NFHS BASEBALL PART II FINAL PAPER 2026 FULL
STUDY GUIDE
◉ The team may have in the coaching box while on offense:
a. Any member of the team who has not been ejected for
unsportsmanlike conduct.
b. Any coach who is in the uniform of the team.
c. Only the head coach.
d. A and B. Answer: d. A and B.
Ref 3-2-1
◉ A team has only eight players at the field.
a. The game cannot begin until the team has at least nine players.
b. The game may begin if the head coach verifies the ninth player
will be at the game soon.
,c. The game may begin with an out called each time that spot in the
batting order comes to bat.
d. Both B and C. Answer: a. The game cannot begin until the team
has at least nine players
Ref 4-4-1f
◉ Prior to the start of the game, the umpire-in-chief shall receive
verification from each head coach that his participants:
a. Understand the rules and agree to abide by them.
b. Are properly equipped and as far as he knows the bats and
helmets are OK.
c. Are properly equipped and are using only legal equipment,
including bats that are unaltered and meet 1-3-2, and helmets that
are free of cracks and damage and meet 1-5-1.
d. Have signed affidavits stating they have not altered their bats from
the original design and production. Answer: c. Are properly
equipped and are using only legal equipment, including bats that are
,unaltered and meet 1-3-2, and helmets that are free of cracks and
damage and meet 1-5-1.
Ref 4-1-3b
◉ Provided a ground rule does not supersede a rules book rule, it
becomes in force when:
a. Both coaches agree to the proposed ground rules.
b. The umpires formulate the ground rules if the teams cannot agree.
c. Only the umpires can create the ground rules for the game.
d. Both A and B. Answer: d. Both A and B.
Ref 4-1-2
◉ The batter enters the batter's box with a helmet that is cracked.
a. The batter is declared out and the head coach is restricted to the
dugout/bench.
, b. The batter is instructed to secure a legal helmet and the damaged
helmet is removed from play.
c. Both the batter and the head coach are ejected.
d. The head coach and the assistant coach are restricted to the bench
for the balance of the game. Answer: b. The batter is instructed to
secure a legal helmet and the damaged helmet is removed from play.
Ref 4-1-3b PENALTY
◉ The first batter of the game enters the batter's box with an illegal
bat.
a. The batter is declared out and the head coach is restricted to the
dugout/bench.
b. The batter is allowed to secure a legal bat since a pitch has not
been thrown.
c. The batter and the head coach are ejected.
STUDY GUIDE
◉ The team may have in the coaching box while on offense:
a. Any member of the team who has not been ejected for
unsportsmanlike conduct.
b. Any coach who is in the uniform of the team.
c. Only the head coach.
d. A and B. Answer: d. A and B.
Ref 3-2-1
◉ A team has only eight players at the field.
a. The game cannot begin until the team has at least nine players.
b. The game may begin if the head coach verifies the ninth player
will be at the game soon.
,c. The game may begin with an out called each time that spot in the
batting order comes to bat.
d. Both B and C. Answer: a. The game cannot begin until the team
has at least nine players
Ref 4-4-1f
◉ Prior to the start of the game, the umpire-in-chief shall receive
verification from each head coach that his participants:
a. Understand the rules and agree to abide by them.
b. Are properly equipped and as far as he knows the bats and
helmets are OK.
c. Are properly equipped and are using only legal equipment,
including bats that are unaltered and meet 1-3-2, and helmets that
are free of cracks and damage and meet 1-5-1.
d. Have signed affidavits stating they have not altered their bats from
the original design and production. Answer: c. Are properly
equipped and are using only legal equipment, including bats that are
,unaltered and meet 1-3-2, and helmets that are free of cracks and
damage and meet 1-5-1.
Ref 4-1-3b
◉ Provided a ground rule does not supersede a rules book rule, it
becomes in force when:
a. Both coaches agree to the proposed ground rules.
b. The umpires formulate the ground rules if the teams cannot agree.
c. Only the umpires can create the ground rules for the game.
d. Both A and B. Answer: d. Both A and B.
Ref 4-1-2
◉ The batter enters the batter's box with a helmet that is cracked.
a. The batter is declared out and the head coach is restricted to the
dugout/bench.
, b. The batter is instructed to secure a legal helmet and the damaged
helmet is removed from play.
c. Both the batter and the head coach are ejected.
d. The head coach and the assistant coach are restricted to the bench
for the balance of the game. Answer: b. The batter is instructed to
secure a legal helmet and the damaged helmet is removed from play.
Ref 4-1-3b PENALTY
◉ The first batter of the game enters the batter's box with an illegal
bat.
a. The batter is declared out and the head coach is restricted to the
dugout/bench.
b. The batter is allowed to secure a legal bat since a pitch has not
been thrown.
c. The batter and the head coach are ejected.
