TOTS Senior Baseball Network (TSBN)
60-and-over baseball
With the temperature rising rapidly on the ball field at Udall Park, 83-year-old right-hander Billy Heiny (above photo) was as cool as a cucumber.
Heiny tossed a four-hit shutout this morning as Team White blanked Team Blue 6-0 in a 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers (TOTS) baseball game. Heiny, a retired dentist, took a big bite out of the opposing hitters with his slower-than slow curve ball and relied on his defense as he cruised through a six-inning game, cut short due to the weather forecast, which predicted a high of 112 in Tucson by mid afternoon.
"We made the plays today," Heiny said, after the game.
Heiny walked just one batter in his six innings of work. His only scare occurred in the bottom of the sixth inning when Joe Aparicio and Bob Royer reached base -- Aparicio on a single to left and Royer on an infield hit, but Heiny worked his way out of trouble, leaving both runners stranded.
It was that kind of a day for Team Blue.
"It was a strange game," said Team Blue third-sacker Doc Thompson, who had one of the four hits for the losing team. "We hit right at them."
The temperatures will continue to rise next week as the heat continues to blanket Arizona.
But a little heat won't stop the TOTS. They'll be back at it on Monday morning.
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