Irish Baseball League

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Irish Baseball League
Current season, competition or edition:
Baseball current event.svg2024
Sport Baseball
Founded1997
PresidentSeán Mitchell
No. of teams16
CountryIreland
ContinentEurope
Most recent
champion(s)
Mariners Baseball
Most titlesDublin Spartans (12)
Official website www.baseballireland.com

The Irish Baseball League (IBL) is the men's league in Ireland. It started play in 1997. [1] The season runs from March to October and are played on the weekends. [2]

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Club sides and fields

The O'Malley Fields at Corkagh Park in Clondalkin, West Dublin are the main home of Irish Baseball and current home field for the Dublin City Hurricanes and the Dublin Spartans. The Greystones Mariners play at Shanganagh Park in Shankill, County Dublin. The Ashbourne Baseball Club plays at the International Baseball Centre in Ashbourne, County Meath. The Belfast Northstars and the Ulster Buccaneers currently play at Hydebank. Comets play at the Peace Link in Clones, County Monaghan. The Cork Renegades play at Brian Dillons GAA Montenotte, Cork. Portmarnock Red Rox play at the Red Rox Baseball Field [ citation needed ]

As of the 2025 season, the following teams were participating at the associated venues: [3]

ClubLocationStadiumTitles
Belfast Northstars Belfast Hydebank Playing Fields1
Ulster Buccaneers Belfast Hydebank Playing Fields-
Comets Baseball Clones The Peace Link-
Cork Renegades Cork Brian Dillons GAA 1
Dublin City Hurricanes Dublin (Clondalkin) Corkagh Park 7
Dublin Spartans Dublin (Clondalkin) Corkagh Park 12
Mariners Baseball Shankill Shanganagh Park5
Ashbourne Baseball Club Ashbourne International Baseball Centre 1
Portmarnock Red Rox Portmarnock Red Rox Baseball Field-
A DivisionB Division
Ashbourne GiantsAshbourne Giants B
Dublin HurricanesAshbourne Stags
Dublin Spartans Belfast Buccaneers
Irish Baseball Academy U18Belfast Northstars
Mariners BaseballCork Renegades
Red RoxDublin Hurricanes B
Dublin Spartans B
Mariners Baseball B
Mariners Vikings

Irish A League history

Irish League Champions (1997–present)[ citation needed ]

Irish B League history

Irish B League Champions (2020–present)[ citation needed ]

See also

References

  1. Mendlowitz, Andy (5 November 2016). Ireland's Professional Amateurs: A Sports Season at Its Purest. iUniverse. ISBN   9780595456840 via Google Books.
  2. McGeady, Andrew (31 March 2011). "Take me out to the ballpark: how to follow baseball in Ireland".
  3. http://www.baseballireland.com [ not specific enough to verify ]