NFHS Baseball Exam Part 1 Questions and
Answers
1. Lineups become official when
Answer The lineup cards have been exchanged, verified, and then accepted by the plate
umpire during the pregame conference.
2. A fielder (other than the catcher), to be considered to be in
fair ground must
Answer Have at least one foot touching fair ground.
3. The pitcher's plate shall be set in the ground so that
Answer The distance between the nearer edge of the pitcher's plate and the rear tip of the
home plate shall be 60 feet, 6 inches.
4. When the dugout area is temporarily extended
Answer It shall be extended toward the outfield on a line parallel to the foul line, equally
applied for both teams.
5. A legal baseball must have affixed
Answer Both the NFHS Authenticating Mark and the SEI/NOCSAE mark.
6. The barrel of a bat shall
Answer All of the above.
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, 7. Gloves/mitts shall conform to heigh, width and webbing
specifications
Answer For all players except the catcher.
8. The catcher shall wear a body/chest protector that meets the
NOCSAE stan- dard at the time of manufacture. The body/chest
protector options are
Answer All of the above
9. The catcher comes to his position wearing a skull cap and an
unattached mask. Both pieces of gear are in good shape.
Answer This is illegal. The catcher must wear a helmet/mask combination that meets
the NOCSAE standard.
10. Concerning player equipment
Answer A, B, and C.
11. Team A's pitcher may wear a wristband with defensive
instructions/pitch choices on his non-throwing arm if the
wristband is not distracting and the color is
Answer Both A and B.
12. An umpire discovers Team A's catcher is using a two-way
communication device to communicate with the dugout. What is the
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Answers
1. Lineups become official when
Answer The lineup cards have been exchanged, verified, and then accepted by the plate
umpire during the pregame conference.
2. A fielder (other than the catcher), to be considered to be in
fair ground must
Answer Have at least one foot touching fair ground.
3. The pitcher's plate shall be set in the ground so that
Answer The distance between the nearer edge of the pitcher's plate and the rear tip of the
home plate shall be 60 feet, 6 inches.
4. When the dugout area is temporarily extended
Answer It shall be extended toward the outfield on a line parallel to the foul line, equally
applied for both teams.
5. A legal baseball must have affixed
Answer Both the NFHS Authenticating Mark and the SEI/NOCSAE mark.
6. The barrel of a bat shall
Answer All of the above.
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, 7. Gloves/mitts shall conform to heigh, width and webbing
specifications
Answer For all players except the catcher.
8. The catcher shall wear a body/chest protector that meets the
NOCSAE stan- dard at the time of manufacture. The body/chest
protector options are
Answer All of the above
9. The catcher comes to his position wearing a skull cap and an
unattached mask. Both pieces of gear are in good shape.
Answer This is illegal. The catcher must wear a helmet/mask combination that meets
the NOCSAE standard.
10. Concerning player equipment
Answer A, B, and C.
11. Team A's pitcher may wear a wristband with defensive
instructions/pitch choices on his non-throwing arm if the
wristband is not distracting and the color is
Answer Both A and B.
12. An umpire discovers Team A's catcher is using a two-way
communication device to communicate with the dugout. What is the
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