Tucson Old Timers (TOTS)
60-and-over baseball
Ron Petersen, 72, has been playing with the TOTS since 2005. During all those years, Petersen has divided his time working as a "lineman for the county" at Tucson Electric Power and playing baseball with the old-timers at Udall Park.
Petersen officially retired in June from TEP after 50-plus years of service and can now concentrate on playing baseball full time with the TOTS. So what does he do in June?
He goes crazy at the plate!
Petersen led all batters during the month of June with 24 hits in 35 at bats for a .686 batting average. The hard-hitting lefty played in all 12 games, scored 12 runs, tied for the club's top spot in doubles with six and finished second in runs-batted-in with 15.
The top RBI-man for the month of June went to Doc Thompson with 21 runs-batted-in. Thompson played in 11 games and batted .621 (18 for 29) and finished with six doubles to match Petersen.
Other top hitters for the month included Tim Tolson (23 for 32, a .719 batting average in 11 games), Bob Daliege (19 for 28, a .679 average in nine games), Reed Palmer (18 for 35, a .514 average in 12 games), Pete Peters ( 17 for 27, a .630 average in eight games) and Mike Steele (17 for 33, a .515 average in 12 games).
Petersen and Daliege tied for the most pitching victories for the month with four.
With the June stats in the books, the TOTS are off and running in July at Udall Park. Despite the hot weather, the 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers take the field every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Game time: 9 a.m.
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