Tag: Irish Baseball League

Comets Baseball Logo 2020

Comets Baseball (Monaghan) Baseball Ireland Team 2016-Present

Comets Baseball Logo 2020
Comets Baseball Club Logo / Reference: [38]

About Comets Baseball

Comets Baseball moved to Peace Link Park in Clones, Co. Monaghan shortly before the 2016 season started, thus requiring the team name to be changed from Cavan Comets to simply Comets Baseball. In their first season in Monaghan they went 4-18, finishing fourth of four teams in the B League North Division, thereafter steadily improving, going 5-13 in 2017, finishing 6th out of 7 in the B League North. A slight drop in form in 2018 ( 3-15, sixth of 7 teams), was followed by a 5-14 season in 2019 (finishing fourth of four in the B-2 League) and then a 4-5 season in the 2020 B League North Division, finishing 3rd of four teams. 2022 was a huge inprovement for the team, going 8-3 in the B League Upper, finishing second of five teams, and reaching the B Playoff Final, before losing 7-9 to Mariners Baseball B team. Reference: [1-14]

Preseason 2022 Standings

Baseball Ireland Machine Cage League 80mph 2022

PosTeamWLTPtsPctGBRSRADiffHomeRoadL10Strk
121390.58304131-1-1-01-0-2-02-1-3-0T2
2Fomorians22280.500024-21-1-1-01-1-1-02-2-2-0W1
311470.50001100-0-3-01-1-1-01-1-4-0L1
401550.417001-10-1-2-00-0-3-00-1-5-0T4
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Preseason 2022 Schedule

Baseball Ireland Machine Cage League 80mph Playoffs 2022
Match Day Semi-Finals
(Semi-Finals)
0 - 1

Mariners Baseball vs Comets Baseball

Match Day Final
(Final)
1 - 0

Dublin Spartans vs Comets Baseball

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Baseball Ireland Machine Cage League 80mph Regular Season 2022
Match Day Week 1
(Week 1)
0 - 0

Comets Baseball vs Fomorians

(Week 1)
1 - 0

Fomorians vs Comets Baseball

Match Day Week 2
(Week 2)
0 - 0

Dublin Spartans vs Comets Baseball

(Week 2)
0 - 0

Comets Baseball vs Dublin Spartans

Match Day Week 3
(Week 3)
0 - 0

Mariners Baseball vs Comets Baseball

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Preseason 2022 Recap

Following five 0-0 draws and a 0-1 loss to Fomorians in the Baseball Ireland Preseason 80mph Machine Cage League, Comets Baseball shocked Mariners Baseball 1-0 in the Semi-Finals, before losing 0-1 to Dublin Spartans in the Final.

Logo references

[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]

References

[1] Baseball Ireland (2022) Machine Cage League 80mph [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/league/166878/ [Accessed 19 January 2022]

[2] Anon. (2016) “Major League Baseball comes to County Monaghan” Northern Standard. Thursday, May 12, 2016. pg 38.

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

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

[5] Baseball Ireland (2017) Fixture & Results – B League Fixtures – 2017 [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=B&search_year=2017 [Accessed 4 September 2017]

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

[7] Baseball Ireland (2017) Fixture & Results – B League Fixtures – 2018 [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=B&search_year=2018 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

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

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

[10] 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]

[2] Baseball Ireland (2020) B League [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/league/151694/ [Accessed 4 August 2020]

[11] Baseball Ireland (2020) Results [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/results/ [Accessed 28 August 2020][17 September 2020][Last Accessed 29 September 2020]

[12] Baseball Ireland (2020) League Standings as of 28 August 2020 / 14 September 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/irish-league-standings-as-of-28-august/ [Accessed 28 August 2020][17 September 2020][Last Accessed 29 September 2020]

[13] Baseball Ireland (2020) B League [Internet] Available from:  https://baseballireland.ie/league/157860/ [Accessed 19 September 2021]

[14] Baseball Ireland (2020) B League Playoffs [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/league/164022/ [Accessed 19 September 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Adrian Kelly (Baseball Ireland and Comets Baseball).

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 28 February 2022

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2022

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

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Ashbourne Titans Baseball Ireland Team 2021-Present

Ashbourne Titans Logo
Ashbourne Titans Logo / Reference: [3]

Preseason Standings

Baseball Ireland Live Pitching Cage League 2022

PosTeamWLTPtsPctGBRSRADiffHomeRoadL10Strk
131090.7500251871-1-0-02-0-0-03-1-0-0W1
231090.7500302820-1-0-03-0-0-03-1-0-0W2
322060.5000272521-2-0-01-0-0-02-2-0-0L1
413030.25001213-10-1-0-01-2-0-01-3-0-0L3
513030.25002131-100-3-0-01-0-0-01-3-0-0W1
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Baseball Ireland Machine Cage League 60mph 2022

PosTeamWLTPtsPctGBRSRADiffHomeRoadL10Strk
1613210.75002613133-0-2-03-1-1-06-1-3-0W1
2217130.55005411-1-3-01-0-4-02-1-7-0T3
3226120.50004400-0-5-02-2-1-02-2-6-0T3
4226120.50001520-52-1-2-00-1-4-02-2-6-0L1
502880.400003-30-2-3-00-0-5-00-2-8-0T3
604660.300006-60-2-3-00-2-3-00-4-6-0T2
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Preseason Results

Ashbourne Titans Live Pitching Cage League 2022
Match Day Week 1
(Week 1)
15 - 14

Ashbourne Titans vs Ashbourne Giants

Match Day Week 2
(Week 2)
8 - 6

Dublin City Hurricanes vs Ashbourne Titans

Match Day Week 3
(Week 3)
4 - 2

Ashbourne Titans vs Dublin Spartans

Match Day Week 4
(Week 4)
5 - 4

Ashbourne Titans vs Dublin Spartans B

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Ashbourne Titans Machine Cage League 60mph 2022
Match Day Week 1
(Week 1)
0 - 0

Red Rox Baseball vs Ashbourne Titans

(Week 1)
0 - 0

Ashbourne Titans vs Red Rox Baseball

Match Day Week 2
(Week 2)
0 - 0

Ashbourne Titans vs Dublin Spartans B

(Week 2)
0 - 1

Dublin Spartans B vs Ashbourne Titans

Match Day Week 3
(Week 3)
0 - 0

Ashbourne Titans vs Mariners Baseball B

(Week 3)
2 - 1

Mariners Baseball B vs Ashbourne Titans

Match Day Week 4
(Week 4)
3 - 2

Ashbourne Titans vs Comets Baseball B

(Week 4)
0 - 0

Comets Baseball B vs Ashbourne Titans

Match Day Week 5
(Week 5)
0 - 0

Dublin City Hurricanes vs Ashbourne Titans

(Week 5)
0 - 0

Ashbourne Titans vs Dublin City Hurricanes

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Team Formation and Organisation Recap

The Ashbourne Baseball Club was founded as a Little League team in Ashbourne, Co. Meath. By 2014 the it had entered its first Adult team, the Ashbourne Giants in the Baseball Ireland B-League. By 2021, having achieved promotion to the Baseball Ireland A-League the Ashbourne Titans were started as a ‘D’ team in the Baseball Ireland B-League Lower.

