European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 b the stars and stripes monday August 19, 1991. ,. Quot. A a 1 i. A a a. A Ansbach swats Hanau for Crown by Walt Morrissette staff writer Hanau Germany a Linn Minners clutch pitching Lonzo Wallace a acrobatic Outfield defense and Walter Carters three run Homer powered the Ansbach cougars to a 10-6 Victory Over the Hanau hornets sunday in the army european championship slow pitch softball finale. Carters 300-foot blast Over the Fence in right Center gave Ansbach a 7-0 Lead in the Bottom of the second inning. Ansbach had scored four runs in the first on Minners rib double Vincent Scott a 2-run single and Sam Peppler a sacrifice Fly. When Ralph Miliken added a rib single after Carters blast Ansbach led 8-0 after two frames. But it was Minner who took the sting out of the hornets by getting out of a bases loaded no out Jam in the top of the Sec Ond inning. Hanau loaded the bases when Eugene Etheridge reached on an error Larry Ingram singled and Jerry Phair walked. A with the nine players i had behind me i Wasny to even worried about it a said Minner who was the most valuable player and All dec team Pitcher. A i knew if could keep it in the Park i would get out of Minner proceeded to retire Tommy Armstrong and Earnest Lee on pop ups to shortstop Pepper. He then prompted Pinch hitter James sessions to Fly out to deep right on a 3-1 pitch to retire the Side. A i throw junk a Minner said. A i throw Knuckles spinners and with two strikes i throw it Flat and hard a Ball in other words and Hope they swing at it. I never throw the same pitch Ingram hit a two run Home race men in the fourth that put the hornets on the Board. In the Hanau fifth with two on Wardell Dean hit a liner to Center that Wallace dived for and missed. Dean was Safe on a close Call a Home for a three run inside the Park Homer that Cut the Lead to 8-5. Ansbach scored single runs in the fifth on Tim Thompsons sacrifice Fly and sixth on Minners rib single after Carter had singled and reached third on a two base error. Wallace straddled the Fence twice in left Center to take two Solo homers away from Hanau in the late innings the Pioneer Cavern Field is 280 Down the foul lines and 300 to dead Center. In the sixth Wallace leaped to take out Craig Pindello a drive. With Ansbach leading .10-5 in the top of the seventh Phair lined a drive to the Gap in right Center that went for an inside the Park Home run that made it 10-6. Then Armstrong hit it Over the left Center Field Fence a inside Wallace a Glove. A i went up Over the Fence snagged it came Down Ion the Fence and Miliken pulled me Back in a Wallace said. After Lee doubled to Center Miliken retired Larry Fobbs on a pop up to third and Pinch hit Ter Owen Russell on a deep drive to right to end the game. Ansbach finished the game with 17 hits and Miliken stopped Hanau on eight. A i stress the fundamentals Speed and defense a said victorious coach Ernest a a Batman Batson who is coaching an army team for the first time after Many years As an air Force coach at the base air Force and armed forces Levels. A fundamentals win you Ball games try ing to hot dog the extras gets you beat. I now have championships at the air Force armed forces and army in Europe Ansbach placed five players on the All dec team and Batson was chosen As the coach. Joining Minner at Pitcher Are Vincent Scott at first base Carter at third Miliken in left and Wallace in left Center. Rounding out the team Are Heidelberg a Miquel Luzunaris second base Hanau a Dean at shortstop and Armstrong in right and Kaiserslautern a Stephen Flipper in right Center. Hanau a Etheridge is the extra hitter. Wallace won the dec Golden Glove trophy and Miliken took Home the Best sportsmanship award. Armstrong had the most homers in the tournament with four and Scott won the Home run Tarby on saturday with three homers in 10 nabs title with another Laugher Karlsruhe Germany a repeating As army european Champion in softball was a piece of cake of the Heidelberg women Here sunday. The lady generals positional tournament champions from the 26th support up followed up their 11-3 and 14-6 saturday victories Over Hanau and Ansbach respectively with an even More impressive 23-2 Conquest of Ansbach again in sunday s title game. A 12-run third inning did in the cougars Vii corps champions. Gwen Hill had a two run Homer and a two run single Althea Coleman drove in four runs with a pair of doubles and Jennifer Rose hit a 2-run triple to highlight the explosion. Hill also singled and scored in the gift Hae women inning and came through with a three run Homer in the sixth in route to a 4-for-5 performance. Heidelberg took a 1-0 Lead in the first inning on a walk Coleman a double and an infield out but Ansbach tied the count in the Bottom of the inning on singles by Donna White Pat Rakers and Bridgette Renner who also drove in the cougars other run in the fourth with another single. Heidelberg got