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]
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 2023 season, the following teams were participating at the associated venues:[3]
Irish A League history
- Irish League Champions (1997–present)[citation needed]
- 2023 – Mariners Baseball
- 2022 – Ashbourne Giants
- 2021 – Mariners Baseball
- 2020 – Mariners Baseball
- 2019 – Dublin City Hurricanes
- 2018 – Dublin City Hurricanes
- 2017 – Dublin City Hurricanes
- 2016 – Dublin City Hurricanes
- 2015 – Dublin City Hurricanes
- 2014 – Mariners Baseball
- 2013 – Spartans
- 2012 – Spartans
- 2011 – Spartans
- 2010 – Spartans
- 2009 – Spartans
- 2008 – Spartans
- 2007 – Spartans
- 2006 – Spartans
- 2005 – Dublin City Hurricanes
- 2004 – Spartans
- 2003 – Dublin City Hurricanes
- 2002 – Spartans
- 2001 – Panthers
- 2000 – Spartans
- 1999 – Spartans
- 1998 – Panthers
- 1997 – Panthers
Irish B League history
- Irish B League Champions (2020–present)[citation needed]
- 2023 – Cork Renegades
- 2022 – Portmarnock Red Rox
- 2021 – Mariners Baseball B
- 2020 – Ashbourne Giants U21
See also
References
- ^ Mendlowitz, Andy (5 November 2016). Ireland's Professional Amateurs: A Sports Season at Its Purest. iUniverse. ISBN 9780595456840 – via Google Books.
- ^ McGeady, Andrew (31 March 2011). "Take me out to the ballpark: how to follow baseball in Ireland".
- ^ Go to the Baseball Ireland official website (retrieved 12 March 2017) and click on "Fixtures & Results" and then "League Tables".
External links
- Baseball Ireland Official website
- Belfast Baseball Association (archived 2007)
- The Emerald Diamond (archived 2019)
- Register of Irish-born Major League Baseball players
