OHSAA 2024/25 Baseball Rules Exam

OHSAA 2024/25 Baseball Rules Exam Offensive interference is an act by the team at bat: 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 created malicious contact with any fielder regardless of whether the fielder had the ball or was in or out of the baseline. C) When a coach physically assists a runner during playing action. D) A, B and C. - ANSWER D) A, B and C With R2 on second base, B3 swings and misses the pitch for strike two. His follow-through hits F2 while he is attempting to throw out R2, who successfully steals third base. A) There is no interference, the play stands. B) This is follow-through interference; R2 is declared out. C) This is follow-through interference; both R2 and B3 are declared out. D) This is follow-through interference, B3 is declared out and R2 is returned to second base. - ANSWER D) This is follow-through interference, B3 is declared out and R2 is returned to second base. The base umpire has the primary responsibility for the interference call at second base in a double play situation, second to first. A) True B) False - ANSWER B) False