Year: 2019

Dublin City Hurricanes Irish Baseball League Champions 2005

Irish Baseball & Softball Federation Irish Baseball League 2005

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Final League Table

PWLFFGBPts
Championship
*Hurricanes6600–24
*Spartans63303.015
Black Sox62404.012
Greystones Mariners61505.09
Trophy
^Panthers8710–29
^Belfast North Stars86201.026
Belfast Wolves84403.020
Giants82426.010
Trojans81169.0-1
1st Half
+Greystones Mariners8800–32
+Hurricanes86202.026
+Spartans86202.026
+Black Sox85303.023
Giants73404.516
Trojans83415.515
Belfast North Stars72505.513
Belfast Wolves81707.011
Panthers81617.59

[2] Note: + Qualify for 2nd Half Championship / * Qualify for Championship Final / ^ Qualify for Trophy Final.

Playoff Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
League Trophy Series
20.08.2005Panthers0Belfast North Stars7
28.05.2005Panthers8Belfast North Stars1
28.05.2005Panthers15Belfast North Stars3
(Panthers won series 2-1)
League Championship Series
13.08.2005Spartans8Hurricanes9
20.08.2005Spartans2Hurricanes18
(Hurricanes won series 2-0)

Reference: [3]

Regular Season Results 1st Half

DateHome TeamAway Team
Week 1
09.04.2005Hurricanes3Spartans4
09.04.2005Panthers6Black Sox10
10.04.2005Trojans13Belfast North Stars15
10.04.2005Giants12Wolves4
Week 2
16.04.2005Giants0Hurricanes21
16.04.2005Greystones Mariners5Panthers3
17.04.2005Belfast North Stars5Spartans13
17.04.2005Belfast Wolves6Spartans14
Week 3
23.04.2005Panthers2Spartans10
23.04.2005Trojans9Giants12
23.04.2005Belfast North Stars5Hurricanes6
23.04.2005Belfast Wolves8Hurricanes23
Week 4
30.04.2005Hurricanes17Black Sox6
Week 5
07.05.2005Greystones Mariners7Hurricanes6
07.05.2005Panthers5Giants17
07.05.2005Black Sox5Spartans4
08.05.2005Trojans13Belfast Wolves7
Week 6
14.05.2005Hurricanes21Trojans5
14.05.2005Panthers13Belfast North Stars12
14.05.2005Black Sox8Giants7
15.05.2005Greystones Mariners8Spartans7
Week 7
21.05.2005Spartans10Giants8
21.05.2005Hurricanes25Panthers5
21.05.2005Black Sox0Greystones Mariners7
21.05.2005Belfast North Stars17Belfast Wolves0
Week 8
28.05.2005Spartans7Trojans0 #
28.05.2005Giants7Greystones Mariners11
28.05.2005Black Sox4Belfast North Stars2
Week 9
04.06.2005Trojans9Panthers7
04.06.2005Trojans2Greystones Mariners24
04.06.2005Black Sox14Belfast Wolves0
05.06.2005GiantspBelfast North Starsp
Week 10
11.06.2005Greystones Mariners5Belfast North Stars4
11.06.2005Greystones Mariners15Belfast Wolves0
11.06.2005Panthers0 #Belfast Wolves7
12.06.2005Black Sox5Trojans11

[2]

Championship Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Week 11
18.06.2005Hurricanes11Black Sox7
18.06.2005Black Sox4Hurricanes16
Week 12
25.06.2005Hurricanes13Spartans5
25.06.2005Spartans2Hurricanes3
25.06.2005Greystones Mariners8Black Sox16
25.06.2005Black Sox13Greystones Mariners12
Week 13
02.07.2005Hurricanes25Greystones Mariners10
Week 14
16.07.2005Greystones Mariners8Hurricanes16
16.07.2005Black Sox1Spartans8
16.07.2005Spartans7Black Sox6
Week 15
23.07.2005Greystones Mariners11Spartans10
23.07.2005Spartans7Greystones Mariners6

[2]

