Old Pueblo Club edges Aces, 6-3

Southwestern Senior Baseball League

60-and-over baseball

The 60-and-over Aces played host at Udall Park this morning to the Old Pueblo Club.

In recent games with the south Tucson team, the Aces have fared well, scoring runs in bunches, but not today. The Old Pueblo Club scored four runs in the first inning off Aces' right-hander Arnie White and then held on for a 6-3 victory.

Ron Petersen led the Aces offensively with two hits, Pigpen Price singled and drove in two runs and Jerry Hamelin singled and drove in a run. The Aces had nine hits in the game -- including an opposite-field double by Brian Reilly.

Old Pueblo turned two double plays during the game -- one in the fourth inning and another in the sixth -- the double play in the sixth resulted in a line shot to third by Dennis Crowley. Unfortunately for the Aces, the Old Pueblo third baseman made the catch and stepped on third to double up the runner, Pigpen Price.

"If the ball had gotten through maybe the outcome would have been different," said Hamelin, the Aces manager. "Those things happen. The ball was hit hard."

Hamelin added: "It wasn't our day at the plate. I think we had five strike outs. Their pitcher (Jose Almador) pitched well. He had a good curve ball and a slider working."

The two teams will square off again next month.

Photos: 1) Brian Reilly hit an opposite-field double today. 2) Pigpen Price singled and drove in two runs. 3) Jerry Hamelin singled and drove in a run. (4) Ron Petersen had two of the Aces nine hits today.