June 21, 2021

GAA Rounders All-Ireland Championships Senior Ladies Results and Table 2020

GAA Rounders Logo 2020 [References: 1]

Tables

Senior Ladies 2020	P	W	D	L	RF	RA	FP	Pts
Group A
Adamstown Rounders (Dublin) (C)	3	2	1	0	46	44	9	14
Erne Eagles (Cavan)	3	2	0	1	42	30	9	13
Limekiln Rounders GAA (Dublin)	3	1	1	1	26	23	9	12
Cuchulainn Rounders (Carlow)	3	0	0	3	37	54	9	9
Group B
Glynn Barntown (Wexford) (C)	3	3	0	0	35	17	9	15
Breaffy GAA (Mayo)	3	2	0	1	56	21	9	13
Michael Glaveys (Roscommon)	3	1	0	2	37	55	9	11
Barntown Gaels (Wexford)	3	0	0	3	17	52	9	9

[References: 2]

Finals

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
26.09.2020	Adamstown Rounders	L	Breaffy	W
26.09.2020	Glynn-Barntown	W	Erne Eagles	L
	All-Ireland Final		Abbottstown, Dublin
13.06.2021	Breaffy	8	Glynn-Barntown	6

[References: 4-5]

Results

Date	Team 1		Team 2		Venue
	Gameweek 1
02.08.2020	Breaffy	37	Michael Glaveys	10	Club Grounds
02.08.2020	Glynn Barntown	17	Barntown Gaels	6	Club Grounds
16.08.2020	Cuchulainn Rounders	21	Adamstown Rounders	22	Club Grounds
16.08.2020	Limekiln Rounders	5	Erne Eagles	8	Tymon Park
	Gameweek 2
23.08.2020	Barntown Gaels	2	Breaffy	11	Club Grounds
23.08.2020	Michael Glaveys	3	Glynn Barntown	9	Club Grounds
23.08.2020	Barntown Gaels	9	Michael Glaveys	24	Club Grounds
30.08,2020	Erne Eagles	24	Cuchulainn Rounders	14	Mullahoran GFC
30.08.2020	Adamstown Rounders	13	Limekiln Rounders GAA	13	Club Grounds
	Gameweek 3
06.09.2020	Breaffy	8	Glynn Barntown	9	Club Grounds
13.09.2020	Erne Eagles	10	Adamstown Rounders	11	Tymon Park
13.09.2020	Limekiln Rounders GAA	8	Cuchulainn Rounders	2	Tymon Park

[References: 3]

Report

Due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic the GAA Rounders 2020 season was reduced to just two groups of four each playing a single-round robin in the Senior Ladies All-Ireland Championship. Adamstown Rounders, Erne Eagles and Limekiln Rounders GAA played out a very competitive Group A with Adamstown finishing first on 14 points, Erne Eagles second on 13 and Limekiln third on 12. Cuchulainn finished out of the running with three straight losses. In Group B Glynn Barntown won the Group title with a close 9-8 victory over Breaffy GAA in the Final Gameweek, leaving Breaffy in second, with Michael Glaveys third and Barntown Gaels fourth.

The All-Ireland Finals were postponed until after the lockdown restrictions are due to be lifted in May 2021. On June 13th 2021 in Abbottstown, Dublin (National Sports Centre) Breaffy held out to win 8-6 with the play of the day happening in the bottom of the 6th inning when Avril Coyne caught the batter out at second base and fired the ball back to Home Base to get a runner out there, leaving Glynn-Barntown to score three to win and two to draw. Breaffy closed out the match with a catch by Olivia Tolster in what was a real defensive battle according to reports with great fielding by Katie Kenny and Michelle Hopkins for the Mayo team.

References

Logos

[1] GAA Rounders (2020) logo [Internet] Available from: https://gaarounders.ie/admin/postimages/371981c28e04186b1ceb390594888b02.jpg [Accessed 9 September 2019]

Websites

[2] GAA Rounders (2021) Tournaments – Senior Ladies [Internet] Available from: http://www.gaarounders.ie/Tournaments?t=2 [Accessed 10 May 2021]

[3] GAA Rounders (2019) Master Results [Internet] Available from: http://www.gaarounders.ie/Results [Accessed 10 May 2021]

[4] GAA (2021) Carrickmacross, Breaffy, and Erne Eagles win Rounders Finals [Internet] Available from: https://www.gaa.ie/news/carrickmacross-breaffy-and-erne-eagles-win-rounders-finals/?fbclid=IwAR0C0WrrVzMBHkBTDMh–NGqcL_XEzumufcEeSvD59rSw4hsbcwfqE8mtTw [Accessed 21 June 2021]

[5] Breaffy Rounders Facebook (2021) Post, June 13, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/breaffy.rounders/posts/4181450105249046 [Accessed 21 June 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Fiona Corrigan.

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June 19, 2021

Greystones Mariners Baseball Ireland Team 2002-2020

Mariners Baseball Club 30th Anniversary Logo 2021 [References: 3]

Factfile

Home Field: Greystones, Co. Wicklow and Shanganagh Park, Shankill, Co. Dublin / Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown.

Colours: Navy Blue Shirts, Grey or White Pants

Honours: 2 Times Baseball Ireland A League Champions (2014, 2020), 2 Times A League Pennant Winners (2019, 2020) 1 Time A League First Half Pennant Winners (2005), 5 Times A League Runners-Up (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019). 14 Times Playoff Qualifiers (2004-2005, 2007-2010, 2014-2020)

All-Time Record: (W-L-Forfeit) All Games ( 157-162-2) Regular Season (141-144-2 ) Playoffs (16-18-0) *Complete Record Unknown

Name Changes: Greystones Mariners (2002-2018), Mariners Baseball (2019-2020)

