Tel Aviv Lightning

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| name = Tel Aviv Lightning
תל אביב לייטנינ

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| founded = {{by|2006}}

| location = {{Flagicon|ISR}} Tel Aviv

| stadium = Sportek Baseball Field

| league = Israel Baseball League

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| colors = Blue

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| manager = {{Flagicon|USA}} Steve Hertz

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The Tel Aviv Lightning ({{langx|he|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. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/895154.html]

History

Image:Tel Aviv Lightning shirt logo.jpg

On February 26, 2007 it was announced that former Major League Baseball player Steve Hertz would be the manager of the Express.{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ap-israelbaseballleague&prov=ap&type=lgns |title=Holtzman, Blomberg, Shamsky set to manage in Israel Baseball League |accessdate=2007-04-29 |publisher=The Associated Press}}

The first player selected by the Lightning in the inaugural draft was Dominican catcher Anderson Mejia.{{cite web |url=http://www.israelbaseballleague.com/news/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=24 |title=First Player Draft in IBL History Yields Bumper Crop |accessdate=2007-04-29 |publisher=IsraelBaseballLeague.com }}

Stadium

Located at the Sportek Baseball Field in Tel Aviv.

2007 roster

class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
colspan="10" style="background-color: lightskyblue; color: white; text-align: center;" \| Tel Aviv Lightning roster
colspan="4" style="background-color: white; color: dodgerblue; text-align: center;" \| Active (25-man) roster \| colspan="1" style="background-color: white; color: dodgerblue; text-align: center;" \| Coaches/Other
style="vertical-align:top;" \| Starting rotation {{player\|18\|AUS\|Adam Crabb}} {{player\|22\|USA\|Mike Etkin}} {{player\|24\|USA\|Cameron Ewers}} {{player\|7\|USA\|Daniel Kaufman}} {{player\|20\|USA\|Aaron Pribble}} {{player\|30\|ISR\|Dan Rothem}} {{player\|4\|USA\|Joey Sherman}} {{player\|6\|USA\|Jason Bonder}} Bullpen Currently unknown † 15-day disabled list [http://www.israelbaseballleague.com/teams/telaviv/ Roster] updated 02.05.2007 [http://www.israelbaseballleague.com/news/transactions/ Transactions] \| width="25px" \| \| style="vertical-align:top;" \| Catchers {{player\|9\|USA\|Adam Kopiec}} {{player\|21\|AUS\|Dane Wigg}} {{player\|23\|USA\|Eric Rattner}} Infielders {{player\|1\|USA\|Jacob Levy}} {{player\|2\|DOM\|Raul Franco}} {{player\|5\|USA\|Sam Marthinsen}} {{player\|8\|USA\|Matt Brill}} {{player\|10\|USA\|Nate Fish}} {{player\|15\|DOM\|Stewart Perez Brito}} Outfielders {{player\|3\|USA\|Brian Langbord}} {{player\|11\|USA\|Jeff Hastings}} {{player\|14\|ISR\|Orr Gottlieb}} {{player\|19\|CAN\|Josh Matlow}} Designated hitters Currently unknown \| width="25px" \| \| style="vertical-align:top;" \| Manager {{player
USA\|Steve Hertz}} Coaches {{player\|11\|USA\|Jeff Hastings}} {{player\|30\|ISR\|Dan Rothem}} Suspended list Currently vacant

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colspan="10" style="background-color: lightskyblue; color: white; text-align: center;" | Tel Aviv Lightning roster

colspan="4" style="background-color: white; color: dodgerblue; text-align: center;" | Active (25-man) roster

| colspan="1" style="background-color: white; color: dodgerblue; text-align: center;" | Coaches/Other

style="vertical-align:top;" | Starting rotation

{{player|18|AUS|Adam Crabb}}
{{player|22|USA|Mike Etkin}}
{{player|24|USA|Cameron Ewers}}
{{player|7|USA|Daniel Kaufman}}
{{player|20|USA|Aaron Pribble}}
{{player|30|ISR|Dan Rothem}}
{{player|4|USA|Joey Sherman}}
{{player|6|USA|Jason Bonder}}

Bullpen

Currently unknown

† 15-day disabled list

[http://www.israelbaseballleague.com/teams/telaviv/ Roster] updated 02.05.2007

[http://www.israelbaseballleague.com/news/transactions/ Transactions]

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| style="vertical-align:top;" | Catchers

{{player|9|USA|Adam Kopiec}}
{{player|21|AUS|Dane Wigg}}
{{player|23|USA|Eric Rattner}}

Infielders

{{player|1|USA|Jacob Levy}}
{{player|2|DOM|Raul Franco}}
{{player|5|USA|Sam Marthinsen}}
{{player|8|USA|Matt Brill}}
{{player|10|USA|Nate Fish}}
{{player|15|DOM|Stewart Perez Brito}}

Outfielders

{{player|3|USA|Brian Langbord}}
{{player|11|USA|Jeff Hastings}}
{{player|14|ISR|Orr Gottlieb}}
{{player|19|CAN|Josh Matlow}}

Designated hitters

Currently unknown

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| style="vertical-align:top;" | Manager

{{player

USA|Steve Hertz}}

Coaches

{{player|11|USA|Jeff Hastings}}
{{player|30|ISR|Dan Rothem}}

Suspended list

Currently vacant

Footnotes

External links

;Official

{{in lang|en}} [http://www.israelbaseballleague.com/teams/telaviv/ Official site of the Tel Aviv Lightning]

;Unofficial

{{in lang|he}} [http://www.ta-light.ios.st Tel Aviv Lightning Fan Site]

Category:Baseball teams in Israel