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November 3, 2020

Baseball Ireland Logo [Reference: 1]

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Final		Corkagh Park, Dublin
22.07.2007	Northern Knights (Eng)	10	Dublin Spartans	4

Dublin International Baseball Tournament 2007 [References: 2]

Northern Knights played terrific Baseball over the weekend in defeating Dublin Spartans 10-4 in the Final of the Dublin International Baseball Tournament in 2007. MVP (Most Valuable Player) of the Tournament Todd Rapello pitched two very solid games during the decider.

[1] Baseball Ireland (2017) Baseball Ireland Logo Car Sticker [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/images/carsticker.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2017]

[2] Wayback Machine – Baseball Ireland (2003) Northern Knights win Dublin International Tournament [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20070925151903/http://www.baseballireland.com/ [Accessed 11 November 2017]

Thanks to Peter Kavanagh, Baseball Ireland & Peter Mullin, Dublin Black Sox

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Last Updated: 3 November 2020

November 3, 2020

Baseball Ireland Logo [Reference: 1]

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Final		Corkagh Park, Clondalkin
13.06.2003	Slocum BC (RI)	14	Irish League President’s 9	3

Dublin International Baseball Tournament 2003 [Reference: 2]

Place	Team
1	Slocum Baseball Club (Rhode Island, USA)
2	Irish League President’s 9
??	Ireland
MVP	Cormac Eklof (Ireland)

Dublin International Baseball Tournament 2003 [Reference: 2]

Slocum Baseball Club won the the Dublin International Baseball Tournament in Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, over the weekend of 12th to 13th of July. In brilliant sunshine, the team from Rhode Island, USA, with the final game close for the first four innings as Slocum led the President’s 9 4-3, but the American Team pulled away in the end to win 14-3. Ireland’s Cormac Eklof was named MVP (Most Valuable Player).

Slocum Baseball Club (Rhode Island, USA) – Dublin Interational Baseball Tournament Champions 2003 [Reference: 3]

[1] Baseball Ireland (2017) Baseball Ireland Logo Car Sticker [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/images/carsticker.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2017]

[2] Wayback Machine – Baseball Ireland (2003) Special Events – Dublin International Tournament a Huge Success [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20031105171102/http://www.baseballireland.com/special_events.htm [Accessed 11 November 2017]

[3] Wayback Machine – Baseball Ireland (2003) 2003_dit_champs [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20031105171102im_/http://www.baseballireland.com/images/2003_dit_champs.jpg [Accessed 3 November 2020]

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August 25, 2020

Belfast North Stars Logo [Reference: 1]

Baseball Ireland Team 1997-Present

Home Grounds: Hydebank Park Playing Fields, Belfast

Colours: Burgundy & Gold.

All-Time Record: Total 271-365 (Wins-Losses) Regular Season: 260-350; Post-Season: 10-12. Ulster Baseball Championships: 1-3 (Complete Record Unknown)

Honours: Baseball Ireland B-League Champions in 2016. B-League Division Champions and Pennant winners in 2016 and 2019. Irish Baseball League Trophy Champions 2005.

History: One of the original Irish Baseball league teams in 1997, the Belfast North Stars travelled down to Dublin to play in the early years, before a permanent Home Ground was built in Hydebank Park in Belfast. They reached the Irish Baseball League Plyoffs in 2003 and Trophy Playoffs in 2005, winning the second level Chmpionship. They qualified for the Baseball Ireland A-League Playoffs in 2011, 2013 and 2014. They dropped down to the B-League in 2015. Their greatest achievement is winning the All-Ireland Championship in 2016, defeating the Dublin City Hurricanes B. They won the B-1 League Pennant and Championship in 2019, but lost the B-League Final.

