Eirball – Irish, North American and World Baseball and Softball Archive
The Eirball – Irish, North American and World Sports Archives – sub-site devoted to Irish, North American and World Baseball, Softball and Rounders where the All-Time Statistical History (Results, Standings, Rosters) of Rounders, Baseball and Softball in Ireland, the Irish Abroad and those who have immigrated to Ireland can be found.
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This is the Eirball Index Page to All-Time Results and Standings of the Irish Baseball League and other Baseball Leagues in Ireland such as the WW2 League among US and Canadian Soldiers stationed in Northern Ireland for the duration of the War.
Irish Baseball League
In mid-1990s a few Leinster Softball players wanted something more competitive and atarted the first Irish Baseball League in 1997. With funding from the Irish-American owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball team, a puropse-built Baseball Diamond was made in Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, including a Little League field, and the League has been in existence since, celebrating its 25th anniverary in 2021.
Irish Baseball League
Irish Baseball League 1997-2005; Baseball Ireland A-League and B-League 2006-Present
Irish Baseball League (Standings)
Baseball Ireland A-League 2006-2020
Irish Baseball League 1997-2005
Baseball Ireland B-League 2006-2020
Irish Baseball League Results
Baseball Ireland A-League Seasons:
2023 A League Final: TBC
2023 A League Final: Ashbourne Giants def. Mariners Baseball 2-0 (9-6, 13-12)
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Irish Baseball & Softball Federation – Irish Baseball League (Seasons):
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
Baseball Ireland B-League Seasons:
2023 B League Final: TBC
2022 B League Final: Red Rox def. Mariners B 2-0 (19-4, 10-3)
Irish Baseball League Preseason
Irish Baseball League Preseason
Baseball Ireland Machine Cage League 80mph
Baseball Ireland Machine Cage League 60mph
Irish Baseball Leagues 1942-1988
Cadet Baseball Leagues
Baseball has been played in Ireland since the first visiting American Major League teams in the 1870s, and the first Leagues in Ireland were played by American and Canadian Baseball playersstationed in Northern Ireland during the Second World War. In the 1960s the Youth first teams in Ireland were formed in Dublin and Waterford, and the Irish Baseball Association was formed by these teams. In 1982 the first Dublin Softball League (Softball is a recreational version of Baseball) season was played (the League is still in existence as the Leinster Softball League) 1988 the Donegal Baseball and Softball Association played a Youth Baseball season
Northern Ireland Baseball Championship
From 1942, when US Soldiers, Navy & Airmen stationed in Northern Ireland during World War II played in the Northern Ireland Baseball League and 8th US Air Corps Baseball Championship, to the Youth Baseball Championships played in Waterford & Dublin in the 1960s (The Irish Baseball Association) and Donegal (The Donegal Baseball & Softball Association) there have been Baseball Leagues in Ireland.
Irish Baseball Leagues 1942-1988
WW2 US Armed Forces Leagues 1942-1943; Cadet Baseball Leagues 1961-1988.
Cadet Baseball Leagues Finals
Irish Baseball Association | Championship 1961-1966
Cadet Baseball Leagues Results
Donegal Baseball & Softball Asociation (Seasons): 1988
Tuam (Galway) Cadet Baseball (Seasons): 1970
Irish Baseball Association (Seasons): 1961
Northern Ireland Baseball League 1942-1943
8th US Air Corps v NIBL Championship Series (Seasons): 1943
Northern Ireland Baseball League (Seasons): 1943 1942
8th US Air Corps Baseball Championship (Seasons): 1943
Baseball Ireland Teams
The first Irish Baseball League season took place in 1997 with four teams. The following year it was decided to start fresh with all-new teams and an all-players draft. The Hurricanes and Spartans, now Dublin City Hurricanes and Dublin Spartans were among those teams and are still (as of 2021) in the Baseball Ireland A-League.
