Tucson Old Timers (TOTS)
60-and-over baseball
Brad Vermeer, 68, played left field for Team White today at Udall Park in a 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers game and made the catch of the day in the sixth inning to help preserve a 6-5 win over Team Blue.
The game featured two of the TOTS' top pitchers -- Team Blue's Doc Thompson and Team White's Reed Palmer. Down by one run, Team Blue came to bat in the sixth and Mike Dawson, one of the best contact hitters in the organization, stepped to the plate to face Palmer.
Dawson found a pitch to his liking and drilled a shot to left field. Vermeer turned and prepared for an over-the-head catch, but at the last second he found himself on his heels and was forced to make a one-handed basket catch to retire Dawson.
"I was on my way to second base when I heard the noise," Dawson said. "Brad had made the play."
It happens. When you get a bunch of oldtimers together to play the game of baseball, you can expect the unexpected. Bottom line: Vermeer made the catch of the day for the first out in Team Blue's final at bat. Team White retired the next two batters on ground outs to end the game.
John Mathews knocked in four of Team White's six runs. Jerry Hamelin, Thompson and Dawson had two hits apiece for Team Blue.
The TOTS take the weekend off and return to action at Udall on Monday. Game time: 9 a.m.
Photo: Vermeer
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