Texans lose to Virgin Islands, 11-4

MSBL World Series Update

70-and-over division


Bob Daliege, Pigpen Price and Ed Eckert, three members of the 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers, are playing well at the Men's Senior Baseball League World Series in Phoenix.

Today, the trio, playing for the San Antonio Texans, lost to the Virgin Islands 11-4. It was a battle through five innings with the score knotted up at 4-4, but then the wheels fell of the wagon in the sixth inning as far as the Texans were concerned. Right-hander Emerson Hayes, from San Antonio, is scheduled for back surgery next week, yet he took the mound today and pitched five strong innings before giving way to lefty Bill Burgess, also from San Antonio.

When the dust had cleared the Virgin Island's scored seven more runs down the stretch, while the Texans remained silent at the plate the final three innings.

The big blow of the day was an RBI-triple to the gap in left center by Don Kladstrup. As far as the trio from Tucson were concerned, Daliege went 0 for 1, walked twice and knocked in a run and caught the entire game behind the plate. Price, playing the hot corner,  threw out six runners and went 1 for 3 at the plate with one run batted in. Eckert went 1 for 2 with a walk. Eckert is 2 for 8 after three games, Price is 2 for 9 and Daliege is 4-8, an even .500.

The Texans next game is Wednesday, 1 p.m. at the Arizona Diamondbacks' Salt River Complex in Scottsdale.