Republic of Ireland Baseball Ireland Teams 2006-Present
Irish Baseball & Softball Federation 1997-2005; Baseball Ireland 2006-Present
(*) Teams still in existence marked with an asterisk
Dublin Irish Baseball League / Baseball Ireland Teams 1998-Present
Dublin City Hurricanes 1998-2020 (*)
Leinster Provincial Baseball Ireland Teams 2002-2020
Cork Baseball Ireland Teams 2008-2023
Munster Provincial Baseball Ireland Teams 2009-2016
Ulster Provincial Baseball Ireland Teams 2010-2020
Dublin Baseball Ireland B Teams
Leinster Provincial Baseball Ireland B Teams
Cork Baseball Ireland B Teams
Northern Ireland and International Irish Baseball League / Baseball Ireland Teams 1998-Present
Irish Baseball & Softball Federation 1997-2005; Baseball Ireland 2006-Present
(*) Teams still in existence marked with an asterisk
Belfast Irish Baseball League / Baseball Ireland Teams 1997-Present
Belfast NorthStars 1997-2020 (*)
International Irish Baseball League / Baseball Ireland Teams 1999-2014
Irish Baseball League Teams 1997-2005
Irish Baseball & Softball Federation 1997-2005; Baseball Ireland 2006-Present
(*) Teams still in existence marked with an asterisk
First Four Irish Baseball League Teams 1997
Corkagh Park, Clondalkin Irish Baseball League Teams 1998-2006
Corkagh Park, Clondalkin Irish Baseball League / Baseball Ireland Teams 1998-Present
Baseball Ireland Awards & Records
Baseball Ireland honours outstanding achievements in the Irish Baseball League.
Irish Baseball League Awards & Records
Irish Baseball League Awards; IBL Timeline
Baseball Ireland Irish Baseball League Awards (Seasons):
Timelines
Baseball Ireland International Tournaments
The Dublin, Ulster and Ashbourne International Baseball Tournaments have been a highlight of the Baseball Ireland Calendar since 2002.
Baseball Ireland International Tournaments
Dublin International Baseball Tournament; Rota Series, The Gathering; Ashbourne International Baseball Festival; Ulst
Baseball Ireland | Dublin International Baseball Tournament 2002-2008
Baseball Ireland | Rota Series International Tournaments 2011-2014
Dublin International Baseball Tournament: 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007
Rota Series / The Gathering: 2011 2012 2013
Ashbourne International Baseball Festival: 2017 2018 2019
Ulster Open Baseball Championships:
Confederation of European Baseball
Ireland’s first foray into the European Baseball Championships occured in 1996, and with the National Team, and Juniors have been competing on a Regular basis in Europe since. In addition Irish Baseball League Champions have represented Ireland in European Competitions.
Confederation of European Baseball
CEB European Championships; CEB European Junior Championships
Confederation of European Baseball | European Championship Seniors | B-Pool 1996-2004
Confederation of European Baseball | European Baseball Championship Qualifiers 2006-2013
Confederation of European Baseball |European Championships C-Pool 2014-2018
CEB European Championship B-Pool (Years): 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004
CEB European Championship Qualifiers (Years): 2006 2008 2011
CEB European Championship B-Level (Years): 2013
CEB European Championship C-Pool (Years): 2014 2016 2018
CEB European Championship Juniors (Years): 2017
Irish Baseball Tours of North America
From 2001 when Ireland’s National Baseball Team made its first Tour to New England, to the Buccaneers competing in the Men’s Senior Baseball League World Series, Irish Baseball teams have been making regular journeys across the Atlantic Ocean.
Ireland Tours of North America
Baseball Ireland National Team
Baseball Ireland National Team | Tours of North America 2001-2017
North American Tours (Years):
Amateur Baseball World Series
Irish teams have been competing in the Men’s Senior Baseball League Amateur World Series in Arizona since the 2010s. Ulster Buccaneers were the first, a team gathered together from Senior players in both Ireland and Britain, they have been competing in the MSBL Amateur World Series featuring teams from all over USA and Canada.
Men’s Senior Baseball League
MSBL Amateur World Series
Men’s Senior Baseball League Amateur World Series (35+ / 40+ Age Group):
American Baseball In Ireland
Beginning in 1874 when Major League Baseball teams toured Ireland and Britain to the games played by US Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen during World Wars I and II and the Cold War, to Baseball re-enactments there has been a long history of American and Canadian Baseball Teams visiting Ireland
Visiting USA and Canadian Baseball Teams
In 1874, Major League Baseball teams visited Ireland for the earliest recorded Baseball match in Ireland, and, naturally enough, given the links between the countries, Ireland, along with France and Britain got the biggest promotion of Baseball when teams toured Europe during the era leading up to the First World War.
Major League Baseball in Ireland
During the First World War, teams of American and Canadian soldiers and sailors, stationed in Ireland for the duration, or visiting the shores of Ireland, played Baseball matches in aid of War Charities.
World War II Baseball in Northern Ireland
From 1942, when US Soldiers, Navy & Airmen stationed in Northern Ireland during World War II played in the Northern Ireland Baseball League and 8th US Air Corps Baseball Championship, to the Youth Baseball Championships played in Waterford & Dublin in the 1960s (The Irish Baseball Association) and Donegal (The Donegal Baseball & Softball Association) there have been Baseball Leagues in Ireland.
