Sir Floyd

TOTS Senior Baseball Network (TSBN)

60-and-over baseball

Floyd Lance will turn 88 in September.

It is almost time for Lance, the oldest active member on the Tucson Old Timers (TOTS) baseball team, to put in his annual order for a new jersey. Every year, Lance gets a brand smacking new jersey with a number which corresponds with his current age.

Nicknamed "Sir Floyd" by his teammates due to his years as an active player and his age, which calculates out to 100, 101 if you wait until September.

Lance (above photo) takes the field three days a week at Udall Park and is a fixture at first base for the TOTS. His tall, lanky frame still allows him to scoop up most of the errant throws that come his way.

And, can he still hit?

Of course he can!

Lance, born in Glen Gardner, New Jersey on Sept. 6, 1925, can still put the bat on the ball.

Take a gander at these stats for the first six months of 2013.

January   8 for 28 for a .348 average
Feb.        8 for 25 (.325)
Mar.      10 for 26 (.385)
Apr.        9 for 25 (.360)
May      11 for 31 (.355)
June      13 for 33 (.394)

Lance has tried to retire once or twice, but just can't stay away. He'll battle injuries, even operations...nothing can keep the "young" man away from the game.

His teammates on the TOTS, well, they just shake their heads.

He's special...one of a kind.

With 14 years in as a TOT, who knows, his 15th year may turn out to be one of his best years as a TOT.

His new jersey should read: Sir Floyd, Super Senior 88.