Thanks for the welcome, and for everyone's response.
My thinking is that the book reads "one stop" (my quotes, not the book's). I interpret that to mean she can trot to within an inch of 2b before turning & returning nonstop to 1b.
That said, I cannot find a single highly experienced umpire with whom I work that will agree with my opinion. I'm green compared to these guys (6 years ASA), and I'm losing my credibility with them by debating this point.
They will give the BR 2-4 steps around 1B, but no more.
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