Friday, August 18 Saudi Arabia earns Little League World Series berth
	WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - - Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, defeated Kutno, Poland, 1-0 in nine innings Monday night in the championship game of the Little League Baseball European Regional Tournament at Ed Piszek Stadium in Kutno, site of the Little League Baseball European Leadership Training Center. Andrew Blakely and Chris Griffith combined to pitch a no-hitter for Arabian American Little League, which is composed mainly of the children of U.S. citizens working for oil companies. Saudi Arabia earned its 12th trip to Williamsport, Pa., for the Little League Baseball World Series, Aug. 20-26. Kutno threatened throughout the game, stranding seven runners in front of a boisterous home crowd estimated at 3,500, the largest crowd to witness a baseball game in Poland's history. With one out in the last of the ninth inning, Philip Hecht's one-out single to right field with the bases loaded, and the Polish infield pulled in, gave Saudi Arabia the victory. Michal Perlinski went the distance for Poland, scattering seven hits. In the semifinal on Saturday, Saudi Arabia defeated Almaty Little League of Almaty, Kazakhstan, 7-5. Kutno Little League advanced to the final with a 5-3 victory against Waterloo, Belgium.		ALSO SEE Two more tickets for Williamsport International teams advance Poland, Saudi Arabia meet for European Championship