TOTS Senior Baseball Network
60-and-over baseball
Pistol Pete Peters turns 65 on March 24 and is one of the top hitters on the Tucson Old Timers (TOTS) baseball club. Peters, from Fairfield, Iowa, is always among the leaders when it comes to at bats, runs, hits and runs batted in.
During the month of February, Peters stepped it up a notch. The batting statistics for the month show the hard-hitting right-hander finished the 28-day period with a .754 average. He led the club in at bats with 46 and hits with 31. In the 12 games he played in, Peters scored 21 runs and knocked in 15 runs. He also recorded five doubles, a triple and one inside-the-park home run.
Peters even tried his luck on the mound, winning two games and losing one.
But it was at the plate where he made the most noise.
Peters joined the TOTS in 2011 and it took him a while to get in "the groove." After many, many years of fast pitch softball, it took him a good number of at bats to find that elusive baseball swing.
"It's a different ball game all right," says Peters. "But I love baseball and enjoy my time with the TOTS.
As for the TOTS' pitching staff, they're used to Pistol Pete pounding the ball.
In his first full season in 2012, Peters played in 71 games and batted a hefty .512 and he followed that up in 2013 with a .518 batting average for 119 games.
He is certainly off to a great start in 2014 with 53 hits in 89 at bats -- a .595 average!
Way to go, Pete…and, Happy Birthday!
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