NFHS SOFTBALL 2025 Exam All
Possible Questions and Answers with
complete solution | GRADED A+
Change (Name/#/Add Sub) to the lineup card after it has been made official - correct answers-Penalty:
1st: Warning
2nd: Coach Restricted to bench
Illegal Substitute (Rule 3-4, P. 34 Sect. 4) - correct answers-Penalty:
1) Player restricted to bench
2) Art. 1 A & C: If player is on base, at bat, or is the courtesy runner; she is also called out.
Illegal Defensive Sub (Rule 3-4 Art. 3) - correct answers-Penalty:
1) Sub involved with a batted ball=restricted to bench; offense has option of taking result or accepting
penalty (out nullified & Runners return)
2) If another legal pitch is thrown, all play stands and illegal sub is restricted to bench
3) Anytime an illegal sub handles the ball and it does not alter the play/no one is put out; play stands
and illegal sub is restricted.
A coach physically assists a runner during live ball action. (8-6-5) - correct answers-Penalty:Runner is out
and ball remains live.
Offensive Interference with a fielder attempting to make a play on a batter/runner (3-5 art. 5) - correct
answers-Penalty:
a) The ball is dead.
b) Runner closest to home is out
c) All runners not out return to last base touched at time of interference
Offensive player interferes with a fair batted ball or foul fly ball (3-5-Art. 6)
(7-4-12; 7-5-4; 8-6-16) - correct answers-Penalty: Ball is dead immediately and batter is out.
a) If interference prevented a possible DP, batter and runner closest to home are out. other runners
return to last base touched at time of interference.
Defensive player fakes a tag (Obstruction 8-4-3b) - correct answers-Penalty:
a) Delayed Dead ball
b) If obstructed runner is put out before reaching a base she would've reached, ball is declared dead
and all runners are awarded the base(s) they would've reached.
Possible Questions and Answers with
complete solution | GRADED A+
Change (Name/#/Add Sub) to the lineup card after it has been made official - correct answers-Penalty:
1st: Warning
2nd: Coach Restricted to bench
Illegal Substitute (Rule 3-4, P. 34 Sect. 4) - correct answers-Penalty:
1) Player restricted to bench
2) Art. 1 A & C: If player is on base, at bat, or is the courtesy runner; she is also called out.
Illegal Defensive Sub (Rule 3-4 Art. 3) - correct answers-Penalty:
1) Sub involved with a batted ball=restricted to bench; offense has option of taking result or accepting
penalty (out nullified & Runners return)
2) If another legal pitch is thrown, all play stands and illegal sub is restricted to bench
3) Anytime an illegal sub handles the ball and it does not alter the play/no one is put out; play stands
and illegal sub is restricted.
A coach physically assists a runner during live ball action. (8-6-5) - correct answers-Penalty:Runner is out
and ball remains live.
Offensive Interference with a fielder attempting to make a play on a batter/runner (3-5 art. 5) - correct
answers-Penalty:
a) The ball is dead.
b) Runner closest to home is out
c) All runners not out return to last base touched at time of interference
Offensive player interferes with a fair batted ball or foul fly ball (3-5-Art. 6)
(7-4-12; 7-5-4; 8-6-16) - correct answers-Penalty: Ball is dead immediately and batter is out.
a) If interference prevented a possible DP, batter and runner closest to home are out. other runners
return to last base touched at time of interference.
Defensive player fakes a tag (Obstruction 8-4-3b) - correct answers-Penalty:
a) Delayed Dead ball
b) If obstructed runner is put out before reaching a base she would've reached, ball is declared dead
and all runners are awarded the base(s) they would've reached.