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Year	League	RS W-L	Pts / Pos	PS W-L	Champ	Other W-L	Champ
1997	IBL	??-??	?? / ??	0-0	None	0-0	None
1998	IBL	??-??	?? / ??	0-0	None	0-0	None
1999	IBL	1-11	14 / 5th	0-0	None	0-0	None
2000	IBL	??-??	?? / ??	0-0	None	0-0	None
2001	IBL	??-??	?? / ??	0-0	None	0-0	None
2002	IBL	3-9	19 / 5th	0-0	None	0-0	None
2003	IBL	4-10	26 / 6th	0-1	None	0-0	None
2004	IBL	11-7	51 / 5th	0-0	None	0-0	None
2005	IBL Trophy	9-7	39 / 2nd	1-0	Trophy	0-0	None
2006	BI A-Lge	1-12	14 / 6th	0-0	None	0-0	None
2007	BI A-Lge	5-11	22 / 5th	0-0	None	0-0	None
2008	BI A-Lge	1-14	8 / 6th	0-0	None	0-0	None
2009	BI A-Lge	0-16	10 / 5th	0-0	None	0-0	None
2010	BI A-Lge	8-7	39 / 4th	?-?-	None	0-0	None
2011	BI A-Lge	4-11	27 / 4th	1-1	None	0-0	None
2012	BI A-Lge	3-12	22 / 6th	0-0	None	0-0	None
2013	BI A-Lge	9-6	42 / 2nd	0-1	None	0-0	None
2014	BI A-Lge	6-9	33 / 4th	0-1	None	0-0	None
2015	BI B-Lge	8-12	44 / 4th	0-0	None	1-3	None
2016	BI B-Lge	20-2	82 / 1st	4-1	B-Lge Ch [A]	0-0	None
2017	BI B-Lge	12-6	54 / 2nd	1-2	None	0-0	None
2018	BI B-LGe	10-8	44 / 4th	0-2	None	0-0	None
2019	BI B-Lge	15-5	41 / 1st	3-3	B-North Ch,P	0-0	None

Belfast North Stars Baseball Ireland Team Record 1997-Present [References: 2- ]

Legend: RS = Regular Season, PS = Postseason, Other = Other Competitions (International, Cups). IBL = Irish Baseball League, BI = Baseball Ireland, A-Lge = A-League (9 Innings), B-Lge = B-League (7 Innings), Ch = Championship (Playoff Title), P = Pennant (League / Division Regular Season title).

Note: [A]: Belfast North Stars also won the B-League North Championship and Pennant in 2016.

Note 2: 2015 Other Tournament was Ulster Baseball Championships. [North Stars finished 6th of 8]

Belfast North Stars B-League Chamions 2016 [Reference: 72]

[1] Belfast North Stars Twitter Profile (2020) Profile Picture [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/378800000271538121/e6476e623da23b987667e514c64569a3_400x400.jpeg [Accessed 25 August 2020]

[2] Boston Irish (2008) The Lowdown on Baseball in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://irishbaseballseason.blogspot.com/2007/05/baseball-in-ireland-really-low-down-on.html [Accessed 28 November 2019]

[3] Panthers Baseball Club | ETeamz | Wayback Machine (2003) Irish Baseball History So Far [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20030907212205/http://www.eteamz.com/panthers-irl/news/index.cfm?id=717896&cat=150587 [Accessed 28 November 2019]

[4] (2008) Chetwynd, Josh. Baseball in Europe: A Country by Country History. pg. 276. North Carolina and London.

[5] Anon. (2003) “Spartans crowned in Corkagh”. Tallaght Echo. Thursday, October 2, 2003.

[6] Anon. (2003) “Corkagh to host a cracker”. Tallaght Echo. Thursday, September 25, 2003.

[7] Internet Archive – Irish Baseball and Softball Federation (1999) The 1999 Irish Baseball League Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19991103022901/http://www.ibsf.ie:80/baseball/Baseball_Schedule_99.htm#Top [Accessed 10 August 2017]

[8] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2003) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20030206112504/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[9] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2003) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20031001124151/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[10] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2004) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20041206085245/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[11] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2005) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20050828155124/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[13] Anon. (2008) “Spartans make it three in a row in Irish Championship”. Tallaght Echo. Thursday, October 15, 2008.

[14] Anon. (2014) “Bittersweet for Hurricanes in Final”. Tallaght Echo. Thursday, October 9, 2014.

