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NFHS Baseball Rules Interpretations

Publisher’s Note: The National Federation of State High School Associations is the only source of official high school interpretations. They do not set aside nor modify any rule. They are made and published by the NFHS in response to situations presented.

Interactive Baseball Rules

Click on a quiz link to the right. The selected quiz will appear in this window. You will be able to get your answers right away. Rule references are provided for every question as well as a hyperlink to the MLB Official Baseball Rules (located on the "Baseball Almanac" website) for viewing the rule yourself.

Baseball Rule Myths

The following statements are often thought to be true, but are, in fact, FALSE. Click on the Myth to read the explanations and rule references to find out why the statements are false.