Ra'anana Express
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The Ra'anana Express was an Israel
i baseball
team from Ra'anana
in the now-defunct Israel Baseball League
.
The Express finished the inaugrual 2007 season in fifth place, 17-24 (.415), and lost to the Netanya Tigers
in the quarterfinals of the 2007 championship.
In 2007 the team was managed by Australian Shaun Smith
.
The first player selected by the Express in the inaugural 2007 draft was Australia
n pitcher John Thew. The team's first game was played against the Tel Aviv Lightning
on June 24, 2007, at the Sportek in Tel Aviv
.
Starting pitcher Esequier Pie, from San Pedro de Macoris
in the Dominican Republic
, threw two no-hitter
s in the 2007 season.
, the Yarkon Sports Complex
is home to the Express as well as the Petach Tikva Pioneers
and the Israeli national baseball team.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
team from Ra'anana
Ra'anana
Ra'anana is a city in the heart of the southern Sharon Plain of the Central District of Israel with a population of 68,300, . Ra'anana is bordered by Kfar Sava on the east and Herzliya on the southwest...
in the now-defunct Israel Baseball League
Israel baseball league
The Israel Baseball League was a six-team professional baseball league in Israel. The first game was played on June 24, 2007...
.
The Express finished the inaugrual 2007 season in fifth place, 17-24 (.415), and lost to the Netanya Tigers
Netanya Tigers
The Netanya Tigers is an Israeli baseball team from Netanya in the Israel Baseball League.The Tigers finished the inaugrual 2007 season in fourth place, 19-21 , and were defeated by the Bet Shemesh Blue Sox in the semifinals of the 2007 championship, 6-3.-History:The team's Manager is Israeli Ami...
in the quarterfinals of the 2007 championship.
History
Shaun Smith (baseball)
Shaun Smith was the Manager of the Ra'anana Express in the Israel Baseball League. The Express finished the inaugural 2007 season in fifth place, 17–24 , and lost to the Netanya Tigers in the quarterfinals of the 2007 championship....
.
The first player selected by the Express in the inaugural 2007 draft was Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n pitcher John Thew. The team's first game was played against the Tel Aviv Lightning
Tel Aviv Lightning
The Tel Aviv Lightning is an Israeli baseball team from Tel Aviv in the Israel Baseball League.The Lightning finished the inaugrual 2007 season in second place with a 26-14 record, and lost to the Modi'in Miracle in the semifinals of the 2007 IBL championship.6' 5" lefthander Aaron Pribble was...
on June 24, 2007, at the Sportek in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
.
Starting pitcher Esequier Pie, from San Pedro de Macoris
San Pedro de Macorís
San Pedro de Macorís is a municipality and the capital of the San Pedro de Macorís province in the Dominican Republic.-Demographics:...
in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
, threw two no-hitter
No-hitter
A no-hitter is a baseball game in which one team has no hits. In Major League Baseball, the team must be without hits during the entire game, and the game must be at least nine innings. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter"...
s in the 2007 season.
Stadium
Located in the Baptist Village in Petah TikvaPetah Tikva
Petah Tikva known as Em HaMoshavot , is a city in the Center District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv.According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, at the end of 2009, the city's population stood at 209,600. The population density is approximately...
, the Yarkon Sports Complex
Yarkon Sports Complex
The Yarkon Sports Complex, is located in the Baptist Village in Petah Tikva, just outside of Tel Aviv....
is home to the Express as well as the Petach Tikva Pioneers
Petach Tikva Pioneers
The Petach Tikva Pioneers is an Israeli baseball team from Petah Tikva in the Israel Baseball League.They finished the inaugrual 2007 regular season in last place , and lost to the Modi'in Miracle in the quarterfinals of the 2007 championship....
and the Israeli national baseball team.