Year	League	P	W	L	W/O	Pts	Pos	PW	PL	Chp	IW	IL	IC
2002	IBL	14	3	11	0	23	6	–	–	–	–	–	–
2003	IBL	14	7	7	0	35	5	0	1	CSF	–	–	–
2004	IBL	18	12	6	0	54	3	0	2	SF
2005	IBL	8	8	0	0	32	1	–	–	W
2005	IBL Champ	6	1	5	0	9	4	–	–	–
2006	A	15	8	7	0	40	3
2007	A	13	6	7	0	31	4	1	1	SF
2008	A	15	7	8	0	36	4	1	1	SF
2009	A	16	7	9	0	37	4	0	1	PO
2010	A	15	10	5	0	45	2
2011	A	15	2	13	0	23	6	–	–	–
2012	A	15	4	11	0	27	5	–	–	–
2013	A	15	5	10	0	30	5	–	–	–
2014	A	15	7	8	0	36	3	4	0	W
2015	A	18	8	10	0	42	3	1	2	F
2016	A	17	7	10	0	38	3	2	2	F
2017	A	16	13	3	0	55	2	2	3	F
2018	A	16	9	5	2	39	3	2	2	F
2019	A	18	11	7	0	33	1	1	2	F
2020	A	8	6	2	0	18	1	2	1	W

[References: 2-38]

Legend / Key

Key	Explanation
Div	Division
IBL	Irish Baseball League
Champ	Championship (2nd Half Top Group)
Trophy	Trophy (2nd Half Bottom Group)
A	Irish Baseball League A-League
P	Played
W	Won
L	Lost
FF	Forfeit
Pts	Points
Pos	Final League/Division Position
Chp	Final Playoff Position
W	Winners
F	Finalists
SF	Semi-Finalists
PO	Knocked Out in Playoff Round
PW	Playoff Matches Won
PL	Playoff Matches Lost
IW	International Matches Won
IL	International Matches Lost
IC	International Championships Won
N/A	Not Applicable

Report

Greystones Mariners were founded as a Little League Team in 1991 in the small Co. Wicklow town, graduating to the Irish Baseball League (Adult) 10 years later where they posted a winning 12-6 record in their third year in 2004, qualifying for the Playoff Final, and the following year going 8-0 to win the 1st Half Pennant only to finish the Championship 2nd Half 1-5.

They qualified for the playoff each of the next five years (2006-2010) before a slump set in, finishing with losing records from 2011 to 2013. 2014 was another losing year until a remarkable run towards the end of the season saw them climb from bottom to reach the playoffs in fourth place where they proceeded to defeat Belfast North Stars, Dublin Spartans and the Dublin City Hurricanes in the playoffs, sweeping the Hurricanes 2-0 in a shock result. They were finalists each of the next five years before again taking the A League Championship 2 games to 1 versus Ashbourne Giants in 2020.

Home Field: Shanganagh Park, Shankill, Co. Dublin / Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown

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Greystones Mariners / Mariners Baseball Logo Evolution

Greystones Mariners 2014-2018

Greystones Mariners Logo 2014-2018 [References: 1]

Mariners Baseball 2019-2020

Mariners Baseball Logo 2019-2020 [References: 2]

Mariners Baseball 30th Anniversary Logo 2021

Mariners Baseball Club 30th Anniversary Logo 2021 [References: 3]

References

Bibliography

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Sources

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[10] Anon. (2003) “Corkagh to host a cracker”. Tallaght Echo. Thursday, September 25, 2003.

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[19] Tallaght Echo (2016) “Hurricanes successfully defend National crown” [Internet] Available from: http://www.echo.ie/sport/article/hurricanes-successfully-defend-national-crown [Accessed 27 October 2016]

Images

[1] Mariners Baseball (2019) Profile Picture, December 2, 2013 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/MarinersBaseballClub/photos/a.152658488121688/580104308710435 [Accessed 19 June 2021]

[2] Mariners Baseball (2019) Profile Picture, March 30, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/MarinersBaseballClub/photos/a.152658488121688/2063521397035378 [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]

Websites

[13] Baseball Ireland (2012) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?search_year=2012&search_team= [Accessed 21 September 2016]

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[17] Baseball Ireland (2018) Fixture & Results – League Tables [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2018 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[18] Baseball Ireland (2018) Fixture & Results – Playoff Fixtures [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=Playoffs&search_year=2018 [Accessed 1 October 2018]

Internet Archive

[3] Internet Archive – Irish Baseball and Softball Federation (1999) The 1999 Irish Baseball League Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19991103022901/http://www.ibsf.ie:80/baseball/Baseball_Schedule_99.htm#Top [Accessed 10 August 2017]

[4] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2003) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20030206112504/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[5] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2003) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20031001124151/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[6] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2004) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20041206085245/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[7] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2005) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20050828155124/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[20] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2006) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20061026024439/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[21] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2007) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20071006034356/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[22] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2008) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20081017051201/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[23] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2009) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20090926041555/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[24] – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2010) Ladder [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/save/_embed/http://websites.sportstg.com/nfnn/rpt_ladder.cgi?results=N&round=18&client=1-7884-0-108844-0&pool=1 [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[25] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2011) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20110716140650/http://www.baseballireland.com/spulse.html [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[26] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2013) 2013 League Tables [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20131015095707/http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2013 [Accessed 19 June 2018]

[27] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2014) 2014 League Tables [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20141219024651/http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2014 [Accessed 19 June 2018]

[28] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2015) 2015 League Tables [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20150925005924/http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2015 [Accessed 1 March 2018]

Social Media

[29] Dublin Spartans Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1308998669133659 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[30] Dublin Spartans Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinspartans/posts/1758906561024919 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[31] Dublin Spartans Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinspartans/posts/1759225940992981 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

Websites

[33] Baseball Ireland (2019) League Tables [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2019 [Accessed 9 September 2019]

[34] Baseball Ireland (2019) A League Fixtures [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=A&search_year=2019 [Accessed 30 September 2019]

[35] Baseball Ireland (2019) Playoff Fixtures [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=Playoffs&search_year=2019 [Accessed 6 October 2019]

[36] Baseball Ireland (2020) A League [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/league/151693/ [Accessed 9 September 2019]

[37] Baseball Ireland (2020) Results [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/results/ [Accessed 28 August 2020][Last Accessed 17 September 2020]

[38] Baseball Ireland (2020) League Standings as of 28 August 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/irish-league-standings-as-of-28-august/ [Accessed 28 August 2020, 31 August 2020][Last Accessed 17 September 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Peter Kavanagh, Baseball Ireland

