European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday August 11, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 21saudi storms past by Rob Staggenborg staff writer Ramstein a Germany a although they played the games backward on saturday saudi Arabia will go Forward to Pennsylvania. A a the team from saudi earned its fourth trip in five years to the Little league world series in Williamsport pa., aug. 19-24 with an 8-4 Victory Over Belgium on saturday in the championship game of the european Little league tournament. The Victory capped an unbeaten run for the european champions who faced their biggest test in saturdays semifinals where the Luck of the draw put them against undefeated Kaiserslautern military Community in what most saw As the climactic Battle of the tourney. Saudi repelled a Kmic comeback to win 8-6 Ana set up a virtual anticlimax final against Belgium an 11-3 Winner Over Germany in the other semifinal. The perception of a foregone Concu Sion was heightened when saudi Arabia stung Belgium Pitcher Conor Kells for a first inning Home run from John Barry and a flurry of hits for a 3-0 Lead. After Eric Hebert reached on a fielders Choice and Keith Gorka launched a single to Center Barry lifted Kells delivery Over the left Field Fence. But Belgium Wasny to ready to Bow out gracefully forcing Barry to pitch out of a bases loaded Jam in the Bottom of the a first. Luke Mcmahan singled and advanced to second on an infield single by Mike Arndt. Saudi Catcher Keith Gorkas Pickoff throw to first sailed into right Field to Advance Mcmahan and Arndt. Steve Hilbert walked to Load the bases and . Rock popped out to Faraj Gibbs in right Field. Marcus Dulin popped out to second baseman John Mowbray to kill the rally. A saudi threatened again in the second when Dick Heykoop walked and advanced to third but was caught off the bag by third baseman Jud Miller to end the threat. Belgium Cut the deficit to 3-2 in the Bottom of the second inning. Kells singled to Center Field and advanced to second when Paul Desgroseil Liers walked. Both runners advanced on a passed Ball and Mcmahan lifted a Fly to Centerfield. Saudi Cente fielder Greg Steininger could t get to it in time and Kells and Desgroseil Liers beat the throw Home to make it 3-2. _ saudi bounced Back in the third when Gorka wedged a hit through the Belgium infield Anco stretched it into a double. Barry ripped Baseline hugging double into left Field to score Gorka. Steininger made it 5-2 after hitting into a fielders Choice that scored Barry. Belgium closed the Gap when Arndt singled and advanced to second when Rock reached on an error. Arndt took third on a passed Ball and scored on another passed Ball to make it 5-3. One out later Marcus Tormos doubled Over left Giselle Hardy a head to bring Rock in to Majce. Saudi stretched the Lead to 8-4 in the top of the sixth inning when Steininger reached on an error Hardy reached on a european Little league saudi third baseman John Barry tags Kmic baserunner Steve Shepard on  ump picked for series Ramstein a Germany Little league Umpire Jos Van Der Lelie will become the first Umpire from Europe to officiate the Little league world series. Van Der Lelie from Amsterdam the Netherlands will Umpire Little leagues championship tournament in Williamsport a. A it really Hasni to hit me yet a said Van Der Lelie a recent computer science graduate from Amsterdam University. A this is the third year he a come and worked tournaments for me and his improvement As an Umpire has been dramatic a said Gary Marullo the european regional Little league director. A this knowledge of the rules surpasses any american Umpire in be Ever had Contact  �?o1 can to believe ill be in the states in just Over two weeks a Van Der Lelie said. Umpiring in front of huge crowds Isnit his first concern. A this is the first time in be Ever set foot into an air plane a he said. Bunt single with Steininger advancing to third base on Hebert a single. Gorka lifted a sacrifice Fly to left to score Steininger and Barry did it again from the plate drilling a two rib single to bring Hebert and Hardy. In saturdays semifinals saudi Arabia 8, Kmic 6 saudi Arabia beat Kmic pitching for eight runs to Advance to the finals. Kmic endured a seven run she lacking in the