The Final Exam Quiz

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  1. Which of these does NOT need to be taken into consideration when determining how much water to apply to an infield skin?1
  2. Bridging occurs in the hopper of a chalker when the chalk has absorbed too much oxygen and expands, creating an overflow of chalk.1
  3. The entire foul line should be completely in foul territory.1
  4. When the sun is shining and the breeze is blowing during the daytime is the best time to flood the infield skin so water will have a chance to deeply penetrate the infield soil.1
  5. To effectively repair clay on the pitching mound or home plate area, it is very important to remove all loose material and debris from the wear holes before proceeding with installing replacement clay.1
  6. When chalking lines on a ballfield, which of these procedures is INCORRECT?1
  7. What are the consequences of a lip being allowed to form on a turfgrass edge on a ballfield?1
  8. In order to keep an infield skin nice and smooth for maximum playability, you should nail drag or float drag in one direction only.1
  9. Under what conditions is it a bad idea to “hydrowash” a lip out of your turf edge?1
  10. When there are no fortification materials used on the mound or home plate (clay fortification or pitcher’s / batter’s mats), the best thing to do is water the wear holes and pull the existing infield material back into the wear holes, tamp, and water again to help the area to solidify.1
  11. If watering right before a day game, be sure to wet down the infield grass to make sure it doesn’t get too dry during the game.1
  12. To clean an aerosol paint sprayer, simply _______ .1
  13. When tamping down new clay added for repair, remember to tamp _______ .1
  14. At 1st and 3rd base, the foul edge of the foul line should line up with:1
  15. To keep baselines smooth without high and low spots on an traditional field with a grass infield, you should shimmy your hand-pulled nail drag back and forth, moving up and down the baselines to crosscut the soil.1
  16. A _______ is a good tool for finish grooming the pitching mound because it conforms well to the curvature of the mound.1
  17. When repairing a wear hole in the pitching mound or home plate area, it is important to use _______ in order to ensure effective binding to the existing clay.1
  18. “Back raking” is a technique used after rainfall for scarifying your infield skin to help it dry more quickly.1
  19. The more moisture you can keep in your infield skin without getting sloppy:1
  20. Which of these tools would you use to remove a “loose lip”?1
  21. A “lip” is a bump in the batter’s box that results from players pushing material toward the back of the batter’s box.1
  22. Bulk paint sprayers should __________ at the end of each work day.1
  23. What type of tamp should you use to get the most concentrated packing power?1
  24. What must be done to existing clay in wear holes to allow the new clay to adhere to the existing clay?1
  25. Which float drag transports the least amount of infield material?1