Golden Aces to face variety of foes...

The Golden Aces, the Tucson representative for the 2009 Mens Senior League Baseball (MSBL) World Series to be held in Phoenix (Oct. 19 through Nov. 7) will take on a team from "down under" when they battle the Aussie Aces at the Surprise Baseball Complex, home of the Kansas City Royals training camp, on Thursday, Oct. 22. at 10 a.m.

The battle of "The Aces" will be just one of six games the two teams will be involved in during the 60-and-over Central Division round-robin tournament, which will ultimately determine the playoff teams for the championship series (Oct. 23,24). The Golden Aces open the MSBL World Series on Monday, Oct. 19, when they tangle with the Tri Valley Hawks at the Goodyear Sports Complex at 10 a.m. They then take on the Arizona Scorpions at 10 a.m. on Tuesday (Oct. 20) inside the Goodyear Stadium,the main field used by the Cincinnati Reds during spring training.

The Golden Aces conclude the day with a 3 p.m. matchup at the Tempe Diablo Complex with a contest with the Salt Lake City Dodgers. The Golden Aces also face the San Antonio Utopia on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 9:30 a.m. in Peoria and will also battle the Snowbirds at 2 p.m. in Surprise on Thursday (Oct. 22) to close out its six-game schedule.

The following week, the Tucson Golden Aces will begin the 65-and-over round-robin tourney in the American Division with a game against St. Thomas at 9 a.m. on Monday, Oct.26, at Tempe Diablo and will then take on San Diego on Tuesday at 10 a.m. in Goodyear. On Wednesday the Tucson Golden Aces will face New England at 2 p.m. at the Maryvale Stadium and will battle Dodgertown on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Maryvale Complex (Field # 7).

The fifth game of the round-robin affair will be on Friday at 10 a.m. against the Detroit 65s. The championship game for the 60-over-division is scheduled for Oct. 24, while the 65-and-over title game will be on Sunday, Nov. 1(times and sites to be announced).