2022 Preseason Recap

The 2022 Baseball Ireland preseason featured three separate competitions: the Baseball Ireland HitTrax Indoor Batting League, the Baseball Ireland Machine Cage League (80mph and 60mph) and the Baseball Ireland Live Pitching Cage League, all one after another from December 2021 to March 2022.

The Ashbourne Titans finished runners-up to Mariners Baseball B in the Machine Cage League 60mph, with 2 wins, 1 loss and 7 ties in their 10 games. The loss came against Mariners Baseball B (1-2) in week 3, with victories coming in weeks 2 (1-0 versus Dublin Spartans B) and week 4 (3-2 versus Comets Baseball B).

Following this the Live Pitching Cage League saw the Titans defeat their elders in Baseball terms, the Giants, 15-14 in week 1.

Baseball Stock Image

two female in baseball gears in stadium ready to catch and swing baseball
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LOGO REFERENCES

[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]

REFERENCES

[1] Baseball Ireland (2022) Machine Cage League 80mph [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/league/166878/ [Accessed 19 January 2022]

[3] Baseball Ireland (2022) Live Pitching Cage League 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/league/167917/ [Accessed 15 February 2022]

LOGO REFERENCES

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

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Sean Mitchell (Baseball Ireland, Ashbourne Titans).

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive Last Updated: 25 January 2022 (c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2022 You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved. The Logos and Photos used in this article remain the property of the organisations and individuals which own the copyright and are used here for educational and information purposes only.

baseball player running on court

Ashbourne Giants Baseball Ireland Team 2014-Present

Ashbourne Giants Logo
Ashbourne Giants Logo / Reference: [9]

Preseason Standings

Baseball Ireland Live Pitching Cage League 2021

PosTeamWLTPtsPctGBRSRADiffHomeRoadL10Strk
131090.7500251871-1-0-02-0-0-03-1-0-0W1
231090.7500302820-1-0-03-0-0-03-1-0-0W2
322060.5000272521-2-0-01-0-0-02-2-0-0L1
413030.25001213-10-1-0-01-2-0-01-3-0-0L3
513030.25002131-100-3-0-01-0-0-01-3-0-0W1
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Preseason Results

Ashbourne Giants Baseball Ireland Team Preseason Results 2021
Match Day Week 1
(Week 1)
15 - 14

Ashbourne Titans vs Ashbourne Giants

Match Day Week 2
(Week 2)
1 - 4

Dublin Spartans vs Ashbourne Giants

Match Day Week 4
(Week 4)
3 - 0

Ashbourne Giants vs Dublin City Hurricanes

Match Day Week 5
(Week 5)
9 - 6

Dublin Spartans B vs Ashbourne Giants

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Team Formation and Organisation Recap

Formed in Ashbourne as a Little League team, with an Adult team starting in the Baseball Ireland B-League in 2014, the Ashbourne Giants Baseball organisation has become the biggest in Ireland by 2022, with numerous Adult, Cadet and Little League teams based in the Ashbourne International Baseball Centre, in Co. Meath, the first of its kind in Ireland.

2021 Preseason Recap

The Ashbourne Giants started the 2022 Preseason Live Pitching Cage League with a 14-15 loss to Ashbourne Titans, another team from the Ashbourne organisation.

Baseball Stock Image

baseball player running on court
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com

Baseball Stock Image

Baseball with Ireland flag on green grass background, close up. Contributor: BERMIX STUDIO / Reference: [10]

[10] Contributor: BERMIX STUDIO (2022) Baseball with Ireland flag on green grass background, close up. Item ID: 2121273863 [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/baseball-ireland-flag-on-green-grass-2121273863 [Accessed 19 February 2022]

TEAM LOGO REFERENCES

[9] 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]

REFERENCES

[1] Baseball Ireland (2022) Live Pitching Cage League 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/league/167917/ [Accessed 15 February 2022]

LOGO REFERENCES

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

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Sean Mitchell (Baseball Ireland, Ashbourne Giants, Ashbourne Titans).

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive Last Updated: 19 February 2022 (c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2022 You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved. The Logos and Photos used in this article remain the property of the organisations and individuals which own the copyright and are used here for educational and information purposes only.

Baseball Ireland B-League 2014

Baseball Ireland logo [Reference: 1]
Baseball Ireland logo [Reference: 1]

BI B-League 2014

 PWLFFGBPts
*Dublin City Hurricanes B161510 –
*Belfast NorthStars B161330 2.0
*Cavan Comets161060 5.0
*Ashbourne Giants16970 6.0
*Dublin Black Sox B16880 7.0
*Greystones Mariners B165110 10.0
Dublin Spartans B165110 10.0
West Clare Dolphins164102 12.0
Dublin Tigers B162212 19.0
Baseball Ireland B-League Standings 2014 [References: 3]

Playoffs

Playoffs Round 1   
2014Cavan Comets18Greystones Mariners B3
2014Ashbourne Giants12Dublin Black Sox B6
Playoffs Round 2   
2014Cavan Comets10Ashbourne Giants9
2014Dublin City Hurricanes BWBelfast North Stars BL
Semi-Final   
2014Belfast NorthStars BWCavan CometsL
Final (Best-of-3)   
2014Dublin City Hurricanes B13Belfast North Stars B1
2014Belfast North Stars B1Dublin City Hurricanes B14
Dublin City Hurricanes B won series 2-0   
Baseball Ireland B-League Playoffs 2014 [Reference: 2]

