Softball Ireland | Blitzes 2017

SI Trophys, Cups & Blitzes Finals 2017

 

Date Tournament Winner   Runner-Up  
26.03.2017 Ulster Start of Season Blitz Belfast Softball Club 13 Thunderbolts 7
08.04.2017 Brian Walshe Cup Dodder Dynamoes 6 Kegs 5
29-30.04.2017 Irish International Invitational        
13.05.2017 Niall Mellon Charity Blitz Dodder Dynamoes      
28.05.2017 SI Slowpitch Tournament 1        
10.06.2017 Suspects Pink Blitz 2 Pak   Belfast Softball Club  
24.06.2017 Kegfest Invitational Blitz        
01.07.2017 Renegades 4th July Blitz        
08.07.2017 Castleknock Blitz Belfast Softball Club 19 Castleknock 14
19-20.08.2017 IOST        
22.08.2017 SI Slowpitch Tournament 2        
TBC Thunderbolts Blitz        

 

Teams Entered

 

Tournament Teams
Ulster Start of Season Blitz 1st – Belfast Softball Club

2nd – Thunderbolts (Dublin)

3rd – Sons of Pitches (Dublin)

4th – Belfast Angels

5th – Belfast Sliders

6th – Belfast Cubs

Brian Walshe Cup

ALSAA, Dublin Airport

8 April 2017

Gp A 1st – Kegs 5-0-1 (Lost final 5-6 to Dodder Dynamoes)

Gp A 2nd – Dodder Dynamites 5-1

Gp A 3rd – Marlay Martyrs 4-2

Gp A 4th – Renegade Beachers 2-3-1

Gp A 5th – Sauce Monsters 2-4

Gp A 6th – UCDrinkers 1-3-2

Gp A 7th – Renegade Titans 0-6

Gp B 1st – Dodder Dynamoes 6-0 (won final 6-5 vs Kegs)

Gp B 2nd – 2Pak 3-1-1

Gp B 3rd – Renegade Reapers 3-3

Gp B 4th – Chuggers 2-3-1

Gp B 5th – Castleknock 2-4

Gp B 6th – Thunderbolts 1-3-2

Gp B 7th – Suspects 1-4

Irish International Invitational

ALSAA, Dublin Airport

29-30 April 2017

Sons of Pitches (Hosts)

Suspects

Dodder

Thundercats (Jersey)

Thunderbolts

Belfast

SOP / AWS

Renegades

CastleTNTKnock

Ireland

 

Websites

Images

[1] Softball Ireland (2014) Softball Ireland Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.softball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/SoftballIreland_MainRetina.png [Accessed 7 March 2017]

Websites

Softball Leinster (2017) 2017 Tournaments and other dates [Internet] Available from: http://www.softballleinster.ie/2017-tournaments-and-other-dates/ [accessed 28 February 2017]

Softball Ulster (2017) Softball Ulster Start of Season Blitz [Internet] Available from: http://softballulster.com/tournaments-sos.html [Accessed 18 April 2017]

Softball Ulster (2017) 2017 Calendar [Internet] Available from: http://www.softballulster.com/ [Accessed 7 July 2017]

Dodder Dynamoes Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post by Rob Ireland May 13 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dodder.dynamoes/posts/10211593059853780 [Accessed 9 July 2017]

Suspects Softball Club Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post by Alacoque McMenamin June 12 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/groups/105297947040/permalink/10154432028607041/ [Accessed 7 July 2017]

Marlay Softball Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post [Internet] available from: https://www.facebook.com/Marlaysoftball/posts/1473994355973227:0 [Accessed 7 July 2017]

Belfast Softball Club Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post July 8 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BelfastSoftball/posts/1570222109678753:0 [Accessed 9 July 2017]

Softbal Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post July 7 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/softballireland/posts/10155102479098855 [Accessed 9 July 2017]

Acknowledgements

 

Thanks to Austin Purton, Ciaran Columb, Conor Sayles & Maree Sayles (Fogarty), Dave Burke & Sinead Burke, Sondra Maher & Decy Maher, Todd Zboyan, Eoghan Murphy, Tom Gallagher, Paul Croke, Rachel Croke.

 

About this document

 

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 6 July 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

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