[wadeintothem]

No, the fielder must have possession of the ball and touch the base.

Doesnt sound to me like F3 had that working for her.

A fielder dropping the ball on the transfer is different than demonstrating control for a catch or tag or whatever.

Unless the fielder was transferring the ball after an out (say for a throw), I'm not calling an out for that fielder if the ball is rolling around in the dirt, I can tell you that right now.