Regular Season

DateHome TeamAway Team
Week 1
22.03.2014Greystones Mariners B1Dublin Tigers B16
22.03.2014Dublin Spartans B14Dublin Black Sox B4
23.03.2014Cavan Comets8Ashbourne Giants9
Week 2
29.03.2014Dublin City Hurricanes B17Greystones Mariners B1
30.03.2014Belfast North Stars B12Ashbourne Giants1
30.03.2014Belfast North Stars B16Ashbourne Giants8
30.03.2014Dublin Spartans B3Cavan Comets10
Week 4
05.04.2014Dublin City Hurricanes B18Dublin Black Sox B3
06.04.2014Greystones Mariners B16Dublin Spartans B22
Week 5
12.04.2014Dublin Black Sox B8West Clare Dolphins2
12.04.2014Dublin Black Sox B24West Clare Dolphins9
Week 6
27.04,2014Ashbourne Giants4Dublin City Hurricanes B14
Week 7
03.05.2014Dublin Spartans B16Greystones Mariners B4
Week 8
10.05.2014Ashbourne Giants7West Clare Dolphins0 #
10.05.2014Ashbourne Giants7West Clare Dolphins0 #
11.05.2014Greystones Mariners B2Belfast North Stars B16
11.05.2014Greystones Mariners B2Belfast North Stars B18
Week 9
17.05.2014Cavan Comets5Dublin City Hurricanes B25
17.05.2014Cavan Comets9Dublin City Hurricanes B8
17.05.2014Dublin Tigers B9Dublin Spartans B8
Week 10
24.05.2014West Clare Dolphins7Dublin Tigers B0 #
24.05.2014West Clare Dolphins7Dublin Tigers B0 #
25.05.2014Cavan Comets11Greystones Mariners B0
Week 11
31.05.2014Cavan Comets2Belfast North Stars B5
31.05.2014Cavan Comets3Belfast North Stars B11
31.05.2014Ashbourne Giants8Dublin Spartans B10
Week 12
07.06.2014Ashbourne Giants8Dublin Black Sox B7
07.06.2014Dublin City Hurricanes B8Ashbourne Giants5
08.06.2014Belfast North Stars B13Dublin Tigers B8
08.06.2014Belfast North Stars B12Dublin Tigers B11
Mid-Week
11.06.2014Greytones Mariners B2Dublin City Hurricanes B18
Week 13
14.06.2014West Clare Dolphins14Greystones Mariners B18
14.06.2014West Clare Dolphins7Greystones Mariners B15
15.06.2014Belfast North Stars B6Dublin Spartans B4
15.06.2014Belfast North Stars B12Dublin Spartans B5
15.06.2014Dublin Tigers B0 #Cavan Comets7
15.06.2014Dublin Tigers B0 #Cavan Comets7
Week 14
21.06.2014West Clare Dolphins1Dublin City Hurricanes B16
21.06.2014West Clare Dolphins4Dublin City Hurricanes B24
22.06.2014Greystones Mariners B2Ashbourne Giants19
22.06.2014Greystones Mariners B10Ashbourne Giants9
Mid-Week
25.06.2014Dublin Black Sox B3Dublin Spartans B6
Week 15
28.06.2014Dublin City Hurricanes B10Belfast North Stars B6
28.06.2014Dublin City Hurricanes B24Belfast North Stars B1
29.06.2014Dublin Black Sox B4Ashbourne Giants11
29.06.2014Dublin Spartans B7Dublin Tigers B0 #
Week 16
06.07.2014Dublin Spartans B8Dublin City Hurricanes B11
06.07.2014Ashbourne Giants7Dublin Tigers B0 #
Mid-Week
09.07.2014Ashbourne Giants7Dublin Tigers B0 #
Week 17
12.07.2014Dublin City Hurricanes B7Dublin Tigers B0 #
13.07.2014Dublin Spartans B0 #Ashbourne Giants7
Mid-Week
16.07.2014Greystones Mariners B4Dublin Black Sox B14
Week 18
19.07.2014Cavan Comets12West Clare Dolphins1
19.07.2014Cavan Comets15West Clare Dolphins9
Week 19
27.07.2014Greystones Mariners B12Cavan Comets15
27.07.2014Dublin Tigers B0 #Dublin City Hurricanes B7
Week 20
02.08.2014Dublin Black Sox B7Dublin Tigers B0 #
02.08.2014Dublin Tigers B0 #Dublin Black Sox B7
02.08.2014West Clare Dolphins7 Dublin Spartans B0 #
02.08.2014West Clare Dolphins7Dublin Spartans B0 #
Week 21
09.08.2014Dublin Black Sox B0Dublin City Hurricanes B11
10.08.2014Dublin Spartans B1Cavan Comets12
Week 22
17.08.2014Dublin Black Sox B1Cavan Comets0
17.08.2014Dublin Black Sox B0Cavan Comets1
17.08.2014Dublin Tigers B0Greystones Mariners B7
Week 23
23.08.2014Belfast North Stars B1West Clare Dolphins8
23.08.2014Belfast North Stars B19West Clare Dolphins18
23.08.2014Dublin City Hurricanes B6Dublin Spartans B4
24.08.2014Ashbourne Giants4Cavan Comets20
24.08.2014Dublin Black Sox B8Greystones Mariners B5
Week 24
31.08.2014Belfast North Stars B10Dublin Black Sox B3
31.08.2014Belfast North Stars B11Dublin Black Sox B2
Baseball Ireland B-League Regular Season Results 2014 [Reference: 2]

Report

There was an expanded Baseball Ireland B League in 2014, featuring B teams of all five returning A League teams (Dublin teams the City Hurricanes, Spartans and Black Sox as well as the Greystones Mariners and Belfast North Stars), as well as the B team of new team the Dublin Tigers, representing a Venezuelan company in Ireland, and regional teams the West Clare Dolphins, Cavan Comets and Ashbourne Giants. Dublin City Hurricanes B won the League Pennant and Championship, defeating Belfast North Stars B 13-1 and 14-1 in the best-of-three games Final Series. Cavan Comets reached the Semi-Finals after knocking out Ashbourne Giants, both teams best season yet, knocking out Greystones Mariners B and Dublin Black Sox B respectively in the Playoffs First Round. Cormac Eklof pitched superbly for the Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Final and Jose Martinez in Game 2 in what was a one-sided Final Series.

About Baseball and Baseball Ireland

Baseball is a bat-and ball game where players aim to hit a ball thrown at them by a pitcher and run around four bases back home without being caught or run out. A run is scored when a player gets back to home base. It is similar to the GAA game of Rounders, but the bases are 90 feet apart rather than 60 and pitching can be overarm. There are 9 Innings for each team in a standard Baseball game (seven in the case of thw Baseball Ireland B-League) and when three players on a team are out that is the end of the innings for the team. A teams innings is not over until three outs are made. It was first played in America, but is thought to have an ancestor in the Irish and British game of Rounders (and also similar games in Germany and Scandinavia such as Branboll). In Ireland it is Coed (Mixed).

References

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 (2013) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?search_year=2014&search_team= [Accessed 21 September 2016]

Internet Archive

[3] 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]

Newspapers

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

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tom Kelley and Adrian Kelly (Baseball Ireland) and Peter Mullen (Dublin Black Sox).

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 9 December 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

Baseball Ireland A-League 2014

Baseball Ireland Logo [Reference: 1]

Final Standings 2014

 PWLFrfGBPts
*Dublin City Hurricanes151500–60
*Dublin Spartans1510505.045
*Greystones Mariners157808.036
*Belfast NorthStars156909.033
Dublin Black Sox1539314.018
Dublin Tigers1546514.317
Baseball Ireland A-League 2014 [Reference: 3]

Playoff Results

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Playoffs   
 06.092014Dublin City Hurricanes16Dublin Spartans6
06.09 2014Greystones Mariners3Belfast NorthStars1
 Semi-Final   
 13.092014Dublin Spartans7Greystones Mariners11
 A-League Final   
 20.092014Dublin City Hurricanes1Greystones Mariners3
 20.09.2014Greystones Mariners8Dublin City Hurricanes4
 (Greystones Mariners win Series 2-0)
Baseball Ireland A-League 2014 [Reference: 2]

