Ty Eriksen (born 1984) is an American former professional baseball player from

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. He played Division 3 baseball at

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. Eriksen played in the German

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for the

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in 2006, and from 2008 to 2012, primarily as an

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. In addition to playing Eriksen coached within the club, helping with the development of the youth program and additional men's teams. Eriksen rejoined the Disciples' top team as a player for the 2015 and 2016 seasons in the attempted establishment of the

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, a short-lived Europe-wide baseball league. In 2007 Eriksen was a part of the inaugural season of the

Israel Baseball League The Israel Baseball League (IBL; Hebrew: ליגת הבייסבול הישראלית, ''Ligat ha-Beisbol ha-Israelit'') was a six-team professional baseball league in Israel. The first game was played on June 24, 2007. League structure The six ...

, the first-ever pro baseball league in the

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, playing first base for the

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. He spent parts of seasons playing in the Swiss NLA for the

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Flyers of

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(2012), and with the Janossomorja Rascals (2011/13) in the Hungarian league and the Euro Interleague Baseball, an extra-league competition between the top qualifying clubs in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. As a coach, Eriksen has worked with the following programs:

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(2015–2018),

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(2017), Deutscher Baseball Akademie (2016), Austria national baseball team (2010–11). Eriksen was a co-operator of the International Stars baseball organization. He organized and taught a course for university students of the

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, "Baseball as a cultural sporting trend", and has visiting schools as a part of community engagement activities. From 2008-2012, Eriksen was a regular contributor to Mister-Baseball, an English language news site covering baseball in Europe. In 2016, Eriksen was enlisted by MeinSportRadio.de to provide commentary for the

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in Hoofddorp, Netherlands.

References

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