Aces let one get away at Santa Rita

TOTS Senior Baseball Network (TSBN)

60-and-over baseball


The 60-and-over Tucson Aces let one slip away at Santa Rita Park this morning.

It was all Aces early on as they jumped out to an 8-1 lead by the fourth inning and owned a 10-4 advantage when they took the field in the bottom of the sixth inning.

But the Old Pueblo Club came roaring back and tacked on five runs in the bottom of the sixth and were within one run at 10-9 when the seventh and final inning began.

The Aces countered with four more runs in the top of the seventh inning and enjoyed a 14-9 advantage when Old Pueblo came to bat for the last time. And then the roof caved in on the Aces. Old Pueblo took advantage of a couple of infield errors by the Aces and ended up plating six runs to win the game 15-14.

Frank Castillo, who took over for starting pitcher Chris Carino in the fourth inning, picked up the win for Old Pueblo, while Lloyd Barzell, who took over for the Aces' starter Arnie White in the fifth inning,  was saddled with the loss.

Castillo, the assistant baseball coach at Pueblo High School, and Old Pueblo catcher Mike Morales picked up key hits in the bottom of seventh inning which eventually led to the Aces (1-1) first loss of the year.

"Too many mental errors in the last inning cost us the win," said Aces manager Jerry Hamelin. 'We had  a chance for two double plays in the last inning and couldn't get the job done."

The Aces certainly had their hitting shoes on today as they banged out 19 hits. Bob Daliege had four hits, while Tim Tolson, Jim Sears and Pete Peters collected three hits apiece.