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NFHS SOFTBALL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER S
RATED A+ NEW UPDATE ASSURED
SATISFACTION
Question : Change (Name/#/Add Sub) to the lineup card
after it has been made official CORRECT ANSWER: Penalty: 1st: Warning 2nd: Coach Restricted to bench
Question : Illegal Substitute (Rule 3-4, P. 34 Sect. 4)
CORRECT ANSWER : Penalty: 1) Player restricted to
bench 2) Art. 1 A & C: If player is on base, at bat, or is
the courtesy runner; she is also called out.
Question : Illegal Defensive Sub (Rule 3-4 Art. 3)
CORRECT ANSWER : Penalty: 1) Sub involved with a batted ball=restricted to bench; offense has option of taking result or accepting penalty (out nullified & Runners return) 2) If another legal pitch is thrown, all play stands and illegal sub is restricted to bench 3) Anytime an illegal sub handles the ball and it does not
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alter the play/no one is put out; play stands and illegal sub is restricted.
Question : A coach physically assists a runner during live
ball action. (8-6-5) CORRECT ANSWER : Penalty: Runner is out and ball remains live.
Question : Offensive Interference with a fielder
attempting to make a play on a batter/runner (3-5 art. 5) CORRECT ANSWER : Penalty: a) The ball is dead. b) Runner closest to home is out c) All runners not out return to last base touched at time of interference
Question : Offensive player interferes with a fair batted
ball or foul fly ball (3-5-Art. 6) (7-4-12; 7-5-4; 8-6-16) CORRECT ANSWER : Penalty: Ball is dead immediately and batter is out. a) If interference prevented a possible DP, batter and runner closest to home are out.other runners return to last base touched at time of interference.
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Question : Defensive player fakes a tag (Obstruction 8-4-
3b) CORRECT ANSWER: Penalty: a) Delayed Dead ball b) If obstructed runner is put out before reaching a base she would've reached, ball is declared dead and all runners are awarded the base(s) they would've reached. c) Team warning issued; A 2nd offender is restricted to bench
Question : Charged Conferences: Defense(3-7)
CORRECT ANSWER : When either team has a charged
conference, the other team may also conference
(uncharged) Defense: a) Each team is granted 3 defensive
conferences per 7 innings without penalty. b) Extra
Innings: each team is allowed 1 additional conference per
inning. ***Time granted for an injured player is not a charged conference. ***If the pitcher is removed it is not a charged conference c) Request for a charged conference beyond the allowed (3 for 7innings/1 per extra inning) = P must be removed as pitcher for the rest of the game
Question : Charged Conferences: Offense (3-7)
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CORRECT ANSWER : When either team has a charged
conference, the other team may also conference
(uncharged) Offense: a) Each team is granted 1 charged
conference per inning. Any additional requests shall be denied. ***Time granted for an injured player is not a charged conference.
Question : Illegally Batted Ball (5-1-1b)
CORRECT ANSWER : Penalty: Batter is out and runners return (7-4-8; 7-4-2)
Question : Interference by runner (5-1-1e)
CORRECT ANSWER : Penalty: Interfering runner is out and other runners return to base occupied at time of interference.
Question : Interference by runner: Foul Fly (5-1-1m) CORRECT ANSWER : Penalty: Interfering runner is out, runners return, strike on batter