Baseball IQ Test

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Baseball IQ Test

Test your knowledge and understanding of baseball fundamentals with our Baseball IQ Test! This quiz features 20 insightful questions that cover various scenarios and strategies involved in America's favorite pastime.

Whether you're a player, coach, or fan, you'll find this quiz engaging and educational.

20 questions covering key baseball strategies
Multiple choice and open-ended format
Understand game scenarios and player responsibilities

20 Questions5 MinutesCreated by PitchingCoach321

A ball is hit to center field with no runners on, where does the pitcher go?

Back up 1st in case of a throw there

Back up 2nd Base

Stay near the mound

Run to the dugout

Nobody on base, ground ball hit to the right center field gap, fielded by Center fielder angled back toward outfield fence. Where should the fielder plan on throwing the ball.

1st base

2nd base

3rd base

Home

You are the runner on 2nd base, 0 out. You have above average speed. Hard ground ball is hit to the shortstop who fields it behind the base path. What do you do?

Run to 3rd as soon as you see the ball off the bat.

Get back on 2nd base

Hold in your secondary lead and run hard to 3rd as soon as the SS throws to 1B

Try and get in front of the SS and be a distraction

You are the runner on 1st base, Less than average speed, 1 out, Bunt sign given to batter. What is your best plan of attack?

Get a good jump, after 4 steps, turn head to see if ball is hit down or up.

If ball is in the air, get back to 1B and tag up to run to 2B

Straight Steal

Jog into 2nd base if bunt is laid down.

You are an Average speed runner on 2B. Weak ground ball hit between SS and 3B. Fielders have to run up hard to get it. What do you do?

Stay near secondary lead and see if the ball is fielded clean, then react.

Try and run onto the SS and get an obstruction call and get a free base.

Take a couple steps back toward 2B and watch the throw to see if you can get to 3B on a bad throw.

Get to 3B immediately and be ready to round hard.

Runner on 2B, ground ball up the middle to the CF. Where should the pitcher go?

Run to back up 2B

Get in position to be cutoff on a throw home

Back up Home

Back up 3B

You are a pitcher or catcher, batter steps up in the box very close to the plate, this is an indication that he has trouble hitting the inside pitch.

True

False

On a single hit to right field and no runners on base, each player has a specific assignment with in this situation, who is responsible for covering second base?

Pitcher

2nd Baseman

3rd Baseman

Shortstop

A single to the center fielder, runner on first, each player has a specific assignment, where does the pitcher need to be?

Backing up 3B

Backing up 2B

Halfway between 2nd and 3rd base

Backing up Home

A single to center field, runner on first, each player has a specific assignment, where does the First Baseman need to be?

Backing up Home

High side of the mound as Cutoff for throw Home

Backing up 3B

Covering 2nd base so 2B can be cutoff home

A ground ball is hit to the second baseman with nobody on base. Where should the catcher go?

Stay near home plate and move the bat from play.

Run parallel to 1st baseline behind the batter runner to 1B in case of a bad throw

Back up 3B

Stay home and watch the play

You are the Runner on 3B, 1 Out. Ball hit to the outfield in the air. What do you do?

Stay in your secondary lead and watch the ball. If it drops, continue home.

Get back to 3B and score as soon as the bat is touched or hits the ground.

Work back to 3B to get 5-10 feet away so you can score easily if the ball hits the ground.

Go home as soon as you see the ball leave the infield

We are The Pack. Every member of The Pack has what?

Problems

A great attitude

A job, duty and a function

The ability to play any position

For The Pack, Intensity is our best tool, it allows us to overachieve and in its purest form is:

Our Love for the challenge of competition

Being so energetic that the other team feels defeated before the first pitch

Getting after every ground ball, every fly ball and every foul ball

Being the same guy day in and day out no matter what the results

What is our standard on where to throw to on a ground ball hit at us in the outfield?

To the base the runner is running to at the time we field it.

2 bases ahead of the lead runner

3 bases ahead of the lead runner

Always think about throwing it home

What is our standard on where to throw to when a ball is hit on the ground to the outfield and the outfielder has to angle back toward the fence to cut the ball off?

3 bases ahead of the lead runner

2 bases ahead of the lead runner

Throw home

To the base the runner is headed to when the ball is fielded

You are up to bat with a runner on 1B, 1 out. You get the take sign from the 3B Coach. What do you do?

See if you get a meatball down the middle and hit it hard.

Stand Flat footed in the box with bat on shoulder because you are not swinging.

Take a normal at bat and work on timing the pitch with your Load, Stride but don't swing

Swing only if you can hit a dinger.

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