Ireland national baseball team

Ireland national baseball team
Information
Country	Ireland
Federation	Baseball Ireland
Confederation	WBSC Europe
Manager	Jay Murphy [1]
WBSC ranking
Current	56 (31 December 2024) [2]
World Baseball Classic
Appearances	0
Olympic Games
Appearances	0
World Cup
Appearances	0
Intercontinental Cup
Appearances	0
European Championship
Appearances	12 (first in 1996 )
Best result	1st in Pool C, 2018

The Ireland national baseball team has been in existence since 1996 and has taken part in several major baseball tournaments and tours. As in many other sports in Ireland, the team represents both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

History

The Ireland national baseball team has participated in the following tournaments:^{[ citation needed ]}

• 1996 – European Pool B Championships – Hull, United Kingdom
• 1998 – European Pool B Championships – Vienna and Stockerau, Austria
• 2000 – European Pool B Championships – Karlovac, Croatia
• 2001 – Team tour of New England, United States
• 2002 – European Pool B Championships – Stockholm, Sweden
• 2004 – European Pool B Championships – Regensberg,Germany
• 2005 – Team tour of Orange County area in Los Angeles, United States
• 2006 – European Pool B Championships – Antwerp, Belgium
• 2008 – European Pool B Championships – Abrantes, Portugal
• 2010 – Team tour of New England, United States
• 2014 – European Pool C Championships – Ljubljana, Slovenia
• 2016 – European Pool C Championships – Ljubljana, Slovenia
• 2018 – European Pool C Championships – Ashbourne, County Meath, Ireland
• 2019 – European Pool B Championships – Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
• 2022 – European Pool B Championships – Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
• 2024 – European Pool B Championships – Ashbourne, County Meath, Ireland

Ireland finished fourth in the 2002 tournament, won a bronze in the 2004 tournament and managed a silver medal in the 2006 tournament, losing to tournament favourites Croatia.

Ireland won the C pool in 2018, advancing to the B pool of competition in 2019. ^[3] The competition was played at the International Baseball Centre in County Meath.

In 2024, Ireland made the final of the B pool qualifiers, which were again hosted in Ireland, eventually losing to Austria. ^[4]

Roster

Ireland's roster for the 2024 European Baseball Championship Qualifier, the last official competition in which the team took part. ^{[5] [6]}

Ireland national baseball team – European Baseball Championship Qualifier 2024 roster
Players				Coaches
Pitchers 13 Feidhlim Deering 26 Liam Dvorak 31 Brendan Flaherty 57 Mitchell Hillert 56 Brendan Kenneally 15 Patrick Mitchell 33 Ryan O'Rourke  9 Brendan Scott 32 Kealan Smithers		Catchers  34 Seamus Brown  7 Cian Fowler Infielders 12 Matthew Dutton 18 Alan Fox  4 David Gallagher 55 Harvey Johnson 63 Alexander Lucas 24 Sean McAdams Outfielders 35 Trajan Finarelli 16 Fionn Gallahar-Hall 99 Oliver Lee 72 David McCarthy 24 Cillian Murphy 52 Ryan Wiebe		Manager 17 Jay Murphy Coaches 50 Frank Andrews 11 Jamie Cuevas 9 Brendan Scott 46 Yimmy Pita 75 Thomas Murphy

See also

• Baseball in Ireland

References

1. "National Teams". baseballireland.ie. Retrieved 29 July 2024. Jay Murphy is the General Manager of the Senior and U18 Irish National Teams
2. "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
3. "Irish baseball stars now target Olympic qualification". irishexaminer.com. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
4. "Schedule & Results". WBSC Europe. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
5. "Ireland". WBSC Europe. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
6. "Ireland Roster". WBSC Europe. Retrieved 30 July 2024.

External links

• Baseball Ireland - National Teams