Final Standings
| P | W | L | D | RF | RA | RD | GB | Pts | |
| B League North | |||||||||
| *Ashbourne Giants U21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 70 | 72 | 0 | 24 |
| Belfast Buccaneers | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 91 | 83 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| Comets Baseball | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 101 | -1 | 4 | 12 |
| Dublin City Hurricanes B | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 57 | 157 | -100 | 8 | 0 |
| B League South | |||||||||
| *Mariners Baseball B | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 62 | 103 | 0 | 27 |
| Ashbourne Stags | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 74 | 33 | 0 | 27 |
| Cork Cosmos | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 59 | 114 | -55 | 7 | 3 |
| Dublin Spartans B | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 129 | -82 | 7 | 3 |
Playoffs
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| B League Final | ||||
| 26.09.2020 | Mariners Baseball B | 5 | Ashbourne Giants U21 | 13 |
Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Week 1 | ||||
| 18.07.2020 | Ashbourne Giants U21 | 10 | Ashbourne Stags | 11 |
| 18.07.2020 | Comets Baseball | 13 | Dublin Spartans B | 3 |
| 19.07.2020 | Mariners Baseball B | 25 | Dublin City Hurricanes B | 0 |
| 22.07.2020 | Mariners Baseball B | 15 | Ashbourne Stags | 0 |
| Week 2 | ||||
| 25.07.2020 | Ashbourne Stags | 15 | Cork Cosmos | 4 |
| 25.07.2020 | Belfast Baseball | 11 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 10 |
| 25.07.2020 | Cork Cosmos | 4 | Ashbourne Stags | 14 |
| 25.07.2020 | Dublin City Hurricanes B | 1 | Belfast Baseball | 18 |
| 26.07.2020 | Mariers Baseball B | 15 | Dublin Spartans B | 5 |
| Week 3 | ||||
| 01.08.2020 | Comets Baseball | 15 | Dublin City Hurricanes B | 13 |
| 01.08.2020 | Dublin Spartans B | 8 | Mariners Baseball | 20 |
| 01.08.2020 | Dublin City Hurricanes B | 4 | Comets Baseball | 14 |
| 05.08.2020 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 4 | Ashbourne Stags | 15 |
| Week 4 | ||||
| 08.08.2020 | Dublin Spartans B | 1 | Belfast Baseball | 22 |
| 08.08.2020 | Mariners Baseball B | 22 | Comets Baseball | 16 |
| 08.08.2020 | Cork Cosmos | 5 | Ashbourne Giants U21 | 24 |
| 12.08.2020 | Ashbourne Giants U21 | 15 | Dublin City Hurricanes B | 5 |
| 12.08.2020 | Ashbourne Stags | 9 | Dublin Spartans B | 3 |
| Week 5 | ||||
| 22.08.2020 | Belfast Baseball | 10 | Comets Baseball | 14 |
| 15.08.2020 | Dublin Spartans B | p | Cork Cosmos | p |
| 22.08.2020 | Comets Baseball | 5 | Belfast Baseball | 11 |
| 15.08.2020 | Cork Cosmos | p | Dublin Spartans B | p |
| 23.08.2020 | Dublin City Hurricanes B | 11 | Ashbourne Giants U21 | 24 |
| 19.08.2020 | Ashbourne Stags | 8 | Mariners Baseball B | 5 |
| Week 6 | ||||
| 29.08.2020 | Ashbourne Giants U21 | 14 | Comets Baseball | 5 |
| 29.08.2020 | Belfast Baseball | 15 | Cork Cosmos | 6 |
| 29.08.2020 | Comets Baseball | 8 | Ashbourne Giants U21 | 11 |
| 29.08.2020 | Dublin Spartans B | 8 | Ashbourne Stags | 18 |
| Week 7 | ||||
| 05.09.2020 | Belfast Baseball | 12 | Mariners Baseball B | 23 |
| 05.09.2020 | Cork Cosmos | 12 | Dublin Spartans B | 16 |
| 05.09.2020 | Cork Cosmos | 20 | Dublin City Hurricanes B | 9 |
| 05.09.2020 | Dublin Spartans B | 3 | Ashbourne Giants U21 | 20 |
| 06.09.2020 | Ashbourne Stags | 13 | Comets Baseball | 10 |
| Week 8 | ||||
| 12.09.2020 | Ashbourne Giants U21 | 8 | Belfast Baseball | 7 |
| 12.09.2020 | Mariners Baseball B | 10 | Cork Cosmos | 0 |
| 12.09.2020 | Belfast Baseball | 3 | Ashbourne Giants U21 | 12 |
| 12.09.2020 | Cork Cosmos | 9 | Mariners Baseball B | 18 |
| Week 9 | ||||
| 19.09.2020 | Ashbourne Stags | 14 | Belfast Baseball | 11 |
| 19.09.2020 | Comets Baseball | Cork Cosmos | ||
| 19.09.2020 | Ashbourne Giants U21 | 4 | Mariners Baseball B | 12 |
| 20.09.2020 | Dublin City Hurricanes B | Dublin Spartans B |
Report
After three weeks of the Baseball Ireland B League 2020 season, Mariners Baseball B (4-0), Comets Baseball (3-0) and Belfast Baseball (2-0) were all undefeated. Ashbourne Stags, the B-team of the Ashbourne Giants, were hot on their heels with three wins and only one loss to Mariners Baseball B. New team Cork Cosmos (0-2), Dublin Spartans B (0-3), Ashbourne Giants U21 (0-1) and Dublin City Hurricanes B had all yet to register a win.
