European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday july 30, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 3 Mike Kreger left and Brad Satoris celebrate saudis win. At right Tony Lach shape Pitcher grimaces after being struck by a Ball hit by saudis Mike Murry. Saudis coolly turn on the heats a Lynda w. Sparks win by Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a West Germany with the temperature hovering in the Low 80s, it was nearly Cool enough to warrant jackets on Cannon Park s base Ball Diamond thursday evening. For one team of baseball players at least. We re used to practising when it s Between 110 and 115 degrees said Cor Nell Seymour assistant coach for the saudi Arabia All stars. When it gets below 80 degrees we Start putting on our  despite the relative Cool however the 14-member team from saudi Arabia All 11 and 12 years old and primarily american set the Field afire this week during the 1988 Little league european championship. In their face off thurs Day evening with the shape All stars the saudis scorched their opponents 27 0, and on Friday afternoon blanked Lon Don 5-0. At 10 30 . Saturday the saudis will take on Brussels at Cannon Park for the european championship in the eighth game of the round Robin playoffs. Both have earned six wins and one loss with the saudis Lone defeat at the hands of Brussels 1-0, on wednesday. Shape s Only two losses were to the eventual finalists. Eight teams in All participated in the championship tournament that began july 23 at Ramstein a. Other All Star participants were teams from Hanau and Ramstein West Germany Rota Spain and Naples Italy. And if the saudis Advance to the world series game scheduled to be played in Williamsport pa., in late a gust it will be a familiar Road for them. They re looking for a Little vindication this year after losing the world series in 1987 to Taiwan 7 to 0. Twelve year old Brad Satoris one of three returning saudi Arabia All stars has a personal reason for wanting a Sec Ond Chance at the world championship. I could t play last year because i broke my Finger the Day before we played the Short Blond youngster said. Attending the world series twice in a Row would be a Milestone for the Green and Gold shirted saudis. But they won t be the Lone representatives from the Middle Eastern country if they Advance to the world championship. A senior youth team from saudi Arabia already has won the upper level european championship in Brussels and is world series bound. The saudi arabian teams hand the credit for their two Strong years to sey Mour and head coach Mark Tucker and the coaches attribute their successes to the kids. What it in t due to however is any Lack of youth activities in saudi Ara Bia. We probably would be better if there team members families and friends cheer on the youngsters from saudi Arabia during the Competition at Ramstein. Is Lynda w. Sparks was less for them to do Tucker said. It s hard to get them out for baseball. A lot of Good athletes go into swimming which runs at the same time As  neither Are the team s winning ways Likely due to the Field they play on at Home. Contrary to popular belief per haps the team from saudi Arabia does not play on sandlot it s a Clay Field real hard Satoris said. The Ball takes a lot of  there s a Price though for consistently being among Europe s Best. Saudi Ara Bia s All Star families pick up the entire Cost of sending the teams on to glory thousands of Miles away. Baseball is an investment with the Cost of sending one child from saudi Arabia to the championship at Ramstein averaging $1,000. Many of the players parents Are employed by Oil companies operating in saudi Arabia. Like other teams the saudi Arabia team bolsters its coffers with fund Rais ers. Last year the boys helped raise $ 15,000 by Selling raffle tickets including some sales to native saudis who favor soccer and Bowling Over baseball. They Don t know what they re tick ets for but they buy pm said player . Steiner. Many of saudi s boys of summer Are accompanied from the desert to the for eign battlegrounds by at least one family member and sometimes family friends who add vocal Power to the team s cheering Section. The first thing we did when we got Here was to head Down to Mcdonald s for a Coke and Fries said Kris Hudson the Mother of team member Chad Hud son. We Don t have fast food places in saudi Arabia. And we be hit pizza hut Here i Don t know How Many  Alexis Dawson 14, plays on the senior team from saudi Arabia that already has won the right to compete in the upper level world series. For this Relief Pitcher the son of British and palestinian parents the trip to Germany was a Chance to sit Back watch someone else his younger brother Mark 12 take the heat on the Wallfield and offer brotherly advice. I be Given him tips on his batting. Everything else he docs is pretty Strong the older youth said. If the 11 and 12-year-Olds win the european championship the three Veter ans Satoris Mark Dawson and Mike Murry of last year s world series want another shot at playing Taiwan. We owe them Dawson said