WVSSAC BASEBALL EXAM Q&A
Depending on the circumstances of the play, if loose equipment interferes with play, the
umpire may:
a. Call an out or outs.
b. Award bases.
c. Return runners.
d. A, B and C. - Answer-D
In the fifth inning, Smith reports to the plate umpire to pinch-hit for Jones. The plate
umpire checks the lineup card and sees that Smith is not listed as a possible substitute.
The plate umpire will:
a. Allow Smith to pinch-hit for Jones, make the change on the lineup card and inform
the opposing team.
b. Not allow the substitution since Smith was not listed as a possible substitute.
c. Not allow the substitution and restrict the head coach to the bench for the duration of
the game.
d. Allow Smith to pinch-hit provided the opposing team has no objections. - Answer-A
When an umpire observes an offensive player deliberately removing his batting helmet
while in live-ball territory with the ball live, the penalty is:
a. Ejection.
b. Team warning with the next offender being ejected.
c. There is no penalty.
d. Individual warning followed by an ejection for a repeat offense. - Answer-B
An illegal substitute is:
a. A player who, by rule, can be in the game but does so without reporting.
b. A player who enters the game in the wrong position in the batting order.
c. Any starting player who re-enters the game.
d. A, B and C. - Answer-B
It is not a catch when:
a. The fielder traps the ball against his chest with his elbow.
b. A fielder catches a fly ball and falls over the outfield fence.
c. The thrown ball is in the fielder's glove and the glove is in contact with the ground.
d. The pitcher's glove touches a batted ball in flight and then the second baseman
catches the ball before it touches the ground. - Answer-A
It is umpire interference:
a. When he inadvertently moves so as to hinder a catcher's attempt to throw.
b. Whenever a batted ball contacts him in fair territory.
c. Whenever a thrown ball contacts him.
d. A, B and C. - Answer-D
, Obstruction is an act:
a. That can be intentional or unintentional.
b. By a defensive player without the ball that simulates a tag.
c. By a fielder without possession of the ball who denies access to the base the runner
is attempting to achieve.
d. All of the above. - Answer-D
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. - Answer-C
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. -
Answer-C
A warning to the coach of the team involved will be issued, with the next offender on
that team ejected, for:
a. Faking a tag without the ball.
b. Carelessly throwing a bat.
c. Wearing a bandanna.
d. A, B and C. - Answer-D
Any player who has been removed from a game because he exhibited signs, symptoms
or behaviors consistent with a concussion may return when cleared by:
a. An appropriate health-care professional.
b. His head coach.
c. His parents or legal guardians.
d. A, B and C. - Answer-A
If a coach is ejected in the third inning:
a. He shall leave the vicinity of the playing area immediately.
b. He is prohibited from further contact, direct or indirect, with the team for the
remainder of the game.
c. He may return when requested to attend to an ill or injured player.
d. A, B and C. - Answer-D
If an illegal player is involved in the game-ending double play, the offense must make
the discovery known:
a. Before the defensive players enter their dugout.
b. Before the two teams line up to shake hands.
Depending on the circumstances of the play, if loose equipment interferes with play, the
umpire may:
a. Call an out or outs.
b. Award bases.
c. Return runners.
d. A, B and C. - Answer-D
In the fifth inning, Smith reports to the plate umpire to pinch-hit for Jones. The plate
umpire checks the lineup card and sees that Smith is not listed as a possible substitute.
The plate umpire will:
a. Allow Smith to pinch-hit for Jones, make the change on the lineup card and inform
the opposing team.
b. Not allow the substitution since Smith was not listed as a possible substitute.
c. Not allow the substitution and restrict the head coach to the bench for the duration of
the game.
d. Allow Smith to pinch-hit provided the opposing team has no objections. - Answer-A
When an umpire observes an offensive player deliberately removing his batting helmet
while in live-ball territory with the ball live, the penalty is:
a. Ejection.
b. Team warning with the next offender being ejected.
c. There is no penalty.
d. Individual warning followed by an ejection for a repeat offense. - Answer-B
An illegal substitute is:
a. A player who, by rule, can be in the game but does so without reporting.
b. A player who enters the game in the wrong position in the batting order.
c. Any starting player who re-enters the game.
d. A, B and C. - Answer-B
It is not a catch when:
a. The fielder traps the ball against his chest with his elbow.
b. A fielder catches a fly ball and falls over the outfield fence.
c. The thrown ball is in the fielder's glove and the glove is in contact with the ground.
d. The pitcher's glove touches a batted ball in flight and then the second baseman
catches the ball before it touches the ground. - Answer-A
It is umpire interference:
a. When he inadvertently moves so as to hinder a catcher's attempt to throw.
b. Whenever a batted ball contacts him in fair territory.
c. Whenever a thrown ball contacts him.
d. A, B and C. - Answer-D
, Obstruction is an act:
a. That can be intentional or unintentional.
b. By a defensive player without the ball that simulates a tag.
c. By a fielder without possession of the ball who denies access to the base the runner
is attempting to achieve.
d. All of the above. - Answer-D
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. - Answer-C
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. -
Answer-C
A warning to the coach of the team involved will be issued, with the next offender on
that team ejected, for:
a. Faking a tag without the ball.
b. Carelessly throwing a bat.
c. Wearing a bandanna.
d. A, B and C. - Answer-D
Any player who has been removed from a game because he exhibited signs, symptoms
or behaviors consistent with a concussion may return when cleared by:
a. An appropriate health-care professional.
b. His head coach.
c. His parents or legal guardians.
d. A, B and C. - Answer-A
If a coach is ejected in the third inning:
a. He shall leave the vicinity of the playing area immediately.
b. He is prohibited from further contact, direct or indirect, with the team for the
remainder of the game.
c. He may return when requested to attend to an ill or injured player.
d. A, B and C. - Answer-D
If an illegal player is involved in the game-ending double play, the offense must make
the discovery known:
a. Before the defensive players enter their dugout.
b. Before the two teams line up to shake hands.