By the end of August Belfast Buccaneers (4-1), Comets (4-2) and Ashbourne Giants U21 (3-1) were neck-and-neck in the B-1 Conference. In the B-2 Conference Ashbourne Stags (6-1) and Mariners B (5-1) were well out in front, although only Dublin City Hurricanes B (0-8) had been eliminated.
At the end of the season on 20 September 2020, Mariners B won the B League South Pennant with a 12-4 victory over Ashbourne Giants U21 to finish on 9-1 (27 Pts), the same as Ashbourne Stags, but won the Pennant on Runs Difference over Ashbourne Stags who also finished 9-1.
Ashbourne Giants U21 won the B League North Pennant with an 8-2 (24 Pts) Record. Belfast Buccaneers finished 5-5 (15 Pts) and Comets Baseball 4-5 (12 Pts) finished in 2nd and third in the North. In the South, Cork Cosmos finished 1-7 (3 Pts) in their debut season, the same as Dublin Spartans B. Dublin City Hurricanes finished winless in the North Conference.
In the Final, however, Ashbourne Giants U21 gained revenge over Mariners Baseball B, winning 13-5 in a winner-takes-all game.
Home Venues
| Team | Home Venue |
| Ashbourne Giants U21 | International Baseball Centre, Ashbourne, Co. Meath |
| Ashbourne Stags | International Baseball Centre, Ashbourne, Co. Meath |
| Belfast Baseball | Hydebank Playing Fields, Belfast |
| Comets Baseball | Clones Peace Link Park, Co. Monaghan. |
| Cork Cosmos | Cork Field |
| Dublin City Hurricanes B | Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin |
| Dublin Spartans B | Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin |
| Mariners Baseball B | Shanganagh Park, Co. Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown. |
References
[1] Baseball Ireland (2019) logo-300×85 [Internet] Available from: https://shared2.sportsmanager.ie/~baseballireland/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/logo-300×85.png [Accessed 4 August 2020]
Websites
[2] Baseball Ireland (2020) B League [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/league/151694/ [Accessed 4 August 2020]
[3] Baseball Ireland (2020) Results [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/results/ [Accessed 28 August 2020][17 September 2020][Last Accessed 29 September 2020]
[4] Baseball Ireland (2020) League Standings as of 28 August 2020 / 14 September 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/irish-league-standings-as-of-28-august/ [Accessed 28 August 2020][17 September 2020][Last Accessed 29 September 2020]
Social Media
[5] Mariners Baseball (2020) Post, September 20, 2020:”
A & B League Pennants belong to us .” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/MarinersBaseballClub/photos/a.645537192167146/3243650042355835/ [Accessed 29 September 2020]
[6] Dublin Live (2020) Champions! [Internet] Available from: https://i2-prod.dublinlive.ie/incoming/article19019676.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/3_5c43bc56-39cc-4110-a3af-43576a11ae00.jpg [Accessed 29 September 2020]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Peter Kavanagh, Baseball Ireland & Peter Mullen, Dublin Black Sox
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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
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Last Updated: 17 September 2020
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