Tel Aviv Lightning
The Tel Aviv Lightning (Hebrew: תל אביב לייטנינג) was an Israeli baseball team from Tel Aviv in the Israel Baseball League.
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| Sportek Baseball Field | ||
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| Steve Hertz | ||
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The Tel Aviv Lightning (Hebrew: תל אביב לייטנינג) was an Israeli baseball team from Tel Aviv in the Israel Baseball League.
The Lightning finished the inaugural 2007 season in second place with a 26-14 (.650) record, and lost to the Modi'in Miracle in the semifinals of the 2007 IBL championship.
6' 5" lefthander Aaron Pribble was 7-2, with a league-leading 1.94 ERA. Daniel Kaufman, who pitched for Emory University, held opposing batters to a .170 batting average. The Most Valuable Israeli Player was pitcher Dan Rothem.
On February 26, 2007 it was announced that former Major League Baseball player Steve Hertz would be the manager of the Express.
The first player selected by the Lightning in the inaugural draft was Dominican catcher Anderson Mejia.
Located at the Sportek Baseball Field in Tel Aviv.
| Tel Aviv Lightning roster | ||||
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| Active (25-man) roster | Coaches/Other | |||
| Starting rotation |
18 Adam Crabb
22 Mike Etkin
24 Cameron Ewers
7 Daniel Kaufman
20 Aaron Pribble
30 Dan Rothem
4 Joey Sherman
6 Jason Bonder Bullpen
Currently unknown † 15-day disabled list Roster Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine updated 02.05.2007 Transactions Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine | | Catchers
9 Adam Kopiec
21 Dane Wigg
23 Eric Rattner Infielders
1 Jacob Levy
2 Raul Franco
5 Sam Marthinsen
8 Matt Brill
10 Nate Fish
15 Stewart Perez Brito Outfielders
3 Brian Langbord
11 Jeff Hastings
14 Orr Gottlieb
19 Josh Matlow Designated hitters
Currently unknown | | Manager
- Steve Hertz Coaches
11 Jeff Hastings
30 Dan Rothem Suspended list
Currently vacant |
Official
- (in English) Official site of the Tel Aviv Lightning Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
Unofficial
- (in Hebrew) Tel Aviv Lightning Fan Site
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