second inning and it looked As if this Battle of unbeaten would turn into a no contest. Still the Hometown cars  give in. Hebert a member of the Siuth team that lost 1-0 in last years final sail a beating Kmic this year was extra Sweet. A i told my team that if they beat Kmic ill give them anything they want since we lost by one run last year Quot Hebert said just before emptying his parents coffer for packs of Bubble gum for his team. Hebert played four innings with a cracked Fingernail on his pitching hand. Still he baffled Kmic batters with his Salvo of fastballs and Chan cups. A i got it hooked on the stringing in the Glove a Hebert said. A it Hurt for a while but 1 just concentrated on pitching and kind of forgot about  Kmic struck Back with a four run fourth inning. After Eric Thomson singled Chris baud cute ripped a double in the Gap in right Center to score Thornton and make it 8-1. James Boehm reached on an error which scored . Kmic closed the fourth inning scoring when Steve Shepard singled and went to second on a passed Ball. Ken Odermatt singled to score Shepard to make it 8-4.Belgium 11, Germany 3 Belgium exploded for seven runs in the fourth inning to Advance to the finals. Rock rolled a shot through the infield to score two runs in that inning to Widen the Gap to 11-3, and the fat lady serenaded Germany with a death Knell. Germany bounced Back with a pair of runs in the top of the fifth inning on Dante Eskridge a two rib single to Centerfield. Eskridge finished the game 3 for 3 and launched a Solo shot in the first inning that gave Germany a 1-0 Lead. A pc la is a was How Belgium coach Jack Miller spelled Germany despite the loss. A you always want to win a ballgame but when you go against a team like Germany you Hope they can come out As winners  Germany coach John Carberry kept Eskridge his Ace at shortstop throughout the game a move that lifted a few eyebrows around the Ballpark. A Eskridge pitched two Good games for us this week a Carberry said. A this was Andinor a second game of the tournament and he had some Good stuff. He a one of the Guys that got us Here and w e wanted to give him a  Belgium capitalized on Germany errors Carberry said which should not reflect badly on Andino Andino pitched four innings i hits fanned two and walked five. Slowed six flyers fend off hounds 14-9, stay unbeaten Wiesbaden Germany Cleotis Doss threw a 31-Yard scoring pass and Toddrick Grace set up another score with an interception to Lead the Wiesbaden flyers past the soes Terberg wolfhounds 14-9 saturday. _ the flyers improved to 2-0 in the Continental sports conference by rebounding from a scoreless first half. The wolfhounds 0-2 had taken a 3-0 Lead into intermission on Dan Troglin a 25-Yard Field goal with 18 seconds left in the half. With 13 21 left in the third period Doss rolled out on the halfback option and connected with Andrew Jetter on a 31-Yard pass play. David Bradley a extra Point gave the hosts the Lead for Good 7-3. Wiesbaden upped us Lead to 14-3, when Grace picked off a pass at the Oesterberg 20 and brought it Back to the 2. Fludd took it in from there with 13 15air Force football left in the game. Richard Mcpherson converted the . Oesterberg closed the Gap when Paul Davis hit Michael judge with a 19-Yard scoring pass with 2 54 left in the game. Wiesbaden held the wolfhounds to minus-52 Yards Rushing and 207 passing for 155 total Yards. The flyers rushed for 79 and passed for 195 for 274 Yards total offence. Fludd was the games leading rusher with 51 Yards in 19 carries. Wiesbaden a Ray Williams completed 11 of 25 passes for 195 Yards and two interceptions. A Oesterberg a Blake Doyle made 9 of 17 passes for 121 Yards and an interception and Davis had 86 Yards on 3-of-17 passing for the i d and an interception. Armond Dotsy caught four for 100 Yards and Jetter grabbed 6 for 82 for Wiesbaden. In saturdays other game Rhein main 13, Pitburg 0 Rhein main a Germany a the rockets Rose to 2-0 and dropped Pitburg to la by holding the Barons to 71 Yards total offence in a game for which details were received late saturday. Rhein main scored on Steve Robinsons 27-Yard run in the first Quarter and on John Hanson a 39-Yard strike to Glen Stokes in the second period. Robinson had a game High 89 Yards in 12 carries