRbase,RB3RswingsRandRmissesRtheRpitchRforRstrikeRtwo.RHisRfollow-
throughRhitsRF2RwhileRheRisRattemptingRtoRthrowRoutRR2,RwhoRsuccessfullyRstealsRthirdRbase.
R A)RThereRisRnoRinterference,RtheRplayRstands.
R B)RThisRisRfollow-throughRinterference;RR2RisRdeclaredRout.
R C)RThisRisRfollow-throughRinterference;RbothRR2RandRB3RareRdeclaredRout.
RD)RThisRisRfollow-throughRinterference,RB3RisRdeclaredRoutRandRR2RisRreturnedRtoRsecondRbase.R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-D)RThisRisRfollow-
throughRinterference,RB3RisRdeclaredRoutRandRR2RisRreturnedRtoRsecondRbase.
TheRbaseRumpireRhasRtheRprimaryRresponsibilityRforRtheRinterferenceRcallRatRsecondRbaseRinRaRdoubleRplayR
situation,RsecondRtoRfirst.
R A)RTrue
R B)RFalseR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-B)RFalse
F4,RforRwhomRtheRDHRisRbatting,RpinchRhitsRorRpinchRrunsRforRtheRDH.
R A)RTheRDHRpositionRisReliminatedRforRtheRremainderRofRtheRgame.
R B)RTheRstartingRDHRcanRre-enterRasRaRplayerRbutRnotRinRtheRroleRofRtheRDH.
R C)RIfRtheRstartingRDHRre-entersRitRmustRbeRinRtheRsameRpositionRinRtheRbattingRorder.
R D)RAllRtheRaboveR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-D)RAllRtheRabove
, PitcherRthrowsRaR58ftRcurveRball.RTheRbatterRchecksRhisRswingRasRtheRpitchRbouncesRinRfrontRofRtheRplate.RT
heRballRbouncesRandRbarelyRclipsRtheRbatRandRslightlyRrisesRintoRtheRairRandRthenRcomesRbackRdown.RTheRca
tcherRsticksRoutRhisRgloveRandRcatchesRtheRballRandRreturnsRitRtoRtheRpitcher.
R A)RSinceRtheRballRbouncedRbeforeRbeingRhit,RtheRballRcannotRbeRlegallyRcaughtRbyRtheRcatcher.
R B)RThisRisRaRfoulRtip.RARstrikeRisRcalledRonRtheRbatter.
R C)RThisRisRaRcatch.RTheRbatterRisRout.
R D)RThisRisRaRfoulRball.R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-C)RThisRisRaRcatch.RTheRbatterRisRout.
RunnerRonRfirstRisRattemptingRtoRstealRsecondRbase.RTheRbatterRswingsRlateRforRstrikeRoneRandRstepsRintoRth
eRcatcherRwhoRisRstillRableRtoRmakeRtheRthrow.RTheRrunnerRonRfirstRisRinitiallyRsafeRatRsecondRbutRslidesRpast
RtheRbagRandRisRsubsequentlyRtaggedRout.
R A)RSinceRthereRwasRnoRoutRinitially,RtheRbatterRisRoutRandRtheRrunnerRisRoutRonRtheRsubsequentRplay.
R B)RSinceRthereRwasRnoRoutRinitially,RtheRrunnerRreturnsRtoRfirstRbaseRandRtheRbatterRisRout.
R C)RTheRrunnerRwasRretiredRonRtheRcatcher'sRinitialRthrow.RTheRplayRstandsRandRtheRinterferenceRisRignored.
D)RTheRumpireRisRtoRdeclareRtheRballRdeadRimmediatelyRatRtheRtimeRofRtheRinterference.R-
R
CORRECTRANSWERR-
R
C)RTheRrunnerRwasRretiredRonRtheRcatcher'sRinitialRthrow.RTheRplayRstandsRandRtheRinterferenceRisRignored.
ObstructionRofRaRbatterRisRignoredRif:
R A)RTheRbatter-runnerRreachesRfirstRbase.
R B)RAllRotherRrunnersRadvanceRatRleastRoneRbase.
R C)RBothRARandRB.
R D)RObstructionRofRaRbatterRcanRneverRbeRignored.R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-C)RBothRARandRB.
InRtheRsixthRinning,RanReligibleRplayerRarrivesRandRtheRvisitingRcoachRwantsRtoRsubstituteRhimRinRtheRlineupR
forRtheRinjuredRplayerRandRreturnRhisRteamRtoRnineRplayers.
R A)RThisRisRpermissible.
R B)RARteamRthatRmustRplayRwithReightRplayersRmayRnotRreturnRtoRnineRplayers.
RC)RARteamRplayingRwithReightRplayersRmayRreturnRtoRnineRifRtheRplayerRcomingRinRtoRsubstituteRisRlistedRonR
theRlineupRcardRasRaRpossibleRsubstitute.
R D)RARteamRmayRreturnRtoRnineRplayersRprovidedRtheRopposingRcoachRagreesRtoRtheRsubstitution.R-
R CORRECTRANSWERR-A)RThisRisRpermissible.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
OffensiveRinterferenceRisRanRactRbyRtheRteamRatRbat:
RA)RThatRcanRbeReitherRphysicalRorRverbalRandRinterferesRwith,Robstructs,Rimpedes,RhindersRorRconfusesRan
yRfielderRattemptingRtoRmakeRaRplay.
