European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday july 23,1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 25 by Rob Staggenborg staff writer Mainz West Germany a Kenny Guasp stung Frankfurt with a three run Homer to Lead the Mainz rangers to a 12-4 Victory Over the Frankfurt giants in the German american baseball league Northern division championship sunday. The rangers play Host to the Southern division Champion Stuttgart in the first game of the a a finals set for 2 30 . Saturday at Lee Barracks. Stuttgart took two out of three from Augsburg sunday winning 7-1 and 11-3, with the a s taking the Middle game 2-1. Mainz took control of the game in the first inning capitalizing on a pair of passed balls and Ricky Serra German american baseball no s two rib single giving Mainz a 3-0 Lead. The rangers added a pair of runs in the third on Angel Vazquez sri triple and Valdo espadas sacrifice Fly that scored Vazquez for the 5-0 Lead. Mainz Pitcher Chris Smith shut the giants out through four innings striking out three while allowing three hits. Smith s fifth inning when he was charged with the first of his three balks in. The game led to Frankfurt a first run. Rafael Merced singled off Smith advanced to second on left fielder Barry Reese s Fielding error and took third on Smith s balk. Joe Esparza drove Merced in with a grounder to second to save Frankfurt from the shutout though Mainz dominated throughout Guasps three run shot was the final wound to Frankfurt a gaping deficit in the sixth inning Guasp was nailed at third whee trying to Advance from second on Martin Wermuth a sacrifice bunt. With Merced charging in from third Guasp headed for the open base but a Foo Trace with Merced to the bag ended up in a Mainz out a i was mad about the play at third a Guasp said. A a Frankfurt starter Sylvester Herrera threw me the first fast pitch of the Day and i was waiting for it. All afternoon i had been waiting on a fast pitch. When i got it i just ripped it. 1 was Gong for the Fence All the Way. Guasps shot cleared the 20-foot-High a screen monster a a Chain link Fence roughly 225 feet from the plate a to bring Espada and Serrano in for the 9-2 advantage. A a in a still trying to figure out where it hit a Guasp said. A i thought it was going to nit the top of the  Smith picked up the Victory though the infantryman nearly was pulled out of the game in the third on a Freak occurrence. According to player coach Vazquez Smith s infantry unit called an Alert giving the hurler 30 minutes to get to his unit and report in. When he got there rangers Barry Reese beats giant Pitcher Sylvester Herrera s tag at Home scoring the first of 12 Mainz Nins Sun Flyr Vazquez said his first sergeant told him to finish the game and then come Back. A fall i m authorized to say is that business called a Smith said. Asked about the Alert business Smith declined to elaborate. Quot you did t hear me say  Frankfurt heard the catchers Mitt popping from behind often. Smith finished his 6yj-Inmng stint with five strikeouts six hits one earned run and three balks. The balks put two runners on the paths in the sixth inning prompting Vazquez to yank Smith for Reese. In the sixth Smith was charged with spitting on his hand and an aborted Pickoff fake to first. Why would anyone want to spit on his hand a the Ball gathers a lot of dirt a said Smith an avid chaw Chewer. A when you spit on your hand and wipe it on your pants the moisture gives a Rosin like effect. You re Able to grip the Ball  it was Frankfurt who  get the grip. Herrera gave Way to Vince Miles in the eighth. Miles was yanked after walking two tossing three wild pitches allowing a run and striking out one. Dan Caufield came in from second base to retire Serrano ending the misery. A we just did no to have it today a or yesterday a said Merced referring to saturday s 11-9 Mainz Victory. A when we get up we tend to slow Down like yesterday. Today we just stayed  Stuttgart wins a a semifinal from Augsburg Stuttgart West Germany a the German american baseball league Southern division title series sunday was one of feast or famine Between the Stuttgart Blue sox and the Augsburg athletics. When All was done the Blue sox were picking their Teeth and Augsburg was pawing at the plate. Stuttgart s Jerry Nelson dished up a two hit 7-1 win in the