Re-enactments
In addition to the Northern Ireland Baseball League during WWII, there have been exhibition matches played by American and Canadian Soldiers and Sailors stationed in Ireland during WWI or visiting Irish shores. There has also been reenactments of famous Baseball matches, including the Amateur World Series of 1903, which was re-enacted on the 100th anniversary in Drum, Co. Roscommon, featuring relatives of players involved.
Visiting US and Canadian Baseball Teams
Major League Baseball Tours; US Sailors and Soldiers WWI; Northern Ireland Baseball League WWII; Re-enactments
Major League Baseball in Ireland
Major League Baseball in Ireland (Years):
Major League Baseball in Ireland – Boston Red Stockings v Philadelphia Athletics 1874
Major League Baseball in Ireland – Chicago White Stockings Tour of Ireland 1889
US Teams Visiting Ireland
US teams Visiting Ireland (Years):
Baseball Internationals in Ireland – America v Canada 1917
International Baseball in Ireland – USS Trippe 7 USS Melville 6 – 1917
WWII Baseball in Northern Ireland
8th US Air Corps v NIBL Championship Series (Seasons): 1943
Northern Ireland Baseball League (Seasons): 1943 1942
8th US Air Corps Baseball Championship (Seasons): 1943
Baseball Re-Enactments
Re-enactments
Baseball Amateur World Series (1903) Re-enactment 2003
International Baseball in Ireland – US Navy Exhibition Match (1917) Re-enactment 2017
International Baseball
International Baseball
Ashbourne International Baseball Festival 2017-2019; Rota Series 2011-2013; Dublin International Baseball Tournament 2002-2008; Ulster Open Baseball Championships 2015
Ireland in the European Championships 1998-Present
Ireland National Baseball Team Tours of North America 2001-Present
Ulster Buccaneers in the Men’s Senior Baseball League Amateur World Series 2017-present
Major League Baseball Teams in Ireland 1874-1889, WWI and WWII Leagues in Northern Ireland, USAFE Baseball in Ireland during the Cold War, 100th Anniversary Re-enactments
Softball Ireland
Softball Ireland
Irish National Fastpitch Softball League#
Softball Ireland National Club Championship, Brian Walshe Cup (ISA Cup), Irish Open Softball Trophy
Fastpitch: Women’s World and European Softball Championships, Coed Slowpitch National Teams: European Coed Slowpitch Softball Championships. Coed Slowpitch Club Teams: European Cup Coed Slowpitch, European Coed Slowpitch Softball Super Cup
Softball Leinster Weekend League 2020; West Coast Softball Friendlies 2006-2009; Inter-County Tournament 2001; Dublin Bay Challenge Series 1998
Softball Leinster Corporate League; Softball Ireland Business House League
Provincial Softball
Softball Leinster
The Leinster Softball League is a Coed Slowpitch Softball League in Leinster Province, Ireland. It is currently at a 5:5 Male:Female Ratio although in its early days it was 9:1 Male:Female. There was a Female Slowpitch League from 1997-2002 which was League for Competitive Females from the top Divisions in the Leinster Softball League.
The most successful clubs over the entire history of the League have been Dodder Dynamoes (the oldest Softball team in Ireland) and Marlay Martyrs (both based in South Dublin suburbs – Marlay in Marlay Park, Rathfarnham (D14) and Dodder Dynamoes originally from Dodder Park, Dartry and now nomadic.
The League is Coed, originally 8:2 Ratio of Men:Women, until it levelled to 5:5 twice – in the late-1990s and in 2017.
Softball Leinster Roll of Honour
This is a look at the Champions of each of the Levels of the Leinster Softball League with the winning record (W-L-Pts) for each year of the League Champions.
Softball Leinster Roll of Honour
LSL Level 1 1996-2019
Leinster Softball League | Level 1 Champions 1996-2019
Softball Leinster Team Line-Up (Seasons):
Female Slowpitch League
The Female Slowpitch League lasted five years from 1997 to 2002 (one year – 2001 – there was no league). After the League ended in 2002 two Fastpitch Teams were created although there is no evidence of any Fastpitch competitions or teams playing until the Fastpitch Ireland programme was started in 2015
Female Slowpitch League
Leinster Softball Association Weekend League 1997-2002
Links to Season Results & Reports
Irish Softball Association | Female Slowpitch League 1997-2002
Leinster Softball League Level 1
Leinster Softball League History 1982-1989
The League started in 1982 as the Dublin Softball League with 5 teams – teams from the US Embassy Marines, Japanese Embassy Skinny Rats, the Fat Cats (American Businessmen), the Misfits (American Students, Irish Computer Workers and American Businessmen), and one from the Druid’s Chair, Killiney.
