The plate ump announced that the batter was out. After both umpires discussed, they agreed it was the responsibility of the catcher to make the play. Clearly, the plate umpire made a mistake, but how should it be resolved? The TD said two things. First, he said leaving the runner on 1B allowed the defense a chance to make the next out - less damage done. Second, he said the base ump should have never confirmed that the ball touched the ground.
There is a TD that needs to not work any more tournaments. To say an umpire should lie about something is ridiculous. The umpire messed up and they need to do what they can to rectify the situation with as little damage as possible to both teams. The defense did not put the batter out so I would agree that leaving her on 1st is the most equitable solution to the situation.