NFHS BASEBALL PART I TEST STUDY GUIDE
2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTION SET
WITH ANSWERS
◉ 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:
a. The DH assumes a defensive position.
b. When a pinch-runner is used for the DH.
c. When the DH is ejected for arguing a strike three call.
d. A, B and C.
Answer: a. The DH assumes a defensive position.
, Ref 3-1-4
◉ The second baseman, with the ball in his glove, maliciously slaps
the runner before he reaches second base.
a. The ball is immediately dead and the second baseman is ejected.
b. The runner is declared to be out.
c. Other runners will be awarded appropriate bases they would have
obtained had the malicious contact not occurred.
d. A, B and C.
Answer: d. A, B and C.
Ref 3-3-1m PENALTY
◉ 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.
2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTION SET
WITH ANSWERS
◉ 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:
a. The DH assumes a defensive position.
b. When a pinch-runner is used for the DH.
c. When the DH is ejected for arguing a strike three call.
d. A, B and C.
Answer: a. The DH assumes a defensive position.
, Ref 3-1-4
◉ The second baseman, with the ball in his glove, maliciously slaps
the runner before he reaches second base.
a. The ball is immediately dead and the second baseman is ejected.
b. The runner is declared to be out.
c. Other runners will be awarded appropriate bases they would have
obtained had the malicious contact not occurred.
d. A, B and C.
Answer: d. A, B and C.
Ref 3-3-1m PENALTY
◉ 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.