Leinster Softball League Level 1
Dublin Softball League 1982-1985; LSL Division 1 1996-1999; LSL Premier 1 Division 2000-2003; SI Leinster League Premier Division 2004-2011; Softball Leinster Premier Division 2012-2020
Leinster Softball League Level 1 (Standings)
Softball Leinster | Premier Division 2012-2019
Softball Ireland Leinster League Premier Division 2004-2011
Leinster Softball League | Premier 1 Division 2000-2003
Leinster Softball League | Division 1 1996-1999
Dublin Softball League 1982-1985
SI Softball Leinster Premier Division (Seasons):
2023 SL Premier Division Champions: TBD
2022 SL Premier Division Champions: Dodder Dynamoes 10-2 (54pts)
SI Softball Leinster Premier League (Seasons):2019 2018 2017
SI Softball Leinster Premier Division (Seasons): 2016 2015 2014
Softball Ireland Leinster League Premier Division (Seasons): 2011 2010 2007 2006
ISA Leinster Softball Association Premier 1 League (Seasons): 2003 2002 2001 2000
Leinster Softball Association 1st Division (seasons): 1998 1999
IBSA Leinster Softball League Division 1 (Seasons): 1994
Dublin Softball League (Seasons): 1982
Leinster Softball League Level 2
Leinster Softball League History 1990-1999
In 1990 the first Irish Softball Association was formed, which in 1992 became the Irish Baseball & Softball Association, adding a Second Division. A third Division was added in 1994, and a Fourth in 1996. In 1997 the Female Slowpitch League for Competitive Females was added.In 1998 the IBSA was renamed the Irish Baseball & Softball Federation.
Leinster Softball League Level 2
LSL Division 2 1996-1999, LSL Premier 2 Division 2000-2003; SILL Division 1 2004-2011; SL Division 1 2012-2021
Leinster Softball League Level 2 (Decade / Era Overviews- Final Tables):
Leinster Softball League | Division 2 1996-1999
Leinster Softball League | Premier 2 Division 2000-2003
Softball Ireland Leinster League Division 1 2004-2011
Softball Leinster | Division 1 2012-2019
Softball Leinster Division 1 (Seasons):
2023 SL Division 1 Champions: TBD
Softball Leinster Division 1A (Seasons): 2020
Softball Leinster Division 1B (Seasons): 2020
Leinster Softball League Level 3
Leinster Softball League History 2000-2004
In 2000 a split occurred between the Baseball & Softball Federations, and The Irish Softball Association took over the running of Softball in Ireland. A fifth Coed Division was added that year and in 2001 a Seventh Level, the Men’s Non-Competitive League was added. 2002 was the last year of the Women’s Slowpitch League.
Leinster Softball League Level 3
Leinster Softball League Division 3 1996-1999; LSL Senior Division 2000-2003; SILL Division 2 2004-2011; SL Division 2 2012-2020
Leinster Softball League Level 3 (Decade / Era Overviews- Final Tables):
Leinster Softball League | Division 3 1996-1999
Leinster Softball League | Senior Division 2000-2003
Softball Ireland Leinster League Division 2 2004-2011
Softball Leinster | Division 2 2012-2019
Softball Leinster Division 2 (Seasons):
2023 SLD2 Champions: TBD
Leinster Softball League Levels 4-7
Leinster Softball History 2012-Present
Softball Leinster was reformed in 2011 for the purposes of running the League from 2012 onwards, with the League dropping to three levels.(Softball Leinster 2011-Present)
Leinster Softball League Levels 4-7
LSL Division 4 1996-1999; LSL Junior Division 2000-2003; LSL Division 3 2004-2011.
Leinster Softball League Level 4
Leinster Softball League Division 4 1996-1999
Leinster Softball League | Junior Division 2000-2003
Softball Ireland Leinster League Division 3 2004-2011
Softball Leinster Division 3 (seasons):
2023 SLD3 Champions: TBD
Leinster Softball League Level 5
Leinster Softball League | Minor Division 2000-2001
Softball Ireland Leinster League Division 4 2004-2007
Leinster Softball League Level 6
Leinster Softball Association 6th Division 1997-1998
Leinster Softball League Male Division
Leinster Softball Cups
Aside from the Leinster Softball League there has also been Leinster Softball Knockout (elimination) Cups, such as the Leinster Championship in the early 1990s and the 5:5 Pennant in the late 1990s.
