Aces' 4-game winning streak snapped

Tucson Aces

60-and-over baseball

It was the classic hit 'em where they ain't at Udall Park this morning.

The Arizona Rattlers did just that. At least enough times to pull out a 9-7 win and snap the Tucson Aces' winning streak at four games.

"We hit the ball well," Aces' manager Mike Dawson said. "They just seemed to run our hits down."

In the meantime the hitters for the Arizona Rattlers were finding the holes.

Dawson, a hard-throwing righthander, was saddled with the loss. "They hit me pretty hard. But we still had a chance in the bottom of the seventh inning."

Unfortunately, it was the same story. With the tying run at first base, Bob Daliege hit a shot to first, but right into the glove of the Rattlers' first baseman.

Big John Mathews was the top hitter for the Aces with three hits. Lloyd Barzell had two hits.

The Aces came up short in this one.

Photo: Big John Mathews with three hits today in a losing cause.