WVSSAC Part 2 Baseball Test Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
A bat would be considered legal for the game:
a. If it had a BBCOR certification mark.
b. If it only had a BESR certification mark.
c. If the temperature of the bat had been artificially controlled.
d. If it had been altered from the manufacturer's original design and production. - ANS A
Any questions regarding legality of a player's equipment shall be resolved by:
a. The opposing team's head coach
b. The head coach of the player whose equipment is in question.
c. By a consensus of the two head coaches and the umpires.
d. By the umpire-in-chief. - ANS D
At the time of the pitch, all fielders shall be on fair ground, except the catcher, who shall be in
the catcher's box.
a. To be considered to be in fair ground, fielders must have both feet in fair ground.
b. All fielders are in fair ground when at least one foot is touching fair ground.
c. Just the battery (pitcher and catcher) has to be on fair ground.
d. To be considered to be in fair ground, fielders and catchers must have both feet in fair
ground. - ANS B
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,Following a home run, a pitch has been thrown to the next batter when the catcher goes and
picks up the bat used by the previous batter, which was lying a few yards away. He hands it to
the plate umpire showing him that the bat rattles.
a. The home run will be negated and the previous batter will be declared out.
b. The home run will be negated and the previous batter will be returned to bat.
c. Unless the umpire knows that the bat previously rattled, he must assume that the bat
became illegal because of the contact with the pitch. The home run will count and the bat will
be removed from the game.
d. The home run will be negated and both batters will be declared out. - ANS C
Jones comes to pinch-hit in the fifth inning. The plate umpire checks the lineup card and finds
that Jones is not listed on the card. The plate umpire shall:
a. Not allow Jones to hit.
b. Restrict Jones' head coach to the bench for failure to list all substitutes.
c. Allow Jones to pinch-hit and mark the change on the lineup card.
d. Allow the substitution, but issue a warning to the head coach. - ANS C
The barrel of a bat shall:
a. Be round.
b. Cylindrically symmetric.
c. Smooth contour.
d. All of the above. - ANS D
The home team decides to temporarily extend both dugouts. They may do so:
a. Toward home plate on a line parallel to the foul line.
b. Toward the foul line.
c. Toward the outfield on a line parallel to the foul line.
d. All of the above. - ANS C
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, When a foul fly is caught by an illegal glove:
a. The out is nullified and the batter is awarded first base.
b. The out is nullified and treated as a foul ball.
c. The team at bat may elect to take the result of the play.
d. Both B & C. - ANS D
The catcher shall wear a body/chest protector that meets the NOCSAE standard at the time of
manufacture. The body/chest protector options are:
a. Traditional chest protector with a NOCSAE-approved pad attached.
b. A compression shirt that has a NOCSAE-approved cardiac cavity protector built into the shirt.
c. A newly manufactured traditional chest protector that meets the NOCSAE standard.
d. All of the above. - ANS D
A batted ball is judged to be fair when the ball:
a. Lands on fair ground after touching a player who was over foul ground.
b. First falls on foul ground past third base, but settles on fair territory.
c. Touches first, second or third base.
d. As a ground ball touches a bat resting on foul ground and rebounds into fair territory. -
ANS C
An illegal slide occurs when:
a. The runner slides head first.
b. The runner, on a force play, slides in a direction away from the fielder making the play at the
base.
c. The runner goes beyond the base and alters the play of the fielder.
d. The runner slides feet first with one leg and buttock on the ground. - ANS C
During the pre-game conference:
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Questions and Answers
A bat would be considered legal for the game:
a. If it had a BBCOR certification mark.
b. If it only had a BESR certification mark.
c. If the temperature of the bat had been artificially controlled.
d. If it had been altered from the manufacturer's original design and production. - ANS A
Any questions regarding legality of a player's equipment shall be resolved by:
a. The opposing team's head coach
b. The head coach of the player whose equipment is in question.
c. By a consensus of the two head coaches and the umpires.
d. By the umpire-in-chief. - ANS D
At the time of the pitch, all fielders shall be on fair ground, except the catcher, who shall be in
the catcher's box.
a. To be considered to be in fair ground, fielders must have both feet in fair ground.
b. All fielders are in fair ground when at least one foot is touching fair ground.
c. Just the battery (pitcher and catcher) has to be on fair ground.
d. To be considered to be in fair ground, fielders and catchers must have both feet in fair
ground. - ANS B
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,Following a home run, a pitch has been thrown to the next batter when the catcher goes and
picks up the bat used by the previous batter, which was lying a few yards away. He hands it to
the plate umpire showing him that the bat rattles.
a. The home run will be negated and the previous batter will be declared out.
b. The home run will be negated and the previous batter will be returned to bat.
c. Unless the umpire knows that the bat previously rattled, he must assume that the bat
became illegal because of the contact with the pitch. The home run will count and the bat will
be removed from the game.
d. The home run will be negated and both batters will be declared out. - ANS C
Jones comes to pinch-hit in the fifth inning. The plate umpire checks the lineup card and finds
that Jones is not listed on the card. The plate umpire shall:
a. Not allow Jones to hit.
b. Restrict Jones' head coach to the bench for failure to list all substitutes.
c. Allow Jones to pinch-hit and mark the change on the lineup card.
d. Allow the substitution, but issue a warning to the head coach. - ANS C
The barrel of a bat shall:
a. Be round.
b. Cylindrically symmetric.
c. Smooth contour.
d. All of the above. - ANS D
The home team decides to temporarily extend both dugouts. They may do so:
a. Toward home plate on a line parallel to the foul line.
b. Toward the foul line.
c. Toward the outfield on a line parallel to the foul line.
d. All of the above. - ANS C
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, When a foul fly is caught by an illegal glove:
a. The out is nullified and the batter is awarded first base.
b. The out is nullified and treated as a foul ball.
c. The team at bat may elect to take the result of the play.
d. Both B & C. - ANS D
The catcher shall wear a body/chest protector that meets the NOCSAE standard at the time of
manufacture. The body/chest protector options are:
a. Traditional chest protector with a NOCSAE-approved pad attached.
b. A compression shirt that has a NOCSAE-approved cardiac cavity protector built into the shirt.
c. A newly manufactured traditional chest protector that meets the NOCSAE standard.
d. All of the above. - ANS D
A batted ball is judged to be fair when the ball:
a. Lands on fair ground after touching a player who was over foul ground.
b. First falls on foul ground past third base, but settles on fair territory.
c. Touches first, second or third base.
d. As a ground ball touches a bat resting on foul ground and rebounds into fair territory. -
ANS C
An illegal slide occurs when:
a. The runner slides head first.
b. The runner, on a force play, slides in a direction away from the fielder making the play at the
base.
c. The runner goes beyond the base and alters the play of the fielder.
d. The runner slides feet first with one leg and buttock on the ground. - ANS C
During the pre-game conference:
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