**When either team has a charged conference, the other team may also conference
NFHS SOFTBALL ACTUAL EXAM (uncharged)** - ANSWER-Defense:
a) Each team is granted 3 defensive conferences per 7 innings without penalty.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED b) Extra Innings: each team is allowed 1 additional conference per inning.
***Time granted for an injured player is not a charged conference.
2025 ***If the pitcher is removed it is not a charged conference
c) Request for a charged conference beyond the allowed (3 for 7innings/1 per extra
Change (Name/#/Add Sub) to the lineup card after it has been made official - ANSWER- inning) = P must be removed as pitcher for the rest of the game
Penalty:
1st: Warning Charged Conferences: Offense (3-7)
2nd: Coach Restricted to bench
**When either team has a charged conference, the other team may also conference
Illegal Substitute (Rule 3-4, P. 34 Sect. 4) - ANSWER-Penalty: (uncharged)** - ANSWER-Offense:
1) Player restricted to bench a) Each team is granted 1 charged conference per inning. Any additional requests shall
2) Art. 1 A & C: If player is on base, at bat, or is the courtesy runner; she is also called be denied.
out. ***Time granted for an injured player is not a charged conference.
Illegal Defensive Sub (Rule 3-4 Art. 3) - ANSWER-Penalty: Illegally Batted Ball (5-1-1b) - ANSWER-Penalty: Batter is out and runners return (7-4-8;
1) Sub involved with a batted ball=restricted to bench; offense has option of taking result 7-4-2)
or accepting penalty (out nullified & Runners return)
2) If another legal pitch is thrown, all play stands and illegal sub is restricted to bench Interference by runner (5-1-1e) - ANSWER-Penalty: Interfering runner is out and other
3) Anytime an illegal sub handles the ball and it does not alter the play/no one is put out; runners return to base occupied at time of interference.
play stands and illegal sub is restricted.
Interference by runner: Foul Fly (5-1-1m) - ANSWER-Penalty: Interfering runner is out,
A coach physically assists a runner during live ball action. (8-6-5) - ANSWER- runners return, strike on batter
Penalty:Runner is out and ball remains live.
Fair ball touches a spectator or bounces over/through/under or lodges in a fence (5-1-
Offensive Interference with a fielder attempting to make a play on a batter/runner (3-5 1f) - ANSWER-Award is 2 bases or appropriate # of bases in umpire's judgement
art. 5) - ANSWER-Penalty:
a) The ball is dead. Fair ball touches a runner;
b) Runner closest to home is out a) Before it touches a fielder
c) All runners not out return to last base touched at time of interference b) After it passes any fielder other than the P and another fielder has a play -
ANSWER-a) Hit Runner is out
Offensive player interferes with a fair batted ball or foul fly ball (3-5-Art. 6) b) Batter awarded 1st base (and a hit)
(7-4-12; 7-5-4; 8-6-16) - ANSWER-Penalty: Ball is dead immediately and batter is out. c) Runners return to base occupied at time of interference
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. Blocked Ball - ANSWER-A live ball (pitched/batted/thrown) which is
touched/stopped/handled:
Defensive player fakes a tag (Obstruction 8-4-3b) - ANSWER-Penalty: a) by a person not engaged in the game
a) Delayed Dead ball b) by loose equipment
b) If obstructed runner is put out before reaching a base she would've reached, ball is c) by any object not part of official equipment or playing area
declared dead and all runners are awarded the base(s) they would've reached.
c) Team warning issued; A 2nd offender is restricted to bench Thrown Ball (Not Pitch) becomes a blocked ball (5-1-1g) - ANSWER-Award: 2 bases
from point of release
Charged Conferences: Defense(3-7)
Pitched Ball becomes blocked - ANSWER-Award: 1 base from time of pitch
NFHS SOFTBALL ACTUAL EXAM (uncharged)** - ANSWER-Defense:
a) Each team is granted 3 defensive conferences per 7 innings without penalty.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED b) Extra Innings: each team is allowed 1 additional conference per inning.
***Time granted for an injured player is not a charged conference.
2025 ***If the pitcher is removed it is not a charged conference
c) Request for a charged conference beyond the allowed (3 for 7innings/1 per extra
Change (Name/#/Add Sub) to the lineup card after it has been made official - ANSWER- inning) = P must be removed as pitcher for the rest of the game
Penalty:
1st: Warning Charged Conferences: Offense (3-7)
2nd: Coach Restricted to bench
**When either team has a charged conference, the other team may also conference
Illegal Substitute (Rule 3-4, P. 34 Sect. 4) - ANSWER-Penalty: (uncharged)** - ANSWER-Offense:
1) Player restricted to bench a) Each team is granted 1 charged conference per inning. Any additional requests shall
2) Art. 1 A & C: If player is on base, at bat, or is the courtesy runner; she is also called be denied.
out. ***Time granted for an injured player is not a charged conference.
Illegal Defensive Sub (Rule 3-4 Art. 3) - ANSWER-Penalty: Illegally Batted Ball (5-1-1b) - ANSWER-Penalty: Batter is out and runners return (7-4-8;
1) Sub involved with a batted ball=restricted to bench; offense has option of taking result 7-4-2)
or accepting penalty (out nullified & Runners return)
2) If another legal pitch is thrown, all play stands and illegal sub is restricted to bench Interference by runner (5-1-1e) - ANSWER-Penalty: Interfering runner is out and other
3) Anytime an illegal sub handles the ball and it does not alter the play/no one is put out; runners return to base occupied at time of interference.
play stands and illegal sub is restricted.
Interference by runner: Foul Fly (5-1-1m) - ANSWER-Penalty: Interfering runner is out,
A coach physically assists a runner during live ball action. (8-6-5) - ANSWER- runners return, strike on batter
Penalty:Runner is out and ball remains live.
Fair ball touches a spectator or bounces over/through/under or lodges in a fence (5-1-
Offensive Interference with a fielder attempting to make a play on a batter/runner (3-5 1f) - ANSWER-Award is 2 bases or appropriate # of bases in umpire's judgement
art. 5) - ANSWER-Penalty:
a) The ball is dead. Fair ball touches a runner;
b) Runner closest to home is out a) Before it touches a fielder
c) All runners not out return to last base touched at time of interference b) After it passes any fielder other than the P and another fielder has a play -
ANSWER-a) Hit Runner is out
Offensive player interferes with a fair batted ball or foul fly ball (3-5-Art. 6) b) Batter awarded 1st base (and a hit)
(7-4-12; 7-5-4; 8-6-16) - ANSWER-Penalty: Ball is dead immediately and batter is out. c) Runners return to base occupied at time of interference
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. Blocked Ball - ANSWER-A live ball (pitched/batted/thrown) which is
touched/stopped/handled:
Defensive player fakes a tag (Obstruction 8-4-3b) - ANSWER-Penalty: a) by a person not engaged in the game
a) Delayed Dead ball b) by loose equipment
b) If obstructed runner is put out before reaching a base she would've reached, ball is c) by any object not part of official equipment or playing area
declared dead and all runners are awarded the base(s) they would've reached.
c) Team warning issued; A 2nd offender is restricted to bench Thrown Ball (Not Pitch) becomes a blocked ball (5-1-1g) - ANSWER-Award: 2 bases
from point of release
Charged Conferences: Defense(3-7)
Pitched Ball becomes blocked - ANSWER-Award: 1 base from time of pitch
