Shlomo Lipetz
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Born: February 11, 1979 Tel Aviv, Israel |
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Shlomo Lipetz (שלמה ליפיץ; born February 11, 1979) is an Israeli baseball player who pitches for Team Israel. He is also Vice President of Programming and music director at City Winery in New York City.
He was on the Israel national team for Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
Lipetz was born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel. His parents, Alirow and Debera Lipetz, are graduates of New York University. Lipetz has a sister, Gaby. He now lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Lipetz started playing baseball at an early age, having gotten hooked on the game in 1986 on a trip to New York in which he saw the New York Mets play. At age 10 he represented Israel at the Little League World Series preliminaries. He attended Ironi High School in Tel Aviv, Israel. There, he competed in baseball, basketball, soccer, and track.
While serving in the Israel Defense Forces, Lipetz received the "Outstanding Athlete" status allowing him to continue to train and compete while serving in the military.
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. While in college, he improved his fastball from 66 mph to 88 mph.
Transferring to the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) his junior year on an athletic scholarship, he led the Tritons staff with a 2.84 ERA, and was 5-0 with 3 saves in 24 relief appearances; Lipetz walked just 3 in 38 innings. In 2005, the senior went 2-4 with 7 saves and a 4.42 ERA as UCSD's closer.
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