Tucson Old Timers (TOTS)
60-and-over baseball
Thunder Tim Tolson is a big lefty who has a habit of driving in a lot of runs each month for the Tucson Old Timers.
During the month of July, Tolson continued with his hot hitting.
The heavy rains kept the TOTS off the field at Udall Park for many of their scheduled games, but eight games were played and Tolson ended up with 26 official at bats. He hit safely 14 times and drove in 14 runs, maintaining a .536 batting average in eight games.
Other top hitters for the month included Bob Daliege (12 for 23, a .522 average for seven games), John Mathews ( 11 for 15, a .733 average for five games), Jesse Ochoa (10 for 19, a .526 average for seven games) and David Byars ( 10 for 15, a .667 average for five games).
The top hitter for the 80-and-over players once again went to 91-year-old Floyd Lance, who played in seven games and went 5 for 18, a .278 average.
The TOTS are hoping to get in a few more games, during the month of August, as the monsoon season slows to a crawl. The TOTS got things rolling for the month of August with an 8-5 game today at Udall -- won by Team White over Team Blue.
Two lefties went at it -- Ron Petersen for Team White and Dennis Crowley for Team Blue. Petersen picked up the win and was helped out by his defense, which turned a couple of double plays -- including a 6-4-3 to end the game.
Joe Opocensky led Team Blue with two hits and three RBI, while Pigpen Price had a 3 for 3 day for Team White. Thunder Tim Tolson and Doc Thompson contributed two hits apiece for the winners.
The TOTS close out the first week of August with a game on Friday at Udall. Game time 9 a.m.
Photo: Tim Tolson -- the top hitter for the TOTS with 14 hits in July
Why to go big Tim! Congratulations to all you guys to be able to play in that heat. See you in January! KJ
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