WVSSAC 2018-19 NFHS
Baseball Part II Test
A batted ball is fair when:
a. It contacts first base and ricochets into foul ground.
b. It hits the foul pole in flight.
c. It bounds from fair ground directly over third base and lands in foul territory.
d. A, B and C. - d. A, B and C.
A batter is out when:
a. The third-base coach interferes with the third baseman attempting to field a foul fly
ball.
b. The batter enters the batter's box with an illegal bat.
c. He hits the ball foul with a foot touching home plate.
d. A, B and C. - d. A, B and C.
A batter may leave the batter's box with no penalty when:
a. The catcher feints a throw on the runner at first base.
b. The pitcher steps back off the pitching plate.
c. He takes a called strike.
d. A, B and C - a. The catcher feints a throw on the runner at first base.
A change of direction is considered to be an acceptable stop for a pitcher in the set
position.
a. True.
,b. False. - b. False.
A coach leaves the dugout to assist in restoring order when a physical confrontation
occurs on a hard slide at second base.
a. The coach shall be ejected.
b. The coach shall be restricted to the dugout/bench.
c. The coach is not in violation of the rule.
d. The game shall be forfeited. - c. The coach is not in violation of the rule.
A coach may have in his possession while in a coach's box:
a. Stopwatch, smartphone with scorekeeping capability, and rules book.
b. Stopwatch, hard copy of a rules book and a scorebook.
c. Stopwatch, tablet computer with scorekeeping capability and stored copy of rule
book.
d. Any object that will assist the coach in his duties. - b. Stopwatch, hard copy of a rules
book and a scorebook.
A coach who has been restricted to the dugout/bench may:
a. Not be involved in a charged conference with his team.
b. Be involved in a charged conference at the mound.
c. Be involved in a charged conference at the dugout/bench area.
d. Be involved in a charged conference with the permission of the opposing coach. - c.
Be involved in a charged conference at the dugout/bench area.
A coach, player, substitute, attendant or other bench personnel shall not:
a. Use any object in his possession in the coach's box other than a stopwatch, rules
book (hard copy), scorebook.
b. Be outside the designated dugout (bench) or bullpen area if not a batter, runner, on-
deck batter, in the coach's box or one of the nine players on defense.
c. Charge an umpire.
, d. All the above. - d. All the above.
A dead-ball appeal may be made by:
a. A dead-ball appeal is not possible by rule.
b. A coach.
c. A defensive player with or without the ball.
d. B and C. - d. B and C.
A defensive charged conference held at the pitching mound is concluded when:
a. The players involved initially start to return to their positions.
b. The coach involved initially starts to return to the dugout/bench area.
c. The coach involved crosses the foul line.
d. The offensive coach tells the umpire it is time to resume the game. - c. The coach
involved crosses the foul line.
A double-header is:
a. Two five-inning games.
b. Two seven-inning games. - b. Two seven-inning games.
A legal slide:
a. May be feet first.
b. May be head first.
c. On a non-force play, occurs with the runner sliding within reach of the base with
either a hand or a foot.
d. A, B and C. - d. A, B and C
A pitch dropped during delivery and which crosses a foul line is:
a. A balk with runners on base.
b. An illegal pitch with no runners on base.
Baseball Part II Test
A batted ball is fair when:
a. It contacts first base and ricochets into foul ground.
b. It hits the foul pole in flight.
c. It bounds from fair ground directly over third base and lands in foul territory.
d. A, B and C. - d. A, B and C.
A batter is out when:
a. The third-base coach interferes with the third baseman attempting to field a foul fly
ball.
b. The batter enters the batter's box with an illegal bat.
c. He hits the ball foul with a foot touching home plate.
d. A, B and C. - d. A, B and C.
A batter may leave the batter's box with no penalty when:
a. The catcher feints a throw on the runner at first base.
b. The pitcher steps back off the pitching plate.
c. He takes a called strike.
d. A, B and C - a. The catcher feints a throw on the runner at first base.
A change of direction is considered to be an acceptable stop for a pitcher in the set
position.
a. True.
,b. False. - b. False.
A coach leaves the dugout to assist in restoring order when a physical confrontation
occurs on a hard slide at second base.
a. The coach shall be ejected.
b. The coach shall be restricted to the dugout/bench.
c. The coach is not in violation of the rule.
d. The game shall be forfeited. - c. The coach is not in violation of the rule.
A coach may have in his possession while in a coach's box:
a. Stopwatch, smartphone with scorekeeping capability, and rules book.
b. Stopwatch, hard copy of a rules book and a scorebook.
c. Stopwatch, tablet computer with scorekeeping capability and stored copy of rule
book.
d. Any object that will assist the coach in his duties. - b. Stopwatch, hard copy of a rules
book and a scorebook.
A coach who has been restricted to the dugout/bench may:
a. Not be involved in a charged conference with his team.
b. Be involved in a charged conference at the mound.
c. Be involved in a charged conference at the dugout/bench area.
d. Be involved in a charged conference with the permission of the opposing coach. - c.
Be involved in a charged conference at the dugout/bench area.
A coach, player, substitute, attendant or other bench personnel shall not:
a. Use any object in his possession in the coach's box other than a stopwatch, rules
book (hard copy), scorebook.
b. Be outside the designated dugout (bench) or bullpen area if not a batter, runner, on-
deck batter, in the coach's box or one of the nine players on defense.
c. Charge an umpire.
, d. All the above. - d. All the above.
A dead-ball appeal may be made by:
a. A dead-ball appeal is not possible by rule.
b. A coach.
c. A defensive player with or without the ball.
d. B and C. - d. B and C.
A defensive charged conference held at the pitching mound is concluded when:
a. The players involved initially start to return to their positions.
b. The coach involved initially starts to return to the dugout/bench area.
c. The coach involved crosses the foul line.
d. The offensive coach tells the umpire it is time to resume the game. - c. The coach
involved crosses the foul line.
A double-header is:
a. Two five-inning games.
b. Two seven-inning games. - b. Two seven-inning games.
A legal slide:
a. May be feet first.
b. May be head first.
c. On a non-force play, occurs with the runner sliding within reach of the base with
either a hand or a foot.
d. A, B and C. - d. A, B and C
A pitch dropped during delivery and which crosses a foul line is:
a. A balk with runners on base.
b. An illegal pitch with no runners on base.