Regular Season Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Week 1
22.03.2014Greystones Mariners4Dublin Tigers1
22.03.2014Dublin Spartans8Dublin Black Sox0
Week 2
29.03.2014Dublin City Hurricanes8Greystones Mariners6
Week 3
05.04.2014Dublin City Hurricanes12Dublin Black Sox4
06.04.2014Belfast North Stars3Dublin Tigers6
06.04.2014Belfast North Stars12Dublin Tigers14
06.04.2014Greystones Mariners3Dublin Spartans8
Week 4
13.04.2014Dublin Tigers4Dublin City Hurricanes13
13.04.2014Dublin Tigers13Dublin Black Sox3
Week 5
26.04.2014Greystones Mariners3Belfast North Stars2
26.04.2014Greystones Mariners8Belfast North Stars12
27.04.2014Dublin Spartans17Dublin Tigers7
Week 6
03.05.2014Dublin Black Sox3Belfast North Stars2
03.05.2014Dublin Tigers8Belfast North Stars15
03.05.2014Dublin Spartans12Greystones Mariners2
Week 8
17.05.2014Dublin Tigers7Dublin Spartans10
17.05.2014Dublin Tigers9Dublin Spartans8
18.05.2014Dublin City Hurricanes11Greystones Mariners6
Week 9
24.05.2014Belfast North Stars4Dublin City Hurricanes7
24.05.2014Belfast North Stars0Dublin City Hurricanes6
Week 10
31.05.2014Dublin Black Sox4Dublin Tigers10
Week 11
07.06.2014Greystones Mariners6Dublin City Hurricanes10
08.06.2014Dublin Black Sox0 #Dublin Spartans9
08.06.2014Dublin Spartans7Dublin Black Sox2
Week 12
14.06.2014Dublin City Hurricanes7Dublin Black Sox0
Mid-Week
18.06.2014Dublin Tigers0 #Dublin Black Sox7
Week 13
21.06.2014Greystones Mariners0Dublin Black Sox3
22.06.2014Dublin Spartans3Dublin City Hurricanes11
Week 14
29.06.2014Dublin City Hurricanes16Dublin Tigers1
Mid-Week
02.07.2014Dublin Spartans12Greystones Mariners2
Week 15
05.07.2014Belfast North Stars9Dublin Black Sox0 #
05.07.2014Belfast North Stars7Dublin Black Sox0
06.07.2014Dublin City Hurricanes8Dublin Spartans2
Week 16
12.07.2014Dublin Black Sox0Greystones Mariners8
13.07.2014Dublin Spartans8Belfast North Stars5
Mid-Week
23.07.2014Dublin Tigers0 #Dublin City Hurricanes7
Week 17
26.07.2014Dublin City Hurricanes11Belfast North Stars1
Mid-Week
06.08.2014Greystones Mariners7Dublin Tigers0 #
Week 19
09.08.2014Dublin Black Sox0 #Dublin City Hurricanes9
09.08.2014Dublin Tigers0 #Dublin Spartans9
10.08.2014Belfast North Stars5Greystones Mariners15
Week 20
17.08.2014Belfast North Stars11Dublin Spartans0
17.08.2014Belfast North Stars9Dublin Spartans4
17.08.2014Dublin Tigers0 #Greystones Mariners9
Week 21
23.08.2014Dublin Spartans5Dublin City Hurricanes8
24.08.2014Dublin Black Sox1Greystones Mariners12
Baseball Ireland A-League 2014 [Reference: 2]

Report

It was a fairytale end for Greystones Mariners, in last place until the last month of the season, as they climbed above Dublin Black Sox and newcomers Dublin Tigers in the standings to make the playoffs, where they kept the momentum, beating first Belast North Stars 3-1, then shocking defending nine-times Chamions Dublin Spartans 11-7 in the Semi-Final before triumphing over the Dublin City Hurricanes, undefeated until then, 3-1 and 8-4 in the A League Final. Dublin City Hurricanes had yet again the disappointment of winning the A League Pennant with an unblemished 15-0 Regular Season record only to lose the Final. Thanks for the victory was handed to the defensive work of Gareth Donnelly, Tommy Hernandez and Jack Fairbairn and the big hits of Enrique Verea. It was the first time in 10 years that the title had not been won by the Dublin Spartans. In all there were six teams in the A League with newcomers Dublin Tigers, representing a Venezuelan company in Ireland replacing Munster Warriors, although they pulled out with five games left.

About Baseball and Baseball Ireland

Baseball is a bat-and ball game where players aim to hit a ball thrown at them by a pitcher and run around four bases back home without being caught or run out. A run is scored when a player gets back to home base. It is similar to the GAA game of Rounders, but the bases are 90 feet apart rather than 60 and pitching can be overarm. There are 9 Innings for each team in a standard Baseball game (seven in the case of thw Baseball Ireland B-League) and when three players on a team are out that is the end of the innings for the team. A teams innings is not over until three outs are made. It was first played in America, but is thought to have an ancestor in the Irish and British game of Rounders (and also similar games in Germany and Scandinavia such as Branboll). In Ireland it is Coed (Mixed).

References

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 (2013) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?search_year=2014&search_team= [Accessed 21 September 2016]

Internet Archive

[3] 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]

Newspapers

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

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Peter Kavanagh (Baseball Ireland) and Peter Mullen (Dublin Black Sox).

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 9 December 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

Baseball Ireland B-League 2013

Baseball Ireland Logo [Reference: 1]
Baseball Ireland Logo [Reference: 1]

Final Standings

 PWLFFGBPts
*Dublin City Hurricanes B181440 60
*Belfast North Stars B181260 54
*Dublin Spartans B181260 54
*Dublin Black Sox B181080 48
Cavan Comets18990 45
Greystones Mariners B185130 33
West Clare Dolphins181152 17
Baseball Ireland B-League Standings 2013 [References: 3]

Playoffs

DateHome TeamAway Team
Playoffs   
01.09.2013Dublin City Hurricanes B15Belfast North Stars B5
01.09.2013Dublin Spartans B3Dublin Black Sox B5
Semi-Final   
07.09.2013Belfast North Stars B8Dublin Black Sox B 
Final (Best-of-3)   
15.09.2013Dublin City Hurricanes B10Belfast North Stars B0
15.09.2013Belfast North Stars B12Dublin City Hurricanes B13
Hurricanes B win Series 2-0 
Baseball Ireland B-League Playoffs 2013 [References: 2]

