Petach Tikva Pioneers

The Petach Tikva Pioneers (Hebrew: פתח תקווה פיונירס‎) was an Israeli baseball team from Petah Tikva in the Israel Baseball League.

Petach Tikva Pioneers
פתח תקווה פיונירס
Information
LeagueIsrael Baseball League
Location Petah Tikva
BallparkYarkon Sports Complex
Year founded2006
League championships0
ColorsRed and Black
Uniforms

Home

Away

They finished the inaugural 2007 regular season in last place (9-32; .220), and lost to the Modi'in Miracle in the quarterfinals of the 2007 championship.

History

The name for the Pioneers was chosen in recognition that Petah Tikva was founded in 1878 by religious pioneers from Jerusalem, who were led by Yehoshua Stampfer, Yoel Moshe Salomon, Zerach Brant, and David Gutmann, as well as Lithuanian Rabbi Aryeh Leib Frumkin.

The first player selected by the Pioneers in the inaugural draft was Dominican outfielder Reynaldo Cruz,[1] who later suffered a concussion and did not play for the rest of the season.

Ken Holtzman managed the Pioneers in the 2007 inaugural season of the Israel Baseball League, up until the last week of the season. Holtzman in his major league career was the only pitcher since the 1880s to throw 2 no-hitters for the Cubs, and his 174 career victories are the most in the major leagues by a Jewish pitcher. He also held the record for most pitching appearances by a Jewish pitcher until 1998.

Stadium

Located at the Yarkon Sports Complex in Petach Tikva.

2007 roster
Petach Tikva Pioneers roster
Active (25-man) roster Coaches/Other
Starting rotation
  • 24 Ari Alexenberg
  • 8 Ryan Butkowsky
  • 18 Scott Cantor
  • 6 George Chityat
  • 22 Josh Epstein
  • 4 Andrew Morales
  • 21 Alper Ulutas
  • 20 Abel Moreno

Bullpen

  • Currently unknown


† 15-day disabled list
Roster updated 03.08.2007
Transactions

 Catchers


Infielders

  • 2 Adam Goldman
  • 5 Seth Binder
  • 11 Dovid Green
  • 16 Willis Bumphus
  • 26 Ryan Crotin
  • 36 Shuki Friedman

Outfielders

  • 3 Aaron Rosdal
  • 9 Ben Dashefsky
  • 12 Omri Modiano
  • 17 Reynaldo Cruz

Designated hitters

  • Currently unknown
 Manager

Coaches

  • 18 Scott Cantor
  • 24 Ari Alexenberg

Suspended list

  • Currently vacant

Footnotes
  1. "First Player Draft in IBL History Yields Bumper Crop". IsraelBaseballLeague.com. Archived from the original on 2007-05-03. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
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