2023-2024 OHSAA Baseball Exam.
Questions & Correct, Detailed Answers.
Graded A
A batted ball is one-hopped to the pitcher who gloves the ball. He cannot
immediately get the ball out of his glove and tosses the glove with the ball
to the first baseman.
a. Ball stays live and in play.
b. The out is declared if the ball/glove gets to first base before the runner.
c. It is not a two-base award.
d. All of the above. - ANSD
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. - ANSD
A coach interferes by physically assisting a runner.
a. The runner is declared out and the ball remains live and in play.
b. The ball becomes dead immediately.
c. It is a delayed dead ball.
d. It is ignored because the runner does not score. - ANSA
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. - ANSD
A coach, restricted to the bench for the balance of the game, may:
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,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. - ANSD
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 player,
their clothing or equipment.
c. Settles on the third-base foul line between home and third.
d. All of the above - ANSD
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 ground. - ANSC
A foul fly ball caroms off the first baseman and is caught by the catcher
while still in flight.
a. The ball remains live and in play.
b. The ball becomes dead immediately.
c. It is a delayed dead ball. - ANSA
A foul tip is a batted ball that goes directly to the catcher's hands and:
a. Is legally caught by any infielder.
b. Is a strike and the ball is in play.
c. Is legally caught by only the catcher.
d. Both B and C. - ANSD
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, A live ball is not immediately dead when:
a. A fair ball bounces over the fence.
b. The ball is lodged in a fielder's glove.
c. The lodges in the umpire's uniform.
d. The ball lodges in a player's uniform. - ANSB
A pitcher may assume the wind-up position when:
a. His hands are together in front of his body.
b. His hands are at his side.
c. Either hand is in front of the body and the other hand is at his side.
d. All of the above. - ANSD
A player has a small amount of blood on his pants at his knee.
a. The pants must be cleaned or changed before the player participates
again.
b. Since the amount of blood is not excessive, the player may continue to
play.
c. If the blood is not fresh, the player may continue to participate.
d. The player must be removed from the game and cannot return to the
game. - ANSA
A player in the offensive team's dugout uses an air horn in an attempt to
cause the opposing pitcher to balk.
a. The ball remains live and in play.
b. The ball becomes dead immediately.
c. It is a delayed dead ball. - ANSC
A runner acquires the right to the proper unoccupied base if he touches it
before he is out. He is then entitled to this base until________.
a. he is put out
b. he legally touches the next base while it is unoccupied
c. he is forced to advance to the next base by a following runner
d. All the above. - ANSD
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Questions & Correct, Detailed Answers.
Graded A
A batted ball is one-hopped to the pitcher who gloves the ball. He cannot
immediately get the ball out of his glove and tosses the glove with the ball
to the first baseman.
a. Ball stays live and in play.
b. The out is declared if the ball/glove gets to first base before the runner.
c. It is not a two-base award.
d. All of the above. - ANSD
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. - ANSD
A coach interferes by physically assisting a runner.
a. The runner is declared out and the ball remains live and in play.
b. The ball becomes dead immediately.
c. It is a delayed dead ball.
d. It is ignored because the runner does not score. - ANSA
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. - ANSD
A coach, restricted to the bench for the balance of the game, may:
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,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. - ANSD
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 player,
their clothing or equipment.
c. Settles on the third-base foul line between home and third.
d. All of the above - ANSD
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 ground. - ANSC
A foul fly ball caroms off the first baseman and is caught by the catcher
while still in flight.
a. The ball remains live and in play.
b. The ball becomes dead immediately.
c. It is a delayed dead ball. - ANSA
A foul tip is a batted ball that goes directly to the catcher's hands and:
a. Is legally caught by any infielder.
b. Is a strike and the ball is in play.
c. Is legally caught by only the catcher.
d. Both B and C. - ANSD
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, A live ball is not immediately dead when:
a. A fair ball bounces over the fence.
b. The ball is lodged in a fielder's glove.
c. The lodges in the umpire's uniform.
d. The ball lodges in a player's uniform. - ANSB
A pitcher may assume the wind-up position when:
a. His hands are together in front of his body.
b. His hands are at his side.
c. Either hand is in front of the body and the other hand is at his side.
d. All of the above. - ANSD
A player has a small amount of blood on his pants at his knee.
a. The pants must be cleaned or changed before the player participates
again.
b. Since the amount of blood is not excessive, the player may continue to
play.
c. If the blood is not fresh, the player may continue to participate.
d. The player must be removed from the game and cannot return to the
game. - ANSA
A player in the offensive team's dugout uses an air horn in an attempt to
cause the opposing pitcher to balk.
a. The ball remains live and in play.
b. The ball becomes dead immediately.
c. It is a delayed dead ball. - ANSC
A runner acquires the right to the proper unoccupied base if he touches it
before he is out. He is then entitled to this base until________.
a. he is put out
b. he legally touches the next base while it is unoccupied
c. he is forced to advance to the next base by a following runner
d. All the above. - ANSD
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