Tucson Old Timers (TOTS)
60-and-over baseball
John Misiaszek, 65, had a chance to hit for the cycle at Udall Park today in a 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers' game. He singled, doubled and tripled and came to bat in the seventh inning with a shot at all the glory.
As John picked up his bat of choice and headed for the plate, he heard someone in the dugout yell out, "You need a homer for the cycle."
John figured a homer was out of the question. "Chances are that won't happen," he said. After all, it's 300 feet down the first and third base lines and he is strictly a contact hitter, looking to place the ball either in the gap in left center or right center.
Instead, Misiaszek hit a slow roller to second and was thrown out at first. Still a good day at the plate for the man from London, England, who is one of three players on the TOTS' roster born outside the United States. He went 3 for 5 and kept Team Blue in the game.
Team White went on to win the game 9-8 as Pete Peters and Ted Davis combined for nine RBI -- five by Peters and four by Davis, including an infield hit in the bottom of the seventh, which scored the winning run.
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