A nail biter at Udall today

Tucson Old Timers (TOTS)

60-and-over baseball

Let's call it the TOTS game of the month.

Just in case the raindrops keep falling the rest of the month.

Rain is in the forecast for the next seven days, but the TOTS did get a "good one" in today at Udall Park -- a real nail biter as Team Blue escaped with a 8-7 win over Team White in a 60-and-over baseball game.

The rain stayed away for a few hours, allowing the field to dry just enough to get an official game in today as two hard-throwing right-handers took the mound -- Mike Dawson for Team Blue and Ernesto Escala for Team White.

There was a lot to like about this one. The play of the day came in the fourth inning when Team White's right fielder David Hurley nailed the fleet-footed Pete Peters at first base, after Peters had drilled a hard shot to Hurley, a bang-bang 9-3 putout.

By the time the bottom of the seventh inning rolled around, Team Blue owned an 8-3 lead and Dawson needed just three outs for the win, but Team White loaded the bases and scored four runs -- including RBI-singles from Ernesto Escala, Joe Opocensky and Reed Palmer.

Unfortunately for Team White, Palmer's hit resulted in a relay throw from right fielder Jimmy Kinion to Dawson to Peters, at third base, for the final out of the game. Peters tagged out Escala, who represented the tying run.

The TOTS hope to be back in action at Udall on Monday. Weather permitting.