Tucson Old Timers (TOTS)
60-and-over baseball
The TOTS are off and running with another week of baseball at Udall Park. The 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers returned to the playing field on May 18 and today, despite a smoky mountain to the north, played their 15th game in 36 days.
Only one cancellation occurred on June 12 due to a broken sprinkler head, which flooded the third base area, causing a disappointed bunch of old-timers to pack up their bat bags and head home.
Not the coronavirus, nor day after day of triple digits, nor two weeks straight of a stubborn forest fire in the Catalinas can keep the TOTS from playing baseball, but a puddle of water a couple of inches deep at third base kept the old-timers off the ball field.
Today was a hot and dusty affair as both teams sprayed a total of 29 hits around the confines of the TOTS' field at Udall Park. In the end, Team White came out on top 10-7 over Team Blue. The hitting stars for the winning team were Doc Thompson and Bob Daliege as the duo were a combined 6 for 6, while George Staas and Ron Ryan collected two hits in three trips to the plate. Staas, Daliege and Mike Steele drove in two runs apiece.
Team White scored five runs in the first inning, one run in the fourth and four runs in the fifth.
Team Blue's Thunder Tim Tolson had a perfect day at the plate, going 4 for 4 with three runs batted in, while Roger Beebe went 3 for 3, scored three times and drove in two runs.
With the temperatures expected to reach 108 and 109 by the end of the week, the TOTS will continue to take the field with games scheduled for Wednesday and Friday. Game time for both at 8:30 a.m.
Today's boxscore:
Team White 10 Team Blue 7
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