[15] Baseball Ireland (2012) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?search_year=2012&search_team= [Accessed 21 September 2016]

[16] Baseball Ireland (2017) Fixture & Results – League Tables [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2016 [Accessed 21 September 2016]

[17] Baseball Ireland (2017) Fixture & Results – League Tables [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2017 [Accessed 4 September 2017]

[18] Baseball Ireland (2017) Playoff Results [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=Playoffs&search_year=2017 [Accessed 25 September 2017]

[19] Tallaght Echo (2016) “Hurricanes successfully defend National crown” [Internet] Available from: http://www.echo.ie/sport/article/hurricanes-successfully-defend-national-crown [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[20] Baseball Ireland (2018) Fixture & Results – League Tables [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2018 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[21] Baseball Ireland (2018) Fixture & Results – Playoff Fixtures [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=Playoffs&search_year=2018 [Accessed 1 October 2018]

[22] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2006) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20061026024439/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[23] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2007) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20071006034356/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[24] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2008) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20081017051201/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[25] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2009) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20090926041555/http://www.baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[26] – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2010) Ladder [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/save/_embed/http://websites.sportstg.com/nfnn/rpt_ladder.cgi?results=N&round=18&client=1-7884-0-108844-0&pool=1 [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[27] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2011) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20110716140650/http://www.baseballireland.com/spulse.html [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[28] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2013) 2013 League Tables [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20131015095707/http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2013 [Accessed 19 June 2018]

[29] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2014) 2014 League Tables [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20141219024651/http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2014 [Accessed 19 June 2018]

[30] Baseball Ireland (2015) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?search_year=2015&search_team= [Accessed 21 September 2016]

[31] Baseball Ireland (2017) Fixture & Results – League Tables [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2016 [Accessed 21 September 2016]

[32] Baseball Ireland (2017) Fixture & Results – League Tables [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2017 [Accessed 4 September 2017]

[33] Baseball Ireland (2017) Playoff Results [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=Playoffs&search_year=2017 [Accessed 25 September 2017]

[34] Belfast Times (2016) BASA Update – Northstars draw first blood [Internet] Available from: http://www.belfasttimes.co.uk/basa-update-northstars-draw-first-blood/ [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[35] Tallaght Echo (2016) “Hurricanes successfully defend National crown” [Internet] Available from: http://www.echo.ie/sport/article/hurricanes-successfully-defend-national-crown [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[36] Belfast North Stars Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/NorthstarsBB/posts/930378163734109 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[37] Belfast North Stars Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/NorthstarsBB/posts/919785874793338 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[38] Belfast North Stars Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1308998669133659&id=111542168879321 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[39] Dublin Spartans Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinspartans/posts/1759331540982421 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[40] Dublin Spartans Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinspartans/posts/1758906561024919 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[41] Dublin Spartans Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinspartans/posts/1759225940992981 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[42] Baseball Ireland (2017) Fixture & Results – League Tables [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2018 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[44] Baseball Ireland (2018) Fixture & Results – Playoff Fixtures [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=Playoffs&search_year=2018 [Accessed 1 October 2018]

[45] Greystones Mariners Facebook Page (2018) Post September 16 2018: “The Mariners B advanced to the B League Finals yesterday after sweeping the Belfast Northstars 14-7 and 13-6 in a dramatic 9 inning game!” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/GreystonesMariners/posts/1799078143479706 [Accessed 1 October 2018]

[46] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2015) 2015 League Tables [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20150925005924/http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2015 [Accessed 1 March 2018]

[47] Baseball Ireland (2019) League Tables [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2019 [Accessed 9 September 2019]

[48] Baseball Ireland (2019) B League Fixtures [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=B&search_year=2019 [Accessed 9 September 2019]

[49] Baseball Ireland (2019) Playoff Fixtures [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?

[50] Belfast Baseball | Internet Archive (2015) Ulster Baseball Championship 2015 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20151109180643/http://belfastnorthstars.wix.com/northstars2 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[51] Belfast Baseball | Internet Archive (2015) Ulster Baseball Championship 2015 Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20151109180643/http://belfastnorthstars.wix.com/northstars2 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[52] Baseball Ireland Facebook (2015) Post to Page by Peadar O,Caomhanaigh, June 22, 2015:”Congratulations to Jose Angel Santos and Jon Carter and all the Belfast Northstars Baseball, Belfast Buccaneers Baseball Club and Belfast Hornets Baseball Club on a wonderful weekend at the Ulster Open Baseball Championship 2015.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/groups/51106610873/permalink/10153352797790874/ [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[53] Baseball Scotland Facebook (2015) Post, June 20, 2015:”Team Scotland end the day undefeated as we beat Liverpool 7 to 2.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballScotland/posts/847365682024119 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[54] Baseball Scotland Facebook (2015) Post, June 20, 2015:”Team Scotland ends the game 4 to 4 to the Dublin Spartans. Spartans come back to tie it in the last inning.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballScotland/posts/847312685362752 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[55] Baseball Scotland Facebook (2015) Post, June 20, 2015:”Team Scotland takes first game versus Belfast North Stars 9 to 0. Team manager Jason Derr throws a shutout and the team batted around in the top of the fifth scoring 8 to put the game away.” [Internet] Available from:https://www.facebook.com/BaseballScotland/posts/847219225372098 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[56] Belfast Northstars Baseball Facebook (2015) Post, March 25, 2015:”Ulster Open Baseball Championship, weekend of June 20th-21st. Official team Line-ups,” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/NorthstarsBB/posts/651458121626116 [Accessed 27 March 2020]