a run in the fourth on Trina Kinzy a single a throwing error and Maria Fords sacrifice Fly. The generals wrapped up their scoring with four runs in the seventh. They came on a pair of walks singles by Angie Watts and Ford and an Ansbach in senior la series Kissimmee Fla. A Kaiserslautern military Community accomplished a first for a european Little league team by winning More than two games and then took the record a step further with a fourth Victory saturday in the senior division world series. Kmic won its fourth straight with a 7-4 Triumph saturday Over St. Cloud Fla., after beating puerto Rico 9-4 on Friday the 4-2 record for. Kmic elevated the Europe champions to a third place finish in the tournament for 14-15-year-Olds. Pm cd a Dave Roser hurled his second straight Complete game saturday doling out eight hits and helping his own cause with two singles. He struck out two and walked five. Justin links was 3 for 3 with two Bis and Harvey Hargrove tripled and singled to Pace the Europe entry a 10-hit j attack. The Keystone pair of Chad Hillberg and Hargrove turned pm cd a fifth double play of the tournament. In pm cd a Friday Victory Jeff so Bee pitched a two hit Complete game and Hargrove drove in four runs with a bases loaded triple and an rib groundnut. Chris Linnane a slugged an rib triple for Kmic and Hillberg singled walked twice and scored two runs. Kmic Defeated Canada 8-7 and Usa East 8-2 for its other victories. Kelly sidelined again As Bills fall to packers by the associated press Jim Kelly is having a hard time getting through the exhibition season in one piece. Kelly who missed buffaloes first two exhibition games with a hamstring injury strained an ligament in his left ankle on his fifth play saturday in the Bills 35-24 loss to Green Bay. The All pro quarterback was on crutches alter the game. Quot the doctors said ill probably be out 10 Days Quot said Kelly who was Hurt when he was tackled by packers linebacker Tony Bennett. The Bills 2-2playing without nine injured defensive players were victimized by Green Bay a plan b attack and their own Sloppy play in a game played at Madison wis. In other games saturday giants 24, jets 10 the giants 2-1who beat Buffalo in the super bowl in january also lost a Star with an ankle injury. Lawrence Taylor nil preseason sustained what was eventually diagnosed As a sprained right ankle in the first Quarter of a Victory Over the jets at giants stadium. Taylor was injured while Rushing the passer in the first Quarter and was taken off the Field on a cart. It was not immediately known if the perennial All pro linebacker will miss the giants season opener on sept. 2 against san 13, bears 10 Jeff Jaegers 40-Yard Field goal hit the right upright and bounced through with 1 40 remaining to lift Host los Angeles Over offence starved Chicago which has scored Only 33 Points in losing three of four exhibition 21, Steeles 20 backup quarterback Brad Goebel converted a fourth Quarter Fumble recovery into a game winning touchdown drive to lift Philadelphia 3-1 Over the visiting Steeles 1-2 chiefs 38, Lions 14 Steve Deberg threw two touchdown passes in his 1991 debut and the chiefs 2-1 recovered from Mel Gray a game opening 99-Yard Kickoff return to rout the visiting Lions 2-2. Deberg hit 9 of 16 passes for 156 Yards 68 of them coming on a touchdown pass to Rob 12, Falcons 7 Steve Christie kicked four Field goals and the buccaneers 2-1 held off a rally led by defensive Back turned receiver Deion Sanders for a 12-7 exhibition Victory in 34, saints 28 Albert Bentley caught two touchdown passes As Indianapolis forced six turnovers then held on to beat the saints at the Hoosier 27, Vikings 24 Jim Breech kicked a 32-Yard Field goal with 4 04 left in overtime As Cincinnati overcame a buffaloes Jim Kelly up file 21-3 deficit to beat Minnesota at riverfront 46, patriots 0 Timm Rosenbach picked the new England secondary apart saturday night throwing touchdown passes of 56 and 38 Yards As Phoenix routed the visiting patriots. New England 0-3 managed Only 46 Yards in the first half and 227 in the Bay tops Detroit Detroit a Jay Gru Denis 35-Yard touchdown pass to Stevie Thomas with 39 seconds left prevented the Detroit drive from becoming four time champions and gave the Tampa Bay storm a 48-42 Victory saturday night in the Are Labowi. Darren Willis intercepted in the end zone for the storm with 24 seconds left sealing the franchises first Arena football league championship. Grudens touchdown pass his fourth of the game spoiled a comeback by the drive which trailed 42-30 after three quarters. Quarterback Art Schlichter who threw for four touchdowns connected on a 23-yarder with Gary Mullen on the first play of the fourth Quarter pulling the drive within six Points. Aric Andersons 1-Yard scoring run capped a seven play 29-Yard Detroit drive and tied the score at 42 with 1 20 left. An Are Labowi and Joe Louis Arena indoor football record crowd of 20,357 watched the game
