European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 c the stars and stripes wednesday july 24, 1991nab 2nd Triumph by Rob Staggenborg staff writer Ramstein Germany a tuesdays senior league game Between Israel and Germany May have lacked finesse but it certainly did not Lack drama. It waste Bottom of the seventh inning when Israel hurler Dan rot hem faced a situation with runners on the Corners two out and a full count on Germany a Joshua Bapp. Pressure what pressure rot hem fired a fastball and caught european senior league Bapp looking at a called third strike the final out arid a 10-8 Israel Victory. A i knew id strike him out a said a smiling rot hem a Tel Aviv resident who has been a popular hit among the 13-to 15-year-old players gathered at Ramstein for the european championships. A i had three balls on him so the coach told me to walk him Grothem recalled the moment before his moment in the Sun. A i looked at my Catcher and smiled. 1 said no. I knew it was going to be a  the israelis making their first appearance in the senior league championships used a three run first inning to upend the Germany representative from Darmstadt. A slew of Germany throwing errors and passed balls sent Israel on its Way to its second tournament Victory against three losses. Germany Cut the Lead to 3-1 in the Bottom half of the first inning when Mike major sent a puff of right Field line Chalk into the air and ended up with a double. Allen Whiteman brought him in on a clean single up the Middle and a pair of Israel throwing errors. Rot hem settled Down and held Germany at Bay throughout most of the game in route to a Complete game. Israel added four More runs in the second inning which prompted Germany hurler Marcus Sakaniwa a exit from the Mound in favor of Rodney Patterson and Bapp. Israel added another run in the third. Germany 2-3 started a rally attempt in the third inning when major beat out a run for Israel crosses the plate As Germany a Joshua Bapp plays the Ball off his ear tuesday. Ump Tom Bridges readies the Call. A amps Ken George an infield single and advanced to second and third on errors. Jason Horiuchi lifted a Long Fly Ball to Center to score major and Cut the Lead to 8-2. Perhaps the weirdest scoring play came in the second inning when rot hem launched a Bullet to the Centerfield Gap to score Yishai Saltsman and Yak Ara Goldschmidt. Rot hem advanced to second on a throw to the Plater then advanced to third As the Ball rolled to the Backstop. Rot hem rounded the bag and headed Home when Catcher Bapp and Sakaniwa let the Ball sit at the Backstop. To them a run made it 7-1. But Germany bounced Back in the Bottom of the seventh after mounting a three run sixth inning. Horiuchi made it 10-7 with a two run triple that scored major and Whiteman. Matthew Claxton a single scored Horiuchi stealing second and a of course a going to third on the overthrow. Rot hem then walked Fred Sheffield before bearing Down and getting Bapp to watch the called third strike. A i was always looking for the Corners Grothem said. A that one i just hit the Corner and the Umpire called it a strike. I Wasny to taking it too seriously. I was just trying to have fun out there  in other games tuesday Belgium 8, . 6 a six run third inning barrage by the United kingdom 3-2 Wasny to enough to catch the streaking Belgium 3-1 squad. Juan Rodriguez got the Victory for Belgium who used a three run burst in the first inning and a three run fifth inning to halt the . Mike Vonderahe went 2 for 3 with a pair of base hits a run batted in a pair of stolen bases and a sacrifice. Andrew Hall went 2 for 3 with a pair of base hits. . Stitched together its runs by sending six different runners across the  16, Norway 0 Jack Frens went the distance and allowed a Lone infield hit by Matthew Carter As Belgium hand Norway its fifth setback. Frens struck out six and received offensive support from Andrew Waller who drove in three runs with a Homer and triple and Phil Krajeck who had three hits and 4 Bis. In mondays late games Kmic 16, . 1 the showdown of the unbeaten proved to be no contest As Kaiserslautern military Community battered the United kingdom behind the four hit pitching of Jeff Scobee. Scobee fanned 12 and walked Only one in giving up a Lone unearned run. Shawn Straw and Justin links each collected a pair of hits As the winners teed off on loser Brad Hunsader with a four run fourth and never looked Back. Kmic 4-0 scored in every inning but the third Ana has a wednesday showdown against Belgium standing Between them and the  11, Belgium 5 six errors by the losers made the difference As Claxton chalked up the win on a three hitter. Jason Horiuchi Matthew Bapp Whiteman and Claxton each had a pair of hits with Bapp collecting three Bis. Claxton fanned 12 and surrendered but one earned run. Belgium a Waller Tok the loss. Late rally saves Lithuania by Mark wonders staff writer Mainz Germany a Lithuania erupted for four runs in the Bottom of the sixth rallying from two runs Down to eliminate Estonia 7-5 in the Battle of the runaway republics at the double elimination european big league tournament for 16-18-year-Olds tuesday. The lithuanians dug themselves holes Early and often giving up All seven runs after two were out. Estonia opened the scoring in the second when Rommi Ospar walked and Kristjan Krus hit a bad hop single off Pitcher Valcius Dauksa that went past right fielder Eugenius Lekatis and allowed both runners to score. Lithuania struck in the third when or Etas Krakaur Kaus belted a Lead off double off Rainer Aalberg. Artu Ras Gurauskas then struck out but Rutenis Kairiukstis and Aiva Ruis Jacyna Drew walks loading the bases. A wild pitch then brought in Kras aureaus but Lithuania was unable to take further advantage in the inning. Estonia added two More in the fourth. After Ospar lined out new Pitcher Jacyna dug another Hole for his teammates with walks to Krus and Gunnar Romanovski. He then struck out Philip magi but gave up a single to Mart Mardist which knocked in both runners to make it 4-1. After Estonia went up 6-2, the lit humans staged another late rally in the fifth. Kairiukstis opened with a single and swiped second. Jacyna then grounded out european big league moving Kairiukstis to third. Orestas Vaskevicius then singled him in making in 6-3, and stole second. Strum la singled in Vaskevicius to make it 6-4, but was caught stealing. Lenkaitis singled and Raimo Udas reached on an error by shortstop Ospar which allowed Lekatis to score to narrow the Gap to 6-5. In other games Pitburg 18, Estonia 2 Pitburg scored four runs in each of the first three innings highlighted by an inside the Park Home run by Albert Juarez in route to their rout Over Estonia in a late monday  7, Baum older 2 Kaiserslautern spotted Baum older two runs in the first then rallied with four of their own and never looked Back in this winners bracket game. The key to the game happened in the fifth when trailing 7-2, Baum older loaded the bases and was threatening. Kevin Hodge came in with one out and fanned Mike Hungria and Ashley Fullard to put out the fire and had Little trouble from there. Hodge said he Felt no pressure coming in with the game in the balance. �?o1 Felt confident wed win a said Hodge. A i knew my defense was going to Back me  hosts go to Bat for e. Europeans by Mark wonders staff writer Mainz Germany a when the hungarian and lithuanian teams arrived at their first International tournament with what Little gear they had in bad shape their hosts wasted no time remedying the situation. A the hungarian team came with no uniforms a explained John Lewis Mainz youth sports director. So the Community dug around and found extra uniforms balls and now unused wooden bats and decided to donate them. A it was equipment we Haven to used in a couple of years a Lewis said. A we were keeping it in Case it was Ever  and when members of the Pir Masens Community heard of Lithuania Pitcher Alcuis Dauksas problem with his homemade Glove in his opening round Start sunday against Baum older Lyle Sunderland and Andy Mendoza worked out a new pre game strategy. They helped find eight new gloves and 10 bats for the lithuanians. Score a Home run for the local team