Dawson, Reed, Ryan lead TOTS' Blue to 11-6 win

Tucson Old Timers (TOTS)

60-and-over baseball

The Tucson Old Timers are definitely back.

Today the TOTS played their third game of the week and it was a blast -- as in Reed Palmer, who blasted his third home run of the year over the right field fence and Mike Dawson, who had a career day with a 5 for 5 performance and scored five times, to lead TOTS' Blue to a 12-7 win over Team White.

Reed went 3 for 3 and knocked in four runs, while the hard-hitting Ron Ryan went 4 for 5 and also knocked in four runs. Reed also picked up the win on the mound, while Team White's Bob Daliege was saddled with the loss.

Team White battled back, but just couldn't punch across the runs. Thunder Tim Tolson hit a solo home run for Team White, while Doc Thompson, Mike Steele and Daliege collected two hits apiece. Thompson drove in two of Team Blue's six runs, John Mathews singled and knocked in a run and Steele knocked in a run.

The TOTS will take the weekend off and return to action on Monday.