Tucson Old Timers (TOTS)
60-and-over baseball
When a pitcher on the 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers takes the pitching mound there's a good chance a lot of balls will be thrown. In the Major Leagues a pitcher will certainly throw more along the line of 70 percent strikes, 30 percent balls. With the TOTS, it very often could end up the other way around -- 30 percent strikes, 70 percent balls.
But not today. Lefty Dennis Crowley and right-hander Pigpen Price locked up in a pitching duel that lasted 1 hour and 15 minutes. Both pitchers threw nothing but strikes. Price struck out four, walked one. Crowley struck out one and walked two -- one intentionally.
Crowley and Team White won the game 4-2. David Byars provided the big blow of the game in the bottom of the first inning with a two-out single down the third baseline, which scored two runs. Team White added a couple of runs down the stretch -- both unearned to complete the scoring for the winners. Team Blue couldn't muster a lot of hits off Crowley, but Jesse Ochoa led the losing team with a 3 for 3 day and two runs-batted-in.
Crowley picked up the win and Price was saddled with the hard-luck loss.
Still, the game turned out to be the quickest game played this year by the 60-and-over TOTS. The innings blazed by as the temperature barely had time to reach triple digits. In fact, the players are home...resting as the outside temperature approaches 108 degrees.
It was definitely a hot time at the ball park.
Photos: 1) Dennis Crowley struck out one and walked two and picked up the win today. 2) Pigpen Price struck out four batters and walked one intentionally today in a losing effort. 3) David Byars provided the big blow for Team White today with a two-out, two-run single in the first inning. 4) Jesse Ochoa led Team Blue at the plate today with a 3 for 3 day and two RBI.
Chris Sale leads the major leagues in strike to pitch ratio at 68.8%. I only looked it up because I thought 80% looked pretty generous.
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