Palmer leads Team Blue to 4-2 TOTS' win

Tucson Old Timers (TOTS)

60-and-over baseball

Despite a rare triple play by Team White in the fourth inning, Team Blue held on at Udall Park today for a 4-2 win in a 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers game. Team Blue's Reed Palmer hurled a complete game to pick up the pitching victory and he knocked in three of the four runs with a couple of key hits.

Everything was going Team White's way in the first four innings. Pitcher Mike Dawson recorded six of the first nine outs with four assists and two putouts. In the top of the fourth with two runners on base, Dawson coaxed Team Blue's Joe Aparicio into hitting a ground ball to third. Doc Thompson gloved the ball, tagged the bag and threw to shortstop Tim Tolson, who stepped on second base and relayed the ball to first baseman Pigpen Price for a 5-6-3 triple play.

Unfortunately for Team White, Palmer was cruising along, striking out six batters, during his six innings  of work while allowing just two runs.

The TOTS return to action next week with games at Udall slated at 9 a.m. for Monday, Wednesday and Friday.