NFHS Softball 2024 Rules Prep Exam
Questions 100% Well Answered.
Pitch touches batter - Answer Immediate dead ball. Batter to 1B if not required to avoid pitch. Runners
advance if forced. If batter swings it is a strike. If batters leans into pitch and in strike zone it is a strike. If
pitch was in box but avoidable and batter makes no attempt to move, it is a ball.
Illegally batted ball - Answer Bat ball with foot on plate or outside of box completely. Immediate dead
ball. Batter is out. Runners return.
Ball hit twice - Answer Immediate dead ball. If over fair territory batter is out. If in box, foul ball.
Runners return.
Uncaught foul fly - Answer Immediate dead ball. Runners return.
Spectator interference - Answer Immediate dead ball. Out or bases awarded by umpire judgment to
nullify interference.
Interference by runner - Answer Immediate dead ball. Interferer is out. Batter-runner gets 1B. Runners
return to base attained at time of interference. Umpire can award DP if they believe interference
stopped possible DP.
Interference by retired runner - Answer Immediate dead ball. Runner closest to home is out. Other
runners return.
Interference by runner (foul fly) - Answer Immediate dead ball. Interferer is out. Other runners return.
Foul ball on batter.
Interference by coach or other team personnel (thrown ball) - Answer Immediate dead ball. By coach -
runner is out. By others - runner closest to home is out. Other runners return to last base touched at
time of interference.
, Interference by coach or other team personnel (batted ball) - Answer Immediate dead ball. Batter is
out and if interference prevented possible double play, runner closest to home is out. Other runners
return to last base touched at time of interference.
Fair ball over fence or prevented by spectator or player detached equipment - Answer Immediate dead
ball. Award all bases to batter.
Fair ball touches spectator - Answer Immediate dead ball. Award all runners appropriate bases they
would have attained base don umpire judgment.
Fair ball bounces over, through or lodges in fence, deflects out of play off fielder or umpire, runner after
passing another fielder. - Answer Immediate dead ball. Award all runners two bases.
Fair ball touches runner A) before it passes a fielder, or B) after it passes any fielder other than pitcher
and another fielder has a play. - Answer Immediate dead ball. Hit runner is out. Batter awarded 1B.
Other runners return to base occupied at time of interference unless interference is intentional to stop
double play, double play is awarded. If ball passes fielder before hitting runner and no other fielder has
play, it is live ball - as long as it was not intentionally touched.
Fair ball touches umpire before: A) it touches or passes any infielder except pitcher - Answer
Immediate dead ball. battered awarded 1B. Runners return to bases occupied at time of interference
unless forced.
Thrown ball becomes blocked ball - Answer Immediate dead ball. Runners awarded 2 bases from time
of release.
Pitched ball becomes blocked - Answer Immediate dead ball. Award all runners one base form time of
pitch.
Umpire handles live ball - Answer Immediate dead ball. Runners return to bases last attained at time of
interference.
Fly ball caught by fielder who leaves field of play with at least one foot. - Answer Immediate dead ball.
All runners awarded one base from time ball became dead.
Questions 100% Well Answered.
Pitch touches batter - Answer Immediate dead ball. Batter to 1B if not required to avoid pitch. Runners
advance if forced. If batter swings it is a strike. If batters leans into pitch and in strike zone it is a strike. If
pitch was in box but avoidable and batter makes no attempt to move, it is a ball.
Illegally batted ball - Answer Bat ball with foot on plate or outside of box completely. Immediate dead
ball. Batter is out. Runners return.
Ball hit twice - Answer Immediate dead ball. If over fair territory batter is out. If in box, foul ball.
Runners return.
Uncaught foul fly - Answer Immediate dead ball. Runners return.
Spectator interference - Answer Immediate dead ball. Out or bases awarded by umpire judgment to
nullify interference.
Interference by runner - Answer Immediate dead ball. Interferer is out. Batter-runner gets 1B. Runners
return to base attained at time of interference. Umpire can award DP if they believe interference
stopped possible DP.
Interference by retired runner - Answer Immediate dead ball. Runner closest to home is out. Other
runners return.
Interference by runner (foul fly) - Answer Immediate dead ball. Interferer is out. Other runners return.
Foul ball on batter.
Interference by coach or other team personnel (thrown ball) - Answer Immediate dead ball. By coach -
runner is out. By others - runner closest to home is out. Other runners return to last base touched at
time of interference.
, Interference by coach or other team personnel (batted ball) - Answer Immediate dead ball. Batter is
out and if interference prevented possible double play, runner closest to home is out. Other runners
return to last base touched at time of interference.
Fair ball over fence or prevented by spectator or player detached equipment - Answer Immediate dead
ball. Award all bases to batter.
Fair ball touches spectator - Answer Immediate dead ball. Award all runners appropriate bases they
would have attained base don umpire judgment.
Fair ball bounces over, through or lodges in fence, deflects out of play off fielder or umpire, runner after
passing another fielder. - Answer Immediate dead ball. Award all runners two bases.
Fair ball touches runner A) before it passes a fielder, or B) after it passes any fielder other than pitcher
and another fielder has a play. - Answer Immediate dead ball. Hit runner is out. Batter awarded 1B.
Other runners return to base occupied at time of interference unless interference is intentional to stop
double play, double play is awarded. If ball passes fielder before hitting runner and no other fielder has
play, it is live ball - as long as it was not intentionally touched.
Fair ball touches umpire before: A) it touches or passes any infielder except pitcher - Answer
Immediate dead ball. battered awarded 1B. Runners return to bases occupied at time of interference
unless forced.
Thrown ball becomes blocked ball - Answer Immediate dead ball. Runners awarded 2 bases from time
of release.
Pitched ball becomes blocked - Answer Immediate dead ball. Award all runners one base form time of
pitch.
Umpire handles live ball - Answer Immediate dead ball. Runners return to bases last attained at time of
interference.
Fly ball caught by fielder who leaves field of play with at least one foot. - Answer Immediate dead ball.
All runners awarded one base from time ball became dead.
