European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday augusts 1986 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary the right stuff the wrong Batter Slade Stewart looked in from the Mound and did t like what he saw. Two runs were already in and now this. Chants of hey Bailer hey Batter rang of from his team mates. Some Batter. In All his 11 Yean Slade had never faced a hitter like this. He had seen left handed waiters before even some who wore no. 13 like the lanky kid grip Ping the Bat. This was different. Shape s Little league Pitcher tried to ignore the Sun beating Down and the runner on third and concentrate on no. 13. Inside fastballs should do it he thought. The right hander fired the bait right where he wanted. Saudi Arabia s hitter swung smacking the Ball cleanly. Slack turned to his left and watched As the Ball skipped through the Hole Between first and second. A single for Tiffany Hundertmark a learning experience for Slade Stewart. I never pitched to a Girt before Slade said after Friday s Little league finale at Wiesbaden which saudi Arabia won 5-1. "1 pitched different to her after that. I threw the Ball was he worried what his teammates would say after she got a hit Slade Hung his head and kicked at the dirt. Yeah he said. Standing on the first base line following the game Tiffany looked like the rest of her teammates. Wear ing a White and Green uniform with the letters a on the front she tucked her Glove under her Arm and waited her turn to receive a certificate for appearing in the european Little league tournament. The fact that she was the Only girl among the seven 14-player teams did t bother her. I m used to it she said. I m the Only girl on my team. I m the Only girl in my family. I Don l think i m special or anything. There was a girl who played in the Little league world series two years ago. Both my Brothers played baseball. My girlfriends think it s great that i m it was Dean Stroman s idea to bring Tif Fany to Germany. Stroman who has managed the saudi team for seven years was looking to Field a Strong learn of 11-12 year Olds. She earned in he said. She has one of the highest averages on the team. Every year we be had girls in Little league baseball in saudi but she s he first to make the All Star Johnny Arva seemed comfortable with Tiffany As a teammate. She s real Elf by Nice said the catch or one of three saudi players named to the All Tourn Manet team. She earned it. Sometimes she makes dumb errors and stuff but she s Good she got same key hits for Stromile s son Roger one of the team s Infix Den said he was surprised a girl would make the team. But it s of. Little league baseball is supposed to be for if Tiffany s on Field presence was accepted Heroff Field presence posed a problem. The saudi team stayed at he co 12lh aviation co. The open Hay Barracks proved comfortable for saudi s 13 boys. But what about Tiffany the team made arrangements for her to stay at a Wiesbaden hold. Tiffany wanted none of thai. She slept one floor above her teammates where the com Pany s women reside. Staying with us was better than leaving said David Voss the team s left fielder. When we re not on the Field it s of. We Don l do anything a girl could t it was Nice of her to stay in the Barracks said Arvai. She s one of the i wanted to be closer 10 the team said Way no would have to drive me from the hotel every morning with the tournament Over Tiffany plans to say Good Bye to baseball. I d have to play in the senior division next year said the outfielder first baseman. I be been playing since i was 6 and i m gelling tired of it. I d rather do gymnastics or play soccer so Little league baseball has seen the last of Tiffany Hundertmark but not the last of girls taking their swings at the plate. Slade Stewart plans to help the process along. If they re like her 1 think girls should play said Slade. "1 pc got a Lillic sister who s 8 and we play catch in the backyard. She s going to play to Ball next year and i m going to help her he can Start by throwing her a few inside fastballs. On an aborted Pickoff Iryl first Aston Glenn Dvis bus met dodger Stew sax my from Page 21 of 19w scoreless innings by pirate starter Rick Rhodon 11-7. Cardinals 2. Phillies 1 St Louis Don Carman walked Ozzie Smith Home from third base with two outs in the eighth inning giving St. Louis a Victory Over Phila Dilphia. Carman s balk his second of the game handed the decision to St. Louis Rookie Greg Mathews 7-3, with Todd Worrell pitching the ninth to pick up his 22nd save. Thai tied he record for Rookie pitchers in the nation Al league established in 1975 by Rawley Eastwick of Cincinnati. Braves 4, padres 1 san Diego Pinch hitlers Bob Horner and Rafael Ramirez came through in the ninth inning off Relief Ace Rich Gossage to help Atlanta Complete a three game sweep in san doubled in the lying run on Gossage s first pitch and Ramirez Bat Ting for Paul Assenmacher s-2, followed with a two run braves managed just five hits Over the first eight innings off Lamarr Hoyt 5-8. Al from Page 21 teammates to hit grand slams in the same inning since Milwaukee s Cecil Cooper and Don Money on april 12,1980, against Boston. Lacy s Homer his ill made it 11-6 in the sixth. Mitch Williams 8-3, the fourth of five Texas pitchers pitched the seventh in Ning and picked up the Victory. Dale Mohorcic got his fourth save. In other Al games red sax. 9, White sox 0 Boston Bruce Hurst threw Athree hitter and Boston beat Chicago s Floyd Bannister for the Lith straight Buckner and Marty Barrett rapped three hits during a 15-hit attack for the red sox their biggest offensive output since june 30. Hurst 7-5. Struck out four an walked none. In Hurst s five losses Boston scored Only six runs. Bannister 6-9, lost to the red sox for the fourth time this season and them since May is 1982. Bannister did not retire any of the six batters he faced during Boston s four run first in the Day red sox manager John Mcnamara signed a new iwo year contract through 1988. Twins 5, Angel 2 Gary Gaetti homered and doubled driving in three runs and leading Minne Sota Over visiting California. Bert Blyleven 11-10, pitched a five Hitler struck out seven and walked none. Reggie Jackson and Doug Decinces hit consecutive Home runs for the visit ing Angels leading off the fourth inning. Jackson hit his i nth Homer of the season and 540th of his career and also moved into 14th place on the All time rib list with 1,637.blyleven retired 18 straight batters after the Home runs Gatli homered in the Bottom of the fourth. Gatli and Randy Bush hit consecutive two run doubles in the fifth. Don Sulton 10-b, went five innings and took the jays 8, royals 0 Toronto Jimmy key and Tom Cnoc combined on a five hitter and Garth Lorg drove in three runs As the Blue jays Defeated Kansas City. Key. 10-7, gave up four singles in seven innings and did not allow a runner past Soccono base. Danny Jackson 6-8, was the Blue jays scored five limes in the fourth inning. Lore blooded a two run double Cecil fielder hit an rib single and two More runs scored on third base Man George Brett s error. Damaso Garcia hit his fifth Homer in the fifth. Yankees 5, Brewers 3 new York Ron Guidry pitched 7w Strong innings and Dave Winfield homered and singled twice As new York beat Milwaukee. The Yankees rapped 14 hits in win Ning for Only the fourth time in their last 13 , 6-9, gave up seven hits struck out seven and walked homered in the third inning off Juan Nieves 10-5. Winfield added an rib single in the fifth. A s 7, mariners s Seattle Rookie Jose Canseco leading the major leagues with 92 Bis doubled Home the lie breaking run in the lop of the ninth inning and then score Don a single by Carney Lansford As Oak land beat s double drove in Alfredo Griffin who opened the ninth with an infield single off malt Young 7-5, an continued to second when second base Man Harold Reynolds threw the Ball away for an error. Dave Kingman hit a Solo Home run his 27th, capping a three run fifth that gave the visiting a s a 5-2 Lead. Kingman nil four homers in the three game series and has hit 12 Home runs in 19 cams at inc kingdom. Jay Howell 1-4, pitched 2vi scoreless innings for the Victory tigers indians postponed Detroit the game was rained out in the fourth inning and rescheduled As part of a thursday night double head
