NFHS Baseball Test – Part I (Questions with Verified Answers) The base umpire declares "Foul" on a fly ball that is caught by the right fielder in fair
... [Show More] ground and thrown to second to double up the runner who left the base too soon. a. It is a foul ball and the ball is immediately dead. b. It is a fair ball and the catch stands, but the ball is immediately dead. c. The ball stays live and in play, and the catch is recorded along with the out at second base. d. The offensive team coach gets to decide which out will stand. Ref 5-1-1h The runner on first base steals second while the batter enters the batter's box with a bat that has been altered. a. The play stands and the batter is instructed to secure a legal bat. b. The ball is immediately dead. The batter is declared out and the runner is returned to first base. c. The runner is declared out and the batter is ejected. d. No penalty may be imposed until the defense appeals the illegal bat. Ref 5-1-1c, 7-4-1a When a player is incapacitated during play: a. Time should be called except when the injury occurs during a live ball play and a putout is possible. b. Time would be called if further play could jeopardize the injured player's safety. c. Time would never be called. d. Both A and B. Ref 5-2-1d With a runner advancing to third base, the second out is recorded at first base. The first baseman, wrongly thinking the play was the third out, tosses the ball to the base umpire who catches the ball and holds it. a. With the runner advancing, the ball stays live and in play. b. The ball is immediately dead. c. The runner is awarded third base. d. B and C. Ref 5-1-1h With the runner from second attempting to advance to third base, the batted ball gets by the third baseman, who was playing in to defend a possible bunt, and contacts the runner. The shortstop is not in a position to make a play on the ball. a. The ball is immediately dead. b. It is a delayed dead ball. c. The ball stays live and in play Ref 5-1-1f(2) A pitch dropped during delivery and which crosses a foul line shall be called: a. A strike. b. A balk with at least one runner on base. c. A ball. d. A no-pitch with the bases empty. Ref 6-1-4 A pitcher may turn his shoulders to check runners while in contact with the pitcher's plate while in the: a. Set position. b. Windup position. c. Both A and B. d. Neither A nor B; it is always illegal for a pitcher to turn his shoulders to check a runner. Ref 6-1-1 After F1 has started his delivery, B1 requests but is not granted time and steps out of the batter's box. a. The pitch is a strike regardless of the location. b. The ball remains live. c. The ball is dead and the batter is allowed to re-enter the batter's box with no penalty. d. A and B. Ref 6-2-4d(1) If a pitcher defaces a ball: a. The ball is dead immediately. b. He may be ejected by the umpire. c. If he delivers a pitch with the defaced ball and detected, it is an illegal pitch. d. A, B and C. Ref 6-2-1 PENALTY If the pitcher's non-pivot foot is on or behind a line extending through the front edge of the pitcher's plate: a. He is in the wind-up position. b. He is in the set position. Ref 6-1-2 It is illegal for a pitcher to: a. Wear a glove/mitt that includes [Show Less]