Pigpen Price, 70, and Ron "Lefty" Petersen, 70, will represent the 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers (TOTS) when they play for the San Antonio Texans at the 2015 Men's Senior Baseball League World Series in Phoenix, Oct. 18 through Oct. 24.
The Texans will be one of nine teams in the 70-and-over American division. The teams will play a five-game round robin and the top six will advance to the playoffs with a chance to play for the division title on Saturday (Oct. 24).
Price and Petersen will see their first action on Sunday (Oct. 18) when the Texans tangle with the South Dakota Rushmores at 2 p.m. in Goodyear (annex field #4 at the Cleveland Indians Complex). Game 2 will be on Monday (Oct. 19) against a team from Detroit at 9 a.m. in Maryvale (annex field #6, home of the Milwaukee Brewers spring training facility).
The Texans will face the Arizona Scorpions, a Phoenix-based team, at 2 p.m. on Tuesday (Oct. 20) inside the confines of Goodyear Stadium and will conclude the round robin with a game against St. Thomas at 2 p.m. on Wednesday (Oct. 21) at the Salt River Complex (Rockies annex field #6) and on Thursday (Oct. 22) at 12:30 p.m. at Tempe annex field #2 (next to Tempe Diablo Stadium, spring training home of the LA Angels) against a team from Australia, the Aussie Aces.
Photos: (top photo) Petersen, (bottom photo) Price
Arnie White, 73, also a member of the 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers (TOTS), will play and pitch for the Arizona Scorpions at the MSBL World Series. White spends his winter months in Tucson and his summers at his ranch in Montana.
Photo: Arnie White
Congrats to all three of you. I am sure you will do the TOTs proud. Have a wonderful time!
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