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April 8, 2024April 8, 2024

Women’s Professional Fastpitch 2022

Final Standings

Women’s Professional Fastpitch 2022
Final Standings 2022	W	L	Pct	GB
USSSA Pride	19	10	0.655	–
SIS Vipers	17	13	0.567	2.5
Other Teams Total	4	17	0.100	11
Other Teams	W	L	Pct	GB
*(International Teams)*
Japan	1	0	1.000	N/A
USA	1	0	1.000	N/A
Australia	0	2	0.000	N/A
Team Mexico (2022)	0	3	0.000	N/A
*(League All-Stars)*
HFL	0	2	0.000	N/A
CCSL	0	2	0.000	N/A
*(Other Teams)*
Florida Vibe	2	4	0.333	N/A
Alliance	0	2	0.000	N/A
S&S Sports	0	2	0.000	N/A
Totals:	40	40	0.500	N/A

[1] Ballclubz (2022) Women’s Professional Fastpitch 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://www.ballclubz.com/wpf [Accessed: 14 January 2023]

Women’s Professional Fastpitch 2022 Report and Information

WPF 2022 Season Report

USSSA Pride came out on top of the 2022 Women’s Professional Fastpitch season, winning 19 of 29 games compared to SIS Vipers’ record of 17 wins in 30 games. Invited teams including USA, Japan, Australia and Team Mexico (2022) as well as a couple of League All-Star teams and three other teams went a Total of 4-17.¹

About WPF 2022

Women’s Professional Fastpitch (WPF) replaced the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) that had ceased operations during the COVID pandemic. 2022 was the first year of WPF and featured two regular teams: the USSSA Pride (representing the United States Speciality Sports Association) and the SIS Vipers (representing Smash It Sports). Almost all games were played at USSSA’s Space Coast Stadium in Florida, and most of the rest played at Choccolocco Park, Oxford, Alabama. ²

About Fastpitch Softball

Fastpitch Softball is a competitive version of Recreational Mixed Softball, or Baseball, and in USA is primarily a Competitive Women’s version of the game, with a Professional League for women: National Pro Fastpitch. It differs from the Recreational Coed version of the sport in that the pitching is very fast, released after 360 degrees rotation of the pitcher’s arm, and does not have to be in a soft arc like in traditional softball.³

Fastpitch Softball Stock Image

References

[1-2] Ballclubz (2022) Women’s Professional Fastpitch 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://www.ballclubz.com/wpf [Accessed: 14 January 2023]

[3] Fastpitch Ireland (2024) What is Fastpitch Softball? [Internet] Available from: http://fastpitchsoftball.ie/fastpitch/ [Accessed 8 April 2024]

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

First Published: 8 April 2024. Last Updated: 8 April 2024

May 11, 2023

Softball Leinster Division 3 2023

Standings

Softball Leinster Division 3 2023

Pos	Team	W	L	FF	TP	RS	RA	Diff
1	Stoneballerz	1	0	0	5	13	4	9
2	Ashbourne Comets	1	0	0	5	7	0	7
2	Hippety Hippos	1	0	0	5	7	0	7
4	Wicklow Cubs	0	1	0	2	4	13	-9
5	Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Deadly Suspects	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	G&Ts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Thirsty Camels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Marlay Mustangs	0	0	2	0	0	14	-14

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

Softball Leinster Division 3 2023


Match Day Week 1
April 24, 2023 (Week 1) 7:00 pm N/A Wicklow Cubs vs Ashbourne Comets
April 24, 2023 (Week 1) 0 # - 7 N/A Marlay Mustangs vs Hippety Hippos
April 24, 2023 (Week 1) 7:00 pm N/A G&Ts vs Thirsty Camels
April 24, 2023 (Week 1) 7:00 pm N/A Stoneballerz vs Brewers
Match Day Week 2
May 1, 2023 (Week 2) 7:00 pm N/A Wicklow Cubs vs G&Ts
May 1, 2023 (Week 2) 0 # - 7 N/A Marlay Mustangs vs Ashbourne Comets
May 1, 2023 (Week 2) 7:00 pm N/A Hippety Hippos vs Deadly Suspects
May 1, 2023 (Week 2) 7:00 pm N/A Thirsty Camels vs Stoneballerz
Match Day Week 3
May 8, 2023 (Week 3) 7:00 pm N/A Hippety Hippos vs Ashbourne Comets
May 8, 2023 (Week 3) 7:00 pm N/A Deadly Suspects vs Brewers
May 8, 2023 (Week 3) 4 - 13 N/A Wicklow Cubs vs Stoneballerz
May 8, 2023 (Week 3) 7:00 pm N/A G&Ts vs Marlay Mustangs

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

Weekly Recaps

About

About Softball Leinster Division 3 2023

The 2023 Softball Leinster season features nine teams: Bottom club in Division 2 in 2022, Marlay Mustangs have been relegated to Division 3 and Division 3 Champions 2022, Average Joes, and third-placed Ashbourne Antlers have been promoted. Four teams remain from 2022: Hippety Hippos, Thirsty Camels, Wicklow Cubs and Deadly Suspects. New teams for 2023 are Ashbourne Comets (fourth team of Ashbourne Antlers), Brewers (third team of Kegs), G&Ts, and Stoneballerz.

Ashbourne Antlers represent Co. Meath and Wicklow Cubs from Charlesland represent Co. Wicklow, both Leinster. Hippety Hippos (fourth team of Hippetys), represent Co. South Dublin, Dublin, and are based in Stannaway Park, Kimmage, Dublin 12. Marlay Mustangs and Deadly Suspects are both based in Marlay Park, Dublin 14, representing Co. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Dublin. Brewers are based in Wanderers FC, Dublin 4, and represent the Southside of Dublin City, Dublin. Thirsty Camels are based in St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 and represent Co. Fingal, Dublin.

ABOUT Softball Leinster

The Leinster Softball League has its’ origins in the Dublin Softball League (1982-1989) which became a founder member of Softball Ireland in 1990 after teams were discovered also playing Softball in Limerick and Cork. Now known as Softball Leinster, the Leinster Softball League is one of three Provincial Softball Organisations in Ireland – Softball Ulster and Softball Connacht Munster are the other two – with the winners of each Provincial League competing for the Softball Ireland National Club Championship.

Softball is like Baseball but the major differences are the Pitching is underarm in Softball as opposed to Overarm in Baseball; there are 10 players Fielding Defence in Softball as opposed to 9 in Baseball; and the Infield where the players run around bases in an attempt to get back to homebase in smaller in Softball than in Baseball.

Softball has three main variations: Fastpitch Softball where the Pitching can be as fast as in Baseball is primarily a Women’s Sport with a Professional League and College League in USA being the top leagues in the world; Slowpitch Softball where the pitching is underarm also but in a soft arc and much slower; and Indoor Softball which is as its’ name suggests played indoors. In the Indoor variation if the ball is hit off the far end wall and bounces back onto the ‘field’ without being touched it is a home run. Also in the Indoor variation a team loses a point for each player out and gains a point for each base reached without an out and getting home. The other two variations on Softball the scoring is very like Baseball with a point (called a ‘Run’) scored when a player makes it all the way around the four bases back home.

