Mel Ott Little League
Inc.
Umpiring Certification Test
1. Fielder in making catch has ball ricochet off glove and against the body where said fielder traps the ball with arm.
Is this a legal catch?
Yes ______ No ______
2. Foul rebounds from the catcher’s chest protector into the catcher’s glove without falling to the ground.
Is this a legal catch?
Yes ______ No ______
3. Pitcher delivers an illegal pitch with no runners on base. Batter hits the pitch and is thrown out at first base.
Would this be a legal play?
Yes ______ No ______
4. Decision made by umpire in third inning is questioned by manager. Following game, manager decides to protest the decision.
Would this be legal?
Yes ______ No ______
5. Batter squares around to bunt a pitch but does not move the bat toward the ball in flight.
Would this be a strike?
Yes ______ No ______
6. Dropping the bat after hitting a pitch, the batter starts for first base. The bat hits the ball.
Should the batter be declared out?
Yes ______ No ______
7. Runner on third leaves too soon, batter hits fly ball to outfield. Runner returns and tags up then starts for home reaching there safely.
Would this run score?
Yes ______ No ______
8. Batter is using an illegal bat and gets a safe hit. It is then found the bat is illegal.
Is this a basis for protesting the game?
Yes ______ No ______
9. Bases full, third baseman asks for time, which is granted. Third baseman then confers with the pitcher after which third baseman returns to third base with the ball. When the runner on third steps off that base, the runner is tagged by the third baseman.
Should the runner be declared out?
Yes ______ No ______
10. Little League pitcher assumes set position to deliver ball and fails to pause one second before delivery, one runner on base. Is this a balk?
Yes ______ No ______
11. Batter hits to infielder who throws wild in attempt to retire batter at first. Ball hits coacher and bounds toward outfield, runner moving to third.
Is this legal?
Yes ______ No ______
12. Runner on second, batter hit fly ball which bounced from left fielder’s glove into the air and is caught by the center fielder before the ball touched the ground. Runner left second base when the ball touched the left fielder’s glove. An appeal was made because the runner left before the catch of the ball.
Would this appeal be legal?
Yes ______ No ______
13. Is it permissible for two fielders’s to change their positions if they retain their original batting positions?
Yes ______ No ______
14. Runner on second base advances to third base when a pitched ball gets by the catcher and strikes the umpire.
Can this runner advance?
Yes ______ No ______
15. Bases full, one out, batter bunts fly into the infield.
Should umpire rule this infield fly?
Yes ______ No ______
16. Runner on first base leaves too soon. Batter hits a clean double into left center, scoring the runner.
Should this run score?
Yes ______ No ______
17. Batted ball first strikes in foul territory. Due to spin on the ball, it enters fair territory before it has passed either first or third base but it did not touch a fence, player or equipment.
Would this be a fair ball?
Yes ______ No ______
1. Batted ball hits third base then goes into foul territory.
Should the umpire rule this foul ball?
Yes ______ No ______
19 Runners on first and third bases, two out. Batter hits to shortstop that makes play at second on runner coming from first, runner on third scores.
Should this run count?
Yes ______ No ______
20. Runner on first steals second base. Umpire interfered with the catcher=s throw to retire the runner.
Would this steal be permitted?
Yes ______ No ______
21. Bases full, runner on second left too soon, batter hit a triple.
Can any run’s score?
Yes ______ No ______
22. Pitcher standing on the pitching plate ready to pitch, batter decides to change to the opposite batter’s box before the pitch is delivered.
Can this be done?
Yes ______ No ______
23. Batter steps outside batter’s box while receiving an intentional base-on-balls.
Can batter remain there?
Yes ______ No ______
24. Runner on third base, runner on second decides to move over to third which that runner does, placing two runners on third base.
Is the runner who was originally on third base forced to move toward home?
Yes ______ No ______
25. Runner on second base attempts to steal third. The pitch then hits the batter, rolls away allowing the runner to continue home and score.
Would this run count?
Yes ______ No ______
26. Runner standing on first base. Batter hits a sharp grounder which hits the runner while on the base before that runner could move toward second.
Would this runner be out?
Yes ______ No ______
27. Runner on second base, batter set to bunt. Third baseman comes in to field the ball which goes past third baseman and strikes the runner.
Is the runner out?
Yes ______ No ______
28. Batter hits to shortstop that makes a bad throw to the first baseman, ball rolling up the first baseman’s arm where said first baseman traps it against the shoulder. In the meantime, the batter-runner crosses the first base, but the first baseman did not drop the ball.
Would this batter-runner be out?
Yes ______ No ______
29. Catcher, attempting to catch a foul fly, has the ball bounce from the glove, coming down between the uniform and chest protector where it lodges and does not touch the ground.
Would this be a legal catch?
Yes ______ No ______
30. Fielder throws the glove at batted ball but does not touch the ball.
Shall the batter be awarded three bases?
Yes ______ No ______
31. Batter receives a base-on-balls with a runner on first base. Runner, in going to second, oversteps second base and is tagged. Since the runner was entitled to second base, could that runner be called out on this play?
Yes ______ No ______
32. Batter hit a fair ball along first base line which took an awkward bounce and hit the batter-runner as that batter-runner passed by the ball.
Would this be declared an out?
Yes ______ No ______
33. Two strikes on the batter and on the next pitch, a runner on first base starts for and steals second. However, this next pitch hit the batter as the batter swung at it.
Can this runner remain at second base?