[57] Dublin City Hurricanes Baseball Club Facebook (2015) Post, June 20, 2015:”Game 1: Hurricanes 13 Cavan 1″ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/DublinCityHurricanes/posts/888161297922339 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[58] Liverpool Trojans Facebook (2015) Post, June 19, 2015:”Trojans advance party in Belfast ahead of this weekend’s Ulster Baseball Championships .” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/liverpooltrojans/photos/a.222075011136165/999129550097370/?type=3&theater [Accessed 3 April 2020]

[59] Tonbridge Baseball Club Facebook (2015) Post, June 20, 2015:”Tonbridge 9 – Cavan Comets 9″ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/tonbridgebaseball/posts/890880274306956 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[60] Tonbridge Baseball Club Facebook (2015) Post, June 20, 2015:”Tonbridge 2-Belfast Bucs 5″ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/tonbridgebaseball/posts/890831087645208 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[61] Baseball Scotland Facebook (2015) Post, June 21, 2015:”Team Scotland drop the game to the Dublin Hurricanes 3 to 1. Playing for 3rd place.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballScotland/posts/847803961980291 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[62] Baseball Scotland Facebook (2015) Post, June 21, 2015:”Team Scotland wins a nail biter against the Belfast Hornets. Final score 4 to 3 and take 3rd place in the Ulster Open.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballScotland/posts/847944721966215 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[63] Dublin Spartans Baseball Club Facebook (2015) Post to Page by Alan Fox, June 21, 2015:”” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dublinspartans/permalink/10155772142010381/ [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[64] Liverpool Trojans Facebook (2015) Post, June 21, 2015:”Trojans Triumph on Day 2 of the Ulster Baseball Championships! “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/liverpooltrojans/photos/a.222075011136165/1000386869971638/?type=3&theater[Accessed 3 April 2020]

[65] Tonbridge Baseball Club Facebook (2015) Post, June 21, 2015:”Tonbridge 4 – Belfast North Stars 8″ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/tonbridgebaseball/posts/891285060933144 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[66] Tonbridge Baseball Club Facebook (2015) Post, June 21, 2015:”Tonbridge 8 – Liverpool Trojans 9″ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/tonbridgebaseball/photos/a.572380792823574/891369600924690/?type=3 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[67] Tonbridge Baseball Club Facebook (2015) Post, June 21, 2015:”Tonbridge 2 – Dublin Hurricanes 19″ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/tonbridgebaseball/posts/890948200966830 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[68] Comets Baseball Facebook (2015) Post, June 21, 2015:”Great team performance by the Comets at the Ulster Baseball Open this weekend- winning 3 out of 5 games – beating Liverpool, the Belfast North Stars & Tonbridge (London) …” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/Cavan.Comets/posts/916346698406978 [Accessed 5 April 2020]

[69] Ulster Open Baseball Championships (2015) Post to Page by Jon Carter, June 19, 2015:”The clock is ticking, less than 12 hours to go guy & gals! Really hope your all ready for this, it will be EPIC!!!” [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/10527540_10153520892356454_8538585337183442953_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=02d79f&_nc_ohc=SEM1N35kvC8AX9qzqU9&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=2df60e14acebed902c61c21cf871bb54&oe=5EB00E54 [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[70] Dublin City Hurricanes Baseball Club Facebook (2015) Post, June 22, 2015:”Champions — in Belfast, United Kingdom.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/DublinCityHurricanes/photos/a.804799506258519/889208441150958/?type=3&theater [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[71] Dublin City Hurricanes Baseball Club Facebook (2015) Post, June 23, 2015:”Paolo Barbero wins Home Run King award at Ulster Invitational at #Belfast“ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/DublinCityHurricanes/photos/a.804799506258519/889751804429955/?type=3&theater [Accessed 4 April 2020]

