An offensive conference will be charged when which of the following occurs?

• A. A coach meets with his base runner after the opposing coach has been granted a conference to talk with his pitcher.
• B. Time is granted for an obviously injured player.
• C. An assistant coach is granted time to confer with the base runner on first base.
• D. All of the above.

Answer: (C)

An offensive conference is charged when the offense communicates with a base runner or batter-runner to discuss strategy. In this scenario, the only situation that fits is when an assistant coach is granted time to confer with the base runner on first base. That is the offense coordinating with a runner on base, which is exactly what a conference is for.

The other situations involve actions that aren’t counted as an offensive conference: a coach meeting with a base runner after the defense has already been granted a mound conference is a defensive/mound-related interaction, and time for an obviously injured player is a medical timeout, not a conference. Therefore, the scenario with the assistant coach and the base runner is the one that triggers an offensive conference.