RB)RThatRcreatedRmaliciousRcontactRwithRanyRfielderRregardlessRofRwhetherRtheRfielderRhadRtheRballRorRwasR
inRorRoutRofRtheRbaseline.
R C)RWhenRaRcoachRphysicallyRassistsRaRrunnerRduringRplayingRaction.
R D)RA,RBRandRC.R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-D)RA,RBRandRC
WithRR2RonRsecondRbase,RB3RswingsRandRmissesRtheRpitchRforRstrikeRtwo.RHisRfollow-
throughRhitsRF2RwhileRheRisRattemptingRtoRthrowRoutRR2,RwhoRsuccessfullyRstealsRthirdRbase.
R A)RThereRisRnoRinterference,RtheRplayRstands.
R B)RThisRisRfollow-throughRinterference;RR2RisRdeclaredRout.
R C)RThisRisRfollow-throughRinterference;RbothRR2RandRB3RareRdeclaredRout.
RD)RThisRisRfollow-throughRinterference,RB3RisRdeclaredRoutRandRR2RisRreturnedRtoRsecondRbase.R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-D)RThisRisRfollow-
throughRinterference,RB3RisRdeclaredRoutRandRR2RisRreturnedRtoRsecondRbase.
TheRbaseRumpireRhasRtheRprimaryRresponsibilityRforRtheRinterferenceRcallRatRsecondRbaseRinRaRdoubleRplayR
situation,RsecondRtoRfirst.
R A)RTrue
R B)RFalseR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-B)RFalse
F4,RforRwhomRtheRDHRisRbatting,RpinchRhitsRorRpinchRrunsRforRtheRDH.
R A)RTheRDHRpositionRisReliminatedRforRtheRremainderRofRtheRgame.
R B)RTheRstartingRDHRcanRre-enterRasRaRplayerRbutRnotRinRtheRroleRofRtheRDH.
R C)RIfRtheRstartingRDHRre-entersRitRmustRbeRinRtheRsameRpositionRinRtheRbattingRorder.
R D)RAllRtheRaboveR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-D)RAllRtheRabove
, PitcherRthrowsRaR58ftRcurveRball.RTheRbatterRchecksRhisRswingRasRtheRpitchRbouncesRinRfrontRofRtheRplate.RT
heRballRbouncesRandRbarelyRclipsRtheRbatRandRslightlyRrisesRintoRtheRairRandRthenRcomesRbackRdown.RTheRca
tcherRsticksRoutRhisRgloveRandRcatchesRtheRballRandRreturnsRitRtoRtheRpitcher.
R A)RSinceRtheRballRbouncedRbeforeRbeingRhit,RtheRballRcannotRbeRlegallyRcaughtRbyRtheRcatcher.
R B)RThisRisRaRfoulRtip.RARstrikeRisRcalledRonRtheRbatter.
R C)RThisRisRaRcatch.RTheRbatterRisRout.
R D)RThisRisRaRfoulRball.R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-C)RThisRisRaRcatch.RTheRbatterRisRout.
RunnerRonRfirstRisRattemptingRtoRstealRsecondRbase.RTheRbatterRswingsRlateRforRstrikeRoneRandRstepsRintoRth
eRcatcherRwhoRisRstillRableRtoRmakeRtheRthrow.RTheRrunnerRonRfirstRisRinitiallyRsafeRatRsecondRbutRslidesRpast
RtheRbagRandRisRsubsequentlyRtaggedRout.
R A)RSinceRthereRwasRnoRoutRinitially,RtheRbatterRisRoutRandRtheRrunnerRisRoutRonRtheRsubsequentRplay.
R B)RSinceRthereRwasRnoRoutRinitially,RtheRrunnerRreturnsRtoRfirstRbaseRandRtheRbatterRisRout.
R C)RTheRrunnerRwasRretiredRonRtheRcatcher'sRinitialRthrow.RTheRplayRstandsRandRtheRinterferenceRisRignored.
D)RTheRumpireRisRtoRdeclareRtheRballRdeadRimmediatelyRatRtheRtimeRofRtheRinterference.R-
R
CORRECTRANSWERR-
R
C)RTheRrunnerRwasRretiredRonRtheRcatcher'sRinitialRthrow.RTheRplayRstandsRandRtheRinterferenceRisRignored.
ObstructionRofRaRbatterRisRignoredRif:
R A)RTheRbatter-runnerRreachesRfirstRbase.
R B)RAllRotherRrunnersRadvanceRatRleastRoneRbase.
R C)RBothRARandRB.
R D)RObstructionRofRaRbatterRcanRneverRbeRignored.R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-C)RBothRARandRB.
InRtheRsixthRinning,RanReligibleRplayerRarrivesRandRtheRvisitingRcoachRwantsRtoRsubstituteRhimRinRtheRlineupR
forRtheRinjuredRplayerRandRreturnRhisRteamRtoRnineRplayers.
R A)RThisRisRpermissible.
R B)RARteamRthatRmustRplayRwithReightRplayersRmayRnotRreturnRtoRnineRplayers.
RC)RARteamRplayingRwithReightRplayersRmayRreturnRtoRnineRifRtheRplayerRcomingRinRtoRsubstituteRisRlistedRonR
theRlineupRcardRasRaRpossibleRsubstitute.
R D)RARteamRmayRreturnRtoRnineRplayersRprovidedRtheRopposingRcoachRagreesRtoRtheRsubstitution.R-
R CORRECTRANSWERR-A)RThisRisRpermissible.