2009 NFHS Softball Exam Part 1 (With Answers)
1) A second offense for illegal equipment results in the offender and the head coach being restricted to the
dugout/bench area.
A. True
B. False
2) Umpire jurisdiction ends when the final out is recorded and the defensive team leaves the field.
A. True
B. False
3) When the DP/FLEX option is used, the lineup may be reduced to nine and return to 10 any number of times.
A. True
B. False
4) The required exterior warning label on the batting helmet may be on either side of the bill.
A. True
B. False
5) A school's official uniform may bear only a single manufacturer's logo/trademark/reference not to exceed 2 1/4
square inches.
A. True
B. False
6) A runner may return to touch a missed base after a following runner has scored.
A. True
B. False
7) A catch is not credited if the ball strikes anything other than a defensive player while it is in flight.
A. True
B. False
8) While the pitcher has the ball within the 16-foot circle, a batter-runner who overruns first base toward right field and
turns right is committed to second base and must attempt to advance non-stop to second base.
A. True
B. False
9) Wearing metal cleats is prohibited and results in a team warning.
A. True
B. False
10) The batter shall be declared out when she hits an infield fly, when the infield-fly rule is in effect, even if it is not
called by the umpire.
A. True
B. False
11) A player who has been rendered apparently unconscious during the game may resume participation when a
physician provides written authorization.
A. True
B. False
12) An improper batter is considered to be at bat as soon as she enters the batter’s box.
A. True
B. False
13) B1 holds the bat in the strike zone as the pitch is delivered, but does not make any movement to the ball as it passes
two inches over the bat. The umpire shall call a ball as the batter did not “offer” at the pitch.
A. True
B. False
14) The pivot foot may remain in contact with or may push off and drag away from the pitcher's plate prior to the front
foot touching the ground.
A. True
B. False
15) A player not listed as an eligible substitute on the lineup card is permitted to enter the contest.
A. True
B. False
16) The pitcher may continue her windup after releasing the ball.
A. True
B. False
17) A pitcher may be removed as a pitcher and return as a pitcher only once per inning provided there has been no
violation of the substitution rule.
A. True
B. False
18) A team may warm up throughout the game by hitting balls at its defensive players when the pitcher is taking her
warm-up pitches, provided the game is not delayed.
A. True
B. False
19) The three-foot running lane is a space defined by a line drawn 3 feet from and parallel to the first-base foul line
starting halfway between home and first base and extending to first base in foul territory.
A. True
B. False
20) If the DP plays defense for the FLEX, the FLEX has left the game.
A. True
B. False
21) Bats made entirely of wood are permitted and need not bear the ASA certification mark.
A. True
B. False
22) Uniforms of all team members should be of the same color and style.
A. True
B. False
23) A runner is out for interference if she is accidentally contacted by a thrown ball.
A. True
B. False
24) B7, who was a starting player batting in the seventh batting position and who left the game in the third inning, may
re-enter the game in the sixth inning in the fourth batting position.
A. True
B. False
25) The ball must physically be in one of the pitcher's hands for the look-back rule to be in effect.
A. True
B. False
26) Effective immediately, the dynamic stiffness of softballs shall not exceed 7,500 pounds/inch.
A. True
B. False
27) The pitcher or catcher must bat and reach base legally, or earn their way on base, to be eligible for a courtesy
runner.
A. True
B. False
28) A fight has occurred only if opponents engage in combative acts and contact is made.
A. True
B. False
29) A pitcher may not wear any item on the pitching hand, wrist, arm or thighs which may, in the umpire's judgment, be
distracting to the batter.
A. True
B. False
30) A substitute is any player who enters or re-enters the game.
A. True
B. False
31) When a pitcher fails to deliver the pitch within the required timeframe, a ball is called on the batter and runners are
advanced one base.
A. True
B. False
32) A non-approved bat is a bat that does not meet ASA specifications.
A. True
B. False
33) A retired runner is a player who has scored, or who has been put out and who is in dead-ball territory.
A. True
B. False
34) A strike is called on the batter when a member of the defense intentionally removes a line of the batter's box.
A. True
B. False
35) A batter is called out for disconcerting the pitcher by stepping out of the box on one side of home plate to the box
on the other side while the pitcher is in the pitching position.
A. True
B. False
36) Only the defensive team or coach may appeal batting out of order after the batter has completed her time at bat.
A. True
B. False
37) A player's uniform sleeves shall not be ragged, frayed or slit.
A. True
B. False
38) After taking the catcher's signal, the pitcher must bring the hands together in front of the body for between one and
10 seconds before releasing the ball.
A. True
B. False
39) A pitcher may not make more than one revolution of the arm in the windmill motion.
A. True
B. False
40) Either the plate umpire or the field umpire may call an illegal pitch.
A. True
B. False
41) A fly ball is a batted ball that rises an appreciable height above the ground.
A. True
B. False
42) If a courtesy runner is injured, the replacement must either be a legal substitute or the pitcher/catcher for whom
she is running.
A. True
B. False
43) A batter is called out for permitting a pitched ball to touch her.
A. True
B. False
44) A state association may, on an individual basis, permit a player to participate while wearing a different style uniform
for religious reasons.
A. True
B. False
45) A leap is when both feet of the pitcher are airborne prior to delivering the pitch.
A. True
B. False
46) It is interference when R1 slides into the glove of F6 and knocks the ball out of the glove.
A. True
B. False
47) If a courtesy runner fails to report, she is considered an unreported substitute.
A. True
B. False
48) In the fifth inning, F8 is injured. Team A has no eligible substitutes remaining. In the sixth inning, an eligible
substitute arrives at the ball park. She may enter the game in the vacated batting position.
A. True
B. False
49) A player who carelessly throws her bat shall be ejected from the game.
