Tucson Aces rally in late innings for 6-4 win at Mission Manor

Tucson Aces

60-and-over baseball




The Tucson Aces, down 4-1, strung together five hits, a walk, a passed ball and a sacrifice bunt to score three runs in the top of the sixth to tie the game and followed up with a two-run rally in the seventh for a  6-4 win today over the Arizona Rattlers at Mission Manor Park.

The Rattlers' starting pitcher George Gafner kept the Aces from scoring in the early innings -- only a passed ball with the bases loaded allowed the Aces to get on the scoreboard in the top of the third.

In the top of the seventh, the Aces hard-hitting lefty Reed Palmer reached base on an error and scored the go-ahead run later in the inning when Pete Peters slashed an RBI-single to left field for a 5-4 lead. The Aces added an insurance run on a passed ball and took the field in the bottom of the seventh, needing three outs for the come-from-behind win.

Mike Dawson went the distance on the mound for the Aces -- including the bottom of the seventh inning when he coaxed two batters to ground out to Randy Livingston at shortstop and then gloved the final out of the game on an infield pop up.

The Aces hope to continue their winning ways when they travel to Santa Rita Park on Tuesday to take on the 60-and-over Old Pueblo Club. Game time: 9:30 a.m.

Today's Aces: C- Pete Peters  P- Mike Dawson, 1B- Tim Tolson,  2B - Pigpen Price and Ron Ryan, 3B - Ray Garcia,  SS - Randy Livingston,  Outfielders - Ken Nebesny, Reed Palmer and Roger Beebe.