Israel competed in the qualification for the 2016 European Baseball Championship.
During the C-Level qualifier, Dean Kremer was named the Euros’ Most Valuable Pitcher. During the two games he pitched, he pitched 13 innings, giving up only 6 hits, no runs, one walk, and struck out twenty.[1]
Simon Rosenbaum was named MVP after hitting .529, along with four homeruns, giving him a 1.294 slugging percentage, in addition to scoring ten runs, collecting 10 RBI and had three stolen bases.[1]
Israel led teams at competition in almost every statistic possible during the C-Level qualifiers. They led in hitting with a .309 average, .450 on base percentage, .509 slugging percentage. They also were the leaders in runs with 53, home runs with 9 and hit by pitch with 20. In addition to hitting they led in ERA with 1.05, strikeouts with an average of 11.5 per nine innings, opponents batting average with .140 and fielding percentage of .973. Israel was tied for stolen bases with 23, which Romania led with 26. The only other statistics Israel did not lead in were walks and doubles.[1]
C-Level qualification
editAt the 2016 European Baseball Championship Israel entered the qualification at the C-Level. After finishing in first place during the Group B round, Israel moved on to the C-Level finals.[2]
Group B
editStandings
edit| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel |
3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
 Slovenia |
2 | 1 | .667 | 1 |
 Finland |
1 | 2 | .333 | 2 |
 Latvia |
0 | 3 | .000 | 3 |
| Qualified for Final Stage | |
| Did not qualify fot Final Stage |
Games
edit| July 29, 2014 | Finland
|
1 – 13 | Israel
|
Attendance: 60 |
| Boxscore |
| July 30, 2014 | Israel
|
9 – 0 | Slovenia
|
Attendance: 125 |
| Boxscore |
| July 31, 2014 | Israel
|
9 – 3 | Latvia
|
Attendance: 32 |
| Boxscore |
Final stage
editDuring the C-Level finals stage, the top two teams move on to the B-Level qualification. As the first-place finisher, Israel moved on to B-Level qualification.
Standings
edit| # | Teams |
|---|---|
| 1 | Israel
|
| 2 | Slovenia
|
| 3 |  Romania
|
| 4 |  Ireland
|
| 5 |  Hungary
|
| 6 | Finland
|
| 7 | Latvia
|
| 8 |  Norway
|
| Qualified for B-level Tournament. |
Semifinals
edit| August 1, 2014 | Israel
|
8 – 3 | Romania
|
Ljubljana, Slovenia Attendance: 78 |
| Boxscore |
Final
edit| August 2, 2014 | Israel
|
14 – 0 | Slovenia
|
Ljubljana, Slovenia Attendance: 257 |
| Boxscore |
B-level qualifier
editAfter qualifying for the B-Level qualifier after finishing in first place during the C-Level qualifier, Israel competed in the Group A.[3] The top team from each of the two groups would move on to the tournament. With Israel placing third in their group, they were eliminated.[4]
Group A standings
edit| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden |
4 | 1 | .800 | 0 |
 Austria |
4 | 1 | .800 | 0 |
| Israel |
3 | 2 | .600 | 1 |
 Lithuania |
2 | 3 | .500 | 2 |
 Belarus |
1 | 4 | .200 | 3 |
 Poland |
1 | 4 | .200 | 3 |
Source: [5]
Games
edit| July 27, 2015 | Israel
|
13 – 1 | Belarus
|
Vienna Attendance: 50 |
| Boxscore |
| July 28, 2015 | Poland
|
6 – 8 | Israel
|
Vienna Attendance: 130 |
| Boxscore |
| July 29, 2015 | Israel
|
10 – 1 | Austria
|
Vienna Attendance: 780 |
| Boxscore |
| July 30, 2015 | Israel
|
5 – 7 | Lithuania
|
Vienna Attendance: 250 |
| Boxscore |
| July 31, 2015 | Sweden
|
9 – 8 | Israel
|
Vienna Attendance: 500 |
| Boxscore |
Roster
edit| ## | Name | Position | B/T | CI | DOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Dean Kremer | P/OF | R/R | SR | 07/01/1996 |
| 8 | Oren Gal | IF | R/R | SR | 19/07/1987 |
| 10 | Jonathan Isaac | OF | R/R | SR | 10/07/1989 |
| 12 | Josh Weiss | OF | R/R | SR | 26/12/1981 |
| 13 | Tal Erel | P/C | R/R | SR | 16/06/1996 |
| 15 | David Weiss | OF | R/R | SR | 12/09/1994 |
| 19 | Aric Weinberg | OF | L/R | SR | 18/12/1985 |
| 20 | Yuli Tzippin | P/OF | R/R | SR | 02/08/1993 |
| 21 | Ophir Katz | C/OF | R/R | SR | 03/04/1987 |
| 22 | Amit Kurz | C/IF | R/R | SR | 20/08/1988 |
| 23 | Orr Gottlieb | P/OF | R/R | SR | 27/09/1981 |
| 25 | Yotam Ben-Amram | P/OF | R/R | SR | 25/07/1997 |
| 28 | Alon Leichman | P | R/R | SR | 29/05/1989 |
| 32 | Dan Rothem | P/IF | R/R | SR | 03/12/1976 |
| 33 | Eitan Maoz | C | L/R | SR | 21/12/1989 |
| 35/7 | Nate Fish | IF | R/R | SR | 02/01/1980 |
| 36 | Shlomo Lipetz | P | R/R | SR | 11/02/1979 |
| 39 | Simon Rosembaum | P/IF | R/R | SR | 28/12/1993 |
| 37 | Richard Kania | Manager | |||
| Peter Kurz | General Manager | ||||
| 40 | Jake Rabinowitz | Coach | |||
| 4 | Zuzana Srejberova | Coach |
Source:[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c Israel Dominates C-Level European Championship
- ^ Qualifier European Championship C-Pool in Ljubljana: Final Day, August 2, 2014
- ^ Qualifier European Championship Seniors C-Level to be played in Ljubljana, Slovenia this week
- ^ Sweden wins B-Level European Championship in Vienna
- ^ Standing Pool A
- ^ ISRAEL Team Roster