5-run 6th ignites Team Blue to 5-2 win

Tucson Old Timers (TOTS)

60-and-over baseball

Bob Daliege had handcuffed Team Blue for 5 2/3 innings.

During the hot summer months the 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers play just six innings at Udall Park on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Today at Udall, it turns out the final out in the top of the sixth was hard to come by as Team Blue turned seven consecutive hits off Daliege into five runs for a 5-2 come-from-behind win over Team White.

Daliege took a four-hit shutout into the sixth and quickly picked up two outs, but consecutive hits by Brian Reilly, Lloyd Barzell, Tim Tolson, Ron Petersen, Arnie White, Pigpen Price and Ray Gedney erased the shutout and Team White came to the plate in the bottom of the sixth needing three runs to tie the game and four runs for the win.

With one out and a runner on first, Team White hit into their second double play of the game and Team Blue walked away with the victory.

Petersen, a lefty, started for Team Blue and Dan Lundwall came on in relief and picked up the win, while Daliege, despite a great pitching performance, was saddled with the loss.

The TOTS will be back in action on Wednesday and again on Friday with their dress-out, birthday game. Both games will get underway at 9 a.m.

Photos: top photo, Ron Petersen, middle photo, Dan Lundwall, bottom photo, Bob Daliege.