first game of the Day then came off the Bench for some pressure pitching in the deciding game to earn an 11-3 Victory and stretch his unbeaten Streak to nine. The Blue sox saw their 15-game winning Streak dribble away As Augsburg took a 2-1 win in the second game Stuttgart 7, Augsburg 1 Nelson fired up Early and held Augsburg to two hits while striking out 11. A four run second inning set the tone for the Blue sox. Nelson and Jimmy Hoffman started the inning with singles then Lance Guydon rapped a triple. Scott Smith and Klaus Hermann followed with singles and Bui Vida ripped a double. Smith finished 3 for 3 and Hoffman went 2 for 4. Augsburg s Mike Mehall homered for the athletics sole run an Barry Clark took the loss after shovelling out 12 hits. Augsburg 2, Stuttgart 1 Scott Laurie closed the doors on the gorging Stuttgart offence by tossing a three hitter and walking two. Ironically one of the walks accounted for Stuttgart s sole run in the fourth when Vida got the free pass then scored after consecutive singles by Roger Olney and Hal Nunn. Augsburg pushed in two runs in the fifth when again Mehall pulled through with a clutch double to drive in Steve Stanley and Scott Simons. Stanley had singles while Simons reached on an error. Losing Pitcher Eric Wallach 4-1 struck out seven walked two and gave up just four hits. A Stuttgart 11, Augsburg 3 the Blue sox might be just been letting their bats recuperate from the first game feast in game two because they came Back hungry in the deciding game. Because of a deteriorating pitching staff Stuttgart coach Charle Wilber started with Pitcher Paul Littleton who of rocked for two first inning runs then bund trouble in the second inning. A basically he a my batting practice Pitcher a said Wilbur. No doubt. Nelson relieved and allowed just three hits a run and struck out seven for his second win on the Day. Laurie started for Augsburg but  maintain his second game Success and after was replaced by Clark in the third inning. Then the feast started again. The Blue sox posted seven fourth inning runs As Smith cranked a bases loaded triple to spark Therun. Nunn Olney and Joe Farley each dinged  slip past flyers 13-12 in exhibition Bubuc Syfox staff writer Rhein main a West Germany a Rhein Mains two new quarterbacks sparked the Safe Champion rockets Over the Wiesbaden flyers 13-12 in sundays exhibition football game. Arthur Miles a first year rocket produced Rhein Mains first touchdown on a 1-Yard sneak in the second Quarter. Brian Hellard a extra Point gave Rhein main a 7-6 Lead. Hiawathia Porter who started after a year of holding for kicks came through with the second to. He passed 17 Yards to David Rauer for a 13-6 rocket Lead with 4 09 left in the third Quarter. Wiesbaden flew Back on Cleveland Mcnabbs 3-Yard keeper with 12 23 left. Mcnabb who had arrived air Force football at halftime after working All night set up the touchdown with passes to Lee Nixon and Perry Thierry. That Cut Wiesbaden a deficit to 13-12. The flyers went for two but Mcnabbs pass was intercepted by Jack Geary. The flyers led 6-0 in the first Quarter on Chuck Hinchman a 20-Yard to pass to Keith Craig. The game was the rockets first since they won their second straight Safe title Here in november. They open the Continental sports conference regular season aug. 5 at Wei Brincken. Rhein Mains new coach Bob Erwin who took Over from retired Warren Stanley admitted he wanted to win this exhibition. A we need to win to keep the drive going a said Erwin. A the pressure was on lets put it that Way. But we looked at everybody. That a what this game was aril  Rhein Mains first string defense returned late in the game to thwart a Wiesbaden drive. A they wanted to win a Erwin said of his players a even if they knew it was just a  Wiesbaden a second year coach Dennis Carter sounded Happy with his running backs Gerald fludd and Kenneth Sessoms who switched from his defensive duties of 1989. Carter was frustrated with the officials Call that helped give Rhein main its one Point difference. Hellard a kick was originally blocked by the flyers. While Wiesbaden scrambled for the Loose Ball an official blew an inadvertent whistle. The refs decided that was enough to give Hellard a second Chance and he booted Rhein main Over the top. Wiesbaden opens at Home aug. 4 against Ramstein