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Last Updated: 19 June 2021

June 18, 2021

Galway Softball League Results and Fixtures 2021

Standings

GSL 2021	P	W	L	W/O	RF	RA	GB	Pts
An Púcán Base Invaders
Kenny’s Bookshop Hardbacks
Irishscores Hit Squad
Megadale Aqua Blasters

[References: 2]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team	Away Team
	3rd Place
30.08.2021	3rd Placed team	4th Placed team
	Final
30.08.2021	1st Placed team	2nd Placed Team

[References: 2]

Regular Season

Date	Home Team	Away Team
	Week 1
28.06.2021	An Púcán Base Invaders	Irishscores Hit Squad
28.06.2021	Kenny’s Bookshop Hardbacks	Megadale Aqua Blasters
	Week 2
05.07.2021	Irishscores Hit Squad	Kenny’s Bookshop Hardbacks
05.07.2021	Megadale Aqua Blasters	An Púcán Base Invaders
	Week 3
12.07.2021	Kenny’s Bookshop Hardbacks	An Púcán Base Invaders
12.07.2021	Megadale Aqua Blasters	Irishscores Hit Squad
	Week 4
19.07.2021	Megadale Aqua Blasters	Kenny’s Bookshop Hardbacks
19.07.2021	Irishscores Hit Squad	An Púcán Base Invaders
	Week 5
26.07.2021	Kenny’s Bookshop Hardbacks	Irishscores Hit Squad
26.07.2021	An Púcán Base Invaders	Megadale Aqua Blasters
	Week 6
09.08.2021	An Púcán Base Invaders	Kenny’s Bookshop Hardbacks
09.08.2021	Irishscores Hit Squad	Megadale Aqua Blasters

[References: 2]

Preseason Test Games

Date	Home Team	Away Team
	Preseason
21.06.2021	An Púcán Base Invaders	Kenny’s Bookshop Hardbacks
21.06.2021	Irishscores Hit Squad	Megadale Aqua Blasters

[References: 2]

Report

Galway Softball Club, founded in 1998 and one of the oldest Softball teams in Ireland, has after 23 years, and thanks to generous sponsors, managed to field enough teams to form the first Galway Softball League in history. While there was a Cadet Baseball League back in 1970, this is the very first time since Softball Ireland was founded as the Irish Softball Association in 1989 that such a sanctioned league has taken place in Galway or West of the Shannon River. The four teams are An Púcán Base Invaders; Kenny’s Bookshop Hardbacks; Irishscores Hit Squad and Megadale Aqua Blasters.

References

Social Media

[1] Galway Softball (2021) Galway Softball Logo [Internet] Available from: https://galwaysoftball.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/GalwaySoftballLogo90x90-Copy.png [Accessed 18 June 2021]

[2] Galway Softball (2021) [Internet] Galway Softball League Available from: https://galwaysoftball.com/2021/06/16/galway-softball-league/?fbclid=IwAR2BapvWnxGY9EwZcPflOHUQn1zocQ0KcmHRUYJwl3XeCNUEBUcwDBhebw8 [Accessed 18 June 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Catherine Swift, Galway Tribes & Marlay Mustangs

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Last Updated: 18 June 2021

June 18, 2021

Softball Leinster Prem Division Results 2021

Softball Leinster Logo {References: 1]

Standings

SL Prem Division 2019	P	W	L	W/O	RF	RA	GB	Pts
Dynamoes	2	1	1	0	32	23	–	7
Batpak	1	1	0	0	13	12	-0-5	5
Kegs	1	1	0	0	18	14	-0.5	5
Marlay Martyrs	1	0	1	0	16	20	0.5	2
TNT	1	0	1	0	14	18	0.5	2

[References: 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
2021	TNT	14	Kegs	18
08.06.2021	Batpak	13	Dynamoes	12
	Week 2
15.06.2021	Dynamoes	20	Marlay Martyrs	16

[References:

Home Fields

Team	Home Field
Batpak	St. Anne’s Park, Raheny
TNT	Santry Sportslink
Kegs	Wanderers RFC Club, Sandymount
Marlay Martyrs	Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Dodder Dynamoes	CDETB Sports Grounds

[References: 3]

References

Logos

[1] Softball Leinster Facebook (2017) Softball Leinster Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/softballleinster/photos/a.139494852788793.30082.136509596420652/1063627193708883/?type=1&theater [Accessed 25 January 2017]

Websites

[2] Softball Leinster (2021) Prem Division 2021 [Internet] Available from: http://www.softballleinster.ie/table/prem-div-2021/ [Accessed 18 June 2021]

[3] Softball Leinster (2021) Club Locator [Internet] Available from: http://www.softballleinster.ie/club-locator/ [Accessed 18 June 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Paul Croke, Conor Sayles and Cillian Murphy, Marlay Martyrs and Marlay Mustangs 2021.

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Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 18 June 2021

June 18, 2021

Softball Leinster Division 1 Results 2021

Softball Leinster Logo [References: 1]

Standings

SL Division 1 2021	P	W	L	W/O	RF	RA	GB	Pts
Dodder Dynamites	2	2	0	0	46	24	–	10
Hippie Monsters	2	2	0	0	41	21	0.0	10
Renegade Titans	2	2	0	0	32	21	0.0	10
Wicklow Wolves	2	2	0	0	49	29	0.0	10
Castleknock Wildcats	2	1	1	0	29	27	2.0	7
Dublin Bay Packers	2	1	1	0	40	37	1.0	7
Base Devils	2	0	2	0	22	47	2.0	4
Castleknock Bearcats	2	0	2	0	21	42	2.0	4
Chuggers	2	0	2	0	20	31	2.0	4
Usual Suspects	2	0	2	0	27	48	2.0	4

[References: 2]

Results

Date	Winning Team		Runners-Up
	Week 1
06.2021	Dodder Dynamites	22	Base Devils	6
06.2021	Dublin Bay Packers	22	Chuggers	13
06.2021	Hippie Monsters	32	Usual Suspects	14
06.2021	Renegade Titans	14	Castleknock Wildcats	13
06.2021	Wicklow Wolves	24	Castleknock Bearcats	13
	Week 2
10.06.2021	Hippie Monsters	9	Chuggers	7
10.06.2021	Castleknock Wildcats	16	Usual Suspects	13
10.06.2021	Wicklow Wolves	25	Base Devils	16
10.06.2021	Castleknock Bearcats	8	Renegade Titans	18
10.06.2021	Dublin Bay Packers	18	Dodder Dynamites	24

