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Reply to "steal of 2nd when batter walks"

Well, fortunately that is a NCAA game, and the NCAA rules explicitly cover stolen base attempts on a walk.

Rule 10 SECTION 11. a. A stolen base shall be credited to the base runner whenever he advances a base unaided (such as by a base hit, fielder’s choice, putout, error, balk, base on balls, wild pitch or passed ball). A stolen base shall be credited when a runner starts for the next base before the pitcher delivers the ball and the pitch results in what would otherwise be scored a passed ball or a wild pitch.

So there is no stolen base.

NFHS and OBR rules don't explicitly call out walks, or other awarded bases. However, it seems clear that runner who advances "without liability to be put out" can't steal a base.
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