Baseball Ireland | Little League 2018

Final League Table

 

  P W L T GB Pts
Ashbourne Giants 10 7 2 1  
Greystones Mariners 8 5 2 1 1  
Belfast Badgers 8 2 4 2 3.5  
Sutton Red Rox 1            
Sutton Red Rox 2            

Reference: [19][20]

 

Playoff Results

 

Date Home Team   Away Team  
  Final Blitz      
09.09.18 Ashbourne Giants W Sutton Red Rox L
09.09.18 Belfast Badgers W Ashbourne giants L
09.09.18 Greystones Mariners 2 Ashbourne Giants 0

Reference: [3][4][6][15][21]

 

  P W L T GB Pts
Greystones Mariners            
Belfast Badgers 4 3 1 0    
Ashbourne Giants            
Sutton Red Rox 1            
Sutton Red Rox 2            

Reference: [15][21]

Regular Season Results

 

Date Home Team   Away Team  
  Week 1   (Ashbourne)  
29.04.18 Ashbourne Giants 12 Sutton Red Rox 1 4
29.04.18 Sutton Red Rox 2 13 Ashbourne Giants 14
  Week 2   (Greystones)  
06.05.18 Greystones Mariners   Sutton Red Rox 1  
06.05.18 Sutton Red Rox 2   Greystones Mariners  
  Week 3   (Sutton)  
13.05.18 Sutton Red Rox 1 5 Belfast Badgers 7
13.05.18 Belfast Badgers L Sutton Red Rox 2 W
  Week 3   (Ashbourne)  
13.05.18 Ashbourne Giants 5 Greystones Mariners 9
13.05.18 Greystones Mariners 23 Ashbourne Giants 12
  Week 4   (Ashbourne)  
20.05.18 Ashbourne Giants 10 Belfast Badgers 1
20.05.18 Belfast Badgers 5 Ashbourne Giants 6
  Week 5   (Sutton)  
27.05.18 Sutton Red Rox 2   Sutton Red Rox 1  
27.05.18 Sutton Red Rox 1   Sutton Red Rox 2  
  Week 6   (Belfast)  
03.06.18 Belfast Badgers T Sutton Red Rox 1 T
03.06.18 Sutton Red Rox 2 T Belfast Badgers T
  Week 7   (Greystones)  
09.06.18 Greystones Mariners   Sutton Red Rox 1  
09.06.18 Sutton Red Rox 2   Greystones Mariners  
  Week 8   (Sutton)  
17.06.18 Sutton Red Rox 1 0 Ashbourne Giants 11
17.06.18 Ashbourne Giants 14 Sutton Red Rox 2 2
  Week 9   (Belfast)  
24.06.18 Belfast Badgers 7 Greystones Mariners 6
24.06.18 Greystones Mariners W Belfast Badgers L
  Week 9   (Sutton)  
24.06.18 Sutton Red Rox 1 5 Ashbourne Giants 5
24.06.18 Ashbourne Giants 8 Sutton Red Rox 2 2
  Week 10   (Sutton)  
01.07.18 Sutton Red Rox 1   Ashbourne Giants  
01.07.18 Ashbourne Giants   Sutton Red Rox 2  

References: Fixtures: [7] Results: [5][9][10][11][12][17][18][19][20]

 

Home Venues

 

Team Home Field
Ashbourne Giants Ashbourne International Baseball Centre, Meath
Greystones Mariners  
Sutton Red Rox Suttonians RFC, Fingal

 

Websites

 

Baseball Ireland (2017) Baseball Ireland Logo Car Sticker [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/images/carsticker.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2017]

 

Websites

 

[20] Ashbourne Baseball Club (2018) ASHBOURNE BASEBALL CLUB LITTLE LEAGUE GAMES SCHEDULE [Internet] Available from: http://ashbournebaseball.com/?sports_team_schedule_type=littleleague [Accessed 1 October 2018]

[21] Baseball Ireland (2018) Baseball Ireland News: “September 2018 – Little League Blitz 2018” [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/news.php#251 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

 

Social Media

 

