Softball Ulster League 2015-2021

Softball Ulster Logo [Ref: 1]

SUL 2015

 PWLRFRAPts
Belfast Sliders (C)12120238941.000
Belfast Brawlers1293228149.750
Belfast Cubs1275157133.583
Belfast Angels1266118139.500
Bangor Buccaneers1248109155.333
Smokin’ Aces1221097176.156
Belfast Aviators1221085187.156
Softball Ulster League 2015 [Ref: 2]

SUL 2016

 PWLRFRAPts
Belfast Brawlers (C)121203061041.000
Belfast Cubs12102218132.833
Belfast Sliders1284179127.667
Bangor Buccaneers1266243220.500
Belfast Angels1239172169.250
Smokin’ Aces1239151251.250
Bangor Mariners1201279345.000
Softball Ulster League 2016 [Ref: 3]

SUL 2017

 PWLFrfRFRAGBPts
Belfast Brawlers (C)10100023484050
Belfast Cubs10730186130341
Belfast Sliders10550165156535
Smokin’ Aces10550154179535
Belfast Angels10372117157825
Bangor Buccaneers100102992491116
Softball Ulster League 2017 [Ref: 4]

SUL 2018

 PWLFrfRFRAGBPts
Belfast Brawlers (C)1091030580047
Belfast Cubs10730196101241
Belfast Sliders10640254184338
Smokin’ Aces10640242185338
Bangor Buccaneers10190118356823
Belfast Angels10181732828.621
Softball Ulster League 2018 [Ref: 5]

SUL 2019

PWLFrfRFRAPts
Belfast Brawlers (C)109102088047
Smokin’ Aces1064014616638
Belfast Sliders1064015211838
Belfast Cubs954019913033
Bangor Buccaneers92707118624
Belfast Angels101819318921
Softball Ulster League 2019 [Ref: 6]

SUL 2020

PWLFFRFRAGBPts
Belfast Brawlers (C)880022084040
Belfast Cubs8530182121331
Aces8440135129428
Belfast Sliders8350118134525
Bangor Bucs808066253816
Softball Ulster League Standings 2020 [References: 7]

SUL 2021

PWLFFRFRAGBPts
Belfast Cubs862022080034
Belfast Brawlers862022597034
Belfast Aces8530148167131
Belfast Sliders8350152239325
Bangor Buccaneers8080114276616
Softball Ulster League Standings 2021 [References: 8]

Points System: 5 Pts Win / 2 Pts Loss / 0 Pts Forfeit #

Champions & Playoffs: (C) Champions

Report

The Softball Ulster League was won by Belfast Sliders in 2015 (the Leagues eighth season), and then from 2016 to 2020 five times in-a-row by the Belfast Brawlers. In 2021 the Brawlers and Cubs finished level on 6-2 records, each having defeated the other once by a single run and both also losing a game to the Aces. Belfast Cubs finished with a slightly better Runs Difference (+140 to +128).

Belfast Brawlers – Softball Ulster Champions 2019 [Ref: 7]

League Organisation and Team Changes

The Softball Ulster League is run by Softball Ulster, one of the Provincial Associations under Softball Ireland. It had seven teams in 2015, down from eight in 2014 after the loss of Jordanstown Elks: Belfast Brawlers, Belfast Sliders, Belfast Cubs, Belfast Angels, Smokin’ Aces, Bangor Buccaneers and Belfast Aviators. it lost the aviators in 2016, but gained Bangor Mariners, who lasted one season. After that the League had six teams.

Websites

[1] Twitter Softball Ulster Account (2017) Softball Ulster Logo [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/606817177379958785/E6QIL96s.png [Accessed 27 May 2017]

[2] Softball Ulster (2018) 2015 Softball Ulster League [Internet] Available from: https://softballulster.com/table/2015-softball-ulster-league/ [Accessed 22 May 2018

[3] Softball Ulster (2018) 2016 Softball Ulster League [Internet] Available from: https://softballulster.com/table/2016-su-league/ [Accessed 22 May 2018]

[4] Softball Ulster (2018) 2017 Softball Ulster League [Internet] Available from: https://softballulster.com/table/2017-season/ [Accessed 22 May 2018]

[5] Softball Ulster (2018) 2018 Softball Ulster League [Internet] Available from: https://softballulster.com/table/2018-softball-ulster-league/ [Accessed 4 January 2019]

[6] Softball Ulster (2019) League Standings (2019) [Internet] Available from: https://softballulster.com/table/league-standings-2019/ [Accessed 9 September 2019]

[7] Softball Ulster (2020) Softball Ulster Standings (2020) [Internet] Available from: https://softballulster.com/table/league-standings-2020-2/ [Accessed 24 August 2020][Last Accessed 18 September 2020]

[8] Softball Ulster (2020) Softball Ulster Standings (2021) [Internet] Available from: https://softballulster.com/table/league-standings-2021/ [Last Accessed 3 September 2021]

Images

[9] Softball Ulster (2019) Brawlers [Internet] Available from: https://softballulster.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Brawlers.jpg [Accessed 30 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Andrew Craven, Belfast Sliders

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 3 September 2022

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