2018 ESYBL Guidance and Rules Test

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1 2018 ESYBL Guidance and Rules Test 1. Home plate is in a. Fair territory b. Foul territory 2. A batted ball hitting home plate and landing in fair territory is a. A foul ball b. A fair ball 3. An infield fly rule is called out by the umpire on a play. The ball drops between the pitcher/catcher/first baseman. The ball hits in fair territory but spins into foul territory without being touched. The call is a. Batter out, infield fly call was made and by rule, batter is out and runners advance at own risk b. Foul ball 4. Runners at first and second with one out. Batter hits a high fly to the shortstop and the umpire calls out for the infield fly rule. The shortstop misplays the ball and it drops safely. The runner from second attempts to go to third. The throw is made and the third baseman catches the ball and touches third before the runner reaches base. The call is a. Runner out, force play at third since runners were on first and second when the play started b. Runner safe c. Dead ball, runners may not advance once the infield fly rule is called. Batter out but runners returned to original bases. 5. In the AL, The runner on first leaves the base when the ball crosses the plate. The ball is caught by the catcher. The runner dances beyond the first baseman and does not return to base immediately. The catcher throws to first base and overthrows the 1 st baseman and goes into right field. The call is: a. Runners at first and all other runners may advance at their own risk b. Runner at first may advance at own risk (if 2 nd base not occupied) but any other runner may not advance c. Runner is called out d. Play ruled dead ball, runners returned to initial bases occupied at time of pitch, batting team either given a warning for not returning to first base immediately or the runner is called out (depending if a warning has already been issued) 6. The batter hits a ball past third base. The ball starts in fair territory but then curves and lands in foul territory. The call is a. Fair ball, the ball passed third in fair territory b. Foul ball, the ball landed in foul territory and the rule is where it landed c. Depends upon if the ball first touched the ground in front of or beyond third base 7. A runner is at first and a line drive is caught by the third baseman for the second out, an attempt to double off the runner is made with the throw to first being wild and going out of play beyond first base. The runner is a. Given second base on the overthrow b. Given third base on the overthrow 8. A grounder is hit down the third base line, the ball is in foul territory but the third baseman touched the ball while he is standing with one foot on the fair/foul line. The call is a. Fair ball, the fielder touched the ball while in fair territory b. Foul ball, the call depends on the ball and not the fielder 9. In AL, runner on first and third. Passed ball and the runner on first attempts to steal. Catcher s throw goes into center field. The runners may a. Both runners advance at their own risk b. Neither runner may advance as the result of the overthrow. c. Runner at third may advance at own risk but runner that stole second is not allowed to advance Page 1 of 5

2 10. The ESYBL has the infield fly rule for the a. NL only b. AL only c. AL and NL 11. The infield fly rule in the NL is called when a. The umpire feels the fielder can easily catch the ball b. A pop fly is on the infield dirt and not on the outfield grass c. There is a force at third, there are less than 2 outs, and the fielder can catch the pop fly with ordinary effort 12. On a foul ball the umpire should a. Remove his mask, raise his arms in the air, and yell Foul ball loudly b. Point silently to foul territory 13. Runners on First and Third, ground ball hit toward right field that touches the runner between first and second base. Umpire does not believe the fielder was in a position to make the play had it not struck the runner. What is the ruling? a. Batter out, runners advance at own risk b. Runner on first is out, batter and runner on third advance at own risk c. Runner on first is out, batter awarded first base and runner on third advances at own risk d. Runner on first is out, batter awarded first base and runner on third must return to third e. Based upon umpires belief fielder would not make play, all advance at own risk including batter 14. On a close pitch which is in-between a ball and a strike the call is? a. Ball b. Strike 15. On a ground ball hit up the middle, a runner is on second base and while standing on the base, come in contact with the ball before the second baseman has a chance to make the play. The call is a. Runner safe, batter out b. Runner out, batter safe c. Runner safe, batter safe 16. On a close tag play at second, the runner gets to the bag just before the tag but does not slide. The call is a. The runner is safe b. The runner is called out for not sliding on a close play 17. A batter hits a hard drive into the outfield gap, and while rounding first to go right to second, he is bumped by the first baseman standing on first base. The throw comes into second base and the runner is tagged out on a close pay while sliding. The call is: a. Out, the tag was made b. Safe, the first baseman obstructed the runner and the runner is awarded second base c. Depends upon if a warning has already been issued, if not warning issued, give one but make call based on the play that occurred and if the runner was tagged out or not. 18. A runner at second base takes off for third on a grounder to the shortstop, and bumps the shortstop while he is in the baseline and fielding the grounder. The call is a. The runner is out for interference, batter is awarded first base. b. The runner is safe and obstruction is called on the fielder. Batter is awarded first base. 19. The strike zone is a. Shoulders to top of knee, and only the white part of the plate b. Armpits to center of bent knee, and any part of the white or black of the plate Page 2 of 5