[72] Belfast North Stars Facebook (2016) Album Photo, October 2, 2016 [All-Ireland Final vs Dublin City Hurricanes (GMs 1&2 – 1/10/16)] [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/14468369_930384703733455_8064668360985329325_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_sid=cdbe9c&_nc_ohc=1ntA6livUC8AX_M6uW0&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=51ce48a9e175d80fc504e551d1db0788&oe=5F6A1DD2 [Accessed 25 August 2020]

Thanks to Brian Connolly (Panthers) and Peter Kavanagh (Baseball Ireland).

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May 25, 2020

A new scheme, Options Unlimited, was launched in the Ballybrack and Loughlinstown areas of South Co. Dublin on 30 June 1986, by Dun Laoghaire VEC, which offered a wide variety of sports for up to 1,500 children, including Flag Football (a non-contact version of American Aootball, like Tag Rugby), Basketball and Baseball.

It was Co-Ordinated by Kelvin Troy, who played the 1985-86 season as a Professional American Import for Premier Milk Toppers Killester in the Irish Basketball Association Men’s National League. It operated from its base in Cedar Court, Ballybrack and was funded by the Department of Labour, and had a 14-strong team of workers. It was a pilot scheme and was to be extended if successful.

[1] Anon. (1994) “New sports scheme launched” Irish Press. Tuesday, July 1, 1983. pg. 16 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Thanks to Mark.

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March 12, 2020

Texas League Baseball [Ref: 2]

