Is this a tag?

[MichaelVA2000]

Originally Posted by 7in60

In a game last week, there was a force out on a runner returning to 1B. F3 also applied the tag, but the ball was in her bare hand and the glove was sandwiched between the runner and the ball.

If F3 touched first base while in control of the ball before the runner got back to the base, you have an out.

Originally Posted by 7in60

I pondered whether I would have given credit for the tag had it been a tag play. I decided it was equivalent to the ball being in her glove. Is this correct?

Had there not been a force on the play and F3 tagged the runner with her glove while the ball was in F3's bare hand, the runner would be safe.