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The Ashbourne Baseball Club is Ireland's largest baseball club. [1] It is located in Ashbourne, County Meath, and draws players from the surrounding area, including Dublin. The club was created in 2009 as the Garristown Gruffalos. The club competes in the Irish Baseball League and plays in the International Baseball Centre. [2]
The Ashbourne Baseball Club was formed as a Little League team (“Garristown Gruffalos") in 2009. In 2012, the club relocated to Ashbourne, County Meath to become the Ashbourne Giants.
The club competed solely as a little league club until 2014, when the club entered its first adult team in the B Division of the Irish Baseball League. In 2018, the club entered a second adult team in the A Division of the Irish Baseball League. In 2019, the club entered a second team in the B division, the Ashbourne Stags. In 2020, the club created its first adult coed slow pitch softball team, the Ashbourne Antlers.[ citation needed ]
In 2021, the team added a third B division team, the Titans and a second adult coed slow pitch team.[ citation needed ] 2021 also saw the creation of the Cadet Division (ages 12-15) in the Irish Baseball League.[ citation needed ] The club competed in the league as the Titans while fielding a second team in a joint effort with the Dublin City Hurricanes. The team was called the Warriors.[ citation needed ]
In 2024, the Ashbourne Titans and Ashbourne Giants were merged. [3] [ not specific enough to verify ] The team is due to play under the Titans name in 2024.[ citation needed ]
"Coach Pitch" is the club's youngest age group, for kids under 10. The Little League program is for kids aged 9–12. Players aged 12-15 participate in the club's "Cadet Baseball" program. [4]
The club has two teams in the B division of the Irish Baseball League, the Ashbourne Titans and Ashbourne Stags. The Ashbourne Titans are focused on youth development. The "Ashbourne Stags" team is the home of adult players of all abilities and experience levels. The "Ashbourne Giants A" division team is made up of the best players in the club and competes at the highest levels in the Irish Baseball League. [5]
The International Baseball Centre (IBC) is the home field of the Ashbourne Baseball Club. It opened in 2015. [6] The IBC is also the host field for the International Baseball Festival, an annual international baseball tournament held in Ashbourne. [7]
The IBC was the host field for the 2019 European Baseball Championship - Qualification, which was held in Ireland in 2018. [8] The field also hosted a U18 European Baseball Championship Qualifier in 2023, [9] and is due to host a European Baseball Championship Qualifier in 2024. [10]
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