NFHS SOFTBALL EXAM VERSION NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW
VERSION!!)
At the pregame conference, the plat umpire asks both head coaches if they have listed all their
substitutes on the lineup card. The visiting's team head coaches states he did not have time, but
will provide them as the game progresses. The plate umpire will: - (answers)C. Not accept the
team's lineup card until all substitutes are listed. The game cannot begin until the umpire has
received lineup cards from both teams.
First and third bases shall be 90 feet from home plat measured: - (answers)C. From the back edge
of the base to the apex of home plate.
When the dugout area is temporarily extended: - (answers)D. It shall be extended toward the
outfield on a line parallel to the foul line, equally applied for both teams.
A BBCOR certified bat is permitted to have ___ to enhance the hold of the bat, not to exceed
beyond 18 inches from the base of the knob. - (answers)D. All of the above
The catcher shall wear a body/chest protector that meets the NOCSAE standard at the time of
manufacture. The body/chest protector options are: - (answers)D. All of the above
Defective equipment must be repaired or replaced: - (answers)C. Immediately
Any questions regarding legality of a player's equipment shall be resolved by: - (answers)D. By
the Umpire-in-Chief
Player White, the next batter, is 4 for 4 in the game with two home runs and the head coach
wants to put him on base. In order to give the batter an intentional base on balls: - (answers)B.
, The head coach may request the umpire to award the batter first base on any ball-and-strike
count.
A fielder will be considered to have caught a ball in flight when: - (answers)C. He has secured
possession in foul ground and then steps with both feet into his dugout.
An infield fly is a fair fly that: - (answers)D. None of the above
Offensive malicious contact is defined as being: - (answers)B. Interference
At the beginning of the third inning, the head coach tells the plate umpire that Baker will bat for
the fourth batter in the inning, Davis, if the inning lasts that long. Wilson comes to bat instead of
Baker and does not tell the plate umpire. With no outs, he hits into a run-scoring double play. -
(answers)C. Wilson is an unreported substitute. Upon discovery, the plate umpire will make the
needed changes in the lineup.
A player has a small amount of blood on his pants at his knee. - (answers)A. The pants must be
cleaned or changed before the player participates again.
The visiting team has used one of its three defensive-charged conferences when the game enters
the eighth inning. It now has available for use: - (answers)C. One charged conference
A coach, restricted to the bench for the balance of the game, may: - (answers)D. May have a
charged conference - offense or defense - in the dugout/bench area.
To start a game, the determination of whether the grounds and other conditions are suitable is
made by: - (answers)B. The home coach
Provided a ground rule does not supersede rules book rule, it becomes in force when: -
(answers)D. Both A and B
COMPLETE ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW
VERSION!!)
At the pregame conference, the plat umpire asks both head coaches if they have listed all their
substitutes on the lineup card. The visiting's team head coaches states he did not have time, but
will provide them as the game progresses. The plate umpire will: - (answers)C. Not accept the
team's lineup card until all substitutes are listed. The game cannot begin until the umpire has
received lineup cards from both teams.
First and third bases shall be 90 feet from home plat measured: - (answers)C. From the back edge
of the base to the apex of home plate.
When the dugout area is temporarily extended: - (answers)D. It shall be extended toward the
outfield on a line parallel to the foul line, equally applied for both teams.
A BBCOR certified bat is permitted to have ___ to enhance the hold of the bat, not to exceed
beyond 18 inches from the base of the knob. - (answers)D. All of the above
The catcher shall wear a body/chest protector that meets the NOCSAE standard at the time of
manufacture. The body/chest protector options are: - (answers)D. All of the above
Defective equipment must be repaired or replaced: - (answers)C. Immediately
Any questions regarding legality of a player's equipment shall be resolved by: - (answers)D. By
the Umpire-in-Chief
Player White, the next batter, is 4 for 4 in the game with two home runs and the head coach
wants to put him on base. In order to give the batter an intentional base on balls: - (answers)B.
, The head coach may request the umpire to award the batter first base on any ball-and-strike
count.
A fielder will be considered to have caught a ball in flight when: - (answers)C. He has secured
possession in foul ground and then steps with both feet into his dugout.
An infield fly is a fair fly that: - (answers)D. None of the above
Offensive malicious contact is defined as being: - (answers)B. Interference
At the beginning of the third inning, the head coach tells the plate umpire that Baker will bat for
the fourth batter in the inning, Davis, if the inning lasts that long. Wilson comes to bat instead of
Baker and does not tell the plate umpire. With no outs, he hits into a run-scoring double play. -
(answers)C. Wilson is an unreported substitute. Upon discovery, the plate umpire will make the
needed changes in the lineup.
A player has a small amount of blood on his pants at his knee. - (answers)A. The pants must be
cleaned or changed before the player participates again.
The visiting team has used one of its three defensive-charged conferences when the game enters
the eighth inning. It now has available for use: - (answers)C. One charged conference
A coach, restricted to the bench for the balance of the game, may: - (answers)D. May have a
charged conference - offense or defense - in the dugout/bench area.
To start a game, the determination of whether the grounds and other conditions are suitable is
made by: - (answers)B. The home coach
Provided a ground rule does not supersede rules book rule, it becomes in force when: -
(answers)D. Both A and B
