Shaun Smith (baseball)
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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 (.415), and lost to the Netanya Tigers
in the quarterfinals of the 2007 championship.
Smith is Australian. He coaches in Sydney
Major League, the highest level of play in Australia
, and has coached the Auburn Orioles and New South Wales. Express player Dane Wigg also played for Smith in Australia. He was the pitching coach of the 1998, 2005, and 2007 Australian national teams, assistant coach of the 1998 and 1999 teams, and head coach of the 2000 team and in 2010, after leading his NSW U/18 team to the 2010 AAA National championship, he was added to the coaching staff for the AAA Australian team.
Smith has spent significant time on player development. He has coached men’s, boys, and women’s teams.
Ra'anana Express
The Ra'anana Express was an Israeli baseball team from Ra'anana in the now-defunct Israel Baseball League.The Express finished the inaugrual 2007 season in fifth place, 17-24 , and lost to the Netanya Tigers in the quarterfinals of the 2007 championship.-History:In 2007 the team was managed by...
in the 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 inaugural 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.
Smith is Australian. He coaches in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
Major League, the highest level of play in 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...
, and has coached the Auburn Orioles and New South Wales. Express player Dane Wigg also played for Smith in Australia. He was the pitching coach of the 1998, 2005, and 2007 Australian national teams, assistant coach of the 1998 and 1999 teams, and head coach of the 2000 team and in 2010, after leading his NSW U/18 team to the 2010 AAA National championship, he was added to the coaching staff for the AAA Australian team.
Smith has spent significant time on player development. He has coached men’s, boys, and women’s teams.