European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday August 4, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 25 tigers Advance to Germany series Kaiserslautern Germany the Simbach tigers Wilt represent the Continental sports conference in the bust of five Germany baseball championships which get under Way Al Mann Heim s Woods memorial Field at 4 . Saturday Mike Bowers charges whipped inc regular season Ramstein rams for the second straight Day to take the Busl of three Csc playoff series sunday win Ning the rubber game 11-3. The regular season second place to Amigos sweep to a a title Bybe Abrams St Flat writer Mannheim Germany once again the German american baseball league Banner lies Over Woods memo rial Field. The Mannheim Klee Amigos brought it Back Home after a year s absence by beating the Bamburg braves 4-2 Here sunday to win the a a Best of three playoff series in two straight games. The Amigos had beaten the braves 9-2 sat urday. The Triumph was inc fourth straight in the 1986 Cable semifinal and championship series following a 15-3 regular season Mark in route to the Northern division Lille. It also was the amigos1 sixth championship in the seven year history of the league. The Mainz rangers look them in two straight last year to end a five year domination. And thai Victory moves the charges of Caus him in into the Best of five Ger Many baseball championship series against the air Force s Continental sports conference Champion Simbach tigers. Simbach won the Hesi of three Csc series sunday by handing the regular sea son Champion ram Sicin rams their Sec Ond straight walloping 11-3. The Germany baseball championship series starts Al Woods memorial Field saturday at 4 . The second game also is scheduled for Mannheim at 3 . Sunday with the next and any if acc Cussary games being hosted by Simbach. I think that the Best team won today Helmig said. A was a Good Lough game and we played a Good game. I think we will have a belter Chance against the Csc Leam than a Ihrck run play off a wild Pilch did in the braves sunday. After taking a 1-0 Lead in the top of inc third on Ray Hunt s single and Terry White s double Bamburg Pitcher Brian Stevens let the game gel away. Kim Martini led off the Mannheim half of inc inning with a double and moved to third on an infield out. He stayed the re on another infield out As Stevens appeared to be Oul of difficulty. He whizzed a first Pilch strike past Miguel Luru arts but suddenly loss control and threw nine straight balls. The first eight put Luzunaris and Pete Jackson on to Load the bases. The ninth Ball to Terry Jordan was Down and Oul into the dirt and bounced past Catcher ales Holman All the Way to the Backstop. Martini scored with ease. When Luzunaris rounded third and made a break for Home Holman rifled a shot Back to third bul thai throw bounced Down the left Field foul line and air Force baseball Gas took three straight games in the Csc positional playoffs to gain their berth in inc bust of the acc set against the rams. won the Csc series opener 4-1 Here but Simbach bounced Back to Lake the second game 10-3 Al Home be fore winning sunday s game. The tigers scored three limes in inc first and second innings to wrap up their Victory. In inc first Bill Draper and bully a singled ind . Letky walked 10 Load the bases after two outs. Then Chris Starr hit a grounder to shortstop Clint Harvin and All three runners scored when his throw to first was wild and car Omed Down the right Field line ran mein got one run Back in the Bot Tom of the inning on George Hall s Home run. Hut Simbach came Back for its sue Ond in song Trio on singles by Roger Kissinger and Terry storm a sacrifice and four straight walks o t Vaughn Ger Ken and reliever Andy Mendoza. The rams scored twice in the second on a single double balk and an error but Sembach got those runs Buck in the fourth on singles by and Letky. A forceful on a sacrifice attempt in infield oui and an error. The tigers padded heir margin with single runs in the seventh eighth and ninth. Rocky Graham went the distance Al lowing five hits Bui Biily Vui after the second inning Jerk in a i the losing Pill list. Sas Pala by Tracy a Cdr Bambi re s 1 Jirry Iff Waves after stealing second sunday As Mannheim shortstop Dave Daniels prepares to throw while sealed. Luzunaris scored with Jackson on his heels. That was the old Ball game the Amigos were German american base Ball league champions again. There was the formality of finishing Oul the nine innings bul Martin Helmig claus1 son and buddy Dryden kept things in hand the rest of the Way. We could have won and we should have braves manager Holman said after the game we had opportunities to break things wide open in inc first to innings and could t take advantage of them and we botched up that third the Amigos picked up their last run in the seventh when Martini singled went to second on a wild Pilch took third after Joie Man Doz tied to right and scored on a single by Jose mar Juei. Helmig picked up int win bul it was t an easy one for him. The first two waiters in each of the first two innings go on base with a single and a walk bul Helmig struck out the next two in the first and got out of the inning when shortstop Dave Daniels made a Sterling Slop of a liner behind second and got a Force. A double play smoothed Helmig s path in the second inning bul he Fol Lowed that by walking the next two Bat ters and needed a Good play by first base Man Bobby Bailey to escape unscathed. "1 was quite fortunate i had a Good defense behind me Helmig said. Those first three innings were rough but i settled Down and got stronger As the game quite an accurate appraisal. Helmig threw 74 pitches White yield ing four Nils and seven walks and being charged with a balk in the first three innings bul threw Only 49 pitches walked one Batter and gave up one More hit. A double by hum through the Rcv Nih in Ning. Iku found up with 10 Siri Couis Ryden laced Only three men in the seventh a Hil by Joey list being erased by a double play. Me walked Larry Lee to Man the ninth but after gelling die Neil two hatters on strikeouts gave up a run scoring Pinch hit double to Allan mar id. Jus before Mattel poked his Shoi to right Center Marquez who came out of the game when Helmig left the Mound and went to he Outfield popped a Vic tory Champagne Cork. Marquez said of of. Maybe i was too soon hut Dryden got Hunt on a grounder to second to shut the door on a Bamburg comeback. Stadler loses playoff in Stockholm Golf Stockholm up rising new zealand Golf Star Greg Turner turned in an astonishing pulling display at the ulna course sunday to defeat american Craig a Ladler in a sudden deals playoff for the $240,000 scandinavian open championship. All Day lung 22-Jear-old Turner brother of former new zealand National Luam cricketer Glenn rolled in the Long putts to catch the full ering american on the final Green. Turner shot a 70 10 Stadler s 72 As both finished the four rounds on 270 to set up a sudden deals playoff. The new Sealander s Putter delivered the killer blow on the first extra Hole As he Sank a 12-footer to take the $38,300 first prize
