R1 is stealing. Batter swings and pops up. At what point does the runner not need to return to 1st and tag up? To require that the runner be at 2nd before the ball is hit (to separate the plays into a steal and a attempted hit)seems overly restrictive... but I think this is the correct ruling.
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