Standings
Baseball Ireland B1 League 2023
| Pos | Team | W | L | FF | Pts | Pct | GB | RS | RA | L10 | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Red Rox Baseball | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0.636 | 0 | 169 | 115 | 6-4-0-0 | W2 |
| 2 |  Ashbourne Titans | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0.667 | 0 | 99 | 81 | 6-3-0-0 | W3 |
| 3 |  Mariners Baseball B | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0.750 | 0 | 112 | 104 | 6-2-0-0 | W1 |
| 4 |  Belfast Northstars | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0.857 | 0 | 106 | 37 | 6-1-0-0 | W4 |
| 5 | Vikings | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0.375 | 0 | 80 | 122 | 3-5-0-0 | L1 |
| 6 |  Comets Baseball | 0 | 0 | 9 | -36 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0-0-0-9 | F9 |
Baseball Ireland B2 League 2023
| Pos | Team | W | L | FF | Pts | Pct | GB | RS | RA | L10 | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cork Renegades | 9 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0.900 | 0 | 200 | 98 | 9-1-0-0 | L1 |
| 2 |  Dublin Hurricanes B | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0.500 | 0 | 144 | 132 | 5-5-0-0 | W3 |
| 3 |  Ashbourne Stags | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0.400 | 0 | 103 | 138 | 4-6-0-0 | L2 |
| 4 |  Dublin Spartans B | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0.375 | 0 | 119 | 144 | 3-5-0-0 | W1 |
| 5 |  Ashbourne Giants B | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0.444 | 0 | 63 | 83 | 4-4-0-1 | F1 |
| 6 |  Belfast Buccaneers | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0.111 | 0 | 79 | 165 | 1-8-0-0 | L2 |
Standings calculated automatically from results. For Official Results and Standings please visit the Baseball Ireland website at [Results and Standings References: 1]
Playoffs
Regular Season Results
Baseball Ireland B League 2023
For Official Results and Standings please visit the Baseball Ireland website at [Results and Standings References: 1]
Weekly Recaps
Week 1 (2 April 2023)
Dublin Spartans B’s 13-2 defeat of Dublin Hurricanes B at Corkagh Park was the only game to go ahead on opening day 2023. [References: S-1]
Week 2 (15-16 April 2023)
In the B1 League Belfast Northstars opened with a 26-4 victory at Ashbourne Titans in Co. Meath’s International Baseball Centre and Red Rox from Portmarnock played host to Vikings from Shankill, with the Fingal team winning 24-14. The B2 League featured a Dublin Hurricanes B playing host to Ashbourne Giants B, with the Clondalkin-based Hurricanes B winning 16-7. A double-header between Belfast Buccaneers and Ashbourne Stags at Hydebank Park witnessed two Stags victories: 10-6 and 23-13. Undoubtedly the game of the weekend, however, was Cork Renegades debut, winning 20-16 versus Dublin Spartans B. [References: S-1]
ABOUT BASEBALL IRELAND B LEAGUE 2023 SEASON
The 2023 Baseball Ireland B League season shall be the 17th of the B League since it spilt into two Leagues (A and B) in 2007, and the 27th in total since the Irish Baseball League was founded in 1997 (there were earlier attempts at starting an Irish Baseball League from the 1960s onwards – see the International Baseball page on Eirball for more details as well as Josh Chetwynd’s book “Baseball in Europe”.
There are a total of 12 teams in the B League in 2023, including one new team: Cork Renegades, replacing Cork Cosmos and Cork Cosmos 1. All other teams have returned: Red Rox from Portmarnock, North Co. Dublin / Co. Fingal; Ashbourne Giants have entered four teams: Ashbourne Giants B team, Ashbourne Titans as well as Ashbourne Stags all playing in the B League; Dublin City Hurricanes B and Dublin Spartans B; Belfast Baseball’s A Team the NorthStars and B Team the Belfast Buccaneers.