Leinster Softball Cups
Leinster Softball Association 5:5 Pennant
Leinster Softball Association | 5:5 Senior Pennant 1998-1999
Leinster Softball Association | 5:5 Junior Pennant 1998-1999
Leinster Softball Teams
Dodder Dynamoes are the oldest (and original) Softball team in Ireland, dating right back to the 1980s and the Dublin Softball League prior to the founding of the Irish Softball Association.
Dublin City Softball Teams
Leinster Softball Association 5:5 Pennant
Dublin 4 – Wanderers FC, Ballsbridge
Kegs Softball Club
Dublin 5 – St. Anne’s Park, Raheny
Batpak
Renegades Softball Club
Stormriders Softball Club
Dublin 6W – ETB Sports Grounds, Terenure
Dodder Softball Club
Co. Fingal Softball Teams
Leinster Softball Association 5:5 Pennant
Dublin 13 – Seagrange Park, Baldoyle
TNT (‘The New Team’)
Dublin 15 – Castleknock College
Castleknock Softball Club
Dublin Bay Packers
Co. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Softball Teams
Leinster Softball Association 5:5 Pennant
Dublin 14 – Marlay Park, Rathfarnham
Marlay Softball Club
Suspects Softball Club
Co. South Dublin Softball Teams
Leinster Softball Association 5:5 Pennant
Dublin 12 – Stannaway Park, Kimmage
Temple Bar Hippetys Softball Club
Stannaway Softball Club
Leinster Provincial Softball Teams
Leinster Softball Association 5:5 Pennant
Co. Wicklow – Charlesland
Wicklow Wolves
Co. Meath – Ashbourne
Ashbourne Baseball and Softball Club
Provincial Softball
Leinster Softball League 1989-Present; Dublin Softball League 1982-1989; Leinster Softball Cups.
Galway Softball League 2021; Galway Softball Trophy 2014-2018
Munster Softball League 2010-2011
Ulster Softball League 2008-Present
Winter Softball
Winter Softball
Irish National Fastpitch League
Gemstorm Winter Softball League 1998-2001
Softball Intervarsities 2001-2016
Dublin Indoor Softball Tournament 2008-2015; Winter Indoor Softball Tournament 2011-2017; Indoor Softball Tournaments 2011-2020
Softball Blitzes
Softball Blitzes
Softball Blitz Finals 2006-Present
Longford Development Blitz 2001-2002
Budweiser Challenge Trophy 1989, Castleknock Invitational Blitz 2008-2013; Flyers Invitational Blitz 2010; Suspects Pink Blitz 1999-Present
Aughinish All-Ireland Challenge 1986-1988; Munsier Invitational Softball Tournament 2004-2005
Softball Ulster Start of Seasson Blitz 2018
Little League
Little League
IBSF Little League 1996; Little League Ireland 2003-2005; Softball Ireland Little League 2006-Present
Irish Baseball Association 1961-1966; Tuam Cadet Baseball 1970; Donegal Baseball & Softball Association 1988; Baseball Ireland Cadet 2004-2009; 2021
Baseball USA
Baseball USA
Irish-born Major League Baseball Players; Negro Baseball Leagues – Irish Connections
Irish-Born Minor League Baseball Players
Arizona Fall League
Ulster Buccaneers in the Men’s Senior Baseball League Amateur World Series 2017-present
WBSC World Baseball and Softball Confederation
WBSC World Baseball and Softball Confederation
Ireland in the European Championships 1998-Present
British Baseball Federation National League 1991
Fastpitch: Women’s World and European Softball Championships, Coed Slowpitch National Teams: European Coed Slowpitch Softball Championships. Coed Slowpitch Club Teams: European Cup Coed Slowpitch, European Coed Slowpitch Softball Super Cup
National Pro Fastpitch 2019; UK Softball 1991
What is in the Website?
All-Time Results
All-Time Results of the Irish Baseball, Irish Softball, Irish Baseball players abroad and those who have immigrated to Ireland.
Irish Abroad
The All-Time record of Irish Players Abroad, playing at High Levels.
International Results
The All-Time Record of Irish Internationals in the Baseball and Softball
What people say
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― John Gunning – Irish Sumo Wrestler (represented Ireland at the World Championships) and writer for Japan Times, American Football International
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