U16’s Rules Quiz #2

For a violation of the rule in regard to pitching the ball within 20 seconds after receiving the ball or after the umpire indicates play ball, the umpire should award a ball on the batter and award an extra base to all runners currently on base.

A runner returning to a base, while the ball is in play, must touch the bases in reverse order.

The Dugout is the area in dead ball territory designated for team members only. There must be no smoking, consumption of alcohol or use of chewing tobacco in this area. Smoking includes the inhalation of tobacco products, e-cigarettes and vaping.

When the batter is hit while swinging at a third strike, the umpire should declare the ball dead and call the batter out.

When a runner, or batter-runner, acquires the right to a base by touching it before being put out, he is entitled to hold the base until he has legally touched the next base in order, or is forced to vacate it for a succeeding runner.

The ball does not remain live, when a batter is declared out for hitting the ball illegally?

Runners are entitled to advance, with liability to be put out, when the ball is thrown into fair or foul territory and is not blocked.

An obstructed runner may never be called out between two bases where he was obstructed.

The plate umpire is empowered to call a game where lightning from an approaching storm threatens the safety of the players and umpires.

The ball is considered “outside of the playing field”, when it touches the ground, a person on the ground, or an object outside the playing area.

When the ball is batted illegally, the batter should be called out, but the ball remains in play.

Throat protectors are optional for all catchers.

A batter-runner is a player who has finished their turn at bat, and has not yet reached first base safely or touched first base.

The runner and the batter runner are declared out when the batter Runner interferes with a play at home plate in an attempt to prevent an obvious out on an advancing runner.

On an attempted pick-off play, the runner must return to the fair portion of first base.

It is NOT an obstruction when the catcher blocks the runner’s progress to home plate, as long as he or she about to receive a thrown ball.