Regular Season Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Week 1
24.03.2013Dublin City Hurricanes B7Greystones Mariners B6
Week 2
30.03.2013Dublin Spartans B8Dublin Black Sox B9
Week 3
06.04.2013Dublin Black Sox B4Dublin City Hurricanes B9
06.04.2013Cavan Comets19West Clare Dolphins6
07.04.2013Belfast North Stars B6Dublin Spartans B2
07.04.2013Belfast North Stars B13Dublin Spartans B3
Week 4
13.04.2013Greystones Mariners B9West Clare Dolphins0 #
13.04.2013Greystones Mariners B9West Clare Dolphins0 #
13.04.2013Cavan Comets11Dublin City Hurricanes B25
13.04.2013Cavan Comets4Dublin City Hurricanes B17
13.04.2013Dublin Spartans B10Belfast North Stars B2
Week 5
21.04.2013Dublin Black Sox B8Belfast North Stars B10
21.04.2013Greystones Mariners B7Dublin Spartans B16
Week 6
28.04.2013Dublin Spartans B8Dublin City Hurricanes B5
Week 7
04.05.2013Dublin Black Sox B2Greystones Mariners B6
04.05.2013Cavan Comets7Belfast North Stars14
Week 8
11.05.2013Dublin Spartans B12Greystones Mariners B2
Week 9
18.05.2013Dublin Spartans B5Dublin Black Sox B6
19.05.2013Dublin City Hurricanes B11Cavan Comets1
Week 10
25.05.2013Greystones Mariners B4Dublin City Hurricanes B18
25.05.2013Dub,lin Spartans B14Cavan Comets4
26.05.2013Belfast North Stars B11Dublin Black Sox B13
26.05.2013Belfast North Stars B17Dublin Black Sox B19
Week 11
01.06.2013Greystones Mariners B10Dublin Black Sox B9
Week 12
08.06.2013Cavan Comets19Dublin Spartans B32
08.06.2013Cavan Comets16Dublin Spartans B20
08.06.2013West Clare Dolphins10Greystones Mariners B9
Week 13
15.06.2013Belfast North Stars B14Dublin City Hurricanes B4
15.06.2013Cavan Comets8Dublin Black Sox B10
16.06.2013Greystones Mariners B5Dublin Spartans B6
Week 14
22.06.2013Dublin Spartans B14West Clare Dolphins6
22.06.2013Dublin City Hurricanes B19West Clare Dolphins1
Week 15
29.06.2013Greystones Mariners B2Belfast North Stars B13
29.06.2013Greystones Mariners B8Belfast North Stars B5
29.06.2013West Clare Dolphins3Dublin City Hurricanes B20
29.06.2013West Clare Dolphins1Dublin City Hurricanes B11
30.06.2013Dublin Black Sox B0Dublin Spartans B14
Week 16
06.07.2013Dublin Black Sox B11Greystones Mariners B8
06.07.2013West Clare Dolphins2Belfast North Stars B21
06.07.2013West Clare Dolphins2Belfast North Stars B24
07.07.2013Dublin City Hurricanes B11Dublin Spartans B0
Week 17
20.07.2013Dublin Black Sox B22West Clare Dolphins2
20.07.2013Belfast North Stars B11West Clare Dolphins2
20.07.2013Cavan Comets12Greystones Mariners B11
20.07.2013Cavan Comets19Greystones Mariners B4
Week 18
27.07.2013Belfast North Stars B18Cavan Comets2
27.07.2013Belfast North Stars B12Cavan Comets16
27.07.2013Dublin City Hurricanes B6Dublin Black Sox B16
27.07.2013West Clare Dolphins25Dublin Spartans B27
27.07.2013West Clare Dolphins3Dublin Spartans B7
Week 19
03.08.2013Belfast North Stars B14Greystones Mariners B0
03.08.2013Dublin Black Sox B11Dublin City Hurricanes B16
03.08.2013West Clare Dolphins12Cavan Comets15
03.08.2013West Clare Dolphins2Cavan Comets17
Week 20
10.08.2013Greystones Mariners B4Cavan Comets17
10.08.2013Dublin Spartans B2Dublin City Hurricanes B13
Week 21
17.08.2013Dublin Black Sox B4Cavan Comets9
17.08.2013Dublin Black Sox B15Cavan Comets10
17.08.2013Dublin City Hurricanes B17Greystones Mariners B1
Week 22
24.08.2013Dublin City Hurricanes B5Belfast North Stars B3
25.08.2013West Clare Dolphins1Dublin Black Sox B13
25.08.2013West Clare Dolphins0Dublin Black Sox B18
Baseball Ireland B-League Regulsr Season Results 2013 [References: 2]

Report

Dublin City Hurricanes B won both the Baseball Ireland B League Pennant and Playoff Championship in 2013. After going 14-4 in the Regular Season and finishing two games ahead of both the Belfast North Stars B and Dublin Spartans B, they defeated first the North Stars in the Playoffs and then swept the B-League Final Series 2-0, also against the North Stars after the Belfast team eliminated the Dublin Black Sox B in the Semi-Final. The Black Sox had finished in fourth on 11-7, just two games ahead of the much improved Cavan Comets (9-9) with the Greystones Mariners B (5-13) and West Clare Dolphins (1-15, 2 Forfeits) the other two teams in the B-League.

About Baseball and Baseball Ireland

Baseball is a bat-and ball game where players aim to hit a ball thrown at them by a pitcher and run around four bases back home without being caught or run out. A run is scored when a player gets back to home base. It is similar to the GAA game of Rounders, but the bases are 90 feet apart rather than 60 and pitching can be overarm. There are 9 Innings for each team in a standard Baseball game (seven in the case of thw Baseball Ireland B-League) and when three players on a team are out that is the end of the innings for the team. A teams innings is not over until three outs are made. It was first played in America, but is thought to have an ancestor in the Irish and British game of Rounders (and also similar games in Germany and Scandinavia such as Branboll). In Ireland it is Coed (Mixed).

References

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

Internet Archive

[3] 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 Tom Kelley and Adrian Kelly (Baseball Ireland) and Peter Mullen (Dublin Black Sox).

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 7 December 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

Baseball Ireland A-League 2013

Baseball Ireland Logo [Reference: 1]
Baseball Ireland Logo [Reference: 1]

Final Standings

 PWLFrfGBPts
*Dublin Spartans151140 48
*Dublin Black Sox15960 42
*Belfast North Stars15960 42
*Dublin City Hurricanes15870 39
Greystones Mariners155100 30
Munster Warriors15384 16
Baseball Ireland A-League 2013 [Reference: 3]

[9]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Playoffs   
 31.08.2013Dublin Spartans1Dublin Black Sox2
 31.08.2013Belfast North Stars4Dublin City Hurricanes9
 Semi-Final   
07.09 2013Dublin Spartans5Dublin City Hurricanes4
 A-League Final   
14.09.2013Dublin Black Sox3Dublin Spartans6
14.09.2013Dublin Spartans4Dublin Black Sox3
 (Dublin Spartans win Series 2-0)
Baseball Ireland A-League Playoffs 2013 [Reference: 2]

