Former Panther Tal Erel Makes Team Israel's Final Roster

Former Panther Tal Erel Makes Team Israel's final roster as one of 24 players to make the final cut.

Erel, a member of the 2018-19 Palm Beach State baseball team, is one of 3 catchers to make the roster as Team Israel heads to Group B play starting July 28. Israel will take on South Korea.

Tal is joined by former big-leaguers Ty Kelly, Danny Valencia, and Ian Kinsler, just to name a few. This marks the first time Team Israel has qualified for the olympics in the sport of baseball.

Tal graduated form Palm Beach in 2019 with an Associate in Arts degree. While his accomplishments on the field where certainly noteworthy, his outstanding work in the classroom was highly decorated. He was only one of two Palm Beach players that were both an FCSAA Academic Award winner and NJCAA Academic Award winner. Now, he will be PBSC's 2nd Olympian next to the legendary Softball player, Crystl Bustos.

To view the official release by the World Baseball Softball confederation, please visit here: https://www.wbsc.org/news/israels-olympic-baseball-roster-revealed-ian-kinsler-headlines-team

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