Trophy Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Week 11
18.06.2005Belfast North Stars8Panthers4
18.06.2005Panthers15Belfast North Stars1
Week 12
25.06.2005Panthers7Trojans0 #
25.06.2007Trojans0 #Panthers7
Week 13
02.07.2005Giants6Panthers14
02.07.2005Panthers6Giants5
02.07.2005Belfast North Stars7Trojans0 #
02.07.2005Trojans0 #Belfast North Stars7
Week 14
16.07.2005Giants15Trojans8
16.07.2005Trojans16Giants2
Week 15
23.07.2005Giants9Belfast North Stars1
23.07.2005Belfast North Stars18Giants10
23.07.2005Belfast Wolves5Panthers20
23.07.2005Panthers24Belfast Wolves6
Week 16
30.07.2005Belfast Wolves7Giants0 #
30.07.2005Giants0 #Belfast Wolves7
Week 17
07.08.2005Belfast Wolves0Belfast North Stars22
07.08.2005Belfast North Stars45Belfast Wolves7
Week 18
13.08.2005Belfast Wolves7Trojans0 #
13.08.2005Trojans0 #Belfast Wolves7

[2]

Home Venues

TeamHome Field
Belfast North StarsBelfast
Belfast WolvesBelfast
Dublin Black SoxShanganagh Park, Shankill, Co. Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown
Dublin City HurricanesCorkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin
Dublin PanthersCorkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin
Dublin SpartansCorkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin
GiantsCorkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin
TrojansCorkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin
Greystones MarinersGreystones, Co. Wicklow

Reference: [2]

Player Awards

AwardPlayer
Andy Leonard MVP AwardSteve DiVito
Tommy Bond Pest Pitcher AwardShawn Miskiman
“Dirty” Jack Doyle Silver Slugger AwardPat Nolan

Reference: [6]

Report

Hurricanes marched through the 2nd Half of the season (the Championship) with a 6-0 record, winning the Playoff Final by 2 games to nil against their arch nemesis Spartans. Greystones Mariners had finished the first half with an unbeaten 8-0 record, but collapsed in the second half Championship with a 1-5 Win-Loss Record. Hurricanes had finished with a 6-2 record in the first half, and the Spartans qualified for the Final with a 3-3 Record in the Championship, after finishing the first half 6-2. Black Soc were the fourth team to qualify for the Championship. finishing the first half 5-3, and then narrowly missing out on a place in the Final with a 2-4 record in the Championship.

The League had been split at the halfway point into a Championship (Top Half) and Trophy (Bottom Half) with the four Championship teams making up the new A-League in 2006 along with the Trophy winners, and the other teams were to be made B-teams of these teams in the new B-League. Panthers, after surprisingly struggling in the first half with just one win from 8, went 7-1 in the 2nd Half Trophy and then came from one game down to beat the Belfast North Stars in the best-of-three Final. Belfast North stars (6-2) also had a much better 2nd half after a disappointing 1st half (2-5). The other three teams all struggled – Belfast Wolves going 4-4 after going 1-7 in the first half, and the Giants (a new team) and Trojans bringing up the rear after both going 3-4 in the first half.

Huuricanes – 2005 Irish League Champions [4]

About

The 2005 Irish Baseball League season was the 9th season of the Adult Irish Baseball League. It featured 9 teams – a drop of one on 2004, with new team Giants replacing the Blue Devils & Tigers who both dropped out.

The League was split halfway into a Championship and Trophy sections to determine which teams would play in the new A-League in 2006, and which would be made B-Teams of the A-League in the new B-League, after it was decided to consolidate the players on a smaller number of clubs, each with its own B-team.

Sources

[3] Anon. (2005) “Panthers claw title Out of the fire”. Tallaght Echo Thursday, September 8, 2005.

Websites

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

[6] Baseball Ireland (2019) Baseball Ireland – Award Winners [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/news.php?search_id=6 [Accessed 2 December 2019]

Images

[3] Irish Baseball and Softball Federation (1999) IBSF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.geocities.ws/dbpackers/images/ibsf_logo_99.jpg [Accessed 11 May 2017]

[4] Baseball Ireland (2019) Hurricanes 2005 Irish League Champions [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/images/canes_2005.gif [Accessed 2 December 2019]

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

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Brian Connolly (Panthers) & Peter Mullen (Black Sox)

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 2 December 2019

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Dublin Spartans Irish Baseball League 2004 Champions

Irish Baseball & Softball Federation Irish Baseball League 2004

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Final League Table

PWLFFGBPts
*Hurricanes181620–66
*Spartans181422356
*Greystones Mariners181260454
*Black Sox181260454
Belfast North Stars181170551
Panthers181062744
Belfast Wolves1841401230
Blue Devils1858513.523
Trojans16358169
Tigers1618717.55

