2025 IHSA Baseball Rules Test with correct
answers
TeamBwishestopinchhitwithasubstituteplayer
whoisnotlistedonthelineupcard.Whatisthecor
rectruling?
*A.Sincethesubstituteisnotonthelineupcard,th
esubstitutionisnotallowed.
*B.Duringthepregamemeeting,theplateumpir
eshouldencouragebothheadcoachestolistalleli
giblesubstitutesonthelineupcard.
*C.Thecoachmaysubstitutetheplayerwithoutp
enalty.
*D.BandCarecorrect.-
✔✔*D.BandCarecorrect.
R3ison3rdbase.Thebatterhasa3-
2count.Thepitcherbalksduringhiswindupbuts
,tilldeliversthepitch.Thebatterdoesnotswingatt
hehighpitch,buttheballgetspastthecatcherand
goestothebackstop.Whichofthefollowingstate
mentsiscorrect?
*A.R3scores,andthebatteradvancesto1stbaseo
nball4.Thebatter-
runnercontinuesto2ndbaseonthepassedball.
*B.Theballisdeadonthebalk,R3isawardedhom
e,andthebatterisawarded1stbaseonball4.
*C.Theballisdeadonthebalk,R3isawardedho
me,andthebatterremainsatbatwitha3-2count.
*D.Noneoftheabove-
✔✔*C.Theballisdeadonthebalk,R3isawarded
home,andthebatterremainsatbatwitha3-
2count.
Thepitcherstartshisdelivery.Thebatterdoesn't
sayanything,butheraiseshishandandstepsouto
fthebatter'sboxwithoutbeinggranted"Time".
Whatisthecorrectruling?
,*A.Theballremainslive,andtheumpirecallsthe
pitchaballorstrikedependingonthelocationoft
hepitch.
*B.Theumpiremustgrant"Time"inthissituatio
n.
*C.Ifthepitcherdeliversalegalpitch,theumpire
shallcallthepitchastrikeregardlessofthepitch's
location.
*D.Theballisdeadsincethebatterrequested"Ti
me"beforesteppingoutofthebatter'sbox.-
✔✔*C.Ifthepitcherdeliversalegalpitch,theum
pireshallcallthepitchastrikeregardlessofthepit
ch'slocation.
Arunnermissesabase.Whichofthesestatements
iscorrect?
*A.Thedefensemayrequestadeadballorlivebal
lappealtoretiretherunner.
*B.Theumpirewhoobservedtherunnermissthe
baseshoulddeclaretherunneroutattheconclusi
onoftheplay.
, *C.Iftherunner'soutistheresultofaforceplayan
disthethirdoutoftheinning,norunsscoreonthep
lay.
*D.AandCarecorrect.-
✔✔*D.AandCarecorrect.
Whichofthefollowingisatruestatement?
*A.EitherF1orF2caninformtheumpirethetea
mwantstointentionallywalkabatter.
*B.IfapitchedballstrikesB1'scapthatissticking
outofhisbackpocket,heisawarded1stbase.
*C.Iftheballisdeadbecauseofanuncaughtfoulb
all,arunnerisnotrequiredtoretouchbaseshetou
chedduringtheplay.
*D.Noneoftheabove-
✔✔*C.Iftheballisdeadbecauseofanuncaughtf
oulball,arunnerisnotrequiredtoretouchbasesh
etouchedduringtheplay.
Atwhatpointcananimproperbatterbereplaced
?
answers
TeamBwishestopinchhitwithasubstituteplayer
whoisnotlistedonthelineupcard.Whatisthecor
rectruling?
*A.Sincethesubstituteisnotonthelineupcard,th
esubstitutionisnotallowed.
*B.Duringthepregamemeeting,theplateumpir
eshouldencouragebothheadcoachestolistalleli
giblesubstitutesonthelineupcard.
*C.Thecoachmaysubstitutetheplayerwithoutp
enalty.
*D.BandCarecorrect.-
✔✔*D.BandCarecorrect.
R3ison3rdbase.Thebatterhasa3-
2count.Thepitcherbalksduringhiswindupbuts
,tilldeliversthepitch.Thebatterdoesnotswingatt
hehighpitch,buttheballgetspastthecatcherand
goestothebackstop.Whichofthefollowingstate
mentsiscorrect?
*A.R3scores,andthebatteradvancesto1stbaseo
nball4.Thebatter-
runnercontinuesto2ndbaseonthepassedball.
*B.Theballisdeadonthebalk,R3isawardedhom
e,andthebatterisawarded1stbaseonball4.
*C.Theballisdeadonthebalk,R3isawardedho
me,andthebatterremainsatbatwitha3-2count.
*D.Noneoftheabove-
✔✔*C.Theballisdeadonthebalk,R3isawarded
home,andthebatterremainsatbatwitha3-
2count.
Thepitcherstartshisdelivery.Thebatterdoesn't
sayanything,butheraiseshishandandstepsouto
fthebatter'sboxwithoutbeinggranted"Time".
Whatisthecorrectruling?
,*A.Theballremainslive,andtheumpirecallsthe
pitchaballorstrikedependingonthelocationoft
hepitch.
*B.Theumpiremustgrant"Time"inthissituatio
n.
*C.Ifthepitcherdeliversalegalpitch,theumpire
shallcallthepitchastrikeregardlessofthepitch's
location.
*D.Theballisdeadsincethebatterrequested"Ti
me"beforesteppingoutofthebatter'sbox.-
✔✔*C.Ifthepitcherdeliversalegalpitch,theum
pireshallcallthepitchastrikeregardlessofthepit
ch'slocation.
Arunnermissesabase.Whichofthesestatements
iscorrect?
*A.Thedefensemayrequestadeadballorlivebal
lappealtoretiretherunner.
*B.Theumpirewhoobservedtherunnermissthe
baseshoulddeclaretherunneroutattheconclusi
onoftheplay.
, *C.Iftherunner'soutistheresultofaforceplayan
disthethirdoutoftheinning,norunsscoreonthep
lay.
*D.AandCarecorrect.-
✔✔*D.AandCarecorrect.
Whichofthefollowingisatruestatement?
*A.EitherF1orF2caninformtheumpirethetea
mwantstointentionallywalkabatter.
*B.IfapitchedballstrikesB1'scapthatissticking
outofhisbackpocket,heisawarded1stbase.
*C.Iftheballisdeadbecauseofanuncaughtfoulb
all,arunnerisnotrequiredtoretouchbaseshetou
chedduringtheplay.
*D.Noneoftheabove-
✔✔*C.Iftheballisdeadbecauseofanuncaughtf
oulball,arunnerisnotrequiredtoretouchbasesh
etouchedduringtheplay.
Atwhatpointcananimproperbatterbereplaced
?
