Tucson Old Timers (TOTS)
60-and-over baseball
Doc Thompson pitched seven strong innings and his defense made all the plays behind him as Team Blue breezed to a 10-2 win over Team White today at Udall Park in a 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers game.
Thompson's strategy was to keep Team White's "big guns" from hitting the long ball -- especially lefties Joe Opocensky and Reed Palmer. Opocensky batted .667 in May, while Palmer batted .789 and currently leads the club in home runs with seven.
His strategy worked. Opocensky and Palmer were a combined 0 for 6 with two walks, and Thompson had plenty of support from his infielders as Pete Peters at third base, shortstop Tim Tolson, second baseman Pigpen Price and first-sacker John Mathews made all the key plays to keep the Team Blue runners from scoring.
"It was one of the best defensive games in a long time," said Thompson, who allowed two harmless runs and just five hits. Palmer hit two hard shots to Mathews at first base for two unassisted putouts and when Team White was able to get a runner as far as second or third, the runner was left stranded.
In the meantime, Team Blue banged out 21 hits as Thompson, Tolson and Peters were a combined 12 for 15. Price and Rob Morse went 2 for 5 and knocked in two runs apiece, while Mathews collected three hits and also drove in two runs. Mike Steele collected two of Team White's five hits.
The TOTS close out the week with a game on Friday at Udall. First pitch at 8:30 a.m.
Photo: Thompson
Today's boxscore:
Team Blue 10 Team White 2
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