European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday july 31,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 25european Little league . Hrs nip Norway a amps Gus Schueller .�?Ts Jason Mitchell celebrates his winning Home run by Tom Saunders a. Staff writer Ramstein West Germany a talk about your Rocky Days. Jason Mitchell of the United kingdom had one monday at the Little league european championships monday. The Pitcher survived a Rocky Mound performance then rocked a Homer in the Bottom of the seventh inning to push the . Over Norway 6-5 in a a Pivotal Day at the championships. The Homer was the .�?Ts second of the Day. Josh Borland pounded a High lofty Homer to left Field in the fifth inning a two run shot which tied the game at 5-5, stunning Norway especially Norway coach Rick drum who said Quot they have a lot of Good hitters. Not a lot of Long Ball hitters but they make Good real Good Contact at critical times. The win put the . At 2-1, and kept its head above water in Pool a while sending Ripples through that division. After mondays late games Norway is 2-1, along with the ., trailing Germany 3-0which beat Jordan 15-3 in mondays last game. Rounding out Pool b Are Jordan and Spain at 1-2 and Czechoslovakia at 0-3. In Pool a the powerful Kaiserslautern military Community 3-0, struggled through a Tough 8-3 game against wingless Israel to stay atop Pool a. Italy tried to grab a piece of first place late monday but wound up losing a 20-1 no hitter to Belgium see accompanying Story. With Only two Days of round Robin play left coaches realize that a second loss could mean Farewell when the top two teams from each Pool Advance to semifinal play Friday. That was definitely on . Coach Ted Pikora a mind. Quot basically with two teams at 2-0 in Pool b we have to win the rest of the games to get in the final round and Hope that Jordan beats Germany Quot he said. Quot in a going out with my no. 1 Pitcher that was Mitchell who experienced roller coaster ups and Downs on the Mound. The Stocky five footer had a quiet first inning struck out the Side in the second inning and started the third inning off with two whiffs. Then came the let Down. Two walks a triple to Aaron Belgium a Lampe hurls no hitter Ramstein a West Germany a right hander Rob lamp tossed the first no hitter of the european Little league championships late monday afternoon As he pitched and batted Belgium to a 20-1 rout of Italy lamp struck out 12, walked three and helped his own cause with a Home run double single and two Bis in four at bats. Stephen Sequira went 4 for 5, including two doubles and a triple while driving in three runs. Icaro Degas Pari was 4 for 4, and Kevin Decse 2 for 4 with a Homer and two Bis. In another late monday game saudi Arabia whipped Poland 16-6 behind John Mocsy Ley a one hit pitching and 3-for-5s by Mike Rael and David Hatchett. Rael slugged a Home run and double while plating three runs. Both Belgium and saudi Arabia upped their records to 2-1 in Pool a. Dumsch and a single by Dan a figs added up to three runs and a 3-1 Norway Lead in the Toff of the third. Then came the lift up. In the Bottom of the third the .�?Ts Danny Cox singled and Mitchell pounded a double scoring Cox. Borland lifted a Fly to right Field which Eric quist hauled in on the run. Mitchell tagged from second then scored tying the score at 3-3, As quistas throw flew Over third base. Norway regained the Lead in the fourth As Mitchell hit another Low giving up a Lead Oft double to Eric Roverud two walks and a Bloop single Over second base by Andreas Iverson for a 4-3 Edge. The score went to 5-3 when . Second baseman Darius Conley fielded a bases loaded grounder and dog trotted to second for a forc cout thinking it was the third out when in fact it was Only the second. The miscue was erased in the fifth by Borland who see . On Page 26poland from Page 1 Many of her Summers with her grandmother in Poland. Quot they said their impression of America is that they play very Good baseball and they play a lot of it a Kroll said. A when they think of America they think of baseball football and Little league has grown tremendously since its inception 51 years ago. Poland chartered Only a year ago became one of the first East bloc countries to join the growing Little league family a which stretches into Yugoslavia Hungary Czechoslovakia and Lithuania and should pop up in Romania and some soviet republics within the next three years said Gary Marullo european Little league director. A since the Berlin Wall broke last november the interest in Little league in the East bloc has grown tremendously a Marullo said. Poland a talc started two years ago when Stan Kokoska an american living in Poland went across the country rounding up a Board of directors equipment a charter and most importantly children. A people in the states said it was great and gave a round of applause a he said. Quot but when i said thanks but i need Money to get this kicked off a they did no to hear a Kokoska went to Jaslo a Blue Collar town that thrives on its Gas and electric Industry. He met Helena Dziadosz a planning analyst with the government run Utility company. Dziadosz promised to deliver a Board a i directors. She recruited Zbigniew Dranka to direct the league and she became the president. �?o1 love children a she said. Quot that a Why i got involved. I was very afraid at first. I did no to know anything about this baseball. But in be brought political reforms and a newly formed coalition government. Kokoska had sold the old government on Little league though the government had Given Little it any Dziadosz Kokoska tangible support he said. The new government had to be convinced. Quot now we were dealing with two different governments a Kokoska said. A we had to sell the new government on Little league teams in Jaslo formed the Pioneer league and the towns of Warka pole Krosnow Sharnok Rzeszot and Warsaw have expressed interest in starting Little league teams he said. Quot there is extreme interest everywhere in Poland a Kokoska said. A the hard part is getting coaches trained. In Poland the fathers done to get involved As much As in the United states. Trainers Are hired to coach the teams. We re trying to change that. We re trying to get the parents involved More. Quot what in be done is get together clinics. I teach the kids How to throw hit and Field. The people who come out to help become the coaches. In be had to teach them to throw hit and the trip to Ramstein has forced the polish team to scrimp and scrape. Regulations limit How much Money can be taken out of Poland so Kokoska has spent the first two Days of the tournament trying to round up enough Money to put gasoline in the team bus so the poles can return Home. Quot these kids went two Days on a bus without any thing decent to eat Quot Kokoska said. Quot the people Here at Ramstein Are fantastic. They be really been kind to several Ramstein organizations have donated time hot meals and understanding. A baseball card vender at the tournament donated packs of baseball cards to the polish team. Quot the people Are being so Good to us Quot said Dziadosz. Quot i wish i could thank every person for their generosity. It Means a lot to participating in the tournament has been a dream come True for these Young ambassadors. A we wanted to come Here and make a name for ourselves Quot said Grzegorz nicknamed a Gena Quot or Genius for his Quick wit. Quot we did no to want to come Here and have everyone think a of Here is the poor polish team a we have a lot of heart. We want to get to know the other the poles have taken a liking to the saudi arabian team six Lime Champion of the tournament. A we live together at the lands Uhl youth cent Erand we be gotten to know them a Little bit Quot Grzegorz said. Political turmoil in the East bloc is the last thing on their minds. The Berlin Wall was Quot All right i guess Quot said Wojciech. Quot these Guys Are too Young to think about politics Quot said Kroll. Quot they re just having a Good time and concentrating on Marullo a family is hosting Kokoska Dziadosz and Dranka. A geez it s nothing new for one of my kids to come Home and see a stranger sitting on the Couch Quot Marullo said. Quot my family has been really Good about it. This is what we be devoted our lives to. Helena walked in the House and was amazed by the microwave the Washer and dryer the television a you know the things we take for the polish boys Are most impressed with the slice of americana they be encountered a hot dogs hamburgers and baseball. Lesniak nicknamed Quot Siwy or Whitey for his bleached blonde hair is most impressed with the cais air planes american fashion and Quot the funny haircuts. 1 like when it Sticks up like most importantly he said Quot i like the