Scoring and Rules

The object of the games of Baseball and Softball are to hit the ball pitched at the batter and advance around four bases back home. Teams take turns Batting (Offence) and Fielding (Defence). The team that scores the most runs over 7 innings in Softball and 9 innings in Baseball is declared the winner. Each time a team takes turns batting it is an inning. The away team (‘road’ team) bats first (this is called the top of the inning) and the home team second (bottom of the inning) in each inning. An inning is over whenever the batting team has three players caught, run, or struck out.

A player does not have to get all the way around the four bases back home in the one play (‘at bat’) but can do so over a number of plays (players ‘at bat’). When a player makes it all the way around the four bases back home on the one play (in other words when the player ran all the way around four bases back home on their own hit) it is called a Home Run. Players may be struck, caught or run out. In addition when at home plate attempting to hit a pitch players have three strikes to be out but four ‘balls’ pitched (in other four bad pitches). If four ‘balls’ are pitched before three strikes the player may advance to first base. A player must run to first base when they hit the ball. If the ball passes over home plate within the ‘strike zone’ (an area the width and depth of home plate and from the batters chest to their waist). For an explanation on the Strikezone and its’ evolution over time please see the Major League Baseball page on the subject: https://www.mlb.com/official-information/umpires/strike-zone

Map of Ireland 2022 Counties, Boroughs and Districts showing logos and locations of Softball Leinster teams

Softball Gear Stock Image

References

Scoreboard References

[1] Softball Leinster (2023) 2023 Division 3 [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/table/2023-division-3/ [Accessed 6 May 2023]

[2] Softball Leinster (2023) Ashbourne Comets [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/ashbourne-comets/ [Accessed 6 May 2023]

[3] Softball Leinster (2023) Brewers [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/kielys-kegs/brewers/ [Accessed 6 May 2023]

[4] Softball Leinster (2023) Deadly Suspects [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/suspects-softball-club/deadly-suspects/ [Accessed 6 May 2023]

[5] Softball Leinster (2023) G&T [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/g-ts/ [Accessed 6 May 2023]

[6] Softball Leinster (2023) Hippety Hippos [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/hippty-hippos/ [Accessed 6 May 2023]

[7] Softball Leinster (2023) Marlay Mustangs [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/marlay-softball-club/marlay-mustangs/ [Accessed 6 May 2023]

[8] Softball Leinster (2023) Stoneballerz [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/stoneballerz/ [Accessed 6 May 2023]

[9] Softball Leinster (2023) Thirsty Camels [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/stormriders/thundergades/ [Accessed 6 May 2023]

[10] Softball Leinster (2023) Wicklow Cubs [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/wicklow-cubs/ [Accessed 6 May 2023]

LOGO REFERENCES

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 Marlay Mustangs and Marlay Martyrs

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 6 May 2023

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved. The Logos and Photos used in this article remain the property of the organisations and individuals which own the copyright and are used here for educational and information purposes only.

May 11, 2023May 11, 2023

Softball Leinster Division 2 2023

Standings

Softball Leinster Division 2 2023

Pos	Team	W	L	TP	RS	RA	Diff
1	Average Joes	1	0	5	16	3	13
2	Ashbourne Antlers	0	1	2	3	16	-13
3	Castleknock Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Homer Devils	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Hypnotists	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Navan Dragons	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Softball Leinster Division 2 2023


Match Day Week 1
April 27, 2023 (Week 1) 16 - 3 N/A Average Joes vs Ashbourne Antlers
April 27, 2023 (Week 1) 7:00 pm N/A Navan Dragons vs Castleknock Wildcats
April 27, 2023 (Week 1) 7:00 pm N/A Hypnotists vs Homer Devils
Match Day Week 2
May 4, 2023 (Week 2) 7:00 pm N/A Homer Devils vs Ashbourne Antlers
May 4, 2023 (Week 2) 7:00 pm N/A Castleknock Wildcats vs Hypnotists
May 4, 2023 (Week 2) 7:00 pm N/A Average Joes vs Navan Dragons
Match Day Week 3
May 11, 2023 (Week 3) 7:00 pm N/A Ashbourne Antlers vs Hypnotists
May 11, 2023 (Week 3) 7:00 pm N/A Average Joes vs Castleknock Wildcats
May 11, 2023 (Week 3) 7:00 pm N/A Navan Dragons vs Homer Devils

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

Weekly Recaps

Week 1

About

About Softball Leinster Division 2 2023

The 2023 Softball Leinster season features six, as in 2022, however, 2022 Champions Wicklow Wolves and second-placed Hippety Hipsters have been promoted to Division 1 for 2023, with no team relegated from that division. Bottom team in 2022 Marlay Mustangs have been relegated to Division 3 for the 2023 season and Homers and Base Devils have merged to become Homer Devils. 2022 Division 3 Champions Average Joes and third-placed Ashbourne Antlers have been promoted to Division 2. New teams for 2023 in Softball Leinster, and placed in Division 2 are Navan Dragons and Hypnotists.

Ashbourne Antlers and Navan Dragons both represent Co. Meath, Leinster; Average Joes, Homer Devils and Hypnotists all represent Co. South Dublin, and are based in Stannaway Park, Kimmage, Dublin 12. Castleknock Wildcats are based in Castleknock College, Dublin 15, and represent, Co. Fingal, Dublin.

ABOUT Softball Leinster

Scoring and Rules

Map of Ireland 2022 Counties, Boroughs and Districts showing logos and locations of Softball Leinster teams

Softball Gear Stock Image

References

Scoreboard References

[1] Softball Leinster (2023) 2023 Division 2 [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/table/2023-division-2/ [Accessed 4 May 2023]

[2] Softball Leinster (2023) Ashbourne Antlers [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/ashbourne-antlers/ [Accessed 4 May 2023]

[3] Softball Leinster (2023) Average Joes [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/average-joes/ [Accessed 4 May 2023]

[4] Softball Leinster (2023) Castleknock Wildcats [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/castleknock-softball-club/castleknock-wildcats/ [Accessed 4 May 2023]

[5] Softball Leinster (2023) Homer Devils [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/homers/ [Accessed 4 May 2023]

[6] Softball Leinster (2023) Hypnotists [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/stannaway-softball-club/hypontics/ [Accessed 4 May 2023]

[7] Softball Leinster (2023) Navan Dragons [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/navan-dragons/ [Accessed 4 May 2023]

LOGO REFERENCES

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 Marlay Mustangs and Marlay Martyrs

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 11 May 2023

May 7, 2023

Softball Leinster Division 1 2023

Standings

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

Playoffs

Softball Leinster Division 1 2023

Pos	Team	W	L	FF	TP	RS	RA	Diff
1	Dodder Dynamites	2	0	0	10	33	0	33
2	Usual Suspects	2	0	0	10	42	19	23
3	Chuggers	1	1	0	7	21	38	-17
4	Renegade Reapers	1	0	0	5	17	16	1
5	Hippety Hipsters	1	0	0	5	9	8	1
6	Wicklow Wolves	0	2	0	4	20	36	-16
7	Renegade Titans	0	2	0	4	19	36	-17
8	Dublin Bay Packers	0	1	1	2	16	24	-8

