European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday August 21, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 Usa eur softball High v bears grab last minute by Rob Staggenborg so Flat writer Ansbach West Germany the Baum older bears forced to an if necessary game by a 7-6 loss to Heidelberg earlier in the Day picked the perfect time to hit their Peak sunday in the Usa eur slow pitch softball final. Or was it the other Way around Stephan Peak launched a towering two run Homer in the top of the seventh inning to Cap Baum older s last Chance rally and claim a 12-8 Victory Over the generals and the Usa eur men s softball title. But the biggest blow of the game was a one out grand slam roller off the Bat of William Kelley. Down 8-6 entering the final Frame the v corps Champion bears came up with four runs As generals Pitcher Ric Williams fielded Kelley s Tapper an fired a Low throw under first baseman Curtis Kennedy s Glove. Two runs scored while the generals retrieved the Ball and Tony Bowen who had been on first when the play began scored As he collided with Heidelberg Catcher David Courtney. The collision permitted the Ball to Roll to the Backstop and Kelley completed his trip around the Bas paths. Baum older Catcher Willie Miles followed with a base hit to set up Peak s exclamation Point. Peak jumped on Williams first delivery sending the Ball Over the Fence some 375 feet away and the positional Champion generals Home with the runner up trophy. I was t going to swing at the pitch Peak said."1 just swung at it at the last second. When i saw the Ball go Over the Center fielder s head i was Over whelmed. As i rounded third i was just concentrating on touching the plate i did t want to lose this  except for Peak no one could have been happier than Miles. In the sixth a Miles throw evaded a leaping Kevin Gunderson at second allowing the. Generals to take their 8-6 advantage. When it happened the play just said to my self i blew the game " Miles said. When Peak hit men s Crown it out i just thanked god for redeeming me. I d rather live thinking about How Peak s Home run helped us win than How my error Cost us the Champi  in the first game Heidelberg s batters found the gaps in the Outfield Tor a 7-6 Conquest that put a few scratches on Baum older s vanity mirrors. Dominic Brown a lopped a double into left Center to ignite a four run Heidelberg Blitzkrieg in the third. Rick Hammock then launched what appeared to be a routine Fly Ball to left fielder Joe Baker but Baker misplay cd the Ball giving Hammock a trip around the Bas paths and two Bis. I Ablo Perez followed with a triple Over Baker Shead setting up a two run Danilo Gwaltny Homer to Center and a 7-3 Lead. The bears bounced Back in the Bottom of the fifth with a pair of runs to close the Gap to 7-5. The bears threatened in the Bottom of the seventh adding an other run but stranded Baker on second with the tying run. Fri con Effes sweep to women s title v1cenza, Italy v corps Frankfurt Falco no tics arc the Usa eur women s slow pitch soft Ball champions. The Falcon ties came out of the losers bracket to win the title by whipping Parma sons of the 21st Taa com 8-5 and 14-7 in the finals of the four team double elimination tournament sunday. Frankfurt blew a 7-2 Lead but came Back to finish Strong with four runs in the fourth inning and three More in the fifth. Singles by Brigitte Hendricks an Drea Stewart Kelly Snyder Monique Harmon Linda North s double Lisa Shaw s single and lord la Fen ton s single produced the fourth inning runs. The damage could have been More severe except for some Loose Frankfurt Bas running. Singles by Marianne Clancy Maureen Fry and Hendricks and Stewart s double did the fifth inning damage. Frankfurt took a 5-0 Lead in the top of the first. Stewart and Snyder singled. Harmon hit an inside the Park Homer North singled Fenton tripled and Parma sons kicked in with an error. Pir Masens got two Back in the Bottom of the in Ning on Linda Billups hit and three Frankfurt errors but the Falconer los countered them in the next Frame on Fry s triple and singles by Hendricks Stewart and Harmon. Pir Masens caught up with two runs in the Bottom of the second and three More in the third. An error singles by Mary Miller and shantay Ward and a Sac Rifice Fly accounted for the first pair. The runs in the next inning came on Donna Covington s double an error Lisa Robinson s triple and a sacrifice Fly. Frankfurt 8, Parma sons s a five run third inning wrapped up Frankfurt s first game Victory and forced the if no Cussary game. Stewart Snyder Harmon North and Lisa Shaw All singled. Parma sons chipped in with a two base throwing error and Len Ida Tolburt Jones hit a Sacri fice Fly. Frankfurt scored twice in the first inning on Stew Art s single a two base error and North s single. The Falcon Lutcs got their final run in the fourth on Stew Art s double an an error. Pir Masens scored single markers in the second and third innings twice in the sixth and once More in the seventh. Linda Hill ups triple and an infield out produced the first Marker and the next came in on Ward s triple and a sacrifice Fly. The sixth inning tallies came on Chrissy Doskocil s double Robin son s single an error and Billups single and Parma Sens last run came on two Frankfurt errors one on a ground Ball and the other on a dropped Fly. Sauber Mercedes Start finish 1 -2 by Randy  editor Zurburg West Germany the Sauber Marc cacs car swept to a one two Triumph on the curb urging on sunday in a closely contested world sports car championship race. Winning for the Sauber mar cd pcs team were Jean Louis Schlesser of France and Jochen mass of Germany while Maura Baldi of Italy and Kenny ache son of Northern Ireland Fol Lowed just two seconds Back that was a reversal of sat urday s qualifying when the Baldi car won the pole placing third was a Kramer porsche 962, two laps off the Pace. The 300-mile race fifth round in the world sports car championship series was not decided until the final two laps. At that Point Schluc scr was beating off a fierce attack from the Joist porsche 962 driven by Frenchman Bob Wollock. Schlusser and Wollock had been fighting it out from Lap 96 of the 106-Lap race Wollek Lead ing for five laps and then Schlusser moving slightly ahead with three laps to go. Then with the two laps remaining the Joist porsche ran out of fuel and the Sauber Marc cacs cars had their one two finish assured. After the race Schlesser said Jochen mass had driven very Well and it was up to me to Fin ish and to win and i m Happy to say that s How it came  while the finish was an exciting one the sensation 9f the Day entered on the showing made by the Nissan r89c Turbo driven by englishmen Julian Bailey and Andrew Gilbert Scott. To the Surprise of the 30,000 spectators the Nissan took the Lead from the Schluc scr mass car Early in the race and stayed Well ahead for most of the afternoon. At the Midway Point the Nissan led the Field by More than 30 seconds. It was a Gallant Effort by the new Nissan team but a lengthy Pilston at the two thirds mar closed the Gap. Bailey still held a slight Edge when he had to Back off and conserve fuel and from that time on his race was Over. The Nissan eventually ran out of Gas while running slowly in fourth place with four laps Togo. Sauber i acc pcs cars 62 and 61 Lead the Start of sunday s race at Germany s nor Borgrink the winning mass comment ing on the Nissan performance after the race said for a new team they look Good and they la get better. But we knew they could t go that fast forever and stay within the fuel  the cars Are allowed 69 Gal Lons fora 300-mile race. The new Jaguar v6 Turbo cars fared poorly and were never in the fight both slowed by handling difficulties and fuel con sumption problems. One Jaguar finished fifth two laps Down and the other was 10th, three laps Back. Placing fourth was a Brun porsche 962, two laps off the Pace. After five world championship races Schluc scr leads for the sports car Drivers title with 87 Points to Baldi s 75, while Sauber Marc cacs is the top team with 95 Points to Joist porsche s 47. Jaguar is third with 39. The next round is sept. 3 at the Donington Park circuit near Derby England