NFHS SOFTBALL EXAM LATEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
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.
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
,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.
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.
***Time granted for an injured player is not a charged conference.
***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 inning) = P must be removed as pitcher for the rest of the game
Charged Conferences: Offense (3-7)
**When either team has a charged conference, the other team may also
conference (uncharged)** - CORRECT ANSWER-Offense:
a) Each team is granted 1 charged conference per inning. Any additional requests
shall be denied.
***Time granted for an injured player is not a charged conference.
Illegally Batted Ball (5-1-1b) - CORRECT ANSWER-Penalty: Batter is out and
runners return (7-4-8; 7-4-2)
Interference by runner (5-1-1e) - CORRECT ANSWER-Penalty: Interfering runner
is out and other runners return to base occupied at time of interference.
, Interference by runner: Foul Fly (5-1-1m) - CORRECT ANSWER-Penalty:
Interfering runner is out, runners return, strike on batter
Fair ball touches a spectator or bounces over/through/under or lodges in a fence
(5-1-1f) - CORRECT ANSWER-Award is 2 bases or appropriate # of bases in
umpire's judgement
Fair ball touches a runner;
a) Before it touches a fielder
b) After it passes any fielder other than the P and another fielder has a play -
CORRECT ANSWER-a) Hit Runner is out
b) Batter awarded 1st base (and a hit)
c) Runners return to base occupied at time of interference
Infield fly - CORRECT ANSWER-a fair fly (not including a line drive or an
attempted bunt) which can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort (rule
does not preclude outfielders from being allowed to make the catch); and must
be less than 2 out with first and second base or all bases are occupied
Offensive Interference - CORRECT ANSWER-is interference (physical or verbal)
by the team at bat, or:
1) when a runner creates malicious contact with any fielder with or without the
ball, in or out of the baseline
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
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.
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
,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.
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.
***Time granted for an injured player is not a charged conference.
***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 inning) = P must be removed as pitcher for the rest of the game
Charged Conferences: Offense (3-7)
**When either team has a charged conference, the other team may also
conference (uncharged)** - CORRECT ANSWER-Offense:
a) Each team is granted 1 charged conference per inning. Any additional requests
shall be denied.
***Time granted for an injured player is not a charged conference.
Illegally Batted Ball (5-1-1b) - CORRECT ANSWER-Penalty: Batter is out and
runners return (7-4-8; 7-4-2)
Interference by runner (5-1-1e) - CORRECT ANSWER-Penalty: Interfering runner
is out and other runners return to base occupied at time of interference.
, Interference by runner: Foul Fly (5-1-1m) - CORRECT ANSWER-Penalty:
Interfering runner is out, runners return, strike on batter
Fair ball touches a spectator or bounces over/through/under or lodges in a fence
(5-1-1f) - CORRECT ANSWER-Award is 2 bases or appropriate # of bases in
umpire's judgement
Fair ball touches a runner;
a) Before it touches a fielder
b) After it passes any fielder other than the P and another fielder has a play -
CORRECT ANSWER-a) Hit Runner is out
b) Batter awarded 1st base (and a hit)
c) Runners return to base occupied at time of interference
Infield fly - CORRECT ANSWER-a fair fly (not including a line drive or an
attempted bunt) which can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort (rule
does not preclude outfielders from being allowed to make the catch); and must
be less than 2 out with first and second base or all bases are occupied
Offensive Interference - CORRECT ANSWER-is interference (physical or verbal)
by the team at bat, or:
1) when a runner creates malicious contact with any fielder with or without the
ball, in or out of the baseline
