SMSUA ASA Rules Quiz #1

January 14, 2013Your Name

  1. Butch bats and uses a composite softball bat that does not have the ASA logo. He hits a single and reaches 1B safely. Charles, the next batter, steps into the batter’s box with the same bat. Before the first pitch to Charles, Catcher Tom notifies you that the bat does not have the ASA logo on it. You verify that the bat does not have the ASA logo on it.
  2. This is legal. There is no penalty.
  3. This is an altered bat. Butch is called out and ejected. Charles is also called out and ejected.
  4. This is a non-approved bat. Butch is called out and ejected. Charles is also called out and ejected.
  5. This is an illegal bat. Butch is called out. Charles is also called out. There are no ejections.
  6. None of the above.
  1. Erin is on 2B, and Kayleen is at bat. Kayleen hits a fair batted ball, which deflects off pitcher Lou’s glove and strikes Erin as she is running to 3B.
  2. The ball is dead, and both Erin and Kayleen are out.
  3. The ball is dead, Erin and all other base runners return to the last base touched at the time of the pitch.
  4. The ball remains live.
  5. The ball is dead, Erin is out, and Kayleen is awarded first base.
  6. The ball is dead, Erin is out and ejected, and Kayleen is awarded first base.
  7. None of the above.
  1. Wild Bill gets a hit! While running the bases, he misses First Base, touches Second Base and is half way to Third Base when Shortstop Malcolm throws the ball into the dugout attempting to make a play on Wild Bill. Wild Bill, seeing the ball thrown into the dugout, returns to First Base retouching Second Base along the way. Wild Bill is awarded
  2. First Base
  3. Second Base
  4. Third Base
  5. Home
  6. None of the above
  1. What is the correct spelling of Mr. Bolton’s first name (the JO Tournament Assignor)?
  2. Craig
  3. Greyg
  4. Greg
  5. Graig
  6. Gray-g
  7. Greig
  8. Garig

ANSWER KEY

  1. Butch bats and uses a composite softball bat that does not have the ASA logo. He hits a single and reaches 1B safely. Charles, the next batter, steps into the batter’s box with the same bat. Before the first pitch to Charles, Catcher Tom notifies you that the bat does not have the ASA logo on it. You verify that the bat does not have the ASA logo on it.
  1. This is legal. There is no penalty.
  2. This is an altered bat. Butch is called out and ejected. Charles is also called out and ejected.
  3. This is a non-approved bat. Butch is called out and ejected. Charles is also called out and ejected. (Rule 1 Non-approved bat, Rule 3 Section 1, Rule 7 Section 6B.)
  4. This is an illegal bat. Butch is called out. Charles is also called out. There are no ejections.
  5. None of the above.
  1. Erin is on 2B, and Kayleen is at bat. Kayleen hits a fair batted ball, which deflects off pitcher Lou’s glove and strikes Erin as she is running to 3B.
  1. The ball is dead, and both Erin and Kayleen are out.
  2. The ball is dead, Erin and all other base runners return to the last base touched at the time of the pitch.
  3. The ball remains live. (Rule 8 Section 1E [1]
  4. The ball is dead, Erin is out, and Kayleen is awarded first base.
  5. The ball is dead, Erin is out and ejected, and Kayleen is awarded first base.
  6. None of the above.
  1. Wild Bill gets a hit! While running the bases, he misses First Base, touches Second Base and is half way to Third Base when Shortstop Malcolm throws the ball into the dugout attempting to make a play on Wild Bill. Wild Bill, seeing the ball thrown into the dugout, returns to First Base retouching Second Base along the way. Wild Bill is awarded
  1. First Base
  2. Second Base
  3. Third Base
  4. Home (Rule 8 Section 5G EFFECT)
  5. None of the above
  1. What is the correct spelling of Mr. Bolton’s first name (the JO Tournament Assignor)?
  1. Craig
  2. Grayg
  3. Greg
  4. Graig
  5. Gray-g
  6. Greig
  7. Garig