Eric Holtz
Eric Holtz | |
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Israel National Baseball Team | |
Manager | |
Born: White Plains, New York | December 5, 1965|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Eric Holtz (born December 5, 1965) is an American former manager of the Israel national baseball team.[1] He was the assistant coach of gold-medal-winning Team USA in baseball at the 2013 Maccabiah Games, and the Team USA head coach for the gold-medal-winning Under-18 baseball team at the 2017 Maccabiah Games. He was the head coach of the 1st and Only Olympic Baseball team to represent Israel.
Biography
Holtz was born in
Holtz founded and is the owner of Game On 13, a baseball and softball strength and sports conditioning and skills development training facility in
His wife is Traci Holtz, and they have three children.[7]
Playing career
He attended
Coaching career
He was an assistant baseball coach at
Holtz was the assistant coach of gold-medal-winning Team USA in baseball at the 2013 Maccabiah Games.[1][9] He was then the Team USA head coach for the gold-medal-winning Under-18 baseball team at the 2017 Maccabiah Games.[1]
Team Israel
He was named the baseball head
The team played in the
In September 2019, he managed Team Israel to a fourth-place finish at the 2019 European Baseball Championship in Germany. Among the teams Team Israel defeated was Team Germany. Holtz noted: "Going to Germany, a country that we wouldn’t have been allowed in 80 years ago, and not only to go there but perform there and defeat them on their own land, yeah, it was a little bit more (meaningful) once the game was over."[3] He also managed the team at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in September 2019, which Israel won to qualify to play baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[15][16]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Meet the Senior National Team Coach: Eric Holtz," IAB - Israel Association of Baseball.
- ^ a b "Eric Holtz Career Stats Leagues Statistics & History," Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ a b "Rosenthal: A stunning, tear-filled conclusion for Team Israel, with inspiration and history – The Athletic". Theathletic.com. September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ a b "Maccabi USA Baseball with Eric Holtz," Maccabi USA, April 17, 2016.
- ^ "Who We Are," Archived July 30, 2021, at the Wayback Machine Game on 13.
- ^ Mark Ferris (May 29, 2019). "Israel's Olympic Baseball Team Swings for a Win With Hudson Valley Talent" Archived December 31, 2019, at the Wayback Machine Hudson Valley Magazine.
- ^ "Jordan Holtz," Bucknell Bison.
- ^ "Eric Holtz, Owner," Archived July 30, 2021, at the Wayback Machine Game On 13.
- ^ a b c "Eric Holtz," Archived July 30, 2021, at the Wayback Machine Northeast Pride.
- ^ Jeremy Fine (May 2, 2012). "Interview: Catching Up with Inaugural Israel Baseball League Champion Eric Holtz," The Great Rabbino: Jewish Sports Everything.
- ^ Aaron Pribble (2011). Pitching in the Promised Land: A Story of the First and Only Season in the Israel Baseball League, University of Nebraska Press.
- ^ Eddie Cockrell (June 17, 2008). "Holy Land Hardball," Variety.
- ^ "Beit Shemesh are the champions; Beit Shemesh wins inaugural IBL Championship, shutting out Modi'in 3-0", ynet, August 20, 2007.
- ^ a b "Four U.S. baseball players immigrating to Israel to join Olympics bid; Team Israel will begin its bid to reach the Olympic Games by playing in the European Championships in July," Haaretz, April 7, 2019.
- ^ "Moving on up". Jewish Baseball News. September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ "Hidden figures - Behind Team Israel's win - J-Spot - Jerusalem Post". Jpost.com. September 8, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)