Year	Champions	Games	Runners-Up	Games
1888	Dallas Hams
1889	Houston Babies		league ceased on Aug 14
1890	Galveston Sand Crabs		league ceased on June 8
1892	Houston Mud Cats
1895	Fort Worth Panthers	7	Dallas	6
1896	Houston Buffaloes	5	Galveston	2
1897	Galveston Sand Crabs / San Antonio Bronchos		(Co-Champions)
1899	Galveston San Crabs		league ceased on Jul 6
1902	Corsicana Oil Citys
1903	Dallas Giants	7	Waco	3
1904	Corsicana Oil Citys	11	Forth Worth	8
1905	Fort Worth Panthers
1906	Cleburne Railroaders		won by forfeit
1907	Austin Senators
1908	San Antonio Bronchos
1909	Houston Buffaloes
1910	Dallas Giants / Houston Buffaloes		(Co-Champions)
1911	Austin Senators
1912	Houston Buffaloes
1913	Houston Buffaloes
1914	Houston Buffaloes / Waco Navigators		(Co-Champions)
1915	Waco Navigators
1916	Waco Navigators
1917	Dallas Submarines
1918	Dallas Submarines
1919	Shreveport Gassers	4	Fort Worth	2
1920	Fort Worth Panthers
1921	Fort Worth Panthers
1922	Fort Worth Panthers
1923	Fort Worth Panthers
1924	Fort Worth Panthers
1925	Fort Worth Panthers
1926	Dallas Steers
1927	Wichita Falls Spudders
1928	Houston Buffaloes	3	Wichita Falls	1
1929	Dallas Steers	3	Wichita Falls	1
1930	Fort Worth Panthers	3	Wichita Falls	2
1931	Houston Buffaloes
1932	Beaumont Exporters	3	Dallas	0
1933	San Antonio Missions	4	Glaveston	2
1934	Galveston Buccaneers	4	San Antonio	2
1935	Oklahoma City Indians	4	Beaumont	1
1936	Tulsa Oilers	4	Dallas	3
1937	Fort Worth Cats	4	OklahomaCity	2
1938	Beaumont Exporters	4	San Antonio	3
1939	Fort Worth Cats	4	Dallas	1
1940	Houston Buffaloes	4	Beaumont	1
1941	Dallas Rebels	4	Tulsa	2
1942	Shreveport Sports	4	Beaumont	3
1946	Dallas Rebels	4	Fort Worth	1
1947	Houston Buffaloes	4	Dallas	2
1948	Fort Worth Cats	4	Tulsa	2
1949	Tulsa Oilers	4	Fort Worth	3
1950	San Antonio Missions	4	Tulsa	2
1951	Houston Buffaloes	4	San Antonio	0
1952*	Shreveport Sports		Dallas Eagles
1953*	Dallas Eagles		Dallas Eagles
1954*	Houston Buffaloes		Shreveport Sports
1955*	Shreveport Sports		Dallas Eagles
1956*	Houston Buffaloes		Houston Buffaloes
1957*	Houston Buffaloes		Dallas Eagles
1958*	Corpus Christi Giants		Fort Worth Cats
1959*	Austin Senators		Victoria Rosebuds
1960*	Tulsa Oilers		Rio Grande Valley Giants
1961*	San Antonio Missions		Amarillo Gold Sox
1962*	Tulsa Oilers		El Paso Sun Kings
1963*	Tulsa Oilers		San Antonio Bullets
1964	San Antonio Bullets	3	Tulsa	1
1965	Albuquerque Dodgers	3	Tulsa	1
1966	Austin Braves	1	Anbuquerque	0
1967	Albuquerque Dodgers		(no playoffs)
1968	El Paso Sun Kings	3	Arkansas	1
1969	Memphis Blues	3	San Antonio	2
1970	Albuquerque Dodgers	3	Memphis	1
1971**	Charlotte Hornets	3	Arkansas	0
1972	El Paso Sun Dodgers	3	Alexandria	0
1973	Memphis Blues	3	San Antonio	2
1974	Victoria Toros	3	El Paso	0
1975	Lafayette Drillers / Midland Cubs		(Co-Champions)
1976	Amarillo Gold Sox	3	Shreveport	2
1977	Arkansas Travelers	2	El Paso	0
1978	El Paso Diablos	3	Jackson	0
1979	Arkansas Travelers	3	San Antonio	0
1980	Arkansas Travelers	3	San Antonio	0
1981	Jackson Mets	3	San Antonio	0
1982	Tulsa Drillers	3	El Paso	0
1983	Beaumont Golden Gators	3	Jackson	0
1984	Jackson Mets	4	Beaumont	2
1985	Jackson Mets	4	El Paso	0
1986	El Paso Diablos	4	Jackson	0
1987	Wichita Pilots	4	Jackson	2
1988	Tulsa Drillers	4	El Paso	2
1989	Tulsa Drillers	4	El Paso	2
1990	Shreveport Captains	4	San Antonio	2
1991	Shrevport Captains	4	El Paso	2
1992	Wichita Wranglers	4	Shreveport	0
1993	Jackson Generals	3	El Paso	0
1994	El Paso Diablos	4	Jackson	0
1995	Shreveport Captains	4	Midland	1
1996	Jackson Generals	4	Wichita	0
1997	San Antonio Missions	4	Shreveport	3
1998	Tulsa Drillers	4	Wichita	3
1999	Wichita Wranglers	4	Tulsa	0
2000	Round Rock Express	4	Wichita	1
2001	Arkansas Travelers	2	Round Rock	0
2002	San Antonio Missions	4	Tulsa	3
2003	San Antonio Missions	4	Frisco	1
2004	Frisco RoughRiders	4	Round Rock	1
2005	Midland RockHounds	3	Arkansas	1
2006	Corpus Christi Hooks	3	Wichita	1
2007	San Antonio Missions	3	Springfield	1
2008	Arkansas Travelers	3	Frisco	2
2009	Midland RockHounds	3	NW Arkansas	1
2010	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	3	Midland	1
2011	San Antonio Missions	3	Arkansas	0
2012	Springfield Cardinals	3	Frisco	1
2013	San Antonio Missions	3	Arkansas	2
2014	Midland RockHounds	3	Tulsa	2
2015	Midland RockHounds	3	NW Arkansas	0
2016	Midland RockHounds	3	NW Arkansas	1
2017	Midland RockHounds	3	Tulsa	2
2018	Tulsa Drillers	3	San Antonio	0
2019	Amarillo Sod Poodles	3	Tulsa	2

Texas League Champions 1888-Present [Ref: 1]

*From 1952-1964, if first place club in regular season and playoff champions were not the same, they were declared Co-Champions. Playoff Champions mentioned in Champions column, First Place Club during Regular Season in Italics.

**Dixie League Champions. The Dixie Association was a one-year merger of the Texas and Southern Leagues in 1971.

In 1889, 1890 and 1899, the league ceased play early on the dates indicated.