A. True
B. False
50) An American flag on the glove/mitt is prohibited since it would make the glove/mitt exceed the maximum
permissible colors.
A. True
B. False
51) Initiating malicious contact is a serious offense and results in the offender being ejected.
A. True
B. False
52) It is a blocked ball when a live pitched, batted or thrown ball is touched, stopped or handled by a person not
engaged in the game.
A. True
B. False
53) Casts and splints may be worn, if padded.
A. True
B. False
54) When an improper batter becomes a runner and a pitch (legal or illegal) has been delivered to the next batter, the
proper batter is declared out.
A. True
B. False
55) It is obstruction if an errant throw pulls F3, without the ball, into the path of the batter-runner, and impedes her
progress.
A. True
B. False
56) Awarded bases need not be touched.
A. True
B. False
57) The FLEX is placed in the 10th position in the lineup.
A. True
B. False
58) Once the pitcher's hands are brought together and are in motion, she may take one step, which must be forward.
A. True
B. False
59) A team may use the DP/FLEX option provided it is made known prior to the start of the game.
A. True
B. False
60) Once the ball has been returned to the pitcher to prepare for the next pitch, she has 20 seconds to release the pitch.
A. True
B. False
61) Any non-adult warming up a pitcher within the confines of the field must wear an approved catcher's helmet and
mask combination and throat protector.
A. True
B. False
62) The DP must remain in the same position in the batting order for the entire game.
A. True
B. False
63) When a base has been dislodged from its proper position, runners must still touch or follow the base out of position.
A. True
B. False
64) A player in the game may wear earrings provided they are covered by tape.
A. True
B. False
65) Players must utilize equipment properly and as designed by the manufacturer.
A. True
B. False
66) A coach is not permitted to project a substitution.
A. True
B. False
67) If B1 steps out of the batter's box after F1 has brought her hands together, B1 runs the risk of having a strike called
for being out of position.
A. True
B. False
68) Players may wear plastic visors provided they are in school colors.
A. True
B. False
69) The plate umpire has final authority to forfeit a game.
A. True
B. False
70) It is possible for the DP and the FLEX to both play defense at the same time.
A. True
B. False
71) If a runner is called out for violating the look-back rule, any other runner off her base at the time is also called out.
A. True
B. False
72) If a base runner is unable to continue and there are no available substitutes, the previous batter not on base is
permitted to replace her as a temporary runner until she is put out, scores or the half-inning ends.
A. True
B. False
73) A plastic visor may be attached to a catcher's helmet/mask provided it is not tinted.
A. True
B. False
74) A pitcher is considered to be in the 16-foot circle when both feet are within or partially within the line.
A. True
B. False
75) The batter is out when the bat hits the ball a second time while the ball is on or over fair territory.
A. True
B. False
76) The pitch may be delivered from behind the back provided the pitching hand remains below the hip and the wrist
not farther from the body than the elbow.
A. True
B. False
77) A runner may leap or hurdle a defensive player who is lying on the ground.
A. True
B. False
78) Obstruction is called on F2 if she is about to receive the ball while blocking home plate, and comes in contact with
the runner sliding into home.
A. True
B. False
79) A rolling or cross-body slide into a fielder is legal provided the runner stays in the base path.
A. True
B. False
80) Entering the area behind the catcher while the opposing pitcher and catcher are in their positions is prohibited.
A. True
B. False
81) A runner is out for interference only if she intentionally contacts a fielder attempting to make the initial play on a fair
batted ball.
A. True
B. False
82) Prior to starting the delivery, the pitcher need only have one foot on the ground within or partially within the 24-inch
length of the pitcher's plate.
A. True
B. False
83) A crow hop is the replant of the pivot foot by the pitcher prior to delivering the pitch.
A. True
B. False
84) An eye shield connected to a catcher's mask may be tinted.
A. True
B. False
85) A bleeding player may be treated and remain in the game provided the medical treatment can be administered in a
reasonable amount of time.
A. True
B. False
86) A runner is out for interference if she accidentally contacts a fielder attempting to throw the ball.
A. True
B. False
87) A team's second unreported substitute results in the offender and the head coach being restricted to the
dugout/bench for the remainder of the game.
A. True
B. False
88) Bases designed to disengage their anchor system for safety purposes are required.
A. True
B. False
89) The pitcher may take the pitching position on or near the pitcher's plate without having possession of the ball.
A. True
B. False
90) The number on the back of each player's jersey must be of a solid color and contrasting with the color of the shirt.
A. True
B. False
91) If the FLEX bats for the DP, the DP has left the game.
A. True
B. False
92) The NFHS Authenticating Mark shall be on each softball.
A. True
B. False
93) Once a courtesy runner is used for a pitcher or catcher, that position must continue to use a courtesy runner for the
remainder of the game.
A. True
B. False
94) A legal substitute may replace a courtesy runner on a base, but the substitute is actually replacing the
pitcher/catcher in the lineup for whom the courtesy runner is running and the pitcher/catcher has left the game.
A. True
B. False
95) B1, the pitcher, hits a single and advances to second on the next play. Her coach may replace her with a courtesy
runner at this time.
A. True
B. False
96) The DP may re-enter the contest once, but the FLEX does not have a re-entry
opportunity.
A. True
B. False
97) A batter's discarded bat and a catcher's discarded helmet/mask are considered part of the playing field.
A. True
B. False
98) The pitcher and catcher are identified as the last players who physically played that position on defense, except for
the top of the first inning.
A. True
B. False
99) The batter is only called out if both feet are touching the ground completely outside the lines of the batter's box
when she hits the ball.
A. True
B. False
100) Exposed undergarments are considered part of the official uniform and may be of any solid color.
A. True
B. False
2009 NFHS Softball Exam Part 1 (Answers)
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