Yes ______ No ______
34. Bases full, a runner leaves a base too soon, batter hits a ground ball to the shortstop who fumbles the ball. Batter reaches first base and all other runners advance add are safe.
Will the runner on third be permitted to score?
Yes ______ No ______
35. Runner on second base leaves too soon, batter hit a single into right field, runner scoring.
Should the violation be enforced and the runner returned to second base if the umpire failed to drop the signal flag on the play?
Yes ______ No ______
36. Runners on second and third bases, pitcher makes a wild pitch, the ball leaving the play area.
Can both the runners score on this play?
Yes ______ No ______
37. Runner going from second to third runs behind the shortstop who is in the act of fielding a fair batted ball.
Can this runner be declared out for running out of line?
Yes ______ No ______
38. Runner on third base. Runner waits until the catcher tosses the ball back to the pitcher, and then quickly starts for home, reaching there before the pitcher can return the ball to the catcher.
Would this be permitted in Little League?
Yes ______ No ______
39. First baseman is attempting to catch a high foul fly in the coach’s box. The coacher stands still and the first baseman collides with the coacher causing the first baseman to drop the ball.
Would the batter who had hit the foul fly be declared out?
Yes ______ No ______
24. Can an outfielder take a position in foul territory for a batter who hits in that direction quite often, hoping to catch a foul fly and retire the batter?
Yes ______ No ______
41. With a runner on third, batter swings and misses on the third strike and the ball hits the batter. The runner on third crosses home plate when the ball bounces away from the catcher.
(a) The batter is: Out, Not out.
(b) The runner: Scores, Returned to third.
42. With runner on first, batter bunts third strike foul.
(a)
Batter is: Out, Not
out.
(b) Runner may: Advance, Not Advance
43, Runner on first and second, batter bunts the third strike resulting in a foul ball which is caught by the catcher. Catcher throws the ball to first where base is tagged before runner can return. Runner on second tags and advances toward third. First baseman throws ball to third and the base is tagged before the arrival of the runner.
(a)
Batter is: Out Safe
(b)
Runner at first is: Out Safe
(c) Runner at third: Out Safe
44. Runners on first and third. Bat hits ball which is not touched by the pitcher but which strikes the umpire.
(a)
The batter: Bats
again Awarded first base.
(b)
Runner at first: Stays at
first Awarded second.
(c) Runner on third: Remains on third Scores.
45. Batter hits ball into right field and in going into second, over slides second base. Batter-runner is tagged after over sliding.
(a)
The batter-runner is: Out Safe
46. Batter hits ball into bleachers and the ball ricochets off of a spectator=s hand and into the glove of an outfielder.
(a)
The batter is: Out Not out
(b)This
is spectator interference: Yes No
(c)
The ball is: Dead Live
47. With runner on first, batter hits ground ball to first baseman that steps on first and then throws to second where the base is tagged before the runner reaches second. No tag is made on the runner at second.
(a)
The batter-runner is: Out Safe
(b)
The base runner is: Out Safe
48. Runners on first and second. Batter hits an infield fly. When the infield fly is missed, the runner on second advances to third where that runner is tagged before reaching the base.
(a) The batter is: Out Safe
(b) The runner at third is: Out Returns to second
49. Batter listed in the fourth position of the batting order bats out of turn in place of the batter listed third in the order. The batter hits a single and before the first pitch is thrown to the next batter it is discovered the hitter was out of order and the proper appeal is made.
(a)
The batter-runner is: Out, Remains on first, Removed from base
(b) Batter listed third in the
batting order is: Out, Not out
(c) After the appeal, the next batter should be: The third batter in the batting order, The fourth batter in the batting order, The Fifth batter in the batting order.
50. While batter is batting, it is discovered that an illegal bat is being used.
(a) The batter is: Out, Not out
(b) The bat is: Removed. Not removed
(c) The game is Forfeited, Not Forfeited
51. With two outs, runners on first and third, three balls and two strikes on the batter, runners attempt double steal and catcher throws out runner at second base. Runner on third crosses home plate before tag is made at second.
(a) Runner from third: Scores, Does not score
52. With runner on first, batter hits ground ball towards second which hits the runner. Runner then interferes with throw to first base.
(a) The runner is: Out, Safe
(b) Batter-runner is: Out, Safe
53. With runners on first and second, ground ball is hit to second baseman that steps on second and then tags runner standing on second who decides not to advance to third on the ground ball.
(a)
The base runner advancing from first to second is: Out, Safe
(b) The base runner standing on second is: Out, Safe
54. With runners on first and second, batter swings and misses third strike. After pitch reaches batter, base runners advance and catcher throws ball to third baseman who tags the base before the arrival of the base runner.
(a) The batter is: Out, Safe
(b) The runner on third is: Out, Safe
54. With bases loaded, batter receives a walk. In moving to second base, the base runner steps beyond the bag and is tagged.
(a) The base
runner tagged is: Out, Safe
(b) The base runner who was on third at the tome of the walk: Does score, Does not score
55. With runner on third, batter bunts a foul pop up on the third strike. Catcher catches the foul ball and throws to third before runner can return to the base.
(a)
Batter is: Out, Not out
(b) Runner at third is: Out, Safe
56. With runner on third, batter fouls a pitch which strikes the umpire on the chest protector an d rebounds into the air where it is caught by the pitcher before the ball touches the ground. The runner on third crosses home base and pitcher throws to third baseman who tags third before the runner can return.
(a) The batter is: Out, Not out
(b) The runner: Scores, Does not score
(c)
The runner is: Out, Returned to third base