[References: 2]

Home Fields

1st Division
Thunderbolts	ALSAA, Dublin Airport, Tubberbunny
Castleknock Bearcats	Castleknock College
Castleknock Wildcats	Castleknock College
Renegade Titans	St. Anne’s Park, Raheny
Sauce Monsters	Stannaway Park, Kimmage
Base Devils	Stannaway Park, Kimmage
Chuggers	Wanderers RFC, Sandymount
Usual Suspects	Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Dodder Dynamites	CDETB Grounds
Dublin Bay Packers	St. Colmcille’s Community School, Knocklyon, Dublin 16

[References: 3]

References

Logos

Websites

[2] Softball Leinster (2021) Prem Division 2021 [Internet] Available from: http://www.softballleinster.ie/table/prem-div-2021/ [Accessed 18 June 2021]

[3] Softball Leinster (2021) Club Locator [Internet] Available from: http://www.softballleinster.ie/club-locator/ [Accessed 18 June 2021]

Social Media

[4] Wicklow Wolves (2021) Post, 17 June 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/wicklowwolves/posts/4598635240164792 [Accessed 18 June 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Paul Croke, Conor Sayles and Cillian Murphy, Marlay Martyrs and Marlay Mustangs 2021.

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Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 18 June 2021

June 18, 2021

Softball Leinster Division 2 Results 2021

Softball Leinster Logo [References: 1]

Standings

SL Division 2 2021	P	W	L	W/O	RF	RA	GB	Pts
Reapers	2	2	0	0	55	36	–	10
Thirsty Camels	2	2	0	0	28	25	0.0	10
Ashbourne Antlers Dashers	2	1	1	0	24	18	1.0	7
Hippety Hippos	2	1	1	0	41	50	1.0	7
Marlay Mustangs	2	1	1	0	42	36	1.0	7
Hippety Hipsters	2	1	0	1	19	24	1.6	5
Ashbourne Antlers Comets	2	0	2	0	23	31	2.0	4
Deadly Suspects	2	0	2	0	33	45	2.0	4

[References: 2]

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
10.06.2021	Hippety Hippos	20	Renegade Reapers	35
10.06.2021	Thirsty Camels	10	Ashbourne Antlers Comets	8
10.06.2021	Deadly Suspects	16	Marlay Mustangs	26
10.06.2021	Ashbourne Antlers Dashers	7	Hippety Hipsters	0 #
	Week 2
17.06.2021	Ashbourne Antlers Comets	15	Hippety Hippos	21
17.06.2021	Hippety Hipsters	19	Deadly Suspects	17
17.06.2021	Thirsty Camels	18	Ashbourne Antlers Dashers	17
17.06.2021	Marlay Mustangs	16	Renegade Reapers	20

[References: 4-5]

Home Field

2nd Division
Ashbourne Antlers Dashers	Ashbourne International Baseball Centre, Co. Meath
Antlers Comets	Ashbourne International Baseball Centre, Co. Meath
Renegade Reapers	St. Anne’s Park, Raheny
Thirsty Camels	St. Anne’s Park, Raheny
The Homers	Stannaway Park, Kimmage (sitting out 2021)
Temple Bar Hippies	Stannaway Park, Kimmage
Marlay Mustangs	Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Deadly Suspects	Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Ingloriuous Batters	Lucan Centre, Lucan, Co. South Dublin (sitting out in 2021)
Wicklow Wolves	Shoreline Leisure, Charlesland, Co. Wicklow

[References: 2]

References

Logos

Websites

[2] Softball Leinster (2021) Prem Division 2021 [Internet] Available from: http://www.softballleinster.ie/table/division-2-2021/ [Accessed 18 June 2021]

[3] Softball Leinster (2021) Club Locator [Internet] Available from: http://www.softballleinster.ie/club-locator/ [Accessed 18 June 2021]

Social Media

[4] Softball Leinster Facebook (2021) Post, June 18, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/Renegades-Softball-Club-103312683126285/photos/pcb.2634319216692273/2634319056692289 [Accessed 18 June 2021]

[5] Temple Bar Hippety’s Facebook (2021) Post, June 8, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/HippetysSoftball/posts/4360861177265824 [Accessed 18 June 2021]

[6] Temple Bar Hippety’s Facebook (2021) Post, June 15, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/HippetysSoftball/posts/4380077505344191 [Accessed 18 June 2021]

[7] Thirsty Camels Facebook (2021) Post, June 8, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/ThirstyCamelsSoftball/posts/1886312658202726 [Accessed 18 June 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Paul Croke, Conor Sayles and Cillian Murphy, Marlay Martyrs and Marlay Mustangs 2021.

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Last Updated: 18 June 2021

June 16, 2021

Twins Baseball Ireland Team 2006-2007

Factfile

Baseball Ireland A-League 2006-2007

Home Field: O’Malley Fields, Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 / Co. South Dublin

Colours:

Honours: None

All-Time Record: (W-L-Forfeit) All Games: (5-21-2) Regular Season (5-21-2) Playoffs (0-0-0)

Year by Year Record

Year

League

Pts

Pos

Chp

2006

–

2007

–

Legend

Key	Explanation
Div	Division
IBL	Irish Baseball League
Champ	Championship (2nd Half Top Group)
Trophy	Trophy (2nd Half Bottom Group)
A	Baseball Ireland A-League
B	Baseball Ireland B-League
P	Played
W	Won
L	Lost
FF	Forfeit
Pts	Points
Pos	Final League/Division Position
Chp	Final Playoff Position
W	Winners
F	Finalists
SF	Semi-Finalists
PO	Knocked Out in Playoff Round
UBC	Ulster Baseball Championships

History

The Twins were a new team for the newly renamed Baseball Ireland A League in 2006, finishing in 5th of six teams with a 5-8 Wins-Losses Record. They could not manage a win in their second season in 2007, however, losing 13 and forfeiting 2 of their 15 matches, finishing last. They folded after the season and were replaced by Dublin City Indios.