Regular Season Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Week 1
24.03.2013Dublin City Hurricanes8Greystones Mariners1
Week 3
06.04.2013Dublin Black Sox1Dublin City Hurricanes0
07.04.2013Munster Warriors4Greystones Mariners9
Week 4
13.04.2013Dublin Spartans12Belfast North Stars2
14.04.2013Dublin Black Sox2Munster Warriors7
Week 5
20.04.2013Munster Warriors3Dublin City Hurricanes8
20.04.2013Munster Warriors10Dublin City Hurricanes4
21.04.2013Dublin Black Sox6Belfast North Stars12
21.04.2013Greystones Mariners0Dublin Spartans7
Week 6
27.04.2013Greystones Mariners 3Belfast North Stars8
27.04.2013Greystones Mariners5Belfast North Stars14
27.04.2013Munster Warriors0Dublin Black Sox11
28.04.2013Dublin Spartans5Dublin City Hurricanes8
Week 7
04.05.2013Dublin Black Sox2Greystones Mariners 3
04.05.2013Munster Warriors5Belfast North Stars9
Week 8
11.05.2013Dublin Spartans6Greystones Mariners3
Week 9
18.05.2013Dublin Spartans4Dublin Black Sox5
Week 10
25.05.2013Greystones Mariners2Dublin City Hurricanes9
25.05.2013Munster Warriors4Dublin Spartans9
Week 11
01.06.2013Belfast North Stars11Dublin Spartans21
01.06.2013Belfast North Stars7Dublin Spartans4
01.06.2013Greystones Mariners7Dublin Black Sox4
Week 12
08.06.2013Belfast North Stars3Dublin City Hurricanes5
08.06.2013Belfast North Stars9Dublin City Hurricanes8
08.06.2013Dublin Spartans4Dublin Black Sox3
09.06.2013Greystones Mariners9Munster Warriors0 #
Week 13
16.06.2013Greystones Mariners2Dublin Spartans8
Week 14
23.06.2013Dublin City Hurricanes4Belfast North Stars3
Week 15
30.06.2013Dublin Black Sox6Dublin Spartans4
30.06.2013Dubli City Hurricanes6Munster Warriors9
Week 16
06.07.2013Dublin Black Sox6Greystones Mariners3
07.07.2013Dublin City Hurricanes3Dublin Spartans7
Week 18
27.07.2013Dublin City Hurricanes16Dublin Black Sox3
Week 19
03.08.2013Belfast North Stars3Greystones Mariners1
03.08.2013Dublin Black Sox8Dublin City Hurricanes5
03.08.2013Dublin Spartans5Munster Warriors2
03.08.2013Dublin Spartans6Munster Warriors0
Week 20
10.08.2013Munster Warriors0 #Greystones Mariners7
10.08.2013Dublin Spartans10Dublin City Hurricanes0
11.08.2013Belfast North Stars3Dublin Black Sox11
11.08.2013Belfast North Stars11Dublin Black Sox12
Week 21
17.08.2013Dublin City Hurricanes9Greystones Mariners4
18.08.2013Belfast North Stars9Munster Warriors0 #
18.08.2013Belfast North Stars7Munster Warriors0 #
Baseball Ireland A-League Regular Season Results 2013 [Reference: 2]

Report

In one of the most competitive ever seasons of the Irish Baseball League, the Dublin Spartans won the League Pennant with an 11-4 Record (48 Points), just 2 games ahead of both the Dublin Black Sox and Belfast North Stars (9-6), with Dublin City Hurricanes also making the playoffs a further game behind (8-7). The other two teams in the A League, the Greystones Mariners (5-10) and Munster Warriors also competed well with the two traditional powers Dublin City Hurricanes and Dublin Spartans. Dublin Black Sox shocked the Spartans in the First Playoff Match, winning 2-1 to go straight into the A League Final, sending the Spartans into a Semi-Final with the winners of the Second Playoff Match, Dublin City Hurricanes, where the Spatans prevailed 5-4. In the A League Final, however, the Dublin Black Sox could not repeat their heroics of the Playoff victory and the Spartans won two narrow games to take the best-of-three series.

About Baseball and Baseball Ireland

Baseball is a bat-and ball game where players aim to hit a ball thrown at them by a pitcher and run around four bases back home without being caught or run out. A run is scored when a player gets back to home base. It is similar to the GAA game of Rounders, but the bases are 90 feet apart rather than 60 and pitching can be overarm. There are 9 Innings for each team in a standard Baseball game (seven in the case of thw Baseball Ireland B-League) and when three players on a team are out that is the end of the innings for the team. A teams innings is not over until three outs are made. It was first played in America, but is thought to have an ancestor in the Irish and British game of Rounders (and also similar games in Germany and Scandinavia such as Branboll). In Ireland it is Coed (Mixed).

References

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

Internet Archive

[3] 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) and Peter Mullen (Dublin Black Sox).

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 7 December 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

Baseball Ireland B-League 2015

Baseball Ireland Logo [Reference: 1]
Baseball Ireland Logo [Reference: 1]

BBI B-League 2015

 PWLFFGBPts
Northern Division      
*Belfast Hornets191612 –
*Belfast Buccaneers191180 4.0
*Cavan Comets209110 6.5
Belfast NorthStars208120 7.5
Ashbourne Giants205132 11.5
Southern Division      
*Dublin City Hurricanes B181800 –
*Dublin Spartans B18891 10.5
*Greystones Mariners B186120 12.0
Dublin Black Sox B184122 15.0
Baseball Ireland B-League 2015 [Reference: 3]

Playoffs

DateHome TeamAway Team
North Semi-Final   
2015Belfast Buccaneers13Cavan Comets10
North Final (Best-of-3)   
2015Belfast Hornets13Belfast Buccaneeers7
2015Belfast Buccaneers6Belfast Hornets16
Hornets won series 2-0   
South Semi-Final   
2015Dublin Spartans B7Greystones Mariners B6
South Final (Best-of-3)   
2015Dublin City Hurricanes B8Dublin Spartans B11
2015Dublin Spartans B16Dublin City Hurricanes B15
2015Spartans B won series 2-0   
B League Final(Single Game)   
2015Belfast Hornets4Dublin Spartans B14
Baseball Ireland B-League 2015 [Reference: 2]