Regular Season Results

Softball Leinster Division 1 2023


Match Day Week 1
April 26, 2023 (Week 1) 0 # - 7 N/A Dublin Bay Packers vs Dodder Dynamites
April 26, 2023 (Week 1) 7:00 pm N/A Hippety Hipsters vs Renegade Reapers
April 26, 2023 (Week 1) 12 - 27 N/A Wicklow Wolves vs Usual Suspects
April 26, 2023 (Week 1) 12 - 21 N/A Renegade Titans vs Chuggers
Match Day Week 2
May 3, 2023 (Week 2) 17 - 16 N/A Renegade Reapers vs Dublin Bay Packers
April 26, 2023 (Week 2) 9 - 8 N/A Hippety Hipsters vs Wicklow Wolves
May 3, 2023 (Week 2) 15 - 7 N/A Usual Suspects vs Renegade Titans
May 3, 2023 (Week 2) 26 - 0 N/A Dodder Dynamites vs Chuggers

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

Weekly Recaps

Week 1 (26 April 2023)

There were opening day wins for Usual Suspects (27-12 at Wicklow Wolves) and Chuggers (21-12 at Renegade Titans). Dodder Dynamites received a walkover from Dublin Bay Packers. [References: 1-9]

Week 2 (3 May 2023)

Renegade Reapers opened their season with a close 17-16 victory versus Dublin Bay Packers in St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, while Hippety Hipsters also gained a close win, 9-8 versus Wicklow Wolves in Stannaway Park. Usual Suspects defeated Renegade Titans 15-7 to move to 2-0 and Dodder Dynamites also continued on winning ways, going 2-0 with a 26-run victory over Chuggers. [References: 1-9]

About

About Softball Leinster Division 1 2023

Softball Leinster Division 1 features eight teams for 2023, up two on 2022 with the promotion of Wicklow Wolves (Charlesland, Co. Wicklow) and Hippety Hipsters representing South Dublin (Stannaway Park, Kimmage, Dublin 12). All six teams from Division 1 2022 returned with none relegated or promoted. Renegade Reapers and Renegade Titans represent Dublin City, being based in St. Anne’s Park in Raheny, Dublin 3 on the Northside of the Liffey. Dodder Dynamites represent the Southside of Dublin City, based in ETB Sports Grounds in Terenure, Dublin 6W. Usual Suspects (Marlay Park, Dublin 14) and Chuggers (Wanderers FC, Sandymount, Dublin 4) represent Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and Dublin Bay Packers (Castleknock College, Dublin 13) represent Fingal. Division 1 is the second level of four Coed Slowpitch Softball Leagues in Leinster Province, Ireland, coming below the Premier Division.

ABOUT Softball Leinster

Scoring and Rules

Map of Ireland 2022 Counties, Boroughs and Districts showing logos and locations of Softball Leinster teams

Softball Gear Stock Image

References

Results and Standings References

[1] Softball Leinster (2023) 2023 Division 1 [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/table/2023-division-1/ [Accessed 4 May 2023]

[2] Softball Leinster (2023) Chuggers [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/kielys-kegs/chuggers/ [Accessed 4 May 2023]

[3] Softball Leinster (2023) Dodder Dynamites [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/dodder-softball-club/dynamites/ [Accessed 4 May 2023]

[4] Softball Leinster (2023) Dublin Bay Packers [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/dublin-bay-packers/ [Accessed 4 May 2023]

[5] Softball Leinster (2023) Hippety Hipsters [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/hippty-hsters/ [Accessed 4 May 2023]

[6] Softball Leinster (2023) Renegade Reapers [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/renegades-softball-club/renegade-reapers/ [Accessed 4 May 2023]

[7] Softball Leinster (2023) Renegade Titans [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/renegades-softball-club/renegade-titans/ [Accessed 4 May 2023]

[8] Softball Leinster (2023) Usual Suspects [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/suspects-softball-club/usual-suspects/ [Accessed 4 May 2023]

[9] Softball Leinster (2023) Wicklow Wolves [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/wicklow-wolves/ [Accessed 4 May 2023]

LOGO REFERENCES

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 Marlay Mustangs and Marlay Martyrs

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 6 May 2023

May 7, 2023June 6, 2023

Softball Leinster Premier Division 2023

Standings

Softball Leinster Premier Division 2023

Pos	Team	W	L	TP	RS	RA
1	Dodder Dynamoes	4	0	20	64	24
2	Batpak	3	2	19	76	57
3	Kegs	2	3	16	70	82
4	Hippies	2	3	16	55	74
5	Castleknock Bearcats	1	4	13	58	86

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

Softball Leinster Premier Division 2023


Match Day Week 1
April 25, 2023 (Week 1) 14 - 24 N/A Castleknock Bearcats vs Kegs
April 25, 2023 (Week 1) 12 - 24 N/A Hippies vs Batpak
Match Day Week 2
May 2, 2023 (Week 2) 17 - 2 N/A Dodder Dynamoes vs Castleknock Bearcats
May 2, 2023 (Week 2) 9 - 13 N/A Kegs vs Hippies
Match Day Week 3
May 9, 2023 (Week 3) 25 - 10 N/A Batpak vs Kegs
May 9, 2023 (Week 3) 10 - 23 N/A Hippies vs Dodder Dynamoes
Match Day Week 4
May 16, 2023 (Week 4) 14 - 6 N/A Dodder Dynamoes vs Batpak
May 16, 2023 (Week 4) 11 - 10 N/A Castleknock Bearcats vs Hippies
Match Day Week 5
May 23, 2023 (Week 5) 11 - 14 N/A Castleknock Bearcats vs Batpak
May 23, 2023 (Week 5) 6 - 10 N/A Kegs vs Dodder Dynamoes
Match Day Week 6
May 30, 2023 (Week 6) 21 - 20 N/A Kegs vs Castleknock Bearcats
May 30, 2023 (Week 6) 7 - 10 N/A Batpak vs Hippies
Match Day Week 7
June 6, 2023 (Week 7) 7:00 pm N/A Castleknock Bearcats vs Dodder Dynamoes
June 6, 2023 (Week 7) 7:00 pm N/A Hippies vs Kegs

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

Weekly Recaps

Week 1 (25 April 2023)

Batpak traveled to Stannaway Park, Kimmage, to take on the Hippies on opening day 2023, winning 24-12. The other Premier Division game on opening day witnessed a 24-12 victory for Kegs in Castleknock College at Castleknock Bearcats. [References: 1-6]

Week 2 (2 May 2023)

Dodder Dynamoes opened their season with a 17-2 win at home in the ETB Sports Grounds in Terenure versus Castleknock Bearcats, who suffered their second loss of the season in the game. Hippies improved to 1-1 with a 13-9 defeat of Kegs at Wanderers RFC. [References: 1-6]

