Mechanics review

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Originally Posted by umpire12

only moving 1 or 2 steps fair leaves you chasing the runner is she doesnt decide to stop and takes off for second base. i think it would be prefered move toward and be close to the B position while keeping your eyes on the runner as she nears first base

I disagree. It is completely age/player dependant, but in my experience the preponderance of players that walk, will round 1B and return or just stop on 1B. The most likely play will be a throw to F3 in an attempt to pick off the runner that is rounding 1B. A very small minority of players that receive a base on balls will continue to 2B - and those are usually with a runner on 3B.