3 20. A batter is hit by a pitch while swinging and missing. The call is a. Dead ball, hit batsman, batter goes to first b. Strike, the batter offered. If third strike, batter is out. 21. A batter has his hands in the strike zone, does not offer, is hit in the hand by a pitch in the strike zone. The call is a. Dead ball, hit batsman, batter goes to first b. Strike. If third strike, batter is out. 22. Batter hits a double but misses first base by 12 inches and the umpire sees it. After the play the umpire a. Calls the runner out immediately for missing first and returns all other runners to their location when base missed b. No call, unless an appeal is made c. Call runner out after the completion of the play. Other runner activity on the play continues uninterrupted. 23. Runner is on third base and one out, batter swings at a pitch, and his bat contacts the catcher s glove but he puts the ball in play. The batter gets thrown out at first. The runner from third scores on the play. The umpire should a. Immediately call dead ball, aware batter first base and return runner to third b. Let the play finish, then call catcher interference. The batting team can opt to take the outcome of the play (run scored and batter out) or have the batter awarded first base and runner returns to third. c. Do nothing, it doesn t matter if the catcher s glove touches the batter s bat because the ball was put in play 24. During an AL game, the catcher makes a good effort and blocks a wild pitch but the ball goes 15 feet back towards the pitcher, so the runner at first steals second. The call is a. No call, the runner stole second because the ball went beyond the reach of the umpire b. Dead ball, runner goes back to previous base because catcher successfully blocked pitch 25. A runner tries to avoid a tag by a fielder and goes out of the baseline. The runner will be called out if he goes a. 3 feet outside the established baseline b. 6 feet outside the established baseline 26. The overthrow rule applies to balls thrown out of play by any fielder. For the FIRST PLAY by an infielder it is the Time of Pitch (TOP) which determines how 2 bases are awarded. A batted ball is hit to the shortstop who throws to first but his throw goes out of play. The rule is a. Dead ball, the batter is awarded third base if he was going to be safe on the play and second if he was going to be out if the throw was accurately made. b. Dead ball, out of play, and the batter is awarded second base 27. Runner on third with two outs. Batter hits grounder to third who throws ball to first. The runner at third scores before the play is completed at first base. 1 st baseman makes play but comes off bag and must tag the runner prior to the runner getting to first base. The run a. Counts, he crossed home before the 3 rd out in the inning was made b. Counts, because a tag was made it was not considered a force out. The runner crossed home prior to the out. c. Doesn t count, a team can t score on a force out for the third out in an inning 28. If there is confusion after a play and a coach asks for a rule clarification, the umpires should a. Ignore the coach b. Bring that coach to home to discuss the call c. Bring both umpires and both coaches to the plate to discuss the call 29. A base runner at third is pushed by the coach to go home and score. The call is a. The runner is safe b. The runner is safe unless a warning has already been issued to the score team about coaches interference c. The runner is out, coaches may not push or stop runners by contact Page 3 of 5

4 30. If a coach rudely and repeatedly questions balls and strikes and tag play calls, the umpire should stop the game and a. Toss the coach out of the game b. Warn the coach that judgment calls cannot be appealed or argued, and warn him that if he doesn t stop his team is at risk for forfeit 31. If a parent watching the game uses profanity, the umpire should stop the game and a. Warn the coach to control his parent b. Toss the parent out of the ball park 32. If after one coach warning, that same parent uses profanity again, the umpire should stop the game and a. Toss the parent out of the ball park b. Tell the coach that parent must leave the premises or his team will forfeit 33. A pitcher throws a pitch in the dirt and it bounces then hits the batter in the ankle. The call is a. Ball, it does not matter that the batter was struck because the ball first hit the ground b. Dead ball, hit batsman, batter gets first base 34. A pitcher throws a pitch in the dirt that the umpire believes touched the ground before the batter made contact with the ball. The batter hits it to the shortstop on the play. The call is a. Fair ball, runners advance at own risk b. Dead ball, runner return to base. Strike called on the swing. 35. Courtesy runners are allowed for a. Pitchers only b. Catchers only c. Pitchers or catchers 36. For a soft-toss play in the AL, the coach may have one foot in fair territory to provide a better angle for his batter. a. True b. False 37. Can batters ever step out of the batter s box during their at bat? a. No b. Yes, for a play at the plate (NL), for a safety reason, or if umpire calls time out 38. The use of a courtesy runner is a. Optional for the catcher until there are two outs, then mandatory b. Mandatory any time the catcher gets on base. c. Not used in the ESYBL d. Mandatory but only used when the catcher is on and there are two outs. Page 4 of 5

5 Rule and Guidance Test Answer Key 1 a 11 c 21 b 31 a 2 b 12 a 22 c 32 b 3 b 13 d 23 b 33 b 4 b 14 b 24 b 34 a 5 d 15 b 25 b 35 b 6 c 16 a 26 b 36 b 7 b 17 b 27 c 37 b 8 b 18 a 28 c 38 d 9 b 19 b 29 c 10 a 20 b 30 b Page 5 of 5