Reference: [1]

4 Pts Win / 1 Pt Loss / -1 Pt Forfeit (#) *Qualify for Semi-Finals

Playoff Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Final A
04.09.04Hurricanes0Black Sox7
18.09.04Black Sox17Hurricanes8
(Black Sox won series 2-0)
Semi-Final B
04.09.04Spartans6Greystones Mariners2
12.09.04Greystones Mariners3Spartans18
(Spartans won Series 2-0)
Final
25.09.04Black Sox7Spartans12
(Spartans won single-game series)

Reference: [2]

Regular Season Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Week 1
03.04.04Trojans5Belfast North Stars14
03.04.04Dublin City Hurricanes33Wolves4
04.04.04Dublin Black Sox7Dublin Panthers15
04.04.04Dublin Spartans0Tigers0
Week 2
17.04.04Dublin City Hurricanes18Tigers3
18.04.04Dublin Spartans12Dublin Panthers3
18.04.04Trojans1Greystones Mariners20
Week 3
24.04.04Greystones Mariners20Wolves3
24.04.04Blue Devils3Belfast North Stars13
25.04.04Dublin City Hurricanes8Dublin Panthers7
25.04.04Dublin Black Sox16Tigers9
Week 4
01.05.04Belfast North Stars10Dublin City Hurricanes11
01.05.04 ^Dublin City Hurricanes14Belfat North Stars13
01.05.04Tigers14Blue Devils22
01.05.04Dublin Panthers20Greystones Mariners19
02.05.04Dublin Spartans6Dublin Black Sox5
02.05.04Dublin Black Sox14Trojans3
Week 5
08.05.04Dublin Spartans16Wolves0
08.05.04Belfast North Stars10Dublin Black Sox9
09.05.04Tigers5Trojans13
09.05.04Dublin City Hurricanes13Greystones Mariners5
Week 6
15.05.04Dublin Panthers16Trojans1
15.05.04Greystones Mariners6Dublin Black Sox7
16.05.04Dublin City Hurricanes5Blue Devils0
Week 7
22.05.04Belfast Wolves2Dublin Panthers18
22.05.04^Dublin Panthers31Dublin Wolves0
23.05.04Belfast North Stars6Greystones Mariners3
22.05.04Dublin Spartans14Blue Devils2
22.05.04Blue Devils16Dublin Spartans28
23.05.04Trojans6Dublin Black Sox21
23.05.04Tigers0 #Dublin City Hurricanes7
Week 8
12.06.04Belfast North Stars4Dublin Panthers8
12.06.04 ^Dublin Panthers5Belfast North Stars6
12.06.04 ~Tigers0Greystones Mariners19
12.06.04Greystones Mariners16Tigers0
12.06.04Dublin Spartans4Dublin City Hurricanes6
12.06.04Trojans0 #Blue Devils7
13.06.04Belfast Wolves8Dublin Black Sox24
Week 9
19.06.04Dublin Black sox17Blue Devils0
19.06.04Blue Devils2Dublin Black Sox14
19.06.04Tigers11Dublin Panthers12
20.06.04Belfast North Stars4Dublin Spartans7
Week 10
26.06.04Dublin Panthers9Dublin Black Sox14
27.06.04&Belfast Wolves6Dublin City Hurricanes25
27.06.04Belfast North Stars7Trojans0 #
27.06.04Tigers4Dublin Spartans10
Week 11
03.07.04Dublin Panthers1Dublin Spartans13
03.07.04Trojans0 #Tigers7
03.07.04Greystones Mariners17Belfast North Stars10
04.07.04Dublin City Hurricanes0Dublin Black Sox2
04.07.04Dublin Black Sox0Dublin City Hurricanes3
04.07.04 ^Blue Devils15Belfast Wolves5
04.07.04Belfast Wolves7Blue Devils11
Week 12
10.07.04Greystones Mariners23Dublin Panthers4
10.07.04Dublin Black sox4Dublin Spartans8
10.07.04Blue Devils0Tigers0
Week 13
17.07.04Belfast Wolves1Greystones Mariners22
17.07.04Belfast North Stars7Blue Devils0 #
17.07.04Dublin Panthers0 #Dublin City Hurricanes7
17.07.04Tigers0 #Dublin Black Sox7
18.07.04Dublin Spartans7Trojans0 #
18.07.04Trojans0 #Dublin Spartans7
Week 14
24.07.04Trojans7Dublin Panthers0 #
24.07.04Dublin Spartans5Belfast North Stars4
25.07.04Blue Devils3Dublin City Hurricanes17
25.07.04Dublin Black Sox14Greystones Mariners16
Week 15
31.07.04Belfast North Stars7Tigers0 #
31.07.04&Tigers0 #Belfast North Stars7
Week 16
14.08.04Blue Devils7Trojans0 #
14.08.04Dublin City Hurricanes10Dublin Spartans4
14.08.04Greystones Mariners12Dublin City Hurricanes8
15.08.04Dublin Black Sox16Belfast Wolves1
Week 17
21.08.04Belfast North Stars12Belfast Wolves5
21.08.04Belfast Wolves5Belfast North Stars20
21.08.04Dublin City Hurricanes7Trojans0 #
21.08.04Trojans0 #Dublin City Hurricanes7
22.08.04Dublin Panthers7Blue Devils0 #
22.08.04Dublin Panthers7Tigers0 #
21.08.04Greystones Mariners4Dublin Spartans5
21.08.04 ~Dublin Spartans8Greystones Mariners7
Week 18
28.08.04Belfast Wolves7Dublin Spartans0 #
28.08.04Blue Devils7Dublin Panthers21
28.08.04Dublin Black Sox8Belfast North Stars5
29.08.04Greystones Mariners7Trojans0 #
29.08.04Greystones Mariners7Blue Devils0 #
29.08.04 ~Blue Devils0 #Greystones Mariners7
Week 19
04.09.04Trojans10Belfast Wolves13
04.09.04 &Belfast Wolves3Trojans18

