Shlomo Lipetz

Shlomo Lipetz (Hebrew: שלמה ליפץ; born February 11, 1979) is an Israeli baseball player who pitches for Team Israel.

[7] At age 10 he represented Israel at the Little League World Series preliminaries at the Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany.

[11][5] Following his army service, Lipetz played baseball for San Diego Mesa College for two seasons.

He walked on to the team and became the second native-born Israeli to play college baseball in the United States, after pitcher Dan Rothem.

[9] He also played a short pro season in Mexico, and as a semi-pro in the independent Pedrin Zorrilla Baseball League in Brooklyn.

[14] In the 2010 European Baseball Championship qualifiers, in 2008, Lipetz led Team Israel in wins going 2–0 with a 2.63 ERA.

[16] In the third game, against Serbia, Lipetz threw 2.2 innings in relief, giving up 1 earned run on 6 hits.

[23] Later that same day, Lipetz started again, pitching an additional 4.1 innings, giving up one earned run on 6 hits, while recording 4 strikeouts.

[25] Lipetz started once during the 2016 European Baseball Championship C-Level qualifier in 2014, shutting out Slovenia while striking out 10.

Lipetz pitched for Team Israel in the 2023 European Baseball Championship in September 2023 in the Czech Republic, and was 0-0 with a 3.38 ERA.

[37][38][39] He played for Team Israel manager Ian Kinsler, and alongside two-time All Star outfielder Joc Pederson, starting pitcher Dean Kremer, and others.