Weeks 3-6 (9-30 May 2023)

Dodder Dynamoes remained unbeaten through May, with wins at Hippies (23-10, week 3), 14-6 versus Batpak in week 4 and 10-6 at Kegs in week 5. In second at the end of May on 3-2 and a game and a half behind were Batpak, who after the loss in week 3 to Dynamoes recovered in week 4 to triumph 14-11 at home to Castleknock Bearcats before a shock loss at home to Hippies (7-10), in an increasingly competitive Premier Division. Hippies and Kegs were both 2.5 games back from leaders Dodder, with Kegs joining Hippies on 2-3 after a close 21-20 win at home in Wanderers FC to Castleknock Bearcats in week 6. Bearcats picked up their first win of the year in an 11-10 home win over Hippies in week 4 before two close losses to Batpak and Kegs left them at the foot of the table on 1-4. [References: 1-6]

About

About Softball Leinster Premier Division 2023

The 2023 Softball Leinster Premier Division features five teams: Dodder Dynamoes (ETB Sports Grounds, Terenure, Dublin 6W) and Batpak (St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 3) from Dublin City; Castleknock Bearcats (Castleknock College, Castleknock, Dublin 15) from Fingal; Hippies (Stannaway Park, Kimmage, Dublin 12) from South Dublin; and Kegs (Wanderers RFC, Sandymount, Dublin 4) from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown. TNT did not return from 2022, otherwise the same teams line outb for 2023 as 2022 with Hippetys Hippie Monsters returning to the Hippies name. The Premier Division is the highest level Coed (Mixed) Slowpitch Softball League in Leinster Province with the Champions representing Leinster in the Softball Ireland National Club Championship.

ABOUT Softball Leinster

Scoring and Rules

Map of Ireland 2022 Counties, Boroughs and Districts showing logos and locations of Softball Leinster teams

Softball Gear Stock Image

References

Logo References

[SL-L1] Softball Leinster (2017) Logo-Dynameos-1-Blue-300×214 [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Logo-Dynameos-1-Blue-300×214.jpg [Accessed 8 May 2023][Adjusted – resized 90%]

[SL-L3] Batpak Softball Club Facebook (2023) Profile Picture, August 29, 2023 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=421540770071943&set=a.421540760071944 [Accessed 8 May 2023][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/287715591_2246807828806948_2753591446512609693_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=sPhm0_yGekMAX_vo3rp&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AfDTwUAWv1W7NXIv1WJB-wyaUElzUoU5QyYik6KC1jk9Rw&oe=645E207D ]

[SL-L4] Kegs Softball Club (2023) kcb-kegs-softball-club-logo-v2 [Internet] Available from: https://kegssoftball.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/kcb-kegs-softball-club-logo-v2.png [Accessed 8 May 2023][Adjusted – cropped and background added]

[SL-L5] Castleknock Softball Facebook (2023) Profile Picture, January 25, 2023 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=548091157351671&set=a.548091147351672 [Accessed 8 May 2023][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/319059812_6207920395908356_7543048416775587046_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=VAOj8APCL8QAX-8k4EC&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AfCPgFcDVotoRVT_LdEvoQUELbjnN44kYnY3zZABoN3_PQ&oe=645F2820][Accessed 8 May 2023][Adjusted-resized]

[SL-L6] Hippetys Softball Club Dublin (2023) Profile Picture, January 19, 2023 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=852178959465197&set=a.740500827299678 [Accessed 8 May 2023][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/323422544_1024803738454010_5378804041562032332_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=kT3G5st_hY8AX9R8Ttt&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AfAJJ8zggixDwFhfRQSRtD8bO9AtJz_rGQYhuJOuwUWhSw&oe=645DDC73 ][Accessed 8 May 2023]

Scoreboard References

[1] Softball Leinster (2023) 2023 Premier Division [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/table/2023-premier-division/ [Accessed 4 May 2023][Last Accessed 6 June 2023]

[2] Softball Leinster (2023) Batpak [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/batpak/ [Accessed 4 May 2023][Last Accessed 6 June 2023]

[3] Softball Leinster (2023) Castleknock Bearcats [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/castleknock-softball-club/castleknock-bearcats/ [Accessed 4 May 2023][Last Accessed 6 June 2023]

[4] Softball Leinster (2023) Dodder Dynamoes [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/dodder-softball-club/dodder-dynamoes/ [Accessed 4 May 2023][Last Accessed 6 June 2023]

[5] Softball Leinster (2023) Hippies [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/stannaway-softball-club/temple-bar-hippetys-2/ [Accessed 4 May 2023][Last Accessed 6 June 2023]

[6] Softball Leinster (2023) Kegs [Internet] Available from: https://www.softballleinster.ie/team/kielys-kegs/kegs/ [Accessed 4 May 2023][Last Accessed 6 June 2023]

LOGO REFERENCES

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 Marlay Mustangs and Marlay Martyrs

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 6 June 2023

April 20, 2023April 20, 2023

BBI Baseball Ireland B League 2023

Standings

Baseball Ireland B1 League 2023

Pos	Team	W	L	FF	Pts	Pct	RS	RA	L10	Strk
1	Red Rox Baseball	7	4	0	21	0.636	169	115	6-4-0-0	W2
2	Ashbourne Titans	6	3	0	18	0.667	99	81	6-3-0-0	W3
3	Mariners Baseball B	6	2	0	18	0.750	112	104	6-2-0-0	W1
4	Belfast Northstars	6	1	0	18	0.857	106	37	6-1-0-0	W4
5	Vikings	3	5	0	9	0.375	80	122	3-5-0-0	L1
6	Comets Baseball	0	0	9	-36	0.000	0	77	0-0-0-9	F9

Baseball Ireland B2 League 2023

Pos	Team	W	L	FF	Pts	Pct	RS	RA	L10	Strk
1	Cork Renegades	9	1	0	27	0.900	200	98	9-1-0-0	L1
2	Dublin Hurricanes B	5	5	0	15	0.500	144	132	5-5-0-0	W3
3	Ashbourne Stags	4	6	0	12	0.400	103	138	4-6-0-0	L2
4	Dublin Spartans B	3	5	0	9	0.375	119	144	3-5-0-0	W1
5	Ashbourne Giants B	4	4	1	8	0.444	63	83	4-4-0-1	F1
6	Belfast Buccaneers	1	8	0	3	0.111	79	165	1-8-0-0	L2