Reference: [2]

Home Venues

TeamHome Field
Belfast North StarsBelfast
Belfast WolvesBelfast
Dublin Black SoxCorkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin
Blue DevilsCorkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin
Dublin City HurricanesCorkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin
Dublin PanthersCorkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin
Dublin SpartansCorkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin
TigersCorkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin
TrojansCorkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin
Greystones MarinersGreystones, Co. Wicklow

Reference: [2]

Report

Spartans won the Playoff Championships beating the Black Sox 12-7 in the Single-Game Final after finishing the Regular Season as runners-up on a 14-2 Win-Loss record (plus two forfeits) and then sweeping the Greystones Marinners (12-6) in a best-of-3 Semi-Final. The Black Sox, also 12-6 had shocked the favourites, Hurricanes 2-0 in their three game Semi-Final, after the Gurricanes had won the League Pennant with a 16-2 record.

Belfast North Stars finished in the top half with an 11-7 record, their best performance yet, and the Panthers again finished mid-table (10-6 with 2 forfeits). Belfast Wolves finished 4-14, and the three bottom teams – Blue Devils (5-8-5), Trojans (3-5-8) and Tigers (1-8-7) all struggled, forfeiting 20 games between them.

About

The 2004 Irish Baseball League season was the 8th Season of the Adult Irish Baseball League. It featured 10 teams, an increase for the third year running – again a record number of teams. All teams returned from 2003, and new additions were the Trojans and Belfast Wolves.

Spartans – 2004 Irish Baseball League Champions [4]

Websites

[1] Wayback Machine Web Archive – Baseball Ireland (2004) The 2004 Irish Baseball League Standings [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20041206085245/http://baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2004]

[2] Wayback Machine Web Archive – Baseball Ireland (2004) The 2004 Irish Baseball League Results to Date [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20041215042133/http://baseballireland.com/adult_league_past.htm [Accessed 24 March 2004]

Images

[3] Irish Baseball and Softball Federation (1999) IBSF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.geocities.ws/dbpackers/images/ibsf_logo_99.jpg [Accessed 11 May 2017]

[4] Baseball Ireland (2019) Spartans 2004 All-Ireland League Champions [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/images/spartans_2004_champs.jpg [Accessed 2 December 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Brian Connolly (Panthers) & Peter Mullen (Black Sox)

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 2 December 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

