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when a runner walks, she is allowed to round first base, locate the ball, then make her go/nogo decision ... granted the time for her to locate the ball & make her decision is about a second to 2 seconds, depends on the umpire ... why else would the runner allowed the one stop? to tie her shoe? it may not say anything in the rule about the runner locating the ball but thats how our chapter teaches it and it helps with the LBR interpretation ... same for the girls rounding a base on a hit - they have to have the opportunity to find the ball and then make their decision
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