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
April 2, 2023 (Week 1) 2 - 13 N/A Dublin Hurricanes B vs Dublin Spartans B
Match Day Week 2
April 15, 2023 (Week 2) 4 - 26 N/A Ashbourne Titans vs Belfast Northstars
April 15, 2023 (Week 2) 16 - 7 N/A Dublin Hurricanes B vs Ashbourne Giants B
April 15, 2023 (Week 2) 24 - 14 N/A Red Rox Baseball vs Vikings
April 16, 2023 (Week 2) 6 - 10 N/A Belfast Buccaneers vs Ashbourne Stags
April 16, 2023 (Week 2) 20 - 16 N/A Cork Renegades vs Dublin Spartans B
April 16, 2023 (Week 2) 13 - 23 N/A Belfast Buccaneers vs Ashbourne Stags
Match Day Week 3
April 22, 2023 (Week 3) 26 - 8 N/A Red Rox Baseball vs Belfast Buccaneers
Match Day Week 4
April 29, 2023 (Week 4) 9 - 0 # N/A Red Rox Baseball vs Comets Baseball
April 29, 2023 (Week 4) 5 - 11 N/A Ashbourne Titans vs Cork Renegades
April 30, 2023 (Week 4) 15 - 22 N/A Dublin Hurricanes B vs Vikings
Match Day Week 5
May 6, 2023 (Week 5) 13 - 11 N/A Mariners Baseball B vs Dublin Hurricanes B
May 7, 2023 (Week 5) 9 - 0 # N/A Cork Renegades vs Ashbourne Stags
May 7, 2023 (Week 5) 6 - 21 N/A Belfast Buccaneers vs Belfast Northstars
Match Day Week 6
May 13, 2023 (Week 6) 5 - 10 N/A Belfast Northstars vs Ashbourne Titans
May 13, 2023 (Week 6) 16 - 6 N/A Ashbourne Giants B vs Ashbourne Stags
May 13, 2023 (Week 6) 12 - 8 N/A Ashbourne Giants B vs Belfast Buccaneers
May 13, 2023 (Week 6) 19 - 26 N/A Dublin Spartans B vs Red Rox Baseball
May 14, 2023 (Week 6) 24 - 12 N/A Cork Renegades vs Vikings
Match Day Week 7
May 20, 2023 (Week 7) 7 - 2 N/A Ashbourne Giants B vs Belfast Buccaneers
May 20, 2023 (Week 7) 21 - 20 N/A Dublin Spartans B vs Ashbourne Stags
May 20, 2023 (Week 7) 20 - 16 N/A Ashbourne Stags vs Dublin Spartans B
May 20, 2023 (Week 7) 7 - 13 N/A Red Rox Baseball vs Belfast Northstars
May 21, 2023 (Week 7) 17 - 5 N/A Ashbourne Titans vs Vikings
May 21, 2023 (Week 7) 15 - 15 N/A Cork Renegades vs Dublin Hurricanes B
Match Day Week 9
May 27, 2023 (Week 9) 21 - 25 N/A Dublin Spartans B vs Belfast Buccaneers
May 27, 2023 (Week 9) 9 - 0 # N/A Ashbourne Giants B vs Comets Baseball
May 27, 2023 (Week 9) 21 - 6 N/A Belfast Northstars vs Vikings
May 27, 2023 (Week 9) 19 - 5 N/A Ashbourne Titans vs Mariners Baseball B
May 27, 2023 (Week 9) 17 - 9 N/A Dublin Hurricanes B vs Red Rox Baseball
Match Day Week 10
June 3, 2023 (Week 10) 20 - 10 N/A Mariners Baseball B vs Ashbourne Stags
June 3, 2023 (Week 10) 0 # - 9 N/A Comets Baseball vs Belfast Northstars
June 3, 2023 (Week 10) 9 - 7 N/A Mariners Baseball B vs Ashbourne Giants B
Match Day Week 11 Midweek
June 7, 2023 (Week 11 Midweek) 14 - 12 N/A Red Rox Baseball vs Ashbourne Titans
Match Day Week 11
June 10, 2023 (Week 11) 4 - 31 N/A Dublin Spartans B vs Cork Renegades
June 10, 2023 (Week 11) 9 - 0 # N/A Ashbourne Stags vs Comets Baseball
June 10, 2023 (Week 11) 15 - 14 N/A Mariners Baseball B vs Red Rox Baseball
June 10, 2023 (Week 11) 18 - 26 N/A Dublin Hurricanes B vs Cork Renegades
Match Day Week 12
June 17, 2023 (Week 12) 0 # - 9 N/A Comets Baseball vs Vikings
June 17, 2023 (Week 12) 0 - 21 N/A Ashbourne Stags vs Cork Renegades
June 17, 2023 (Week 12) 11 - 4 N/A Belfast Northstars vs Red Rox Baseball
Match Day Week 13 Midweek
June 21, 2023 (Week 13 Midweek) 15 - 3 N/A Red Rox Baseball vs Ashbourne Giants B
Match Day Week 13
June 24, 2023 (Week 13) 2 - 18 N/A Ashbourne Giants B vs Cork Renegades
June 24, 2023 (Week 13) 16 - 5 N/A Dublin Hurricanes B vs Ashbourne Stags
June 24, 2023 (Week 13) 0 # - 9 N/A Comets Baseball vs Dublin Spartans B
June 24, 2023 (Week 13) 18 - 15 N/A Ashbourne Titans vs Mariners Baseball B
Match Day Week 14 Midweek
June 28, 2023 (Week 14 Midweek) 9 - 0 # N/A Vikings vs Ashbourne Giants B
Match Day Week 14
July 1, 2023 (Week 14) 7 - 0 # N/A Ashbourne Titans vs Comets Baseball
July 1, 2023 (Week 14) 7 - 0 # N/A Ashbourne Titans vs Comets Baseball
July 1, 2023 (Week 14) 3 - 13 N/A Belfast Buccaneers vs Dublin Hurricanes B
July 1, 2023 (Week 14) 26 - 25 N/A Mariners Baseball B vs Cork Renegades
July 1, 2023 (Week 14) 8 - 21 N/A Belfast Buccaneers vs Dublin Hurricanes B
July 1, 2023 (Week 14) 3 - 21 N/A Vikings vs Red Rox Baseball
Match Day Week
May 13, 2023 (Week) 0 # - 9 N/A 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

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

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Last Updated: 16 January 2023

April 15, 2023

IL International League Baseball 1982

WL World League Teams

WL World League Caribbean Division 1982

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RS	RA
1	Caracas	0	0	0.000	0	0	0
1	Havana	0	0	0.000	0	0	0
1	Mexico City	0	0	0.000	0	0	0

WL World League Pacific Division 1982

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RS	RA
1	Honolulu	0	0	0.000	0	0	0
1	Tokyo	0	0	0.000	0	0	0
1	Vancouver	0	0	0.000	0	0	0

UL United League Teams

UL United League Atlantic Division 1982

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RS	RA
1	Chicago	0	0	0.000	0	0	0
1	New Jersey	0	0	0.000	0	0	0
1	Washington DC	0	0	0.000	0	0	0

UL United League Central Division 1982

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RS	RA
1	Denver	0	0	0.000	0	0	0
1	Miami	0	0	0.000	0	0	0
1	New Orleans	0	0	0.000	0	0	0

