SUL 2015
| P | W | L | RF | RA | Pts | |
| Belfast Sliders (C) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 238 | 94 | 1.000 |
| Belfast Brawlers | 12 | 9 | 3 | 228 | 149 | .750 |
| Belfast Cubs | 12 | 7 | 5 | 157 | 133 | .583 |
| Belfast Angels | 12 | 6 | 6 | 118 | 139 | .500 |
| Bangor Buccaneers | 12 | 4 | 8 | 109 | 155 | .333 |
| Smokin’ Aces | 12 | 2 | 10 | 97 | 176 | .156 |
| Belfast Aviators | 12 | 2 | 10 | 85 | 187 | .156 |
SUL 2016
| P | W | L | RF | RA | Pts | |
| Belfast Brawlers (C) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 306 | 104 | 1.000 |
| Belfast Cubs | 12 | 10 | 2 | 218 | 132 | .833 |
| Belfast Sliders | 12 | 8 | 4 | 179 | 127 | .667 |
| Bangor Buccaneers | 12 | 6 | 6 | 243 | 220 | .500 |
| Belfast Angels | 12 | 3 | 9 | 172 | 169 | .250 |
| Smokin’ Aces | 12 | 3 | 9 | 151 | 251 | .250 |
| Bangor Mariners | 12 | 0 | 12 | 79 | 345 | .000 |
SUL 2017
| P | W | L | Frf | RF | RA | GB | Pts | |
| Belfast Brawlers (C) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 84 | 0 | 50 |
| Belfast Cubs | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 186 | 130 | 3 | 41 |
| Belfast Sliders | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 165 | 156 | 5 | 35 |
| Smokin’ Aces | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 154 | 179 | 5 | 35 |
| Belfast Angels | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 117 | 157 | 8 | 25 |
| Bangor Buccaneers | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 99 | 249 | 11 | 16 |
SUL 2018
| P | W | L | Frf | RF | RA | GB | Pts | |
| Belfast Brawlers (C) | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 305 | 80 | 0 | 47 |
| Belfast Cubs | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 196 | 101 | 2 | 41 |
| Belfast Sliders | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 254 | 184 | 3 | 38 |
| Smokin’ Aces | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 242 | 185 | 3 | 38 |
| Bangor Buccaneers | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 118 | 356 | 8 | 23 |
| Belfast Angels | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 73 | 282 | 8.6 | 21 |
SUL 2019
| P | W | L | Frf | RF | RA | Pts | |
| Belfast Brawlers (C) | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 208 | 80 | 47 |
| Smokin’ Aces | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 146 | 166 | 38 |
| Belfast Sliders | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 152 | 118 | 38 |
| Belfast Cubs | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 199 | 130 | 33 |
| Bangor Buccaneers | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 71 | 186 | 24 |
| Belfast Angels | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 93 | 189 | 21 |
SUL 2020
| P | W | L | FF | RF | RA | GB | Pts | |
| Belfast Brawlers (C) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 84 | 0 | 40 |
| Belfast Cubs | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 182 | 121 | 3 | 31 |
| Aces | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 135 | 129 | 4 | 28 |
| Belfast Sliders | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 118 | 134 | 5 | 25 |
| Bangor Bucs | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 66 | 253 | 8 | 16 |
SUL 2021
| P | W | L | FF | RF | RA | GB | Pts | |
| Belfast Cubs | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 220 | 80 | 0 | 34 |
| Belfast Brawlers | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 225 | 97 | 0 | 34 |
| Belfast Aces | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 148 | 167 | 1 | 31 |
| Belfast Sliders | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 152 | 239 | 3 | 25 |
| Bangor Buccaneers | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 114 | 276 | 6 | 16 |
Points System: 5 Pts Win / 2 Pts Loss / 0 Pts Forfeit #
Champions & Playoffs: (C) Champions
Report
The Softball Ulster League was won by Belfast Sliders in 2015 (the Leagues eighth season), and then from 2016 to 2020 five times in-a-row by the Belfast Brawlers. In 2021 the Brawlers and Cubs finished level on 6-2 records, each having defeated the other once by a single run and both also losing a game to the Aces. Belfast Cubs finished with a slightly better Runs Difference (+140 to +128).
League Organisation and Team Changes
The Softball Ulster League is run by Softball Ulster, one of the Provincial Associations under Softball Ireland. It had seven teams in 2015, down from eight in 2014 after the loss of Jordanstown Elks: Belfast Brawlers, Belfast Sliders, Belfast Cubs, Belfast Angels, Smokin’ Aces, Bangor Buccaneers and Belfast Aviators. it lost the aviators in 2016, but gained Bangor Mariners, who lasted one season. After that the League had six teams.
Websites
[1] Twitter Softball Ulster Account (2017) Softball Ulster Logo [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/606817177379958785/E6QIL96s.png [Accessed 27 May 2017]
[2] Softball Ulster (2018) 2015 Softball Ulster League [Internet] Available from: https://softballulster.com/table/2015-softball-ulster-league/ [Accessed 22 May 2018
[3] Softball Ulster (2018) 2016 Softball Ulster League [Internet] Available from: https://softballulster.com/table/2016-su-league/ [Accessed 22 May 2018]
[4] Softball Ulster (2018) 2017 Softball Ulster League [Internet] Available from: https://softballulster.com/table/2017-season/ [Accessed 22 May 2018]
[5] Softball Ulster (2018) 2018 Softball Ulster League [Internet] Available from: https://softballulster.com/table/2018-softball-ulster-league/ [Accessed 4 January 2019]
[6] Softball Ulster (2019) League Standings (2019) [Internet] Available from: https://softballulster.com/table/league-standings-2019/ [Accessed 9 September 2019]
[7] Softball Ulster (2020) Softball Ulster Standings (2020) [Internet] Available from: https://softballulster.com/table/league-standings-2020-2/ [Accessed 24 August 2020][Last Accessed 18 September 2020]
[8] Softball Ulster (2020) Softball Ulster Standings (2021) [Internet] Available from: https://softballulster.com/table/league-standings-2021/ [Last Accessed 3 September 2021]
Images
[9] Softball Ulster (2019) Brawlers [Internet] Available from: https://softballulster.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Brawlers.jpg [Accessed 30 May 2020]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Andrew Craven, Belfast Sliders
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