This makes for a grand total of 16 teams across the A League and B1 & B2 Leagues . For the 2023 season Ashbourne Giants B have been relegated from the B1 League and Cork Cosmos removed from the same League and Red Rox Baseball and Mariners Vikings have been promoted to the B1 League from the B2 League. Cork Renegades replace Cork Cosmos 1 in the B2 League.
Map of Ireland 2022 Counties, Boroughs and Districts showing logos and locations of BIAL B League teams 2022
Baseball Stock Image
References
Results and Standings References
[1] Baseball Ireland (2023) Baseball Ireland B League 2023 [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/league/180842/ [Accessed 3 April 2023]
LOGO REFERENCES
[1] Dublin Hurricanes (2022) Ashbourne-Giants-WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-25-at-15.10.11-128×128 [Internet] Available from: http://www.dublinhurricanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Ashbourne-Giants-WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-25-at-15.10.11-128×128.jpeg [Accessed 15 February 2022]
[1] Ashbourne Baseball Club Facebook (2021) Photo, August 2, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/ashbournebaseball/photos/a.2035607616472757/4605555402811286 [Accessed 14 August 2021]
[3] Dublin City Hurricanes (2021) Ashbourne-Titans-Logo-150×150 [Internet] Available from: http://www.dublinhurricanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Ashbourne-Titans-Logo-150×150.png [Accessed 20 July 2021]
[1] Dublin City Hurricanes (2021) Belfast-Buccaneers-WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-25-at-15.12.41 [Internet] Available from: http://www.dublinhurricanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Belfast-Buccaneers-WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-25-at-15.12.41.jpeg [Accessed 20 July 2021]
[1] Belfast North Stars Twitter Profile (2020) Profile Picture [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/378800000271538121/e6476e623da23b987667e514c64569a3_400x400.jpeg [Accessed 25 August 2020]
[32] Dublin City Hurricanes Facebook Page (2018) Dublin City Hurricanes Logo [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-1/p200x200/10933776_804798689591934_8248138920111264355_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&oh=fa032b0e9afd140ec2e5ffa4f8ae3c0b&oe=5C54C203 [Accessed 6 October 2018]
[32] Dublin Spartans Facebook Page (2018) Dublin Spartans Logo [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-1/p200x200/12472700_1694851807430395_1309963740216936694_n.png?_nc_cat=110&oh=7c98365b37e8084eb781a5c420a31619&oe=5C517A8C [Accessed 6 October 2018]
[38] Comets Baseball Facebook Page (2020) Profile Picture, February 13, 2020. [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/Cavan.Comets/photos/a.143624539012535/3497830903591865/ [Accessed 19 June 2021]
[4] Mariners Baseball (2021) Profile Picture, April 7 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/MarinersBaseballClub/photos/a.152658488121688/3793642710689896/ [Accessed 19 June 2021]
[4] Dublin City Hurricanes (2021) Red Rox Baseball [Internet] Available from: http://www.dublinhurricanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Red-Rox-Baseball-WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-25-at-15.10.43-150×150.jpeg [Accessed 20 July 2021]
[39] Baseball Ireland (2023) Belfast-Buccaneers-Logo-300×260 [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Belfast-Buccaneers-Logo-300×260.jpeg [Accessed 19 April 2023]
[40] Baseball Ireland (2023) Cork-Renegades-2023-298×300 [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Cork-Renegades-2023-298×300.jpeg [Accessed 17 April 2023]
[41] Baseball Ireland (2023) Dublin-Spartans-2023-300×300 [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dublin-Spartans-2023-300×300.jpeg [Accessed 19 April 2023]
[42] Baseball Ireland (2023) Belfast-Northstars-272×300 [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Belfast-Northstars-272×300.jpeg [Accessed 17 April 2023]
IMAGES
[1] Baseball Ireland (2017) Baseball Ireland Logo Car Sticker [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/images/carsticker.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2017
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks to Adrian Kelly, Tom Kelley and Dr. Jose A. Santos (Baseball Ireland) and Rav Mphande and Charles Fabian (Dublin City Hurricanes).
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