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NFHS Softball EXAM GUIDE
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ANSWERS.
Change (Name/#/Add Sub) to the lineup card after it has been made official -
correct answer✔️✔️Penalty:
1st: Warning
2nd: Coach Restricted to bench
Illegal Substitute (Rule 3-4, P. 34 Sect. 4) - correct answer✔️✔️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 answer✔️✔️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
answer✔️✔️Penalty: Runner is out and ball remains live.
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Offensive Interference with a fielder attempting to make a play on a
batter/runner (3-5 art. 5) - correct answer✔️✔️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 answer✔️✔️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 answer✔️✔️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.
c) Team warning issued; A 2nd offender is restricted to bench
Charged Conferences: Defense(3-7)
**When either team has a charged conference, the other team may also
conference (uncharged)** - correct answer✔️✔️Defense:
a) Each team is granted 3 defensive conferences per 7 innings without penalty.
b) Extra Innings: each team is allowed 1 additional conference per inning.
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NFHS Softball EXAM GUIDE
WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS.
Change (Name/#/Add Sub) to the lineup card after it has been made official -
correct answer✔️✔️Penalty:
1st: Warning
2nd: Coach Restricted to bench
Illegal Substitute (Rule 3-4, P. 34 Sect. 4) - correct answer✔️✔️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 answer✔️✔️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
answer✔️✔️Penalty: Runner is out and ball remains live.
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Offensive Interference with a fielder attempting to make a play on a
batter/runner (3-5 art. 5) - correct answer✔️✔️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 answer✔️✔️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 answer✔️✔️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.
c) Team warning issued; A 2nd offender is restricted to bench
Charged Conferences: Defense(3-7)
**When either team has a charged conference, the other team may also
conference (uncharged)** - correct answer✔️✔️Defense:
a) Each team is granted 3 defensive conferences per 7 innings without penalty.
b) Extra Innings: each team is allowed 1 additional conference per inning.
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