Hurricanes Irish Baseball League 2003 Champions

Irish Baseball & Softball Federation Irish Baseball League 2003

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Final League Table

 PWLFFGBPts
*Hurricanes141130–47
*Spartans141130–47
Panthers14950241
Black Sox14860338
Greystones Mariners14770435
Belfast NorthStars144100726
Blue Devils144917.524
Tigers142120920
4 Pts Win / 1 Pt Loss / -1 Pt Forfeit

Playoff Results

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Championship Game  (Corkagh Park, Clondalkin) 
31.08.03Spartans5Hurricanes8

Regular Season Results

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Week 1   
12.04.03Hurricanes10Spartans3
12.04.03Panthers6Blue Devils10
 Week 2   
26.04.03Panthers10Greystones Mariners8
26.04.03Tigers13Belfast NorthStars11
27.04.03Hurricanes8Black Sox3
 Week 3   
03.05.03Black Sox0Spartans11
03.05.03Blue Devils7Hurricanes11
04.05.03Greystones Mariners9Panthers13
 Week 4   
10.05.03Greystones Mariners2Black Sox20
10.05.03^Black Sox7Greystones Mariners11
10.05.03Spartans21Tigers5
10.05.03Hurricanes6Belfast NorthStars3
 Week 5   
17.05.03@Belfast NorthStars9Greystones Mariners15
 Week 6   
24.05.03Greystones Mariners24Belfast NorthStars5
24.05.03Spartans9Panthers4
24.05.03Tigers1Hurricanes17
 Week 7   
31.05.03Spartans9Panthers4
31.05.03Hurricanes7Panthers6
01.06.03Blue Devils15Tigers4
 Week 8   
07.06.03Belfast NorthStars11Blue Devils14
07.06.03~Blue Devils7Belfast NorthStars17
07.06.03Greystones Mariners7Hurricanes8
07.06.03^Hurricanes11Greystones Mariners7
07.06.03Panthers22Tigers10
07.06.03Tigers16Panthers21
 Week 9   
14.06.03Blue Devils14Black Sox19
14.06.03Black Sox17Tigers2
14.06.03Tigers1Blue Devils13
14.06.03Belfast NorthStars4Spartans0
 Week 10   
21.06.03Greystones Mariners17Tigers3
21.06.03^Tigers5Greystones Mariners8
 Week 11   
28.06.03Black Sox9Blue Devils8
28.06.03Panthers15Hurricanes8
29.06.03Spartans13Belfast NorthStars3
 Week 12   
19.07.03Panthers10Spartans9
19.07.03Hurricanes15Blue Devils0
 Week 13   
26.07.03Blue Devils3Spartans25
26.07.03Black Sox8Hurricanes5
26.07.03Belfast NorthStars9Panthers7
26.07.03~Panthers7Belfast NorthStars11
 Week 14   
02.08.03Tigers0Spartans13
02.08.03Blue Devils3Greystones Mariners6
02.08.03Belfast NorthStars4Black Sox5
02.08.03~Black Sox13Belfast NorthStars5
 Week 15   
09.08.03Panthers21Black Sox8
09.08.03Belfast NorthStars5Hurricanes6
 Week 16   
16.08.03Blue Devils4Panthers16
16.08.03Hurricanes16Tigers3
16.08.03Greystones Mariners4Spartans6
16.08.03^Spartans10Greystones Mariners2
 Week 17   
23.08.03Tigers2Black Sox16
23.08.03Spartans7Blue Devils0
23.08.03@Belfast NorthStars17Tigers23
 Week 18   
30.08.03@Greystones Mariners10Blue Devils9
30.08.03Black Sox6Panthers10
31.08.03Spartans5Hurricanes1

Reference: [2]

Home Venues

TeamHome Field
Belfast NorthStarsBelfast
Black SoxCorkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin
Blue DevilsCorkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin
HurricanesCorkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin
PanthersCorkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin
SpartansCorkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin
TigersCorkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin
Greystones MarinersGreystones, Co. Wicklow
Games marked with @Played at Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin
Games marked with ^Played at Greystones
Games marked with ~Played at Belfast

Reference: [2]

Report

Hurricanes won the 2003 Irish Baseball League, beating Spartans 8-5 in a Playoff, after they both finished the season with identical 11-3 Win-Loss Records. Panthers (9-5), Black Sox (8-6) and Greystones Mariners (7-7) finished mid-table. Belfast North Stars (4-10), Blue Devils (4-9 & one forfeit) and newcomers Tigers (2-12) finished at the foot of the table.