About the ILB

IN 1981, Charlie Finley, ex-Owner of the Oakland Athletics Baseball Team determined to get vengeance on Major League Baseball, teaming up with none other than the now infamous Donald Trump to announce plans for the IL – International League Baseball to start play in 1982. The IL never got off the ground. Finley and Trump’s league was to have 12 teams: Mexico City, Havana (Cuba), Caracas (Venezuela), Tokyo (Japan), Honolulu, Vancouver, Washington DC, Chicago, Denver, Miami, New Orleans and East Rutherford, NJ. [References: 1]

The teams could have been evenly split between a United States League (with two three team Divisions: Atlantic and Central) and a World League (with Caribbean and Pacific Divisions) with the winners of the two playing off for the International Series. This would have mirrored Major League Baseball’s American League and National League playing off for the World Series, and Finley intended it to be fully a Major League rival to the American and National Leagues. [References: 1]

Baseball Stock Image

References

[1] UPI (1981) Charlie Finley wants to form International League [Internet] Available from: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/07/23/Charlie-Finley-wants-to-form-International-League/7704638780760/ [Accessed 15 April 2023]

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 15 April 2023

April 14, 2023August 5, 2023

BBI Baseball Ireland A League 2023

Standings

Baseball Ireland A League 2023

Pos	Team	W	L	Pts	Pct	RS	RA	L10	Strk
1	Mariners Baseball	10	1	30	0.909	109	28	9-1-0-0	W3
2	Dublin Spartans	3	5	9	0.375	56	62	3-5-0-0	L2
3	Ashbourne Giants	3	5	9	0.375	55	79	3-5-0-0	W1
4	Dublin Hurricanes	2	7	6	0.222	63	114	2-7-0-0	L2

Regular Season Schedule

Baseball Ireland A League 2023


Match Day Week 1
April 1, 2023 (Week 1) 11 - 14 N/A Dublin City Hurricanes vs Dublin Spartans
April 2, 2023 (Week 1) 10 - 5 N/A Mariners Baseball vs Ashbourne Giants
Match Day Week 2
April 15, 2023 (Week 2) 0 - 10 N/A Dublin Spartans vs Mariners Baseball
Match Day Week 3
April 23, 2023 (Week 3) 2 - 17 N/A Ashbourne Giants vs Dublin Spartans
April 23, 2023 (Week 3) 12 - 2 N/A Mariners Baseball vs Dublin Hurricanes
Match Day Week 5
April 30, 2023 (Week 5) 1 - 18 N/A Dublin Hurricanes vs Mariners Baseball
Match Day Week 7
May 14, 2023 (Week 7) 2 - 1 N/A Mariners Baseball vs Dublin Spartans
May 14, 2023 (Week 7) 15 - 19 N/A Dublin Hurricanes vs Ashbourne Giants
Match Day Week 8
May 20, 2023 (Week 8) Postponed N/A Dublin Hurricanes vs Dublin Spartans
May 21, 2023 (Week 8) 11 - 1 N/A Mariners Baseball vs Ashbourne Giants
Match Day Week 9
May 28, 2023 (Week 9) 4 - 10 N/A Dublin Spartans vs Dublin Hurricanes
May 28, 2023 (Week 9) 2 - 9 N/A Ashbourne Giants vs Mariners Baseball
May 28, 2023 (Week 9) 6 - 9 N/A Dublin Hurricanes vs Dublin Spartans
Match Day Week 10
June 2, 2023 (Week 10) 3 - 1 N/A Ashbourne Giants vs Mariners Baseball
Match Day Week 11
June 11, 2023 (Week 11) 3 - 5 N/A Dublin Spartans vs Mariners Baseball
June 11, 2023 (Week 11) 8 - 7 N/A Dublin Hurricanes vs Ashbourne Giants
Match Day Week 12
June 25, 2023 (Week 12) Postponed N/A Ashbourne Giants vs Dublin Hurricanes
Match Day Week 13
July 2, 2023 (Week 13) 16 - 8 N/A Ashbourne Giants vs Dublin Spartans
July 2, 2023 (Week 13) 3 - 22 N/A Dublin Hurricanes vs Mariners Baseball
Match Day Week 14
July 16, 2023 (Week 14) 9 - 7 N/A Mariners Baseball vs Dublin Hurricanes
July 16, 2023 (Week 14) Canceled N/A Ashbourne Giants vs Dublin Spartans
Match Day Week 15
July 23, 2023 (Week 15) Canceled N/A Mariners Baseball vs Dublin Hurricanes
Match Day Week 16
July 29, 2023 (Week 16) Canceled N/A Ashbourne Giants vs Mariners Baseball
July 29, 2023 (Week 16) 11:30 am N/A Belfast Spartans vs Dublin Hurricanes
Match Day Week 17
August 5, 2023 (Week 17) Canceled N/A Dublin Spartans vs Mariners Baseball
August 5, 2023 (Week 17) 3:30 pm N/A Dublin Spartans vs Mariners Baseball
August 6, 2023 (Week 17) 11:00 am N/A Ashbourne Giants vs Dublin Hurricanes
August 6, 2023 (Week 17) 2:30 pm N/A Ashbourne Giants vs Dublin Hurricanes
Match Day Week 18
August 12, 2023 (Week 18) 11:00 am N/A Ashbourne Giants vs Dublin Hurricanes
August 12, 2023 (Week 18) 11:00 am N/A Mariners Baseball vs Dublin Spartans

Weekly Recaps

Week 1 (1-2 April 2023)

Mariners Baseball opened their 2023 season with a 10-5 defeat of defending Champions Ashbourne Giants while Dublin Spartans triumphed 14-11 at eternal rivals Dublin Hurricanes in Corkagh Park, Clondalkin. [References: 1]

Week 14 (16 July 2023)

Mariners Baseball defeated Dublin City Hurricanes 9-7 to move to 10-1 as the Hurricanes dropped to 2-7. The Mariners are now close to gaining number 1 seed and home field advantage for the playoffs, while the Hurricanes are still in with a shot of the playoffs being only 1.5 games behind both Dublin Spartans and Ashbourne Giants on 3-5. [References: 1]

Week 15 (23 July 2023)

Mariners Baseball versus Dublin City Hurricanes was postponed, and eventually canceled on 5 August 2023. [References: 1]

Week 16 (29 July 2023)

Ashbourne Giants versus Mariners Baseball was postponed, and eventually canceled on 5 August 2023. [References: 1]

ABOUT BASEBALL IRELAND A LEAGUE 2022 SEASON

The 2023 Baseball Ireland A League season is the 17th of the A League since it spilt into two Leagues (A and B) in 2007, and the 26th 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 4 teams in the A League in 2023 the same four teams as in 2022.

