"WHATS THE CALL"
BASEBALL HISTORY
CURRENT MLB KNOWLEDGE
HURRICANE FALL SEASON
SIGNS
100

AN ILLEGAL MOTION BY THE PITCHER WITH RUNNERS ON BASE

WHAT IS A BALK

100
WHAT IS DAVID ORTIZ'S KNICKNAME
BIG PAPI


100

HOW MANY MLB TEAMS ARE THERE 

30

100

WHAT IS THE HURRICANE RULE #1

DONT BE LATE ON A FASTBALL 

100

YOU ARE AT THE PLATE AND THE COUNT IS 3-0.  COACH DIDNT GIVE YOU ANY SIGNS. IS IT OKAY TO SWING?

AUTOMATIC TAKE UNLESS GIVEN THE GO AHEAD SIGNAL 


200

WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN A HITTER STRIKES OUT 4 TIMES IN ONE GAME

WHAT IS A GOLDEN SOMBRERO 

200
WHICH ORGANIZATION HAS THE MOST WORLD SERIES WINS IN HISTORY
YANKEES 27 
200

WHO LED THE LEAGUE IN HOME RUNS THIS YEAR AND HOW MANY DID HE HAVE?

CAL RALEIGH - 60

200

WHAT IS OUR TEAM BATTING AVERAGE SO FAR THIS SEASON?

A. .422

B. .367

C. .285

D. .316

D. .316
200

DESCRIBE BOTH BUNT PLAYS.  I NEED THE GOAL OF EACH PLAY AND THE ROLE OF EVERY POSITION 

BLACK- GOAL IS TO GET THE OUT AT 1ST

3RD CRASHES

PITCHER COVERS 3RD BASE SIDE

1ST STAYS HOME 

2ND COVERS 2ND

SHORT COVERS 3RD

300

You are at the plate, and there is a runner at 1st.  On the first pitch you hit a fly ball to center field for an out, but the pitcher was called for a balk on the pitch.  Are you out?

No.  The rule is that the batter much reach base safely and all runners must advance one base safely in order to overturn a balk call.  In this case, the batter would go back to the plate for another 2-0 count and the runner would advance to 2nd base. 

300
WHO DID BARRY BONDS PASS FOR THE ALL TIME HOME RUN RECORD 
HANK AARON 
300

HOW MANY PLAYOFF SERIES ARE THERE IN THE MLB AND HOW MANY TOTAL GAMES COULD BE PLAYED IN EACH SERIES

WILD CARD SERIES BEST OF 3

DIVISION SERIES BEST OF 5

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES BEST OF 7

WORLD SERIES BEST OF 7

300

WHAT IS THE GOLDEN SPIKES HURRICANES CURRENT RECORD

12-7

300

EXPLAIN 5-2 PICK AND HOW ITS EXECUTED FROM START TO FINISH INCLUDING COMMUNICATION

HAS TO BE TRAIL RUNNER AT 2ND

COACH COMMINICATES WITH SHORT STOP

SHORT STOP ACKNOWLEDGES

COACH GIVES 5-2 SIGN TO PITCHER

PITCHER COMES SET- SHORT STOP BREAKS- CATCHER DROPS GLOVE-PITCHER PICKS 

400

A DEFENSIVE PENALTY THAT OCCURS WHEN A FIELDER WITHOUT THE BALL IMPEDES THE PROGRESS OF A RUNNER

WHAT IS OBSTRUCTION

400

HOW MANY WAYS CAN YOU REACH 1ST BASE

7

400

WHAT IS THE AVERAGE 1ST PITCH STRIKE % ACROSS THE MAJOR LEAGUES?
A. 43%

B. 57%

C. 64%

D. 71%

B- 57%

400

WHAT TEAM DID WE BEAT IN OUR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON THIS YEAR

LAGUNA THUNDER
400
YOU ARE ON DEFENSE AND THE OTHER TEAM HITS AN AUTOMATIC DOUBLE DEEP TO LEFT FIELD.  RUNNER ON 1ST BASE.


1. WHAT ARE WE CALLING OUT?

2. WHERE ARE WE LINING UP?

3. WHAT DOES EVERY POSITION DO IN THIS SCENARIO?

DOUBLE CUT TO HOME

SHORTSTOP LEADS CHARGE, SECOND BASEMAN IS 10-20 FEET BEHIND SHORT STOP.  3RD BASE COVERS 3RD.  1ST BASEMAN TRAILS RUNNER TO 2ND.  

PITCHER BACKS UP THE PLATE.

500

WHEN A PLAYER ATTEMPTS TO USE HIS HAT TO STOP THE BALL WHEN ON THE GROUND OR IN THE AIR

WHAT IS A 'GROUND RULE TRIPLE'

500
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS DEFEATED THE BOSTON RED SOX IN WHICH WORLD SERIES

SIX SEVENNNNN

500

WHO LED THE MLB IN STOLEN BASES IN 2025?

JOSE CABALLERO - 49


500

WHAT IS THE MOST RUNS WE HAVE SCORED IN A SINGLE GAME THIS SEASON?

14


500

NAME ALL THE OFFENSIVE SIGNS YOU MAY RECEIVE FROM YOUR 3RD BASE COACH (WITH THE CORRECT HAND SIGNALS)

3 STEAL SIGNS

EARLY BREAK

HIT AND RUN

BUNT

TAKE

BID 

BID(BALL KICKS)