References

Logos

[8] Belfast Baseball Association Wayback Machine (2005) BBA_Header_Graphics [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20050816232349im_/http://www.belfastbaseball.com/BBA_Header_Graphics.jpg [Accessed 10 June 2021]

Blogs

[2] Boston Irish (2008) The Lowdown on Baseball in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://irishbaseballseason.blogspot.com/2007/05/baseball-in-ireland-really-low-down-on.html [Accessed 28 November 2019]

Internet Archive

[3] Panthers Baseball Club | ETeamz | Wayback Machine (2003) Irish Baseball History So Far [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20030907212205/http://www.eteamz.com/panthers-irl/news/index.cfm?id=717896&cat=150587 [Accessed 28 November 2019]

Bibliography

[4] (2008) Chetwynd, Josh. Baseball in Europe: A Country by Country History. pg. 276. North Carolina and London

Internet Archive

[7] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2006) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20061026024439/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[23] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2007) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20071006034356/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Peter Kavanagh (Baseball Ireland)

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Last Updated: 16 June 2021

June 11, 2021

Belfast NorthStars Baseball Ireland Team 1997-2020

Belfast North Stars Logo [Reference: 1]

Factfile

Baseball Ireland Team 1997-Present

Home Grounds: Hydebank Park Playing Fields, Belfast

Colours: Burgundy & Gold.

Honours: Baseball Ireland B-League Champions in 2016 and Runners-Up 2019. B-League North Pennant winners in 2016 and B-1 League Pennant Winners in 2019. Irish Baseball League Trophy Champions 2005.

All-Time Record: (Wins-Losses-Forfeits) All Games (189-351-19) Regular Season: (275-336-19); Post-Season: (13-15). Ulster Baseball Championships: 1-3 (Complete Record Unknown)

Year-by-Year Record

Year	League	P	W	L	FF	Pts	Pos	PW	PL	Chp	IW	IL	IC
1997
1998
1999	IBL	12	1	11	0	14	5	–	–	–	–	–	–
2000	IBL
2001	IBL
2002	IBL	12	3	8	1	19	5	–	–	–	–	–	–
2003	IBL	14	4	10	0	26	6	0	1	0	–	–	–
2004	IBL	18	11	7	0	51	5	–	–	–	–	–	–
2005	IBL	7	2	5	0	13	7	–	–	–	–	–	–
2005	IBL Trophy	8	6	2	0	26	2	–	–	–	–	–	–
2006	A	13	1	11	1	14	6	–	–	–	–	–	–
2007	A	17	5	7	4	22	5	–	–	–	–	–	–
2008	A	15	1	9	5	8	6	–	–	–	–	–	–
2009	A	16	0	13	3	10	5	–	–	–	–	–	–
2010	A	15	8	7	0	39	4
2011	A	15	4	11	0	27	4	1	1	SF	–	–	–
2012	A	15	3	11	1	22	6	–	–	–
2013	A	15	9	6	0	42	3	0	1	PO
2014	A	15	6	9	0	33	4	0	1	PO
2015	B North	20	8	12	0	48	4	–	–	–	1	3	6th UBC
2016	B North	22	20	2	0	82	1	4	1	B Chp
2017	B	18	12	6	0	54	2	1	2	SF
2018	B	18	10	6	2	44	4	0	2	SF
2019	B1	20	15	3	2	41	1	3	3	F
2020	DNC	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

[References: 2-74]

Legend

Key	Explanation
Div	Division
IBL	Irish Baseball League
Champ	Championship (2nd Half Top Group)
Trophy	Trophy (2nd Half Bottom Group)
A	Baseball Ireland A-League
B	Baseball Ireland B-League
P	Played
W	Won
L	Lost
FF	Forfeit
Pts	Points
Pos	Final League/Division Position
Chp	Final Playoff Position
W	Winners
F	Finalists
SF	Semi-Finalists
PO	Knocked Out in Playoff Round
UBC	Ulster Baseball Championships

History

One of the original Irish Baseball league teams in 1997, the Belfast NorthStars travelled down to Dublin to play in the early years, before a permanent Home Ground was built in Hydebank Park in Belfast. They reached the Irish Baseball League Playoffs in 2003 and Trophy Playoffs in 2005, winning the second level Championship. They qualified for the Baseball Ireland A-League Playoffs in 2011, 2013 and 2014. They dropped down to the B-League in 2015. Their greatest achievement is winning the All-Ireland Championship in 2016, defeating the Dublin City Hurricanes B. They won the B-1 League Pennant and Championship in 2019, but lost the B-League Final. The NorthStars were B-1 League Pennant Winners and Runners-Up in the B League Playoffs in 2019 but did not compete in a COVID-virus-shortened 2020 season.

Home Ground: Hydebank Park Playing Fields, Belfast

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Images

[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]

Blogs

Internet Archive

Bibliography

[4] (2008) Chetwynd, Josh. Baseball in Europe: A Country by Country History. pg. 276. North Carolina and London.

Sources

[5] Anon. (2003) “Spartans crowned in Corkagh”. Tallaght Echo. Thursday, October 2, 2003.

[6] Anon. (2003) “Corkagh to host a cracker”. Tallaght Echo. Thursday, September 25, 2003.

Internet Archive

[7] Internet Archive – Irish Baseball and Softball Federation (1999) The 1999 Irish Baseball League Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19991103022901/http://www.ibsf.ie:80/baseball/Baseball_Schedule_99.htm#Top [Accessed 10 August 2017]

[8] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2003) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20030206112504/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[9] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2003) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20031001124151/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[10] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2004) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20041206085245/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[11] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2005) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20050828155124/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

Sources

[13] Anon. (2008) “Spartans make it three in a row in Irish Championship”. Tallaght Echo. Thursday, October 15, 2008.

[14] Anon. (2014) “Bittersweet for Hurricanes in Final”. Tallaght Echo. Thursday, October 9, 2014.

Websites

[15] Baseball Ireland (2012) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?search_year=2012&search_team= [Accessed 21 September 2016]

[16] Baseball Ireland (2017) Fixture & Results – League Tables [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2016 [Accessed 21 September 2016]

[17] Baseball Ireland (2017) Fixture & Results – League Tables [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2017 [Accessed 4 September 2017]

[18] Baseball Ireland (2017) Playoff Results [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=Playoffs&search_year=2017 [Accessed 25 September 2017]

[20] Baseball Ireland (2018) Fixture & Results – League Tables [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2018 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[21] Baseball Ireland (2018) Fixture & Results – Playoff Fixtures [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=Playoffs&search_year=2018 [Accessed 1 October 2018]

Internet Archive

[22] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2006) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20061026024439/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[24] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2008) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20081017051201/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[25] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2009) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20090926041555/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[26] – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2010) Ladder [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/save/_embed/http://websites.sportstg.com/nfnn/rpt_ladder.cgi?results=N&round=18&client=1-7884-0-108844-0&pool=1 [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[27] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2011) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20110716140650/http://www.baseballireland.com/spulse.html [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[28] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2013) 2013 League Tables [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20131015095707/http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2013 [Accessed 19 June 2018]

[29] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2014) 2014 League Tables [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20141219024651/http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2014 [Accessed 19 June 2018]

[30] Baseball Ireland (2015) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?search_year=2015&search_team= [Accessed 21 September 2016]

[31] Baseball Ireland (2017) Fixture & Results – League Tables [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2016 [Accessed 21 September 2016]

[32] Baseball Ireland (2017) Fixture & Results – League Tables [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2017 [Accessed 4 September 2017]

[33] Baseball Ireland (2017) Playoff Results [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=Playoffs&search_year=2017 [Accessed 25 September 2017]

[34] Belfast Times (2016) BASA Update – Northstars draw first blood [Internet] Available from: http://www.belfasttimes.co.uk/basa-update-northstars-draw-first-blood/ [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[35] Tallaght Echo (2016) “Hurricanes successfully defend National crown” [Internet] Available from: http://www.echo.ie/sport/article/hurricanes-successfully-defend-national-crown [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[36] Belfast North Stars Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/NorthstarsBB/posts/930378163734109 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[37] Belfast North Stars Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/NorthstarsBB/posts/919785874793338 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[38] Belfast North Stars Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1308998669133659&id=111542168879321 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[39] Dublin Spartans Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinspartans/posts/1759331540982421 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[40] Dublin Spartans Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinspartans/posts/1758906561024919 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[41] Dublin Spartans Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinspartans/posts/1759225940992981 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[42] Baseball Ireland (2017) Fixture & Results – League Tables [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2018 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[44] Baseball Ireland (2018) Fixture & Results – Playoff Fixtures [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=Playoffs&search_year=2018 [Accessed 1 October 2018]

[45] Greystones Mariners Facebook Page (2018) Post September 16 2018: “The Mariners B advanced to the B League Finals yesterday after sweeping the Belfast Northstars 14-7 and 13-6 in a dramatic 9 inning game!” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/GreystonesMariners/posts/1799078143479706 [Accessed 1 October 2018]

[46] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2015) 2015 League Tables [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20150925005924/http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2015 [Accessed 1 March 2018]

Websites

[47] Baseball Ireland (2019) League Tables [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2019 [Accessed 9 September 2019]

[48] Baseball Ireland (2019) B League Fixtures [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=B&search_year=2019 [Accessed 9 September 2019]

[49] Baseball Ireland (2019) Playoff Fixtures [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?

Internet Archive

[50] Belfast Baseball | Internet Archive (2015) Ulster Baseball Championship 2015 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20151109180643/http://belfastnorthstars.wix.com/northstars2 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[51] Belfast Baseball | Internet Archive (2015) Ulster Baseball Championship 2015 Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20151109180643/http://belfastnorthstars.wix.com/northstars2 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

Social Media

[52] Baseball Ireland Facebook (2015) Post to Page by Peadar O,Caomhanaigh, June 22, 2015:”Congratulations to Jose Angel Santos and Jon Carter and all the Belfast Northstars Baseball, Belfast Buccaneers Baseball Club and Belfast Hornets Baseball Club on a wonderful weekend at the Ulster Open Baseball Championship 2015.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/groups/51106610873/permalink/10153352797790874/ [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[53] Baseball Scotland Facebook (2015) Post, June 20, 2015:”Team Scotland end the day undefeated as we beat Liverpool 7 to 2.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballScotland/posts/847365682024119 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[54] Baseball Scotland Facebook (2015) Post, June 20, 2015:”Team Scotland ends the game 4 to 4 to the Dublin Spartans. Spartans come back to tie it in the last inning.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballScotland/posts/847312685362752 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[55] Baseball Scotland Facebook (2015) Post, June 20, 2015:”Team Scotland takes first game versus Belfast North Stars 9 to 0. Team manager Jason Derr throws a shutout and the team batted around in the top of the fifth scoring 8 to put the game away.” [Internet] Available from:https://www.facebook.com/BaseballScotland/posts/847219225372098 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[56] Belfast Northstars Baseball Facebook (2015) Post, March 25, 2015:”Ulster Open Baseball Championship, weekend of June 20th-21st. Official team Line-ups,” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/NorthstarsBB/posts/651458121626116 [Accessed 27 March 2020]

[57] Dublin City Hurricanes Baseball Club Facebook (2015) Post, June 20, 2015:”Game 1: Hurricanes 13 Cavan 1″ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/DublinCityHurricanes/posts/888161297922339 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[58] Liverpool Trojans Facebook (2015) Post, June 19, 2015:”Trojans advance party in Belfast ahead of this weekend’s Ulster Baseball Championships .” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/liverpooltrojans/photos/a.222075011136165/999129550097370/?type=3&theater [Accessed 3 April 2020]

[59] Tonbridge Baseball Club Facebook (2015) Post, June 20, 2015:”Tonbridge 9 – Cavan Comets 9″ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/tonbridgebaseball/posts/890880274306956 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[60] Tonbridge Baseball Club Facebook (2015) Post, June 20, 2015:”Tonbridge 2-Belfast Bucs 5″ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/tonbridgebaseball/posts/890831087645208 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[61] Baseball Scotland Facebook (2015) Post, June 21, 2015:”Team Scotland drop the game to the Dublin Hurricanes 3 to 1. Playing for 3rd place.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballScotland/posts/847803961980291 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[62] Baseball Scotland Facebook (2015) Post, June 21, 2015:”Team Scotland wins a nail biter against the Belfast Hornets. Final score 4 to 3 and take 3rd place in the Ulster Open.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballScotland/posts/847944721966215 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[63] Dublin Spartans Baseball Club Facebook (2015) Post to Page by Alan Fox, June 21, 2015:”” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dublinspartans/permalink/10155772142010381/ [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[64] Liverpool Trojans Facebook (2015) Post, June 21, 2015:”Trojans Triumph on Day 2 of the Ulster Baseball Championships! “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/liverpooltrojans/photos/a.222075011136165/1000386869971638/?type=3&theater[Accessed 3 April 2020]

[65] Tonbridge Baseball Club Facebook (2015) Post, June 21, 2015:”Tonbridge 4 – Belfast North Stars 8″ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/tonbridgebaseball/posts/891285060933144 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[66] Tonbridge Baseball Club Facebook (2015) Post, June 21, 2015:”Tonbridge 8 – Liverpool Trojans 9″ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/tonbridgebaseball/photos/a.572380792823574/891369600924690/?type=3 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[67] Tonbridge Baseball Club Facebook (2015) Post, June 21, 2015:”Tonbridge 2 – Dublin Hurricanes 19″ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/tonbridgebaseball/posts/890948200966830 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[68] Comets Baseball Facebook (2015) Post, June 21, 2015:”Great team performance by the Comets at the Ulster Baseball Open this weekend- winning 3 out of 5 games – beating Liverpool, the Belfast North Stars & Tonbridge (London) …” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/Cavan.Comets/posts/916346698406978 [Accessed 5 April 2020]

Images

[69] Ulster Open Baseball Championships (2015) Post to Page by Jon Carter, June 19, 2015:”The clock is ticking, less than 12 hours to go guy & gals! Really hope your all ready for this, it will be EPIC!!!” [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/10527540_10153520892356454_8538585337183442953_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=02d79f&_nc_ohc=SEM1N35kvC8AX9qzqU9&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=2df60e14acebed902c61c21cf871bb54&oe=5EB00E54 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[70] Dublin City Hurricanes Baseball Club Facebook (2015) Post, June 22, 2015:”Champions — in Belfast, United Kingdom.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/DublinCityHurricanes/photos/a.804799506258519/889208441150958/?type=3&theater [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[71] Dublin City Hurricanes Baseball Club Facebook (2015) Post, June 23, 2015:”Paolo Barbero wins Home Run King award at Ulster Invitational at #Belfast“ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/DublinCityHurricanes/photos/a.804799506258519/889751804429955/?type=3&theater [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[72] Baseball Ireland (2019) League Tables [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2019 [Accessed 9 September 2019]

[73] Baseball Ireland (2019) B League Fixtures [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=B&search_year=2019 [Accessed 9 September 2019]

[74] Baseball Ireland (2019) Playoff Fixtures [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=Playoffs&search_year=2019 [Accessed 6 October 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Dr. Jose A. Santos (Baseball Ireland).

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 11 June 2021

June 11, 2021

Dublin Spartans Baseball Ireland Team 1998-2020

Dublin Spartans Logo [Reference: 32]

Factfile

Home Field: O’Malley Fields, Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 / Co. South Dublin

Colours: Green Jerseys, White Pants and Green Sox

Honours: Irish Baseball League A-League Playoff Championships Winners (9): 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 / A-League Pennant (5): 1999, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2013 / Irish Baseball Cup Winners: (1)2003

All-Time Record: (W-L-Forfeit) All Games (218-124-6) Regular Season (192-106-6) Playoffs (24-18-0) Cup (2-0-0)Note: Complete Record Unknown

Name Changes: Spartans 1998-2005 / Dublin Spartans 2006-2020

Season-by-Season

Year	League	P	W	L	FF	Pts	Pos	PW	PL	Chp	IW	IL	IC
1997	IBL
1998	IBL
1999	IBL	12	9	3	0	30	1	–	–	–
2000	IBL						1
2001	IBL
2002	IBL	18	15	3	0	63	1
2003	IBL	14	11	3	0	47	2	2	0	W
2004	IBL	18	14	2	2	56	2	3	0	W
2005	IBL	8	6	2	0	26	3	–	–	–
2005	Champ	6	3	3	0	15	2	0	2	F
2006	A	15	12	3	0	51	1	2	0	W
2007	A	15	12	0	3	45	2	2	2	W
2008	A	14	12	2	0	50	1	3	1	W
2009	A	16	10	6	0	46	2	1	1	W
2010	A	15	8	7	0	39	3	2	0	W
2011	A	15	10	5	0	45	2	3	1	W
2012	A	15	9	6	0	42	3	4	1	W
2013	A	15	11	4	0	48	1	3	1	W
2014	A	15	10	5	0	45	2	0	2	SF
2015	A	18	9	8	1	43	2	0	1	SF
2016	A	17	8	9	0	41	2	0	2	SF
2017	A	16	5	11	0	31	3	1	2	SF
2018	A	16	9	7	0	43	2	0	2	SF
2019	A	18	7	11	0	21	4	–	–	–
2020	A	8	2	6	0	6	3	–	–	–

History

Dublin Spartans are the longest continually-running Adult Baseball Team in Ireland along with the Dublin City Hurricanes, both having been formed in 1998 (the second season of the Irish Baseball League) and have won most League Pennants and Playoff Championships between them (Greystones Mariners are older but started as a Little League Team). After the inaugural 1997 season it was decided to start afresh with an all-player draft for all-new teams.

The Dublin Spartans were thus born and the Dublin Spartans almost immediately set about dominating the Irish Baseball League, winning the League Pennant in 1999, 2000 and 2002, Playoff Championship in 2004 as well as the Irish Baseball Cup in 2003 and (there was a separate League and Cup prior to 2004 as is the way with Traditional Irish and British Sports such as Soccer). They Qualified for the Second Half Championship League in 2005 (The League was split halfway between an Upper Half and Lower Half) and reached the Playoff Final.

In 2006 the Irish Baseball League was reorganised with the Top 4 teams forming the Baseball Ireland A League and the Bottom 4 becoming B Teams of the A League Teams in the new Baseball Ireland B League. This was the start of an 8 year Playoff Championship run for the Dublin Spartans where they took home the Title on all 8 occasions, in spite of on four occasions finishing second in the League and once third (the other three League Pennants they won as well as the Playoff Championship – 2006, 2008, 2013).

The core of the team had by now retired from playing and the Dublin Spartans and they were to only reach the Playoff semi-Finals each year from 2014 to 2018 inclusive. In 2019 and 2020 they finished with losing seasons both years and out of the playoffs. They nevertheless are the greatest Irish Baseball League team in the relatively short history of the League with a record 9 A League Playoff Championships, 5 League Pennants and 1 Cups.

Legend

Key	Explanation
Div	Division
IBL	Irish Baseball League
Champ	Championship (2nd Half Top Group)
Trophy	Trophy (2nd Half Bottom Group)
A	Irish Baseball League A-League
P	Played
W	Won
L	Lost
FF	Forfeit
Pts	Points
Pos	Final League/Division Position
Chp	Final Playoff Position / Championship won
PW	Playoff Games Won
PL	Playoff Games Lost
IW	International Matches Won
IL	International Matches Lost
IC	International Championships Won / Round Reached
W	Winners
F	Finalists
SF	Semi-Finalists
PO	Knocked Out in Playoff Round

Home Venue: National Baseball Facility (Field of Dreams, O’Malley Fields, Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22)

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References

Bibliography

[8] (2008) Chetwynd, Josh. Baseball in Europe: A Country by Country History. pg. 276. North Carolina and London.

Sources

[9] Anon. (2003) “Spartans crowned in Corkagh”. Tallaght Echo. Thursday, October 2, 2003.

[10] Anon. (2003) “Corkagh to host a cracker”. Tallaght Echo. Thursday, September 25, 2003.

[11] Anon. (2008) “Spartans make it three in a row in Irish Championship”. Tallaght Echo. Thursday, October 15, 2008.

[12] Anon. (2014) “Bittersweet for Hurricanes in Final”. Tallaght Echo. Thursday, October 9, 2014.

Images

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

[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]

Websites

[13] Baseball Ireland (2012) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?search_year=2012&search_team= [Accessed 21 September 2016]

[14] Baseball Ireland (2017) Fixture & Results – League Tables [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2016 [Accessed 21 September 2016]

[15] Baseball Ireland (2017) Fixture & Results – League Tables [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2017 [Accessed 4 September 2017]

[16] Baseball Ireland (2017) Playoff Results [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=Playoffs&search_year=2017 [Accessed 25 September 2017]

[17] Baseball Ireland (2018) Fixture & Results – League Tables [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2018 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[18] Baseball Ireland (2018) Fixture & Results – Playoff Fixtures [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=Playoffs&search_year=2018 [Accessed 1 October 2018]

Internet Archive

Social Media

[29] Dublin Spartans Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1308998669133659 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[30] Dublin Spartans Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinspartans/posts/1758906561024919 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[31] Dublin Spartans Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinspartans/posts/1759225940992981 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

Websites

[33] Baseball Ireland (2019) League Tables [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2019 [Accessed 9 September 2019]

[34] Baseball Ireland (2019) A League Fixtures [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=A&search_year=2019 [Accessed 30 September 2019]

[35] Baseball Ireland (2019) Playoff Fixtures [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=Playoffs&search_year=2019 [Accessed 6 October 2019]

[36] Baseball Ireland (2020) A League [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/league/151693/ [Accessed 9 September 2019]

[37] Baseball Ireland (2020) Results [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/results/ [Accessed 28 August 2020][Last Accessed 17 September 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Peter Kavanagh, Baseball Ireland

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 11 June 2021

June 11, 2021

Giants Irish Baseball Team 2005

Factfile

Home Field: O’Malley Field, Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 / Co. South Dublin

Colours:

Honours: None

All-Time Record: (W-L-Forfeit) All Games: (5-8-2) Regular Season: (5-8-2) Playoffs: (0-0-0)

Year by Year Record

Year

League

Pts

Pos

Chp

2005

IBL

–

2005

IBL Trophy

–

[References 2-5]

Legend

Key	Explanation
Div	Division
IBL	Irish Baseball League
Champ	Championship (2nd Half Top Group)
Trophy	Trophy (2nd Half Bottom Group)
A	Baseball Ireland A-League
B	Baseball Ireland B-League
P	Played
W	Won
L	Lost
FF	Forfeit
Pts	Points
Pos	Final League/Division Position
Chp	Final Playoff Position
W	Winners
F	Finalists
SF	Semi-Finalists
PO	Knocked Out in Playoff Round

[References: 2-5]

History

Giants Baseball Team replaced Blue Devils in the Irish Baseball League after the 2004 season. They played the one season as Giants before the teams which played in the Second Half Trophy Section (Lower League) were made B teams of the teams which played in the Second Half Championship Section. Having gone 3-4 (Wins-Losses) in the First Half and thus being the leading team entering the Second Half Trophy Section they could well have fancied their chances of reaching the Trophy Final or even winning the Trophy but were only to win two of their eight games. They were then made a B team of one of the A League teams in 2006 when the Championship and Trophy were renamed the Baseball Ireland A League and B League (For the 2006 season Division 1 (A) and Division 2 (B)).

References

Blogs

Internet Archive

Bibliography

[4] (2008) Chetwynd, Josh. Baseball in Europe: A Country by Country History. pg. 276. North Carolina and London

Internet Archive

[5] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2005) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20050828155124/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Peter Kavanagh (Baseball Ireland)

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 11 June 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	FF	Pts	Pct	RS	RA
1	Mariners Baseball	13	8	0	39	0.619	182	119
2	Dublin Spartans	12	9	0	36	0.571	157	119
3	Ashbourne Giants	10	10	1	26	0.476	141	173
4	Dublin Hurricanes	7	12	2	13	0.333	121	190