Regular Season Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Week 1
28.03.2015Dublin City Hurricanes B25Greystones Mariners B5
Week 2
11.04.2015Dublin Black Sox B8Greystones Mariners B11
Week 3
18.04.2015Dublin Black Sox B2Dublin City Hurricanes B13
18.04.2015Ashbourne Giants3Cavan Comets16
18.04.2015Ashbourne Giants7Cavan Comets15
Week 4
25.04.2015Greystones Mariners B1Dublin Spartans B4
25.04.2015Cavan Comets2Belfast Buccaneers14
Week 5
03.05.2015Dublin Black Sox B14Dublin Spartans B5
Week 6
09.05.2015Belfast Buccaneers3Belfast Hornets7
09.05.2015Belfast North Stars17Cavan Comets2
09.05.2015Belfast North Stars19Cavan Comets18
09.05.2015Greystones Mariners B12Dublin Black Sox B10
10.05.2015Dublin City Hurricanes B22Dublin Spartans B1
Week 7
16.05.2015Belfast North Stars9Belfast Buccaneers12
16.05.2015Greystones Mariners B1Dublin City Hurricanes B7
Mid-Week
20.05.2015Belfast North Stars6Belfast Hornets25
Week 8
23.05.2015Belfast Buccaneers12Cavan Comets2
23.05.2015Belfast Buccaneers8Cavan Comets2
23.05.2015Dublin City Hurricanes B14Dublin Black Sox B3
Mid-Week
27.05.2015Belfast Hornets6Belfast North Stars5
Week 9
30.05.2015Belfast Hornets21Cavan Comets6
30.05.2015Belfast Hornets10Cavan Comets6
30.05.2015Dublin City Hurricanes B14Dublin Black Sox B3
31.05.2015Dublin Spartans B12Greystones Mariners B1
Week 10
06.06.2015Belfast Buccaneers19Ashbourne Giants4
06.06.2015Belfast Buccaneers9Ashbourne Giants12
06.06.2015Dublin City Hurricanes15Greystones Mariners B5
07.06.2015Dublin Spartans B9Dublin Black Sox B10
Mid-Week
10.06.2015Belfast North Stars1Belfast Hornets7
10.06.2015Dublin Black Sox B11Greystones Mariners B12
Week 11
13.06.2015Belfast Buccaneers2Belfast Hornets4
13.06.2015Belfast Buccaneers5Belfast Hornets18
13.06.2015Greystones Mariners B6Dublin Black Sox B10
13.06.2015Cavan Comets14Ashbourne Giants4
13.06.2015Cavan Comets16Ashbourne Giants6
14.06.2015Dublin Spartans B1Dublin City Hurricanes B15
Week 12
27.06.2015Dublin Black Sox B7Dublin City Hurricanes B16
28.06.2015Greystones Mariners B13Dublin Spartans B6
Week 13
04.07.2015Belfast North Stars3Ashbourne Giants0
04.07.2015Belfast North Stars15Ashbourne Giants2
04.07.2015Greystones Mariners B1Dublin City Hurricanes B11
05.07.2015Dublin Black Sox B0 #Dublin Spartans B7
Mid-Week
08.07.2015Belfast North Stars0 #Belfast Buccaneers7
Week 14
11.07.2015Belfast Buccaneers19Belfast North Stars4
11.07.2015Belfast Buccaneers13Belfast North Stars3
11.07.2015Dublin Black Sox B2Dublin City Hurricanes B6
12.07.2015Dublin Spartans B12Greystones Mariners B11
Mid-Week
15.07.2015Greystones Mariners B3Dublin City Hurricanes B14
15.07.2015Dublin Spartans B7Dublin Black Sox B0 #
Week 15
18.07.2015Ashbourne Giants3Belfast Buccaneers17
18.07.2015Ashbourne Giants0Belfast Buccaneers11
18.07.2015Cavan Comets13Belfast North Stars6
19.07.2015Dublin City Hurricanes B16Dublin Spartans B15
Mid-Week
22.07.2015Belfast North Stars3Belfast Hornets8
Week 16
25.07.2015Dublin Black Sox B3Greystones Mariners B13
26.07.2015Dublin Spartans B0 #Dublin City Hurricanes B7
Mid-Week
29.07.2015Belfast Hornets10Belfast North Stars0
Week 17
01.08.2015Dublin City Hurricanes B14Dublin Black Sox B7
01.08.2015Cavan Comets6Belfast Buccaneers15
01.08.2015Cavan Comets9Belfast Buccaneers5
01.08.2015Ashbourne Giants19Belfast North Stars18
01.08.2015Ashbourne Giants5Belfast North Stars24
Mid-Week
05.08.2015Belfast Buccaneers7Belfast North Stars10
06.08.2015Ashbourne Giants9Belfast Buccaneers6
06.08.2015Greystones Mariners B12Dublin Black Sox B7
06.08.2015Dublin City Hurricanes B14Dublin Spartans B9
06.08.2015Dublin City Hurricanes B14Dublin Spartans B8
Mid-Week
11.08.2015Dublin Spartans B20Dublin Black Sox B10
12.08.2015Belfast North Stars15Belfast Buccaneers14
Week 18
15.08.2015Ashbourne Giants2Cavan Comets14
15.08.2015Cavan Comets10Belfast Hornets9
15.08.2015Belfast Hornets12Cavan Comets1
16.08.2015Greystones Marineers B3Dublin Spartans B15
Week 19
23.08.2015Belfast HornetscBelfast Buccaneersc
Week 20
29.08.2015Ashbourne Giants4Belfast Hornets7
29.08.2015Belfast Hornets0 #Ashbourne Giants7
29.08.2015Cavan Comets0Belfast North Stars6
29.08.2015Cavan Comets10Belfast North Stars9
29.08.2015Dublin City Hurricanes B18Greystones Mariners B1
30.08.2015Dublin Black Sox B16Dublin Sparttans B14
Week 21
05.09.2015Ashbourne Giants7Belfast North Stars6
05.09.2015Belfast Hornets22Ashbourne Giants0
05.09.2015Belfast Hornets7Cavan Comets0 #
Week 22
12.09.2015Ashbourne Giants0 #Belfast Hornets7
12.09.2015Ashbourne Giants0 #Belfast Hornets7
Week 23
20.09.2015Dublin City Hurricanes B8Dublin Spartans B11
20.09.2015Dublin Spartans B16Dublin City Hurricanes B5
20.09.2015Belfast Hornets13Belfast Buccaneers7
20.09.2015Belfast Buccaneers6Belfast Hornets16
Baseball Ireland B-League Regular Seasn Results 2015 [Reference: 2]

Report

The Baseball Ireland B-League League was split into a Northern and Southern Division with Belfast Hornets winning both the Northern Pennant and Final and the Hurricanes B winning the Southern Pennant, going a perfect 18-0 but losing to bogey team Dublin Spartans B in the Southern Final. The Dublin Spartans B won the B-League Final 15-4 in a single-game against the Hornets. [Reference: 7; 24]

About Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and ball game where players aim to hit a ball thrown at them by a pitcher and run around four bases back home without being caught or run out. A run is scored when a player gets back to home base. It is similar to the GAA game of Rounders, but the bases are 90 feet apart rather than 60 and pitching can be overarm. There are 9 Innings for each team in a standard Baseball game (seven in the case of thw Baseball Ireland B-League) and when three players on a team are out that is the end of the innings for the team. A teams innings is not over until three outs are made. It was first played in America, but is thought to have an ancestor in the Irish and British game of Rounders (and also similar games in Germany and Scandinavia such as Branboll). In Ireland it is Coed (Mixed).

References

Logos

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

Internet Archive

[3] 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]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tom Kelley and Adrian Kelly, Baseball Ireland & Peter Mullen, Dublin Black Sox

About this document

Researched, Compiled and Written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 7 December 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

Baseball Ireland B League 2012

Baseball Ireland Logo [Reference: 1]

Final Standings

B League 2012PWLFFGBPts
Greystones Mariners B 151230–51
Dublin City Hurricanes B151140148
Dublin Black Sox B1510412.743
Dublin Spartans B15870439
Cavan Comets153120924
West Clare Dolphins15112212.314
Baseball Ireland B League 2012 [Reference: 2]

Playoffs

DateHome TeamAway Team
Playoffs
09.09.2012Greystones Mariners B12Dublin City Hurricanes B11
09.09.2012Dublin Black Sox B12Dublin Spartans B2
Semi-Final
15.09.2012Dublin City Hurricanes B9Dublin Black Sox B2
B League FinalBest of 3
23.09.2012Greystones Mariners B2Dublin City Hurricanes B1
23.09.2012Dublin City Hurricanes B14Greystones Mariners B10
29.09.2012Greystones Mariners B9Dublin City Hurricanes B5
Mariners B won Series 2-1
Baseball Ireland B League Playoffs 2012 [Reference: 2]