Baseball Stock Image

MAP OF IRELAND 2022 COUNTIES, BOROUGHS AND DISTRICTS SHOWING LOGOS AND LOCATIONS OF BIAL A LEAGUE TEAMS 2023

Eirball's Map of Baseball Ireland A League Teams 2023 — **Eirball’s Map of Baseball Ireland A League Teams 2023**
Vector Contributor Rainer Lesniewski (2022) **administrative map of Ireland and Northern Ireland** [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/administrative-map-ireland-northern-1665171421 [Last Accessed 11 August 2022][Overlaid with Map of Dublin isolated from: Vector — Map of Ireland administrative divisions on counties level Copyright: lesniewski [Internet] Available from: https://www.123rf.com/photo_51580818_map-of-ireland-administrative-divisions-on-counties-level.html?vti=lnoo9k86jx77fg2u6b-1-1 [Accessed 10 January 2022][Baseball Ireland Team Logos added by Enda Mulcahy for Eirball – see References L-BI-1 to L-BI-4]

RESULTS AND STANDINGS REFERENCES

Scoreboard References

[1] Baseball Ireland (2023) Baseball Ireland A League 2023 [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/league/180699/ [Accessed 3 April 2023]

[2] Baseball Ireland (2022) A League Playoffs 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/league/175788/ [Accessed 16 October 2022]

LOGO REFERENCES

[L-BI-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]

[L-BI-2] 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]

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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).

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MLB Major League Baseball 2023

Standings

AL American League East Division 2023

Pos	Team	Won	Lost
1	Atlanta Braves	6	4
2	New York Mets	5	5
3	Miami Marlins	4	6
3	Philadelphia Phillies	4	6
5	Washington Nationals	3	7

AL American League Central Division 2023

Pos	Team	Won	Lost
1	Milwaukee Brewers	7	2
2	Pittsburgh Pirates	6	3
3	Chicago Cubs	4	4
4	Cincinnati Reds	4	5
5	St. Louis Cardinals	3	6

AL American League West Division 2023

Pos	Team	Won	Lost
1	San Diego Padres	6	4
2	Los Angeles Dodgers	5	3
3	San Francisco Giants	3	3
4	Arizona Diamondbacks	4	4
5	Colorado Rockies	4	6

NL National League East Division 2023

Pos	Team	Won	Lost
1	Tampa Bay Rays	7	0
2	New York Yankees	6	3
3	Toronto Blue Jays	6	4
4	Boston Red Sox	5	4
5	Baltimore Orioles	4	5

NL National League Central Division 2023

Pos	Team	Won	Lost
1	Minnesota Twins	6	3
2	Cleveland Guardians	6	4
3	Kansas City Royals	3	7
4	Detroit Tigers	2	7
5	Chicago White Sox	4	6

NL National League West Division 2023

Pos	Team	Won	Lost
1	Los Angeles Angels	5	4
2	Texas Rangers	5	4
3	Seattle Mariners	4	6
4	Oakland Athletics	2	5
5	Houston Astros	2	4

Regular Season Series Results

MLB Major League Baseball Regular Season Series 2023


Match Day Series 1
April 5, 2023 (Series 1) 0 - 3 N/A Boston Red Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 5, 2023 (Series 1) 1 - 2 N/A Chicago White Sox vs San Francisco Giants
April 5, 2023 (Series 1) 2 - 1 N/A Miami Marlins vs Minnesota Twins
April 5, 2023 (Series 1) 2 - 1 N/A New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 5, 2023 (Series 1) 0 - 3 N/A Washington Nationals vs Tampa Bay Rays
April 5, 2023 (Series 1) 1 - 2 N/A Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles
April 5, 2023 (Series 1) 1 - 2 N/A Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Guardians
April 5, 2023 (Series 1) 1 - 2 N/A Houston Astros vs Detroit Tigers
April 6, 2023 (Series 1) 1 - 3 N/A Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays
April 5, 2023 (Series 1) 1 - 2 N/A Seattle Mariners vs Los Angeles Angels
April 5, 2023 (Series 1) 0 - 3 N/A St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves
April 4, 2023 (Series 1) 1 - 1 N/A San Diego Padres vs Arizona Diamondbacks
April 5, 2023 (Series 1) 1 - 1 N/A Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
April 4, 2023 (Series 1) 2 - 0 N/A Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies
April 5, 2023 (Series 1) 3 - 0 N/A Milwaukee Brewers vs New York Mets
Match Day Week 1B
April 9, 2023 (Week 1B) 2 - 1 N/A Chicago Cubs vs Texas Rangers
April 9, 2023 (Week 1B) 2 - 1 N/A Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago White Sox
April 9, 2023 (Week 1B) 1 - 2 N/A San Francisco Giants vs Kansas City Royals
April 9, 2023 (Week 1B) 1 - 2 N/A Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees
April 9, 2023 (Week 1B) 0 - 3 N/A Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox
April 9, 2023 (Week 1B) 1 - 2 N/A Cleveland Guardians vs Seattle Mariners
April 9, 2023 (Week 1B) 2 - 1 N/A Minnesota Twins vs Houston Astros
April 9, 2023 (Week 1B) 1 - 2 N/A Los Angeles Angels vs Toronto Blue Jays
April 9, 2023 (Week 1B) 1 - 0 N/A Tampa Bay Rays vs Oakland Athletics
April 9, 2023 (Week 1B) 1 - 3 N/A Atlanta Braves vs San Diego Padres
April 9, 2023 (Week 1B) 1 - 1 N/A Arizona Diamondbacks vs Los Angeles Dodgers
April 9, 2023 (Week 1B) 3 - 1 N/A Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds
April 9, 2023 (Week 1B) 2 - 2 N/A Colorado Rockies vs Washington Nationals
April 9, 2023 (Week 1B) 2 - 1 N/A New York Mets vs Miami Marlins
April 9, 2023 (Week 1B) 2 - 1 N/A Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals
Match Day Series 1
April 3, 2023 (Series 1) 2 - 2 N/A Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks
April 3, 2023 (Series 1) 2 - 2 N/A San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies
April 3, 2023 (Series 1) 2 - 1 N/A New York Yankees vs San Francisco Giants
April 3, 2023 (Series 1) 1 - 2 N/A Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers
April 3, 2023 (Series 1) 2 - 1 N/A Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 3, 2023 (Series 1) 2 - 1 N/A St. Louis Cardinals vs Toronto Blue Jays
April 3, 2023 (Series 1) 1 - 2 N/A Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves
April 3, 2023 (Series 1) 3 - 1 N/A New York Mets vs Miami Marlins
April 3, 2023 (Series 1) 3 - 0 N/A Texas Rangers vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 3, 2023 (Series 1) 2 - 2 N/A Houston Astros vs Chicago White Sox
April 3, 2023 (Series 1) 1 - 2 N/A Oakland Athletics vs Los Angeles Angels
April 3, 2023 (Series 1) 1 - 3 N/A Seattle Mariners vs Cleveland Guardians
April 3, 2023 (Series 1) 3 - 0 N/A Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers
April 3, 2023 (Series 1) 0 - 3 N/A Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
April 3, 2023 (Series 1) 2 - 1 N/A Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles

Weekly Recaps

Series 1-3 (30 March – 9 April 2023)

Tampa Bay Rays got off to a perfect start winning series versus Detroit Tigers (3 games to nil), at Washington Nationals (3 games to nil) and versus Oakland Athletics (1 game to nil) to start the 2023 MLB season 7-0. Other early division leaders were Atlanta Braves, American League (AL) East leaders on 6-4 (winning 2-1 at Washington Nationals, 3-0 at St. Louis Cardinals and 1-3 versus San Diego Padres); Milwaukee Brewers 7-2, AL Central leaders (2-1 at Chicago Cubs, 3-0 versus New York Mets and 2-1 versus St. Louis Cardinals); and San Diego Padres, leading the AL West on 6-4 following a 2-2 series tie with Colorado Rockies, 1-1 series tie versus Arizona Diamondbacks and a 3-1 series victory at Atlanta Braves.

