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BBI Baseball Ireland B League 2023

Standings

Baseball Ireland B1 League 2023

PosTeamWLFFPtsPctGBRSRAL10Strk
1740210.63601691156-4-0-0W2
2630180.667099816-3-0-0W3
3620180.75001121046-2-0-0W1
4610180.8570106376-1-0-0W4
535090.3750801223-5-0-0L1
6009-360.00000770-0-0-9F9

Baseball Ireland B2 League 2023

PosTeamWLFFPtsPctGBRSRAL10Strk
1910270.9000200989-1-0-0L1
2550150.50001441325-5-0-0W3
3460120.40001031384-6-0-0L2
435090.37501191443-5-0-0W1
544180.444063834-4-0-1F1
618030.1110791651-8-0-0L2

Standings calculated automatically from results. For Official Results and Standings please visit the Baseball Ireland website at [Results and Standings References: 1]

Playoffs

Regular Season Results

Baseball Ireland B League 2023

Match Day Week 1
(Week 1)
2 - 13

Dublin Hurricanes B vs Dublin Spartans B

Match Day Week 2
(Week 2)
4 - 26

Ashbourne Titans vs Belfast Northstars

(Week 2)
16 - 7

Dublin Hurricanes B vs Ashbourne Giants B

(Week 2)
24 - 14

Red Rox Baseball vs Vikings

(Week 2)
6 - 10

Belfast Buccaneers vs Ashbourne Stags

(Week 2)
20 - 16

Cork Renegades vs Dublin Spartans B

(Week 2)
13 - 23

Belfast Buccaneers vs Ashbourne Stags

Match Day Week 3
(Week 3)
26 - 8

Red Rox Baseball vs Belfast Buccaneers

Match Day Week 4
(Week 4)
9 - 0 #

Red Rox Baseball vs Comets Baseball

(Week 4)
5 - 11

Ashbourne Titans vs Cork Renegades

(Week 4)
15 - 22

Dublin Hurricanes B vs Vikings

Match Day Week 5
(Week 5)
13 - 11

Mariners Baseball B vs Dublin Hurricanes B

(Week 5)
9 - 0 #

Cork Renegades vs Ashbourne Stags

(Week 5)
6 - 21

Belfast Buccaneers vs Belfast Northstars

Match Day Week 6
(Week 6)
5 - 10

Belfast Northstars vs Ashbourne Titans

(Week 6)
16 - 6

Ashbourne Giants B vs Ashbourne Stags

(Week 6)
12 - 8

Ashbourne Giants B vs Belfast Buccaneers

(Week 6)
19 - 26

Dublin Spartans B vs Red Rox Baseball

(Week 6)
24 - 12

Cork Renegades vs Vikings

Match Day Week 7
(Week 7)
7 - 2

Ashbourne Giants B vs Belfast Buccaneers

(Week 7)
21 - 20

Dublin Spartans B vs Ashbourne Stags

(Week 7)
20 - 16

Ashbourne Stags vs Dublin Spartans B

(Week 7)
7 - 13

Red Rox Baseball vs Belfast Northstars

(Week 7)
17 - 5

Ashbourne Titans vs Vikings

(Week 7)
15 - 15

Cork Renegades vs Dublin Hurricanes B

Match Day Week 9
(Week 9)
21 - 25

Dublin Spartans B vs Belfast Buccaneers

(Week 9)
9 - 0 #

Ashbourne Giants B vs Comets Baseball

(Week 9)
21 - 6

Belfast Northstars vs Vikings

(Week 9)
19 - 5

Ashbourne Titans vs Mariners Baseball B

(Week 9)
17 - 9

Dublin Hurricanes B vs Red Rox Baseball

Match Day Week 10
(Week 10)
20 - 10

Mariners Baseball B vs Ashbourne Stags

(Week 10)
0 # - 9

Comets Baseball vs Belfast Northstars

(Week 10)
9 - 7

Mariners Baseball B vs Ashbourne Giants B

Match Day Week 11 Midweek
(Week 11 Midweek)
14 - 12

Red Rox Baseball vs Ashbourne Titans

Match Day Week 11
(Week 11)
4 - 31

Dublin Spartans B vs Cork Renegades

(Week 11)
9 - 0 #

Ashbourne Stags vs Comets Baseball

(Week 11)
15 - 14