The Texas League is currently a AA (3rd Level) Baseball League in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. It has also at times included New Mexico. It forms one of three AA (3rd Level) Pro Leagues in the Minor League Baseball System (levels AAA to A, and Rookie), below Major League Baseball, along with the Eastern League and Southern League.

[1] Minor League Baseball (2020) Texas League Champions [Internet] Available from: https://www.milb.com/texas/history/champions [Accessed 12 March 2020]

[2] Minor League Baseball (2020) Texas League Logo [Internet] Available from: https://milb.bamcontent.com/assets/images/6/6/8/300505668/cuts/568×142/cut.jpg [Accessed 12 March 2020]

Thanks to Hugh Mulcahy.

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Last Updated: 12 March 2020

March 11, 2020

Baseball Ireland Logo [Ref: 1]

	P	W	L	FF	GB	Pts
Portstewart Eagles
Kerry Green Sox

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Final
30.09.2006	Portstewart Eagles	12	Kerry Green Sox	2
30.09.2006	Portstewart Eagles	8	Kerry Green Sox	4

Date

Home Team

Away Team

Baseball Ireland (2017) Baseball Ireland Logo Car Sticker [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/images/carsticker.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2017]

Portstewart Eagles eTeamz Website (2006) Portstewart Eagles win first All_Ireland Youth Tournament, the Mike ‘King’ Kelly Trophy! – Saturay, September 30 [Internet] Available from: https://www.eteamz.com/portstewarteagles/news/ [Accessed 13 December 2017]

Thanks to Richard Conville (Marlay) & Ciaran Columb (Marlay)

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March 11, 2020

	P	W	L	FF	GB	Pts
Portstewart Eagles	2	2	0	0	–
Portrush Mustangs	2	0	2	0	2.0

Date

Home Team

Away Team

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week
18.06.2005	Portstewart Eagles	7	Portrush Mustangs	1
18.06.2005	Portstewart Eagles	5	Portrush Mustangs	3

[1] Little League Ireland | Wayback Machine (2003) Little League Ireland [Logo] [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20040922180759im_/http://www.parkpanthers.littleleagueireland.org/Little%20League%20Ireland.GIF [Accessed 13 January 2020]

Portstewart Eagles eTeamz Website (2005)Baseball Matches in June – Friday, June 10 [Internet] Available from: https://www.eteamz.com/portstewarteagles/news/ [Accessed 13 December 2017] Portstewart Eagles eTeamz Website (2005)Inaugural Match Between the Portstewart Eagle and the Portrush Mustangs! – Monday, June 20 [Internet] Available from: https://www.eteamz.com/portstewarteagles/news/ [Accessed 13 December 2017]

Thanks to Richard Conville (Marlay) & Ciaran Columb (Marlay)

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Last Updated: 11 March 2020

March 11, 2020

	P	W	L	FF	GB	Pts
1. Greystones Mariners	1	1	0	0	–
2. Kerry Green Sox	1	1	0	0	–
3. Portstewart Eagles	4	2	2	0	0.5
4. Clondalkin Black Sox	1	0	1	0	1.0

Date

Home Team

Away Team

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week		(Clondalkin)
25.09.2004	Portstewart Eagles	L
25.09.2004	Portstewart Eagles	L
25.09.2004	Portstewart Eagles	5	Kerry Green Sox	6
25.09.2004	Portstewart Eagles	4	Clondalkin Black Sox	3

Portstewart Eagles eTeamz Website (2004)Loads of fun for the Eagles! [Internet] Available from: https://www.eteamz.com/portstewarteagles/news/ [Accessed 13 December 2017]

Thanks to Richard Conville (Marlay) Peter Kavanagh (Baseball Ireland) & Ciaran Columb (Marlay)

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September 6, 2019

Baseball Ireland Logo [5]

	P	W	L	RF	RA	GB	Pts
Mariners	4
Ashbourne Giants	2	1	1
Belfast Badgers	4	2	2
Red Rox	1	1	0
Dublin City Hurricanes	1	0	1

Reference: Compiled from: [1-4]

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
11.08.19	Ashbourne Giants	5	Dublin City Hurricanes	1
11.08.19	Red Rox	8	Ashbourne Giants	2

Reference: [1]

Place		P	W	L	RF	RA	GB	Pts
1	Mariners	4
2	Ashbourne Giants
	Belfast Badgers	4	2	2

Reference: [2-4]

Mariners – Ashbourne Little League Blitz Winners (26 August 2019) [6]

The Greystones Mariners won the Little League Blitz in Ashbourne on the 26th August 2019, using 7 pitchers over the four games. Ashbourne Giants finished second, and Belfast Badgers went 2-2 over their four games.

