Which section would govern decisions on mercy rule termination and tie-breaker procedures?

• A. WVSSAC Modifications and Administrative Procedures
• B. Time-Out Protocols
• C. Mercy Rule, Extra Innings, and Tie Games
• D. Official Scoring

Answer: (C)

This is about where game-ending and tie-determination rules are found in the WVSSAC NFHS Baseball Part II materials. The section titled Mercy Rule, Extra Innings, and Tie Games is the one that lays out how and when the mercy rule ends a game, how many innings define extra innings, and the procedures to resolve a game that ends in a tie. That makes it the most appropriate place for decisions on mercy-rule termination and tie-breaker methods.

The other sections cover different topics: modifications and administrative procedures deal with changes from standard rules and administrative aspects of running games; Time-Out Protocols focuses on time-outs and related timing rules; Official Scoring covers how to record plays and score a game. None of these centers on mercy-rule termination criteria or tie-breaking procedures, so they’re not the correct section for those decisions.