It was a good day for Teddy Davis

TOTS Baseball

The youngest member of the Tucson Old Timers (TOTS) baseball club had a great day at Jesse Owens Park this morning. Teddy Davis, 61, pitched a complete game, struck out three and walked only two, and topped the game off with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 7th inning to drive in the winning run. The final score was 3-2 as Davis and his TOTS' teammates beat 69-year-old starting pitcher Doc Thompson, who pitched well for five innings (six strikeouts, only one walk), before giving way to 82-year-old reliever Billy Heiny in the sixth inning.

With the score deadlocked at 2-2, 70-year-old Arnie White doubled to left field and Bob Daliege, 63, reached on an infield single, sending White to third. Davis then sent a Heiny change up to left field, deep enough to score the game winner. The TOTS are having their home park at Udall repaired and have spent the week with games at Jesse Owens, where it is over 410 feet down both the left field and right field line. The TOTS return to Udall next week, and it is alright with the players. The Udall fences measure in at 300 feet down both the left and right field lines.

TOTS' footnote: As for me, 1 for 2 today and scored a run. I'll take it. That's .500 for the month of March. Unfortunately, I was on the losing team today.