what is an error

Question
In a girl's fast pitch 12u game (travel team), batter hits a ball up the middle that neither the pitcher nor second baseman touch.  It is possible 2nd baseman could have made play, but did not.  Batter gets to 2nd base.  Is this an error?  a double?  a single? I was always understood it was not an error if there was no glove on it.
Thank you.

Answer
Lisa,

When judging an error, is isn't always necessary to get a glove on the ball before an error can be scored.  You can also score a hit if the ball does hit the glove but simply wasn't playable.  Basically you look at the play and judge, "should they have been able to make the play".  You don't give errors for mental errors and when unsure, you always give the benefit of the doubt to the batter when scoring.

In your situation, I would score a double!

Tom