in Brooklyn. He played for the Netanya Tigers in the 2007 Israel Baseball League season. Lipetz led the league with a 0.98 ERA, while recording 30 strikeouts, and walking only three. European Baseball Championship In the 2010 European Baseball Championship qualifiers, in 2008, Lipetz led Team Israel in wins going 2–0 with a 2.63 ERA. Lipetz did not play during the first game, against Bulgaria. During the second game, Lipetz allowed three runs in a relief inning against Croatia. In the third game, against Serbia, Lipetz threw 2.2 innings in relief, giving up 1 earned run on 6 hits. During the fourth and final game, against Lithuania, Lipetz tossed a 10-inning, 4-hit complete game to beat Lithuania 2–1. He led that qualifier in victories and tied for second in strikeouts. During the 2012 European Baseball Championship qualifiers, in 2011, Lipetz pitched in 3 of the 5 games. Lipetz beat Georgia in the opener pitching 7 innings and striking out 9. Lipetz did not appear in the second game, against Great Britain, or in the third game against Lithuania. During the first game of the home/away finals against Great Britain, Lipetz pitched a complete game shutout, giving up 6 hits and 3 walks while striking out fives. Later that same day, Lipetz started again, pitching an additional 4.1 innings, giving up one earned run on 6 hits, while recording 4 strikeouts. He threw a total of 214 pitches in the doubleheader. Lipetz started once during the 2016 European Baseball Championship C-Level qualifier in 2014, shutting out Slovenia while striking out 10. He again pitched for Israel in 2015 as part of the B-Level qualifier, for the 2016 European Baseball Championship. Lipetz did not appear in the opening game of the qualifier against Belarus. During the second game, against Poland, Lipetz pitched one inning of relief, allowing two runners on via hit by pitch, and allowed an unearned run on a balk, however was still credited with the win. Lipetz threw a complete game against Austria giving up 1 run on 5 hits and striking out 8. Lipetz did not appear in the fourth game, against Lituania. Lipetz relieved Dean Kremer in the final game, against Sweden, with a 5–3 lead, two on and one out in the 8th and was able to retire the side while giving up 1 run, and gave up an additional 5 runs to make the score