Hurricanes – Irish Baseball League Champions 2003 [4]

About

The 2003 Season was the 7th year of the Adult Irish Baseball League. There was an increase of one team on the previous season as the Tigers, a team based in the Cuban Community in Ireland [5] entered the League making 8 teams in Total, an All-Time Record High.

References

Websites

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

[2] Wayback Machine Web Archive (2017) 2003 Irish Baseball League Results to Date [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20031116104746/http://www.baseballireland.com:80/adult_league_past.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]

Media

[5] The Emerald Diamond Feature Film.

Images

[3] Irish Baseball and Softball Federation (1999) IBSF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.geocities.ws/dbpackers/images/ibsf_logo_99.jpg [Accessed 11 May 2017]

[4] Baseball Ireland (2019) Hurricanes 2003 Irish League Champions [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/images/Hurricanes_2003.jpg [Accessed 2 December 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Brian Connolly (Panthers) & Peter Mullen (Black Sox)

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 2 December 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

Spartans Irish Baseball League Champions 2002

Irish Baseball & Softball Federation Irish Baseball League 2002

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Final League Table

 PWLFFGBPts
*Spartans181530–63
Hurricanes181440160
Black Sox1813412.755
Panthers181026936
Belfast NorthStars123819.719
Greystones Mariners1431101023
Blue Devils15096203

[2]

C – Champions / 4 pts Win / 1 pt Loss / -1 pt Forfeit #

Results

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Week 1   
13.04.2002Panthers5Spartans19
13.04.2002Black Sox27Blue Devils4
 Week 2   
20.04.2002Hurricanes14Blue Devils2
20.04.2002Blue Devils4Hurricanes14
20.04.2002Belfast North Stars4Black Sox18
20.04.2002Belfast North Stars0Black Sox8
 Week 3   
27.04.2002Hurricanes16Black Sox5
27.04.2002Panthers16Blue Devils6
28.04.2002Spartans35Belfast North Stars4
28.04.2002Spartans18Belfast North Stars9
 Week 4   
04.05.2002Hurricanes21Greystones Mariners3
04.05.2002Black Sox23Greystones Mariners11
04.05.2002Belfast North StarspBlue Devilsp
04.05.2002Belfast North StarspBlue Devilsp
 Week 5   
12.05.2002Hurricanes24Belfast North Stars0
 Week 6   
18.05.2002Belfast North Stars13Greystones Mariners9
 Week 7   
25.05.2002Greystones Mariners23Blue Devils8
25.05.2002Greystones MarinerssBlue Devilss
25.05.2002Spartans7Black Sox0 #
01.06.2002Blue Devils6Black Sox12
01.06.2002Greystones Mariners10Panthers21
01.06.2002Greystones Mariners9Panthers12
 Week 8   
08.06.2002Spartans6Hurricanes5
08.06.2002Blue Devils0 #Panthers7
09.06.2002Black Sox8Greystones Mariners6
09.06.2002Black Sox10Greystones Mariners8
 Week 9   
15.06.2002Panthers0 #Black Sox7
15.06.2002Spartans14Greystones Mariners2
 Week 11   
29.06.2002Hurricanes7Blue Devils0 #
29.06.2002Greystones Mariners @0Belfast North Stars0
30.06.2002Spartans8Panthers6
 Week 12   
13.07.2002Hurricanes7Panthers0 #
13.07.2002Blue Devils0 #Spartans7
 Week 13   
20.07.2002Hurricanes3Black Sox11
20.07.2002Blue Devils0 #Greystones Mariners7
20.07.2002Belfast North Stars4Panthers12
20.07.2002Belfast North Stars9Panthers10
 Week 14   
10.08.2002Black Sox4Blue Devils0
10.08.2002Black Sox7Belfast North Stars1
10.08.2002Greystones Mariners13Hurricanes14
10.08.2002Greystones Mariners5Hurricanes8
 Week 15   
17.08.2002Spartans9Blue Devils1
17.08.2002Spartans7Belfast North Stars0 #
 Week 16   
24.08.2002Panthers17Hurricanes4
 Week 17   
31.08.2002Hurricanes8Spartans1
31.08.2002Blue Devils0 #Belfast North Stars7
01.09.2002Panthers0 #Black Sox7
01.09.2002Black Sox7Panthers0 #
 Week 18   
14.09.2002Spartans1Black Sox0
14.09.2002Panthers7Blue Devils0 #
14.09.2002Belfast North Stars0Greystones Mariners0
 Week 19   
21.09.2002Panthers0 #Spartans7
21.09.2002Panthers9Greystones Mariners8
 Week 20   
28.09.2002Hurricanes20Black Sox3
28.09.2002Panthers10Belfast North Stars4
28.09.2002Spartans ^1Greystones Mariners2
28.09.2002Greystones Mariners3Spartans14