Mariners Baseball B vs Red Rox Baseball

(Week 11)
18 - 26

Dublin Hurricanes B vs Cork Renegades

Match Day Week 12
(Week 12)
0 # - 9

Comets Baseball vs Vikings

(Week 12)
0 - 21

Ashbourne Stags vs Cork Renegades

(Week 12)
11 - 4

Belfast Northstars vs Red Rox Baseball

Match Day Week 13 Midweek
(Week 13 Midweek)
15 - 3

Red Rox Baseball vs Ashbourne Giants B

Match Day Week 13
(Week 13)
2 - 18

Ashbourne Giants B vs Cork Renegades

(Week 13)
16 - 5

Dublin Hurricanes B vs Ashbourne Stags

(Week 13)
0 # - 9

Comets Baseball vs Dublin Spartans B

(Week 13)
18 - 15

Ashbourne Titans vs Mariners Baseball B

Match Day Week 14 Midweek
(Week 14 Midweek)
9 - 0 #

Vikings vs Ashbourne Giants B

Match Day Week 14
(Week 14)
7 - 0 #

Ashbourne Titans vs Comets Baseball

(Week 14)
7 - 0 #

Ashbourne Titans vs Comets Baseball

(Week 14)
3 - 13

Belfast Buccaneers vs Dublin Hurricanes B

(Week 14)
26 - 25

Mariners Baseball B vs Cork Renegades

(Week 14)
8 - 21

Belfast Buccaneers vs Dublin Hurricanes B

(Week 14)
3 - 21

Vikings vs Red Rox Baseball

Match Day Week
(Week)
0 # - 9

Comets Baseball vs Mariners Baseball B

For Official Results and Standings please visit the Baseball Ireland website at [Results and Standings References: 1]

Weekly Recaps

Week 1 (2 April 2023)

Dublin Spartans B’s 13-2 defeat of Dublin Hurricanes B at Corkagh Park was the only game to go ahead on opening day 2023. [References: S-1]

Week 2 (15-16 April 2023)

In the B1 League Belfast Northstars opened with a 26-4 victory at Ashbourne Titans in Co. Meath’s International Baseball Centre and Red Rox from Portmarnock played host to Vikings from Shankill, with the Fingal team winning 24-14. The B2 League featured a Dublin Hurricanes B playing host to Ashbourne Giants B, with the Clondalkin-based Hurricanes B winning 16-7. A double-header between Belfast Buccaneers and Ashbourne Stags at Hydebank Park witnessed two Stags victories: 10-6 and 23-13. Undoubtedly the game of the weekend, however, was Cork Renegades debut, winning 20-16 versus Dublin Spartans B. [References: S-1]

ABOUT BASEBALL IRELAND B LEAGUE 2023 SEASON

The 2023 Baseball Ireland B League season shall be the 17th of the B League since it spilt into two Leagues (A and B) in 2007, and the 27th in total since the Irish Baseball League was founded in 1997 (there were earlier attempts at starting an Irish Baseball League from the 1960s onwards – see the International Baseball page on Eirball for more details as well as Josh Chetwynd’s book “Baseball in Europe”.

There are a total of 12 teams in the B League in 2023, including one new team: Cork Renegades, replacing Cork Cosmos and Cork Cosmos 1. All other teams have returned: Red Rox from Portmarnock, North Co. Dublin / Co. Fingal; Ashbourne Giants have entered four teams: Ashbourne Giants B team, Ashbourne Titans as well as Ashbourne Stags all playing in the B League; Dublin City Hurricanes B and Dublin Spartans B; Belfast Baseball’s A Team the NorthStars and B Team the Belfast Buccaneers.

