NFHS BASEBALL PART II TEST 2026 FINAL
EXAM PREPARATION KEY RULES AND
CONCEPTS A+
◉ If an illegal player on defense is involved in a play, the team on
offense has the option to let the play stand or to allow the batter to
bat again, provided the infraction is discovered:
a. Prior to the pitch to the next batter of either team.
b. Before the third out of the half-inning is declared.
c. Before all infielders cross the foul lines.
d. Immediately when the play is made. Answer: a. Prior to the pitch
to the next batter of either team.
Ref 3-1-1
◉ If the home team has a charged conference, the visiting team:
,a. May also have a conference, which is not charged, provided that it
concludes its conference when the home team ends its conference
and the game is not further delayed.
b. Cannot have a conference.
c. May have a conference, but it will count as a charged conference.
d. May have a conference if the home team has no objection Answer:
a. May also have a conference, which is not charged, provided that it
concludes its conference when the home team ends its conference
and the game is not further delayed.
Ref 3-4-5
◉ Jones, the starting designated hitter (DH), is pinch-hit for by
Smith, a legal substitute.
a. The role of the designated hitter is now terminated.
b. Jones cannot return to the game even if it is the first time he has
been a pinch-hitter or pinch-runner.
,c. The DH is locked into the position of the DH and can never be
replaced.
d. Smith is now the designated hitter. Answer: d. Smith is now the
designated hitter.
Ref 3-1-4
◉ If the first-base coach leaves the vicinity of his coaching box to
argue a close call at first base:
a. The umpire shall instruct the coach to return to the coaching box.
b. Both the assistant coach and the head coach are immediately
ejected.
c. The assistant coach and the head coach both receive a written
warning and shall be restricted to the bench for the remainder of the
game.
d. Only the assistant coach is restricted to the bench for his action.
Answer: c. The assistant coach and the head coach both receive a
written warning and shall be restricted to the bench for the
remainder of the game.
, Ref 3-3-1f6
◉ The official scorekeeper informs the plate umpire that the player
at bat is an illegal substitute.
a. The umpire shall ignore the information until the defense tells
him.
b. The umpire shall ignore the information until the offense tells
him.
c. The umpire, being aware of the infraction, must enforce the
penalty.
d. The umpire shall consult the official book kept by the home team.
Answer: c. The umpire, being aware of the infraction, must enforce
the penalty.
Ref 3-1-1 PENALTY
◉ The role of the DH is terminated for the remainder of the game
when:
EXAM PREPARATION KEY RULES AND
CONCEPTS A+
◉ If an illegal player on defense is involved in a play, the team on
offense has the option to let the play stand or to allow the batter to
bat again, provided the infraction is discovered:
a. Prior to the pitch to the next batter of either team.
b. Before the third out of the half-inning is declared.
c. Before all infielders cross the foul lines.
d. Immediately when the play is made. Answer: a. Prior to the pitch
to the next batter of either team.
Ref 3-1-1
◉ If the home team has a charged conference, the visiting team:
,a. May also have a conference, which is not charged, provided that it
concludes its conference when the home team ends its conference
and the game is not further delayed.
b. Cannot have a conference.
c. May have a conference, but it will count as a charged conference.
d. May have a conference if the home team has no objection Answer:
a. May also have a conference, which is not charged, provided that it
concludes its conference when the home team ends its conference
and the game is not further delayed.
Ref 3-4-5
◉ Jones, the starting designated hitter (DH), is pinch-hit for by
Smith, a legal substitute.
a. The role of the designated hitter is now terminated.
b. Jones cannot return to the game even if it is the first time he has
been a pinch-hitter or pinch-runner.
,c. The DH is locked into the position of the DH and can never be
replaced.
d. Smith is now the designated hitter. Answer: d. Smith is now the
designated hitter.
Ref 3-1-4
◉ If the first-base coach leaves the vicinity of his coaching box to
argue a close call at first base:
a. The umpire shall instruct the coach to return to the coaching box.
b. Both the assistant coach and the head coach are immediately
ejected.
c. The assistant coach and the head coach both receive a written
warning and shall be restricted to the bench for the remainder of the
game.
d. Only the assistant coach is restricted to the bench for his action.
Answer: c. The assistant coach and the head coach both receive a
written warning and shall be restricted to the bench for the
remainder of the game.
, Ref 3-3-1f6
◉ The official scorekeeper informs the plate umpire that the player
at bat is an illegal substitute.
a. The umpire shall ignore the information until the defense tells
him.
b. The umpire shall ignore the information until the offense tells
him.
c. The umpire, being aware of the infraction, must enforce the
penalty.
d. The umpire shall consult the official book kept by the home team.
Answer: c. The umpire, being aware of the infraction, must enforce
the penalty.
Ref 3-1-1 PENALTY
◉ The role of the DH is terminated for the remainder of the game
when:
