June 11, 2021

Trojans Irish Baseball Team 2004-2005

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 (7-10-15) Regular Season (7-10-15) Playoffs (0-0-0)

Year by Year Record

Year

League

Pts

Pos

Chp

2004

IBL

–

2005

IBL

–

2005

IBL Trophy

-1

–

[References: 2-6]

History

Trojans were one of the newer teams created in the Irish Baseball League in the early to mid-2000s as the league expanded rapidly from 4 to 10 teams by 2004. In the Trojans first season (2004) they forfeited 8 games but still managed to win 3 – enough to place them 9th out of 10, and above Tigers. In 2005 the IBL was split halfway through the season between an Championship (Upper League) and Trophy (Lower League) and after finishing 6th with 3 wins from 8 games the Trojans were placed in the Trophy section where they won a further one game but forfeited 6 of the other 7 scheduled to finish on minus one point and in last place. After the season the Trophy teams were made B Teams of the Championship teams and placed in the new Baseball Ireland B League.

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

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

[5] 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]

[6] 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)

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June 11, 2021

Blue Devils Irish Baseball Team 2001-2004

Factfile

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

Colours:

Honours: None

All-time Record: (W-L-Forfeit) All Games (9-26-12) Regular Season (9-26-12) Playoffs (0-0-0) Note: Complete Record Unknown.

Year by Year Record

Year

League

Pts

Pos

Chp

2001

IBL

2002

IBL

–

2003

IBL

–

2004

IBL

–

[References: 2-7]

History

Blue Devils were one of the first of the “new” teams to be created in the Irish Baseball League, having played their first season in 2001. They won no matches in their second season forfeiting 6, but put in a much better display in 2003 winning 4 games and only forfeiting one. 2004 was to be their last season with the Blue Devils winning a team-record 5 games, but again forfeiting too many, five this time as they finished 8th of 10 teams. They had finished 7th in both the two previous seasons, although there were only 7 and 8 teams in 2002 and 2003 respectively. The Blue Devils folded after the 2004 season. They had played out of Corkagh Park in Clondalkin, Dublin 22, then the only fully-developed Baseball Field in Ireland and where nearly all games were played.

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
W	Winners
F	Finalists
SF	Semi-Finalists
PO	Knocked Out in Playoff Round

References

Internet Archive

[1] Irish Baseball and Softball Federation | Wayback Machine (2001) Baseball | Adult League [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010425080100/http://www.ibsf.ie:80/baseball/adult_league.htm [Accessed 30 November 2019]

Images

[2] Baseball Ireland (2019) Panthers 2001 Irish League Champions [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/images/The_Panthers_med.gif [Accessed 2 December 2019]

[3] Wayback Machine Web Archive – Irish Baseball & Softball Federation (2017) The 2002 Irish Baseball League Standings [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20030110141248/http://www.ibsf.ie:80/baseball/adult_league.htm [Accessed 7 May 2017]

[4] Wayback Machine Web Archive – Irish Baseball & Softball Federation (2017) 2002 Irish Baseball League Results to Date – Final Season Results [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20031121094249/http://www.ibsf.ie:80/baseball/adult_league_past.htm [Accessed 7 May 2017]

[5] 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]

[6] 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]

[7] 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]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Patrick Kavanagh (Baseball Ireland)

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June 10, 2021

Belfast Wolves Irish Baseball League Team 2004-2006

Belfast Baseball Association Graphic 2004-2006 [References: 1]

Factfile

Home Field: The Dub / Queen’s University Belfast Playing Fields, Upper Malone Road, Belfast

Colours: Red Shirts with Black trim, Grey Pants.

Honours: None

All-Time Record: (W-L-Forfeit) All Games (10-31-0) Regular Season (10-31-0) Playoffs (0-0-0)

Year by Year Record

Year	League	P	W	L	FF	Pts	Pos	PW	PL	Chp	IW	IL	IC
2004	IBL	18	4	14	0	30	7	–	–	–	–	–	–
2005	IBL	8	1	7	0	11	8	–	–	–	–	–	–
2005	IBL Trophy	8	4	4	0	20	3	–	–	–	–	–	–
2006	B	7	1	6	0	10	4	–	–	–	–	–	–

[References: 2-7]

History

Belfast Wolves were the second team created as part of the Belfast Baseball Association when in 2004 they joined the Belfast North Stars and 8 Greater-Dublin-Area-based teams in the Irish Baseball League. They finished with a respectable 4-14 record on their first season, ending in 7th place of 10 teams. In 2005 the League was split halfway between a Championship (Upper League) and Trophy (Lower League) and after finishing 8th of 9 teams were placed in the Trophy section where they improved on their 1-7 first-half start to complete the Trophy in an even 4-4 record. Teams in the Trophy section were placed in the new Baseball Ireland B League in 2006 with the Dublin teams made B teams of their A League Dublin counterparts. After a 1-6 season where they finished 1-6 and fourth place of four teams they folded.

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

Logos

Blogs

Internet Archive

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]

[8] Belfast Baseball Association Wayback Machine (2006) Home [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20050816232349/http://www.belfastbaseball.com/ [Accessed 10 June 2021]

Acknowledgements

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

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June 10, 2021

Dublin Black Sox Baseball Ireland Team 2001-2017

Black Sox Logo [References: 2]

Factfile

Home Field: Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, Dublin22 / Co. South Dublin (2002-2005) Shanganagh Park, Shankill, Co. Dublin / Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown (2006-2017)

Colours: Black Shirts; White Pants

Honours: 1 Time Playoff Final Runners-Up (2006) 7 Times Playoff Qualifiers (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013)

All-Time Record: (W-L-Forfeit) All Games (116-132-10) Regular season (113-124-10) Playoffs (3-8-0) Note: Complete Record Unknown

Name Changes: Black Sox Baseball Club 2001-2005; Dublin Black Sox 2006-2017

Season by Season Record

Year	League	P	W	L	FF	Pts	Pos	PW	PL	Chp	IW	IL	IC
2001	IBL
2002	IBL	18	13	4	1	55	3	–	–	–	–	–	–
2003	IBL	14	8	6	0	38	4	–	–	–	–	–	–
2004	IBL	18	12	6	0	54	4	1	1	–	–	–	–
2005	IBL	8	5	3	0	23	4	–	–	–	–	–	–
2005	IBL Champ	6	2	4	0	12	3	–	–	–	–	–	–
2006	A	14	10	4	0	44	2	0	2	–	–	–	–
2007	A	14	9	5	0	41	3	0	1	–	–	–	–
2008	A	15	10	5	0	45	3	0	1	–	–	–	–
2009	A	16	10	6	0	46	3	1	1	–	–	–	–
2010	A	15	5	10	0	30	5	–	–	–	–	–	–
2011	A	15	4	11	0	27	5	–	–	–	–	–	–
2012	A	15	7	8	0	36	4	0	1	–	–	–	–
2013	A	15	9	6	0	42	2	1	1	–	–	–	–
2014	A	15	3	9	3	18	5	–	–	–	–	–	–
2015	A	18	1	14	3	15	4	–	–	–	–	–	–
2016	A	16	2	11	2	17	4	–	–	–	–	–	–
2017	A	16	3	12	1	23	5	–	–	–	–	–	–

[References: 2-31]

Home Venue

[googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps?q=Shanganagh%20Park%20shankill&output=embed&hl=en-US&z=12&w=425&h=350]

History

Black Sox Baseball Club were founded in 2001, and played their first season at Corkagh Park in Clondalkin, Dublin 22. They opened the season with two wins versus Blue Devils. In 2002 they had a very successful season, finishing third with 13 wins from 18 games, and also posted a winning season in 2003 and 2004. The 2005 season was split halfway into a Championship section and a lower half Trophy section. the Black Sox qualified for the Championship section and finished third again, scoring 7-7 over the entire season.

This enabled them to play in the newly named Baseball Ireland A League for 2006 with the Trophy teams relegated to B team status of the A League teams. It was around this time that the Dublin teams added Dublin to their name and the Dublin Black Sox moved into a new field which had yet to be fully developed in Shanganagh Park, Shankill, Co. Dublin (Co. Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown). They finished runners-up to the Dublin Spartans in both the League and the Playoff Final in what was to prove their best ever season. They went 10-4 during the Regular season that year, the least losses for the team ever in a season and their only season ever reaching the A League Final.

From 2007 to 2009 inclusive the Black Sox put up winning records (9-6, 10-5, 10-6) and qualified for the Playoffs each year but but lost in the first or second match-up each time without again reaching the Final. Three losing seasons followed although a slight recovery in the third year of that stretch in 2012 saw the Dublin Black Sox again reach the Playoffs. Second Place in the League followed in 2013 but yet again playoff disappointment. A big slump followed in 2014 with the Black Sox only recording 3 wins and they were to never to win more than that again from then to their final year in 2017 which was preceded by their B Team dropping out of the B League after 2016.

While never reaching the heights of their more successful neighbours in Clondalkin – the Dublin City Hurricanes and Dublin Spartans – nor their co-tenants in Shanganagh Park towards the end of the 2010s – the Greystones Mariners – they nonetheless played an important part of the four-team backbone of the Baseball Ireland A League from the opening of Shanganagh Park in 2006 to the opening of the Ashbourne International Baseball Centre in Co. Meath in 2017.

Logos

Black Sox Baseball Club Alternate Logo 2004-2008

Black Sox Forever! Logo 2004-2008 {References: 1]

Dublin Black Sox Primary Logo 2004-2017

Black Sox Primary Logo 2004-2017 [References: 1]

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
W	Winners
F	Finalists
SF	Semi-Finalists
PO	Knocked Out in Playoff Round

References

Logos

[1] Dublin Black Sox Wayback Machine (2004) newsoxbar1 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20040614200212im_/http://ianlenehan.tripod.com//sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/newsoxbar1.jpg [Accessed 10 June 2021]

[2] Dublin Black Sox Wayback Machine (2008) thumb269 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20081004163545im_/http://www.blacksoxireland.com/pictures/thumb269.jpg [Accessed 10 June 2021]

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.[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]

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]

Internet Archive

[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]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Peter Mullen (Dublin Black Sox)

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June 10, 2021

West Clare Dolphins Baseball Ireland Team 2010-2016

West Clare Dolphins Logo 2010 [References: 1]

Factfile

Home Field: Kilrush Community Centre, Kilrush, Co. Clare

Colours:

Honours: None

All-Time Record: (W-L-Forfeit) All-Games ( 11-73-6) Regular Season (11-73-6)Playoffs (0-0-0)

Season by Season Record

Year	League	P	W	L	FF	Pts	Pos	PW	PL	Chp	IW	IL	IC
2010	B	10	2	8	0	16	5	–	–	–	–	–	–
2011	B	15	1	14	0	18	6	–	–	–	–	–	–
2012	B	15	1	12	2	14	6	–	–	–	–	–	–
2013	B	18	1	15	2	18	7	–	–	–	–	–	–
2014	B	16	4	10	2	26	8	–	–	–	–	–	–
2015	DNC
2016	B South	16	2	14	0	22	4	–	–	–	–	–	–

[References: 2-11]

Home Venue

[googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps?q=Kilrush%20Community%20Centre%20Clare&output=embed&hl=en-US&z=12&w=425&h=350]

History

The West Clare Dolphins played their first season in Baseball Ireland’s B League in 2010 winning two of their 10 games and narrowly missing out on the Playoffs to Cavan Comets. Despite the increase in games played to 15 in 2011 and then 18 in 2013 they could only win one game each year. In 2014 they had arguably their best ever season, winning 4 of their 16 games although only on paper because the victories were forfeit wins against Dublin Tigers B (twice) and Dublin Spartans B (twice). The won on the field at Cavan Comets 24-4 on the last day of the season in 2011, and again in 2012 (By a score of 12-11) defeated Greystones Mariners B 10-9 in 2013. Both victories in their last season in 2016 were also forfeit victories versus Dublin Black Sox B. They were based in the scenic resort town of Kilrush, Co. Clare.

Evolution of the West Clare Dolphins Logo

2010 Season

West Clare Dolphins Logo 2010 [References: 1]

2011 Season

West Clare Dolphins Logo 2011 [References: 12]

2012 Season

West Clare Dolphins Logo 2012 [References: 13]

2013 to 2014 Seasons

West Clare Dolphins Logo 2013 [References: 14]

2016 Season

West Clare Dolphins Logo 2016 [References: 15]

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
AP	A League Pennant
BP	B League Pennant
AC	A League Championship
BC	B League Championship
N/A	Not Applicable

References

Images

[1] West Clare Dolphins Facebook Page (2010) Profile Picture. December 8, 2010 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/westclare.dolphins/photos/a.1681003095467074/1681003168800400 [Accessed 10 June 2021]

Internet Archive

[2] Baseball Ireland | Wayback Machine (2008) 2010 Irish Baseball League | B-League | Standings | Results [Choose from Menu] [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20110716140650/http://www.baseballireland.com/spulse.html [Accessed 13 September 2019]

Websites

[2] Baseball Ireland (2016) Schedule 2011 [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=A&search_year=2011 %5BAccessed 21 September 2016]

[3] Baseball Ireland (2016) Tables 2011 [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2011 %5BAccessed 21 September 2016]

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

[5] Baseball Ireland (2019) Baseball Ireland – Award Winners [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/news.php?search_id=6 [Accessed 2 December 2019]

[6] Baseball Ireland (2013) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?search_year=2013&search_team= [Accessed 21 September 2016]

Internet Archive

[7] 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]

Websites

[8] Baseball Ireland (2014) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?search_year=2014&search_team= [Accessed 21 September 2016]

Internet Archive

[9] 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]

Websites

[10] Baseball Ireland (2016) Schedule 2016 [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=A&search_year=2016 [Accessed 23 March 2017]

[11] Baseball Ireland (2016) Tables 2016 [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2016 [Accessed 23 March 2017]

Featured Logos

[12] West Clare Dolphins Facebook Page (2011) Profile Picture. February 4 2011 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/westclare.dolphins/photos/a.1681003118800405/1681003212133729 [Accessed 10 June 2021]

[13] West Clare Dolphins Facebook Page (2011) Profile Picture. April 20, 2012 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/westclare.dolphins/photos/a.1681003095467074/1681003158800401 [Accessed 10 June 2021]

[14] West Clare Dolphins Facebook Page (2011) Profile Picture. March 20, 2013 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/westclare.dolphins/photos/a.1681003095467074/1681003172133733 [Accessed 10 June 2021]

[15] West Clare Dolphins Facebook Page (2011) Profile Picture. August 6, 2015 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/westclare.dolphins/photos/a.1681003095467074/1683967731837277 [Accessed 10 June 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Peter Kavanagh, Baseball Ireland & Peter Mullen, Dublin Black Sox.

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Last Updated: 10 June 2021

June 10, 2021

Munster Warriors Baseball Ireland Team 2009-2013

Factfile

Home Field: Cork (2009), Limerick (2010-2011) Corkagh park, Clondalkin, Dublin (2012-2013)

Colours:

Honours: B League Pennant winners (2009) Playoff Qualifier (2009, 2011, 2012)

Career Record: (W-L-Forfeit) All Games (35-32-8) Regular Season (35-29-8) Playoffs (0-3-0) Note: Full record currently unknown.

Season by Season Record

Year	League	P	W	L	FF	Pts	Pos	PW	PL	Chp	IW	IL	IC
2009	B	12	12	0	0	48	1			BP
2010	A	15	4	7	4	19	6	–	–	–
2011	A	15	7	8	0	36	3	0	1	–
2012	A	15	9	6	0	42	2	0	2	–
2013	A	15	3	8	4	16	6	–	–	–

[References: 1-11]

Report

The Munster Warriors were formed in 2009 when the Cork Druids who had played in the B League in 2008 merged with an emerging Limerick team. They joined the B League their first season and won all 12 matches winning the B League Pennant (the result of the Final is currently unknown). After promotion to the A League in 2010 where they won 4 of 15 matches they went on to Qualify for the Playoffs in both 2011 and 2012, the latter year their best ever in the A League when they finished second with a 9-6 Wins-Losses record. The team folded after a disappointing 2013 season where they only won 3 of their matches. The Warriors played their home games in Cork in 2009, Limerick 2010 and 2011 and then had to make the long journey up to Dublin for all their games in 2012 and 2013.

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
AP	A League Pennant
BP	B League Pennant
AC	A League Championship
BC	B League Championship
N/A	Not Applicable

References

Internet Archive

[1] Baseball Ireland |Wayback Machine (2007) 2009 Adult Irish Baseball League [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20090926041555/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 13 September 2019]

[2] Baseball Ireland |Wayback Machine (2007) 2009 Adult Irish Baseball League – Results to Date [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20090927104356/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league_past.htm [Accessed 13 September 2019]

[3] – 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]

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

[5] Baseball Ireland (2019) Baseball Ireland – Award Winners [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/news.php?search_id=6 [Accessed 2 December 2019]

[6] Baseball Ireland (2011) Irish Baseball League 2011 [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?search_year=2011&search_team= [Accessed 21 September 2016]”

[7] Baseball Ireland (2019) Baseball Ireland – Award Winners [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/news.php?search_id=6 [Accessed 2 December 2019]

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

[9] Baseball Ireland (2019) Baseball Ireland – Award Winners [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/news.php?search_id=6 [Accessed 2 December 2019]

[10] Baseball Ireland (2013) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?search_year=2013&search_team= [Accessed 21 September 2016]

Internet Archive

[11] 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]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Peter Kavanagh, Baseball Ireland.

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June 10, 2021

Cork Druids Baseball Ireland Team 2008

Factfile

Home Field: “Deireadh an Turas”, Bunakilla, Donoughmore, Blarney, Cork

Colours: Red Shirts and White Pants

Honours: None

Career Record: (W-L-Forfeit): All Games 1-7-2 / Regular Season 1-7-2 / Playoffs 0-0-0

Season by Season Record

Year

League

Pts

Pos

Chp

2008

–

Report

Cork Druids are notable for being the first team from outside Dublin or Belfast to play in the Irish Baseball League. They were formed in 2004 in Donoughmore, Blarney, Co. Cork and as well as playing Little League (Youth Baseball) they joined the Baseball Ireland B League (Adult) in 2008 where they finished fifth and last behind the B Teams of the Dublin City Hurricanes, Greystones Mariners, Dublin Spartans and Dublin Black Sox. They won one of their 10 matches and lost 7 with the other two games forfeited. After the season they merged with an emerging Limerick team to form the Munster Warriors, which played out of Limerick featuring players from both Cork and Limerick. The Clubs coaches were Jason Murphy, Paul Healy and Tony Condon.

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

References

Internet Archive

[1] Baseball Ireland | Wayback Machine (2008) 2008 Adult Irish Baseball League [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20081017051201/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm[Accessed 13 September 2019]

[2] Baseball Ireland | Wayback Machine (2008) 2008 Adult Irish Baseball League – Results to Date [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20081006223339/http://baseballireland.com/adult_league_past.htm[Accessed 13 September 2019]

[3] Cork Sports Partnership (2021) Druids Baseball [Internet] Available from: https://www.corksports.ie/index.cfm/page/viewclubs/sort/s/letter/B [Accessed 10 June 2021]

[4] Cork Druids Wayback Machine (2010) Home [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20100308112043/http://www.druidsbaseball.com/ [Accessed 10 June 2021]

Images

Acknowledgements

Thanks to

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June 10, 2021

Dublin City Hurricanes Baseball Ireland Team 1998-2020

Dublin City Hurricanes Logo [Reference: 32]

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

Colours: Red Jerseys with Black Trim, White Pants and Red Sox

Honours: Irish Baseball League A-League Champions (5): 2005, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 / A-League Pennant (14): 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Dublin City Hurricanes: A-League Champions 2017[6]

Season-by-Season Record

Year	Div	P	W	L	FF	Pts	Pos	PW	PL	Chp	IW	IL	IC
1997	IBL						1			–
1998	IBL
1999	IBL	12	9	3	0	30	2	–	–	–
2000	IBL
2001	IBL
2002	IBL	18	14	4	0	60	2
2003	IBL	14	11	3	0	47	1	–	–	–
2004	IBL	18	16	2	0	66	1	0	2	SF
2005	IBL	8	6	2	0	26	2	–	–	–
2005	Champ	6	6	0	0	24	1	2	0	W
2006	A	14	10	4	0	44	2	–	–	–
2007	A	15	11	4	0	48	1	2	3	F
2008	A	15	10	5	0	45	2	1	2	F
2009	A	16	13	3	0	55	1	1	1	F
2010	A	15	10	5	0	45	1	0	2	F
2011	A	15	15	0	0	60	1	2	3	F
2012	A	15	13	2	0	54	1	2	2	F
2013	A	15	8	7	0	39	4	1	1	SF
2014	A	15	15	0	0	60	1	1	2	F
2015	A	18	18	0	0	72	1	2	0	W
2016	A	17	16	1	0	65	1	2	0	W
2017	A	16	14	2	0	58	1	2	0	W
2018	A	16	14	2	0	58	1	2	0	W
2019	A	18	10	8	0	30	3	2	0	W
2020	A	8	2	5	1	4	4	0	0	N/A

[References: 3-32]

Note: Known simply as “Hurricanes” in the Irish Baseball League (1999-2005)

Report

Dublin City Hurricanes are one of Baseball Ireland’s oldest and most successful teams, having been founded in the first season of the Irish Baseball League after the first player draft took place (second season of 1998). They won the League Pennant in 1997, 2003, 2004 when there were no Playoffs and in 2005 won both the League Pennant and Playoffs defeating Spartans in the Final. From 2006 to 2014 they won the A League Pennant 5 times but lost in the Playoff Final to Dublin Spartans (4 times) and Greystones Mariners (2014) – The Dublin Spartans won a remarkable 9 Championships in succession and Dublin City Hurricanes were unlucky to have come up against them during this run.

Breaking the run in 2015 they finally won the Playoffs under the new Baseball Ireland A League and B League system with a sweep of Greystones Mariners in the Final. This started a run of 4 League Pennant and Playoff Championships won in a row from 2015 to 2018 before a new duo of Ashbourne Giants and Greystones Mariners took over from the old dynastic duo of Dublin Spartans and Dublin City Hurricanes. Dublin City Hurricanes slipped to 3rd and 4th in the Standings in 2019 and 2020.

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

References

Bibliography

p>[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.

[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

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

[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]

[33] Baseball Ireland (2017) News- 24th September 2017 – Champions – Dublin City Hurricanes [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/news.php#240 [Accessed 20 October 2017]

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

[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]

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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June 2, 2021

Softball Leinster Division Line-Up 2021

Softball Leinster Logo [References: 1]

Divisions 2021

Team	Home Field
Premier Division
Batpak	St. Anne’s Park, Raheny
TNT	Santry Sportslink
Temple Bar Hippety’s	Stannaway Park, Kimmage
Kegs	Wanderers RFC Club, Sandymount
Marlay Martyrs	Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Dodder Dynamoes	CDETB Sports Grounds
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
2nd Division
Ashbourne Antlers	Ashbourne International Baseball Centre, Co. Meath
Renegade Reappears	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, Rathfarnhan, 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]

About Softball Leinster 2021 Season

The 2021 Softball Leinster season shall feature 25 teams: 6 in the Premier Division, 10 in the 1st Division and 9 in the 2nd Division. Marlay Martyrs and TNT make a return to the Premier Division while Wicklow Wolves drop back down to the 2nd Division. After one season as Saucy Hippies, Sauce Monsters and Temple Bar Hippies once again are separate teams. The Homers, 2nd Division Champions in 2020 are sitting out 2021 as are Inglorious Batters.

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 Facebook (2021) Club Locator [Internet] Available from: http://www.softballleinster.ie/club-locator/ [Accessed 25 January 2017]

Acknowledgements

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

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June 1, 2021

Baseball Ireland B League Results and Fixtures 2021

Baseball Ireland Car Sticker Logo [Reference: 1]

Standings

BI B League 2021	P	W	L	F	RF	RA	GB	Pts
B League Upper
Ashbourne Stags
Belfast NorthStars
Comets Baseball
Mariners Baseball B
Ashbourne Giants B
B League Lower
Red Rox Baseball
Cork Cosmos
Belfast Buccaneers
Dublin Spartans B
Dublin City Hurricanes B
Ashbourne Titans

[References: 2]

Regular Results & Fixtures

Date	Home Team	Away Team
	Week 1
12.06.2021	Ashbourne Stags	Belfast NorthStars
12.06.2021	Dublin Spartans B	Red Rox Baseball
12.06.2021	Comets Baseball	Mariners Baseball B
12.06.2021	Ashbourne Titans	Belfast Buccaneers
	MidWeek
15.06.2021	Ashbourne Titans	Dublin City Hurricanes B
	Week 2
19.06.2021	Ashbourne Titans	Dublin City Hurricanes B
19.06.2021	Mariners Baseball B	Ashbourne Giants B
19.06.2021	Cork Cosmos	Dublin City Hurricanes B
19.06.2021	Mariners Baseball B	Dublin Spartans B
20.06.2021	Red Rox Baseball	Ashbourne Titans
	Week 3
26.06.2021	Belfast Buccaneers	Red Rox Baseball
26.06.2021	Dublin Spartans B	Dublin City Hurricanes B
26.06.2021	Mariners Baseball B	Ashbourne Stags
26.06.2021	Comets Baseball	Cork Cosmos
	MidWeek
29.06.2021	Ashbourne Giants B	Ashbourne Titans
	Week 4
03.07.2021	Ashbourne Stags	Mariners Baseball B
03.07.2021	Cork Cosmos	Belfast Buccaneers
03.07.2021	Red Rox Baseball	Dublin City Hurricanes B
03.07.2021	Red Rox Baseball	Ashbourne Giants B
03.07.2021	Dublin Spartans B	Belfast NorthStars
	Week 5
10.07.2021	Ashbourne Stags	Ashbourne Stags B
10.07.2021	Dublin City Hurricanes B	Belfast Buccaneers
10.07.2021	Comets Baseball	Belfast NorthStars
10.07.2021	Ashbourne Titans	Red Rox Baseball
10.07.2021	Dublin Spartans B	Cork Cosmos
	MidWeek
13.07.2021	Dublin City Hurricanes B	Dublin Spartans B
	Week 6
17.07.2021	Ashbourne Stags	Comets Baseball
17.07.2021	Belfast Buccaneers	Dublin City Hurricanes B
17.07.2021	Cork Cosmos	Ashbourne Stags
	MidWeek
20.07.2021	Red Rox Baseball	Ashbourne Stags
	Week 7
24.07.2021	Belfast Buccaneers	Ashbourne Titans
24.07.2021	Dublin City Hurricanes B	Mariners Baseball B
24.07.2021	Red Rox Baseball	Cork Cosmos
24.07.2021	Belfast NorthStars	Ashbourne Giants B
	Week 8
31.07.2021	Ashbourne Giants B	Ashbourne Stags
31.07.2021	Belfast NorthStars	Mariners Baseball B
31.07.2021	Cork Cosmos	Comets Baseball
31.07.2021	Belfast NorthStars	Mariners Baseball B
31.07.2021	Dublin Spartans B	Dublin City Hurricanes B
	MidWeek
03.08.2021	Dublin Spartans B	Ashbourne Titans
	Week 9
07.08.2021	Ashbourne Giants B	Comets Baseball
07.08.2021	Red Rox Baseball	Belfast Buccaneers
07.08.2021	Dublin City Hurricanes B	Cork Cosmos
07.08.2021	Ashbourne Titans	Dublin Spartans B
	Week 10
14.08.2021	Belfast Buccaneers	Ashbourne Stags
14.08.2021	Red Rox Baseball	Dublin Spartans B
14.08.2021	Cork Cosmos	Ashbourne Giants B
14.08.2021	Belfast NorthStars	Comets Baseball
	Midweek
17.08.2021	Ashbourne Stags	Ashbourne Giants B
	Week 11
21.08.2021	Ashbourne Giants B	Belfast NorthStars
21.08.2021	Dublin City Hurricanes B	Comets Baseball
21.08.2021	Cork Cosmos	Dublin Spartans B
21.08.2021	Ashbourne Titans	Ashbourne Stags
22.08.2021	Belfast Buccaneers	Mariners Baseball
	Week 12
28.08.2021	Ashbourne Titans	Comets Baseball
28.08.2021	Red Rox Baseball	Belfast NorthStars
28.08.2021	Belfast Buccaneers	Cork Cosmos
28.08.2021	Comets Basseball	Ashbourne Stags
28.08.2021	Ashbourne Giants B	Mariners Baseball B
	Week 13
04.09.2021	Mariners Baseball B	Belfast NorthStars
04.09.2021	Dublin Spartans B	Belfast Buccaneers
04.09.2021	Comets Baseball	Ashbourne Giants B
04.09.2021	Cork Cosmos	Red Rox Baseball
04.09.2021	Dublin City Hurricanes B	Ashbourne Titans
	Week 14
11.09.2021	Dublin City Hurricanes B	Red Rox Baseball
11.09.2021	Mariners Baseball B	Comets Baseball
11.09.2021	Ashbourne Titans	Cork Cosmos
12.09.2021	Belfast NorthStars	Ashbourne Stags
12.09.2021	Belfast Buccaneers	Dublin Spartans B

[References: 2]

Home Venues

Team	Home Venues
B League Upper
Ashbourne Stags	International Baseball Centre, Ashbourne, Co. Meath
Ashbourne Giants B	International Baseball Centre, Ashbourne, Co. Meath
Belfast NorthStars	Hydebank Playing Fields, Newtownbreda Rd, Belfast
Comets Baseball	The Peace Link, Lissegerton, Clones, Co. Monaghan
Mariners Baseball B	Shanganagh Park, Shankill, Co. Dublin / Co. Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown
B League Lower
Red Rox Baseball	Red Rox Field, Portmarnock, North Co. Dublin / Co. Fingal.
Cork Cosmos	Cork Field, Cork City
Dublin City Hurricanes B	The Fields of Dreams, Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, Co. South Dublin
Dublin Spartans B	The Fields of Dreams, Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, Co. South Dublin
Belfast Buccaneers	Hydebank Playing Fields, Newtownbreda Rd, Belfast
Ashbourne Titans	International Baseball Centre, Ashbourne, Co. Meath

[References: 2]

About Baseball Ireland A League 2021 Season

The 2021 Baseball Ireland B League season shall be the 15th of the A League since it spilt into two Leagues (A and B) in 2007, and the 24th 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 11 teams in the B League in 2021, including new club Red Rox from Portmarnock, North Co. Dublin / Co. Fingal. Ashbourne Giants have entered four teams, replacing the Giants U21 team with the Giants B team and new team Ashbourne Titans as well as Ashbourne Stags. Dublin. Belfast Baseball’s A Team the NorthStars makes a welcome return. This makes for a grand total of 15 teams across the A League and B League Upper and Lower – a new record.

References / Further Reading

Images

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

Websites

[2] Baseball Ireland (2020) B League [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/league/157860/ [Accessed 1 June 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Adrian Kelly, Tom Kelley and Dr. Jose A. Santos (Baseball Ireland).

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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