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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