[1] Ashbourne Baseball Club | Facebook (2019) Post, August 11, 2019: “ Giant Little Leaguers split two today. They beat the Hurricanes 5-1 in the first game but lost 8-2 to the Red Rox in game 2. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/ashbournebaseball/posts/2672234842810028:0 [Accessed 6 September 2019]

[2] Mariners Baseball | Facebook (2019) Post, August 26, 2019: “ Mariners little league team celebrating thier Ashbourne blitz victory… “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/MarinersBaseballClub/posts/2311785618875620 [Accessed 6 September 2019]

[3] Ashbourne Baseball Club | Facebook (2019) Post, August 26, 2019: ” Congratulations to the Mariners Little Leaguers on winning yesterday’s Blitz at the IBC. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/ashbournebaseball/posts/2699064636793715:0 [Accessed 6 September 2019]

[4] Baseball Academy Northern Ireland | Facebook (2019) Post, August 30, 2019: “ A few photos from last week’s blitz in Ashbourne. We went 2 and 2 and was a great warm for next week’s league finals. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballAcademyIreland/posts/2385469504881945 [Accessed 6 September 2019]

[5] Baseball Ireland (2017) Baseball Ireland Logo Car Sticker [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/images/carsticker.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2017]

[6] Mariners Baseball | Facebook (2019) Photo, August 26, 2019: “Mariners little league team celebrating thier Ashbourne blitz victory… “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/MarinersBaseballClub/photos/a.645537192167146/2311785572208958/?type=3&theater [Accessed 6 September 2019]

Thanks to Peter Kavanagh, Baseball Ireland, Richard Conville, Mark Giblin & Ciaran Columb (Marlay)

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Last Updated: 6 September 2019

July 5, 2019

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Group
17.05.2008	Cork Druids	W	Greystones Mariners B	L
	Final
17.05.2008	Kingdom Red Sox	W	Cork Druids	L

Date	Home Team	Away Team
	Week
08.2008	Portstewart Eagles	Cavan Comets

Team	Home Field

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Greystones U13 Blitz – 17 May 2008

The Greystones Blitz was a development Tournament with new rules were brought in for the year, including stealing bases once the pitch had crossed home plate, but no stealing home. It took some time for the players to get used to the new rules, but they enjoyed them once they got into the swing of it. Kerry returned with most of their players which made them the team to beat over the past few seasons, becoming the first team to qualify for the Final after winning all four Round-Robin games. Cork Druids won close games to join them in the Final, while ClonCavan Cardinals, a team made up for the day by players from Clondalkin and Cavan played well despite only being together for the day. Greystones Mariners fielded two teams, and were involved in a number of close games but couldn’t close them out, leaving bases loaded on a number of occasions.[1]

An All-Munster Final was always going to be a high-tempo affair, and so it proved to be, with players totally focused and a collision at home plate requiring a ten-minute injury time-out showing the commitment of both teams. Kerry Red Sox, however, were to prove the better team, finding the hits to defeat a gallant Cork side.[1]

Blitz	Winning Pitcher	Team
Clondalkin	Brian Coronella / Mark Treacy / Carraig Byrne	Greystones Mariners

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Baseball Ireland (2017) Baseball Ireland Logo Car Sticker [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/images/carsticker.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2017]

[1] Greystones Mariners – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2018) News 6 June 2008: Greystones Mariners U13 Blitz 2008 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20181006081920/http://www.baseballireland.org [Accessed 3 February 2018]

Portstewart Eagles eTeamz Website (2008) Summer 2008 Schedule – Sunday, July 13 [Internet] Available from: https://www.eteamz.com/portstewarteagles/news/ [Accessed 13 December 2017]

Thanks to Richard Conville & Mark Giblin

Kingdom Red Sox

Cork Druids

Greystones Mariners A

Greystones Mariners B

ClonCavan Cardinals

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