This makes for a grand total of 16 teams across the A League and B1 & B2 Leagues . For the 2023 season Ashbourne Giants B have been relegated from the B1 League and Cork Cosmos removed from the same League and Red Rox Baseball and Mariners Vikings have been promoted to the B1 League from the B2 League. Cork Renegades replace Cork Cosmos 1 in the B2 League.

Map of Ireland 2022 Counties, Boroughs and Districts showing logos and locations of BIAL B League teams 2022

Baseball Stock Image

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References

Results and Standings References

[1] Baseball Ireland (2023) Baseball Ireland B League 2023 [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/league/180842/ [Accessed 3 April 2023]

LOGO REFERENCES

[1] Dublin Hurricanes (2022) Ashbourne-Giants-WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-25-at-15.10.11-128×128 [Internet] Available from: http://www.dublinhurricanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Ashbourne-Giants-WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-25-at-15.10.11-128×128.jpeg [Accessed 15 February 2022]

[1] Ashbourne Baseball Club Facebook (2021) Photo, August 2, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/ashbournebaseball/photos/a.2035607616472757/4605555402811286 [Accessed 14 August 2021]

[3] Dublin City Hurricanes (2021) Ashbourne-Titans-Logo-150×150 [Internet] Available from: http://www.dublinhurricanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Ashbourne-Titans-Logo-150×150.png [Accessed 20 July 2021]

[1] Dublin City Hurricanes (2021) Belfast-Buccaneers-WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-25-at-15.12.41 [Internet] Available from: http://www.dublinhurricanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Belfast-Buccaneers-WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-25-at-15.12.41.jpeg [Accessed 20 July 2021]

[1] Belfast North Stars Twitter Profile (2020) Profile Picture [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/378800000271538121/e6476e623da23b987667e514c64569a3_400x400.jpeg [Accessed 25 August 2020]

[32] Dublin City Hurricanes Facebook Page (2018) Dublin City Hurricanes Logo [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-1/p200x200/10933776_804798689591934_8248138920111264355_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&oh=fa032b0e9afd140ec2e5ffa4f8ae3c0b&oe=5C54C203 [Accessed 6 October 2018]

[32] Dublin Spartans Facebook Page (2018) Dublin Spartans Logo [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-1/p200x200/12472700_1694851807430395_1309963740216936694_n.png?_nc_cat=110&oh=7c98365b37e8084eb781a5c420a31619&oe=5C517A8C [Accessed 6 October 2018]

[38] Comets Baseball Facebook Page (2020) Profile Picture, February 13, 2020. [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/Cavan.Comets/photos/a.143624539012535/3497830903591865/ [Accessed 19 June 2021]

[4] Mariners Baseball (2021) Profile Picture, April 7 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/MarinersBaseballClub/photos/a.152658488121688/3793642710689896/ [Accessed 19 June 2021]

[4] Dublin City Hurricanes (2021) Red Rox Baseball [Internet] Available from: http://www.dublinhurricanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Red-Rox-Baseball-WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-25-at-15.10.43-150×150.jpeg [Accessed 20 July 2021]

[39] Baseball Ireland (2023) Belfast-Buccaneers-Logo-300×260 [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Belfast-Buccaneers-Logo-300×260.jpeg [Accessed 19 April 2023]

[40] Baseball Ireland (2023) Cork-Renegades-2023-298×300 [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Cork-Renegades-2023-298×300.jpeg [Accessed 17 April 2023]

[41] Baseball Ireland (2023) Dublin-Spartans-2023-300×300 [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dublin-Spartans-2023-300×300.jpeg [Accessed 19 April 2023]

[42] Baseball Ireland (2023) Belfast-Northstars-272×300 [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Belfast-Northstars-272×300.jpeg [Accessed 17 April 2023]

IMAGES

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

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Adrian Kelly, Tom Kelley and Dr. Jose A. Santos (Baseball Ireland) and Rav Mphande and Charles Fabian (Dublin City Hurricanes).

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 16 January 2023

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