[1] Ashbourne Baseball Club Facebook Page (2018) Post August 9 2018: “Lots of Baseball this weekend in Ashbourne!” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/ashbournebaseball/posts/2083382535028598 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[2] Ashbourne Baseball Club Facebook Page (2018) Post August 12 2018: “Mariners win the Little League Blitz 2018 perpetual trophy, in a thrilling final with the Giants.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/ashbournebaseball/posts/2088427857857399 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[3] Ashbourne Baseball Club Facebook Page (2018) Post September 9 2018: “Game 1 has just finished at the Little League finals. Ashbourne Giants winning over Sutton Red Rox.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/ashbournebaseball/posts/2130169710349880 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[4] Ashbourne Baseball Club Facebook Page (2018) Post September 9 2018: “Belfast Badgers have beaten Ashbourne Giants.
Badgers are in lead position for the National Little League Championship with one round of games left to play.”
[Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/ashbournebaseball/posts/2130409793659205 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[5] Ashbourne Baseball Club Facebook Page (2018) Post April 29 2018: “Congratulations to Ashbourne Giants Little League team who had their home season opener double-header today against the Sutton Red Rox.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/ashbournebaseball/posts/1938500396183480 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[6] Baseball Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post September 13 2018: “Congratulations to the Greystones Mariners after their 2-0 win over Ashbourne Giants in the final game of the little league playoff blitz.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/baseballireland/posts/2069654133079373 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[7] Baseball Academy Northern Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post March 24 2018: “It’s Here! Our first ever league schedule” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballAcademyIreland/posts/1636523156443254 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[8] Baseball Academy Northern Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post March 24 2018: “This years blitzes youth camp and league finals” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballAcademyIreland/posts/1636526269776276 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[9] Baseball Academy Northern Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Post May 13 2018: “Badgers win: We travelled down to sutton to take park in our first ever league games” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballAcademyIreland/posts/1686667701428799 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[10] Baseball Academy Northern Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post May 20 2018: “We took on the Giants today in Ashbourne and had 2 hard fought games” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballAcademyIreland/posts/1693198820775687 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[11] Baseball Academy Northern Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post June 3 2018: “What a day for the Badgers with two draws against the red Sox [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballAcademyIreland/posts/1706919632736939 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[12] Baseball Academy Northern Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Post June 24 2018: “A very hot day in hydebank today and your Badgers got off to a flyer [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballAcademyIreland/posts/1733811730047729 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[13] Baseball Academy Northern Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post July 4 2018: “Our next games will be in Sutton for our first blitz of the year.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballAcademyIreland/posts/1749612091801026 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[14] Baseball Academy Northern Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post August 6 2018: “A hugely successful Belfast blitz yesterday we like to thank all those who helped out” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballAcademyIreland/posts/1801209726641262 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[15] Baseball Academy Northern Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Post September 9 2018: “Well done badgers going 3-1 today to finish second in the league in our first season.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballAcademyIreland/posts/1852384038190497 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[16] Greystones Mariners Facebook Page (2018) Post May 6 2018: “Little League (ages 9 – 13) season kicks off today. The Mariners play host to the Sutton Red Rox.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/GreystonesMariners/posts/1627609047293284 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[17] Greystones Mariners Facebook Page (2018) Video:”Mariners Little League beat Ashbourne Giants in game 1 of 2. Strong pitching by Takuma. Jack A drives in a pair with a triple in bottom of the second. Final score 21-12.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/GreystonesMariners/videos/1634349763285879/ [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[18] Greystones Mariners Facebook Page (2018) Post May 13 2018:”Mariners Little League sweep Giants in a close game 2 of the double header. Final score 9-5.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/GreystonesMariners/posts/1634418039945718 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[19] Greystones Mariners Facebook Page (2018) Post June 24 2018:”The Mariners Little league team travelled north to play Belfast badgers splitting the double header. A fantastic day of baseball. They finish the regular season 5 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/GreystonesMariners/posts/1458020517585472https://www.facebook.com/GreystonesMariners/posts/1679210738799781 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Conville & Mark Giblin

 

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Researched, Compiled and Written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 5 July 2019

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