Regulsar Season Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Week 1
31.03.2012Dublin Spartans B7Dublin Black Sox B12
01.04.2012Greystones Mariners B6Dublin City Hurricanes B12
Week 3
21.04.2012Greystones Mariners B19West Clare Dolphins5
21.04.2012Greystones Mariners B17West Clare Dolphins0
21.04.2012Cavan Comets8Dublin City Hurricanes B15
Week 4
28.04.2012Cavan Comets10Dublin Spartans B14
29.04.2012Dublin Black Sox B10Greystones Mariners B7
Week 5
05.05.2012Greystones Mariners B17Cavan Comets1
05.05.2012Cavan Comets7Dublin Black Sox B0 #
Week 6
12.05.2012Dublin Spartans B2Dublin City Hurricanes B15
12.05.2012West Clare Dolphins8Dublin Black Sox B23
12.05.2012West Clare Dolphins4Dublin Black Sox B20
Week 7
19.05.2012Dublin Spartans B2Greystones Mariners B16
Week 8
26.05.2012Dublin Black Sox B13Dublin Spartans B2
26.05.2012West Clare Dolphins0Dublin City Hurricanes B18
26.05.2012West Clare Dolphins6Dublin City Hurricanes B18
Week 9
02.06.2012Dublin City Hurricanes B10Greystones Mariners B11
02.06.2012Dublin City Hurricanes B9Dublin Black Sox B6
Week 10
10.06.2012Greystones Mariners B3Dublin Spartans B2
Week 11
16.06.2012West Clare Dolphins4Greystones Mariners B21
16.06.2012Dublin Black Sox B7West Clare Dolphins2
16.06.2012Dublin Spartans B7Cavan Comets2
16.06.2012Dublin Spartans B15Cavan Comets3
Week 12
24.06.2012Dublin Black Sox B3Dublin City Hurricanes B4
Week 13
30.06.2012Dublin Black Sox B11Cavan Comets1
30.06.2012Dublin Black Sox B10Cavan Comets5
30.06.2012Dublin Spartans B7West Clare Dolphins0 #
30.06.2012Dublin Spartans B7West Clare Dolphins0 #
Week 14
07.07.2012Dublin City Hurricanes B10Cavan Comets3
07.07.2012Dublin City Hurricanes B16Cavan Comets5
08.07.2012Dublin Spartans B9Dublin Black Sox B6
Week 15
14.07.2012Greystones Mariners B10Dublin Black Sox B7
Week 16
21.07.2012Cavan Comets12Greystones Mariners B18
21.07.2012Cavan Comets3Greysyones Mariners B13
21.07.2012Dublin City Hurricanes B9Dublin Spartans B8
Week 17
28.07.2012West Clare Dolphins3Dublin Spartans B17
28.07.2012West Clare Dolphins3Dublin Spartans B17
Week 18
04.08.2012Greystones Mariners B 11Dublin Spartans B7
Week 19
11.08.2012Dublin Black Sox B13Dublin City Hurricanes B5
Week 20
18.08.2012Greystones Mariners B8Dublin City Hurricanes B6
Week 21
25.08.2012Greystones Mariners B4Dublin Black Sox B7
25.08.2012Cavan Comets12West Clare Dolphins2
25.08.2012West Clare Dolphins15Cavan Comets26
25.08.2012Dublin Spartans B7Dublin City Hurricanes B6
Week 22
01.09.2012Cavan Comets11West Clare Dolphins12
Baseball Ireland B League Regular Season Results 2012 [Reference: 2]

Report

Greystones Mariners B won the 2012 Baseball Ireland B League Trophy with a 9-5 victory in the third game of a three-game Final Series having won the first game 2-1 and lost the second 10-14 to the Dublin City Hurricanes B. They had earlier defeated the Hurricanes B 12-11 in the Playoffs, while the Hurricanes B then had to beat the Dublin Black Sox B 9-2 in the Semi-Final, after the Black Sox B had eliminated the Dublin Spartans B 12-2 in the Minor Playoff. Greystones Mariners B had also won the League Pennant with arecord of 12 Wins and 3 losses (12-3), while the Dublin Hurricanes B (11-4), Dublin Black Sox B (10-4 and 1 Forfeit) and Dublin Spartans B (8-7) were the other three playoff qualifiers, well ahead of the Cavan Comets(3-12) and West Clare Dolphins (1-12-2).

References

Logos

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

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

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Brian Connolly (Panthers) & Peter Mullen (Black Sox)

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Last Updated: 28 November 2020

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Irish Baseball League 1997-2005

IBSF Irish Baseball League 1997

Champions   
Dukes   

Reference: [1]

IBSF Irish Baseball League 1998

PWLFrfRFRAPts
*Panthers9810
Spartans
Hurricanes
Belfast North Stars

Reference: [2]

IBSF Irish Baseball League 1999

 PWLFrfGBPts
*Spartans12930030
Hurricanes12930030
Panthers12750226
DiMaggios12444716
Belfast NorthStars121110814

[3]

*Champions. Dublin Spartans finished ahead of Dublin City Hurricanes based on better head-to-head record during season (Spartans won season series 2-1)

Irish Baseball League 2000

Champions   
Spartans   

BI Irish Baseball League 2001

Champions   
Panthers   

BI Irish Baseball League 2002

 PWLFrfGBPts
*Spartans181530–63
Hurricanes181440160
Black Sox1813412.555
Panthers181026836
Belfast North Stars1238112.519
Greystones Mariners1431101223
Blue Devils15096183

[4]

Champions   
Spartans   

BI Irish Baseball League 2003

 PWLFrfGBPts
Hurricanes141130–47
Spartans141130047
Panthers14950241
Black Sox14860338
Greystones Mariners14770435
Belfast North Stars144100726
Blue Devils144917.524
Tigers142120920

[5]

Semi-Finals   
Panthers6Belfast Northstars5
Spartans13Greystones Mariners2
Cup Final   
Spartans9Panthers4

[21][22]

BI Irish Baseball League 2004

 PWLFrfGBPts
*Hurricanes181620–66
*Spartans181422356
*Greystones Mariners181260454
*Black Sox181260454
Belfast North Stars181170551
Panthers181062744
Wolves1841401230
Blue Devils1858513.523
Trojans18358179
Tigers1818718.55

[6]

Semi-Final 1   
Hurricanes0Black Sox7
Black Sox17Hurricanes8
Semi-Final 2   
Spartans6Greystones Mariners2
Greystones Mariners3Spartans18
Final   
Black Sox7Spartans12

BI Irish Baseball League 2005

 PWLFrfGBPts
Championship      
*Hurricanes6600–24
*Spartans6330315
Black Sox6240412
Greystones Mariners615059
Trophy      
*Panthers8710–29
*Belfast North Stars8620126
Wolves8440320
Giants8242610
Trojans81169-1
1st Half      
+ Greystones Mariners8800–32
+ Dublin City Hurricanes86202.026
+ Dublin Spartans86202.026
+ Dublin Black Sox85303.023
Giants73404.516
Trojans83415.515
Belfast North Stars72505.513
Belfast Wolves81707.011
Dublin Panthers81617.59

[7]

Trophy Final   
Panthers0Belfast North Stars7
Championship Final   
Hurricanes9Spartans8
Hurricanes18Spartans2
Hurricanes win series 2-0

References

Blogs

[1] 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

[2] 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

[14] (2008) Chetwynd, Josh. Baseball in Europe: A Country by Country History. pg. 276. North Carolina and London.

Sources

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

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

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]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Brian Connolly (Panthers) & Peter Mullen (Black Sox)

About this document

Prepared and maintained by Enda Mulcahy for the

Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 28 November 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.