Tucson Old Timers
60-and-over baseball
The Tucson Old Timers played just seven official games in October because many of the TOTS were out of town competing in the 2024 Men's Senior Baseball League World Series in Phoenix.
J.B. Bulawin picked up the slack while the "big boys" were away.
Bulawin finished second in hits, going 10 for 17 in five games for a .588 batting average.
Only Thunder Tim Tolson finished ahead of Bulawin in hits with 11. Before Tolson headed out of town to play in the MSBL World Series, he managed a stat line of 11 for 18 in six games, a .611 average.
Marty Pelger, Mike Dawson, Joe Opocensky, Reed Palmer, and Randy Livingston tied for third in hits with nine. Pelger, who played in just three games, swung the hottest bat, going 9 for 12, a .750 average.
Other notables included David Byars (8 for 23), Mike Steele (8 for 24), Ernesto Escala (8 for 17), and Big Jon Beady, who went 8 for 11 in four games, a .727 average. Sam Dean (7 for 16) and Ken Nebesny (7 for 21) also hit well in October.
Palmer led the club in RBI with 10.
Livingston (2-1) and Palmer (2-0) posted the best pitching records in October. Livingston pitched 21 innings and was the strikeout king with seven.
The TOTS are back in full swing in November at Udall Park as they near the end of another season (1968-2024).
Go, TOTS!
Photo: Bulawin
