Men's Senior Baseball League World Series
70-and-over Central Division
San Antonio Texans
Game 3
Bob Daliege pitched seven strong innings and his catcher Pete Peters handled things behind the plate as the San Antonio Texans stunned Australia 11-1 in Peoria today to move to 3-0 in the 70-and-over Central Division of the Men's Senior Baseball League World Series.
The Texans' battery of Daliege and Peters know each other pretty well. After all, both players are members of the 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers and they play together year in year out and have done so for the past 10 years.
Today it was just like being at home. Peters called the pitches and Daliege delivered.
The Texans got off to a good start in the top of the first inning when they turned a triple play. Emerson Hayes, from Adkins, Texas, moved to his right and backhanded a line drive. Hayes threw to second to double up the runner and the relay to first base was just in time to catch the runner, who was trying desperately to beat the relay throw.
The Texans came to bat and quickly plated five runs to jump out to a big lead. Daliege and Peters went back to work and all but shutdown the Aussies for the next six innings, allowing just one run. Daliege walked three and struck out three.
Another trio of Tucson Old Timers -- Bill Mishler, Lloyd Barzell and Pigpen Price also contributed in the lopsided win. Mishler went 1 for 2, walked once, scored twice and knocked in a run, while Price went 1 for 3 and scored a run.
As for Barzell, who injured his right index finger in Game 2, he went 2 for 3 and played three innings at shortstop. "It didn't hurt at all during the game," said Barzell, who had received five stitches to his finger on Monday afternoon.
The win over the Aussies sets up a showdown tomorrow between the Texans and the 3-0 New England Red Sox, a team whose roster includes six players from the Tucson Old Pueblo Club. Game time is set for 9:30 a.m. at the Maryvale Complex, spring training home of the Milwaukee Brewers.
On the New England roster is Bill "Spaceman" Lee, now 72, who combined for 119 wins and 713 strikeouts with the Boston Red Sox and the Montreal Expos.
Photos: Pete Peters and Bob Daliege, today's battery at the MSBL World Series.
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