Pistol Pete Peters top overall hitter for TOTS in April

TOTS Senior Baseball Network

60-and-over baseball

Pete Peters, a 64-year-old from Fairfield, Iowa, may have secretly crafted his baseball bat down on the farm -- much like Roy Hobbs did in the movie, The Natural. On second thought, the Tucson Old Timers (TOTS) use aluminum bats.

But the bat he uses when he steps into the batter's box in a TOTS' game seems to be working.

Peters, who joined the TOTS in 2011, is quickly becoming one of the club's top hitters. During the month of April, Pete played in 11 games and tied for the team lead in hits with 22. Sixty-year-old Tim Tolson also had 22 hits in 35 plate appearances. Peters (photo above) went 22 for 32 for a healthy .688 batting average, while Tolson finished second at .629.

Doc Thompson, 70, had the best start in April, hitting safely in six of his eight plate appearances with six RBI --a blistering .750 average, but injuries and other commitments kept the Roland, Iowa native off the ball field for most of the month -- leaving him way short of the minimum official at bats needed to stay among the leaders.

The top 12 hitters (minimum of 15 at bats) for the month of April include: 1. Peter Peters (.688), 2. Tim Tolson (.629), 3. Jeff Rein (.607), 4. Bob Daliege (.563), 5. Dennis Crowley (.533), 6. Pigpen Price (.529), 7. Dave Rhoades (.529), 8. Chico Bigham (.500) 9. Ron Petersen (.500), 10. Dick Ducklow (.481), 11. Ted Davis (.469), 12. Jesse Ochoa (.464).

Tolson led the club in RBI with 19 and home runs with two. Rein led in runs scored with 23.