NFHS STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024

NFHS STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024 F9 catches a fly ball with a first baseman's mitt. While leaving the playing field, after the third out, the coach of Team B detects this. RULING: The catch is illegal. Penalty for an illegal glove applied. - ANSWER F Team A wears its gray road traditional sleeved jerseys. The sleeves of the jersey extend beyond the pitcher's elbow. RULING: Since it is not an undershirt and it is the Team's colored jersey, it is Legal for the pitcher to wear. - ANSWER F Loose equipment, such as gloves, bats, helmets or catcher's gear, of either team may not be on or near the field.RULING: Team shall receive a warning first, if loose equipment interferes with play. - ANSWER F Lineups become official as soon as each coach hands them to the umpire at the pregame meeting. - ANSWER F The home team's catcher takes his position behind the plate and/or he is warming up the pitcher in the bullpen area with a skull cap helmet-and-mask combination. RULING: This is legal for High School play. - ANSWER F The SEI/NOCSAE mark is required on all body/chest protectors that meets the NOCSAE standard at the time of manufacture that will be used in high school competition. - ANSWER T Jewelry shall not be worn by any member of the team except for religious or medical medals. Both medals must be taped down with 'clear tape' and not be visible. - ANSWER F Neither teams players shall warm up in the other team's on deck circle. The on-deck circle does not have to be occupied, but if a player wishes to warm up, he shall do so only in his team's on-deck circle, provided the on-deck circle is located safely away from home plate. - ANSWER T The (1) NFHS Authenticating Mark and the (2) SEI/NOCSAE Mark are required on all baseballs that will be used in high school competition this season (2020). - ANSWER T Each legal wood, aluminum or composite bat shall not have exposed attachments(s), rivets, pins, rough or sharp edges or any form of exterior fastener that would present a potential hazard. - ANSWER T Batter enters the batter's box with a wood composite or bamboo bat neither have a BBCOR certification mark. RULING: Legal, no penalty, since wooden bats do not need one. - ANSWER F Designated media areas are determined and properly chalked before the game. During the game a thrown or batted ball touches or lands in an occupied designated media area. RULING: The ball is dead immediately. - ANSWER T Both teams shall consist of at least nine players throughout the game without exception. - ANSWER F Failure by a player to wear proper equipment after being so ordered by the umpire, shall receive a team warning. - ANSWER F It is a catch when a fielder touches a batted ball in flight which then contracts a member of the offensive team or an umpire and is then caught by a defensive player. - ANSWER F An intentional base on balls may be given by the defensive team by having its catcher or coach request the umpire to award the batter first base. This MUST be done before pitching to the batter. The ball shall be declared dead before making the award. - ANSWER F A fair ball is a batted ball which while over fair territory, touches the person of an umpire or player, their clothing or equipment. - ANSWER T On a count of 1-ball, 2-strikes, B1 hits a ground ball down the third-base line and the umpire inadvertently declares ""foul ball."" F5 fields the ball in fair territory and throws to F3. RULING: B1 is declared out on the throw. - ANSWER F Offensive interference is an act (physical or verbal) by the team at bat which interferes with, obstructs, impedes, hinders, or confuses any fielder attempting to make a play. - ANSWER T