In the National League (NL) Tampa Bay Rays were leading the NL East on 7-0; Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins were leaders of the NL Central on 6-3 (Minnesota had won their opening series 3-0 at Kansas City Royals, lost by 2-1 at Miami Marlins but won the third series 2-1 at home to Houston Astros). The NL West had two teams tied for the lead on 5-4: Los Angeles Angels (2-1 winners at Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners and a 1-2 series loss at home to Toronto Blue Jays) and Texas Rangers (3-0 opening series at home to Philadelphia Phillies, followed by a 1-2 loss at home to Baltimore Orioles and a 1-2 loss at Chicago Cubs . [References: 1-3]

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About Major League Baseball 2023

The 2023 Major League Baseball season features 30 teams divided into two leagues and six divisions of five teams each. In European terms it is a North American Super League featuring a team in Canada (Toronto Blue Jays) as well as 29 teams spread across every region of the United States of America. During the Regular Season each team shall play 54 series of 3 games each on average for a 162-game season, with the six division winners qualifying for the playoffs along with the two best runners-up in each league.

Following a straight knockout (single elimination) system within each league the two league winners meet in the best-of-seven World Series. The World Series has been competed for since 1901 when the American League was formed, becoming the second Major League alongside the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs (usually shortened to National League).

References

[1] Year-Long Football (2023) The National Pastime – MLB Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://www.yearlongfootball.com/thenationalpastime/mlbschedule.html [Accessed 11 April 2023]

[2] CBS, Mike Axisa (2023) 2023 MLB Opening Day schedule [Internet] Available from: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-releases-2023-schedule-all-30-teams-will-face-each-other-in-new-format-opening-day-on-march-30/ [Accessed 11 April 2023]

[3] CBS (2023) MLB Scores Apr 2 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/scoreboard/20230402/ [Accessed 11 April 2023]

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NPF National Pro Fastpitch 2004

Standings

NPF National Pro Fastpitch 2004

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	GB
1	Texas Thunder	41	17	0.707	0
2	NY/NJ Juggernaut	39	21	0.650	3.0
3	Akron Racers	39	21	0.650	3.0
4	New England Riptide	25	35	0.417	17.0
5	Arizona Heat	19	41	0.317	23.0
6	California Sunbirds	15	43	0.259	26.0

See link References [4] for more details from an Archive of the original NPF Standings.

Playoff Schedule

NPF National Pro Fastpitch Playoffs 2004


Match Day Semi-Final 1 (Best of Three)
August 25, 2004 (Semi-Final 1 (Best of Three)) Win - Loss N/A NY/NJ Juggernaut vs Akron Racers
August 26, 2004 (Semi-Final 1 (Best of Three)) Win - Loss N/A NY/NJ Juggernaut vs Akron Racers
August 27, 2004 (Semi-Final 1 (Best of Three)) 6:00 pm N/A NY/NJ Juggernaut vs Akron Racers
Match Day Semi-Final 2 (Best of Three)
August 25, 2004 (Semi-Final 2 (Best of Three)) 4 - 1 N/A Texas Thunder vs New England Riptide
August 26, 2004 (Semi-Final 2 (Best of Three)) 2 - 4 N/A Texas Thunder vs New England Riptide
August 27, 2004 (Semi-Final 2 (Best of Three)) 0 - 3 N/A Texas Thunder vs New England Riptide
Match Day Championship Game (Cowles Cup)
August 29, 2004 (Championship Game (Cowles Cup)) 10 - 1 N/A NY/NJ Juggernaut vs New England Riptide

See links in References [1-3] for Articles on the playoff games from an Archive of the Original National Pro Fastpitch website articles.

Recap

Regular Season

Houston-based Texas Thunder finished top of the six-team National Pro Fastpitch in 2004, winning 41 of their 58 games played. NY/NJ Juggernaut and Akron Racers from Ohio both finished on 39-21 records and would meet each other in the playoffs. The fourth seed in the playoffs went to Lowell, Massachusetts-based New England Riptide who finished 17 games behind the League Pennant winners Texas Thunder with a 25-35 record. Out of the playoffs were fifth-placed Arizona Heat (19-41) from Tucson, and California Sunbirds (15-43) from Stockton in sixth. [References: 4]

Semi-Finals (25-27 August 2004)

NY/NJ defeated the hometown Akron Racers in the Semi-Finals while the New England Riptide, fourth in the regular season, shocked first place Texas Thunder by winning the second and third games of the Semi-Final 4-2 and 3-0 after losing the opener 1-4. [References: 3]

Cowles Cup Championship Game (29 August 2004)

After rain washed out the opening game on Saturday 28 August 2004, the single-game Championship Game was won by NY/NJ Juggernaut 10-1 versus New England Riptide on Sunday 29 August 2004 at Akron, Ohio’s Firestone Stadium. Juggernaut’s Amanda Scott (Fresno State) took the Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award. [References: 2]

About National Pro Fastpitch 2004

2004 was the first year of the National Pro Fastpitch – a Women’s Professional Fastpitch Softball League. A version of Baseball for Women with accelerated underarm pitching Fastpitch Leagues are the pinnacle of Women’s Softball. National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) played its first year in 2004 under that name, having previously played under the names Women’s Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women’s Pro Softball League (WPSL) since 1997.

NPF was headquarteredin Denver, Colorado, and featured six teams in its’ inaugural 2004 season: New England Riptide (Lowell, Massachusetts) and NY/NJ Juggernaut (Lincoln Park, New Jersey) from the North East; Akron Racers (Ohio) from the Midwest, Texas Thunder (Arlington) from the South and Arizona Heat (Tucson) and California Sunbirds (Stockton) from the West.

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References

[1] Pro Fastpitch Wayback Machine Web Archive (2004) The Riptide catch Thunder in NPF softball playoffs Aug. 25-26 in Akron [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20041206110330/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/?id=6055 [Accessed 14 January 2023]

[2] Pro Fastpitch Wayback Machine Web Archive (2004) New York / New Jersey claims inaugural Cowles Cup [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20041206174836/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/?id=6123 [Accessed 14 January 2023]

[3] Pro Fastpitch Wayback Machine Web Archive (2004) Surpising Riptide finish one win shy of NPF title [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20041206175925/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/?id=6150 [Accessed 14 January 2023]

[4] Pro Fastpitch Wayback Machine Web Archive (2004) Homepage [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20041203115757/http://www.profastpitch.com/ [Accessed 14 January 2023]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Melissa Lavery

About this document

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Last Updated: 14 January 2023