NFHS BASEBALL EXAM 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED
A+.
◉ To "intentionally" give a batter a base on balls: Answer: C. The
catcher or coach must request to award the batter first base on any
balland-strike count.
◉ A ball is determined as a lodged ball if it is: Answer: D. All of the
above (stuck, wedged, or unreachable)
◉ An infield fly is a fair fly that is hit before there are two outs and at a
time when at least first and second bases are occupied and
Answer: C. Can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort
◉ Offensive interference is an act by the team at bat: Answer: D. A and
B. (A. That can be either physical or verbal and interferes with,
obstructs, impedes, hinders or confuses any fielder attempting to make a
play. B. That creates malicious contact with any fielder regardless of
whether the fielder had the ball or was in or out of the baseline)
◉ Follow-through interference occurs when: Answer: D. The bat hits the
catcher after the batter has swung at a pitch and hinders action at home
plate or the catcher's attempt to play on a runner.
, ◉ An illegal substitute is: Answer: B. A player who re-enters the game
in the wrong position in the batting order.
◉ In the fifth inning, the assistant coach leaves the first-base coaching
box and advances toward the base umpire to mildly dispute an out call.
Answer: D. B and C (A. The assistant coach is automatically ejected. B.
The assistant coach is restricted to the dugout for the remainder of the
game.)
◉ A coach may have in his possession while in a coach's box:
Answer: B. Stopwatch, hard copy of a rules book and a scorebook.
◉ The second baseman, with the ball in his glove, maliciously slaps the
runner before he reaches second base. Answer: D. A, B and C. (A. The
ball is immediately dead and the second baseman is ejected. B. The
runner is declared to be out. C. Other runners will be awarded
appropriate bases they would have obtained had the malicious contact
not occurred)
◉ To start a game, the determination of whether the grounds and other
conditions are suitable is made by: Answer: B. The Home coach
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED
A+.
◉ To "intentionally" give a batter a base on balls: Answer: C. The
catcher or coach must request to award the batter first base on any
balland-strike count.
◉ A ball is determined as a lodged ball if it is: Answer: D. All of the
above (stuck, wedged, or unreachable)
◉ An infield fly is a fair fly that is hit before there are two outs and at a
time when at least first and second bases are occupied and
Answer: C. Can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort
◉ Offensive interference is an act by the team at bat: Answer: D. A and
B. (A. That can be either physical or verbal and interferes with,
obstructs, impedes, hinders or confuses any fielder attempting to make a
play. B. That creates malicious contact with any fielder regardless of
whether the fielder had the ball or was in or out of the baseline)
◉ Follow-through interference occurs when: Answer: D. The bat hits the
catcher after the batter has swung at a pitch and hinders action at home
plate or the catcher's attempt to play on a runner.
, ◉ An illegal substitute is: Answer: B. A player who re-enters the game
in the wrong position in the batting order.
◉ In the fifth inning, the assistant coach leaves the first-base coaching
box and advances toward the base umpire to mildly dispute an out call.
Answer: D. B and C (A. The assistant coach is automatically ejected. B.
The assistant coach is restricted to the dugout for the remainder of the
game.)
◉ A coach may have in his possession while in a coach's box:
Answer: B. Stopwatch, hard copy of a rules book and a scorebook.
◉ The second baseman, with the ball in his glove, maliciously slaps the
runner before he reaches second base. Answer: D. A, B and C. (A. The
ball is immediately dead and the second baseman is ejected. B. The
runner is declared to be out. C. Other runners will be awarded
appropriate bases they would have obtained had the malicious contact
not occurred)
◉ To start a game, the determination of whether the grounds and other
conditions are suitable is made by: Answer: B. The Home coach