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Home Venues

TeamHome Field
Belfast NorthStars ~Belfast
Black SoxCorkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin
Blue DevilsCorkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin
HurricanesCorkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin
PanthersCorkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin
Spartans Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin
Greystones Mariners ^Greystones, Co. Wicklow

[3]

Report

The Spartans won the Irish Baseball League in 2002, by one game from the Hurricanes, finishing on a 15-3 Win-Loss Record. The Black Sox were a further 2 and 2/3 games back having forfeited one game. Defendinf Champions the Panthers finished in fourth place with 10 wins and 2 losses, although they forfeited a further 6 games. Belfast North Stars and Greystones Mariners each won 3 games and the Blue Devils brought up the rear, losing all games and forfeiting 6.

Spartans – Irish Baseball League Champions 2002 [4]

Websites

[2] Wayback Machine Web Archive – Irish Baseball & Softball Federation (2017) The 2002 Irish Baseball League Standings [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20030110141248/http://www.ibsf.ie:80/baseball/adult_league.htm [Accessed 7 May 2017]

[3] Wayback Machine Web Archive – Irish Baseball & Softball Federation (2017) 2002 Irish Baseball League Results to Date – Final Season Results [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20031121094249/http://www.ibsf.ie:80/baseball/adult_league_past.htm [Accessed 7 May 2017]

Images

[1] Irish Baseball and Softball Federation (1999) IBSF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.geocities.ws/dbpackers/images/ibsf_logo_99.jpg [Accessed 11 May 2017]

[4] Baseball Ireland (2019) Spartans 2002 Irish League Champions [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/images/spartans_2002_small.gif [Accessed 2 December 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Brian Connolly (Panthers) & Peter Mullen (Black Sox)

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Irish Baseball & Softball Federation Irish Baseball League 1999

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Final League Table

 PWLFrfGBPts
x – Dublin Spartans12930030
Dublin City Hurricanes12930030
Dublin Panthers12750226
DiMaggios12444716
Belfast NorthStars121110814

[2]

x – Champions. Dublin Spartans finished ahead of Dublin City Hurricanes based on better head-to-head record during season (Spartans won season series 2-1)

[2]

Regular Season Results

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Week 1   
08.05.1999Dublin Panthers7Dublin City Hurricanes13
08.05.1999Dublin Spartans10DiMaggios4
 Week 2   
15.05.1999Belfast NorthStars4Dublin Panthers17
15.05.1999Belfast NorthStars4Dublin Panthers35
15.05.1999Dublin City Hurricanes7Dublin Spartans1
15.05.1999Dublin Spartans14Dublin City Hurricanes3
 Week 3   
23.05.1999DiMaggios15Belfast NorthStars5
23.05.1999Dublin Spartans14Dublin Panthers2
 Week 4   
29.05.1999Belfast NorthStars7Dublin Spartans12
29.05.1999Belfast NorthStars4Dublin Spartans12
29.05.1999DiMaggios5Dublin City Hurricanes27
29.05.1999Dublin City Hurricanes7DiMaggios0 #
 Week 5   
05.06.1999Belfast NorthStars3Dublin City Hurricanes24
05.06.1999Belfast NorthStars1Dublin City Hurricanes6
05.06.1999DiMaggios4Dublin Panthers6
05.06.1999Dublin Panthers9DIMaggios11
 Week 6   
19.06.1999Dublin Spartans5Dublin Panthers9
19.06.1999Dublin Panthers7Dublin Spartans11
 Week 7   
26.06.1999Dublin Spartans10Dublin City Hurricanes1
26.06.1999Dublin Panthers12Belfast NorthStars4
 Week 8   
10.07.1999Dublin Spartans21Belfast NorthStars22
11.07.1999DiMaggios0 #Dublin City Hurricanes7
 Week 9   
31.07.1999DIMaggios6Dublin Sparrtans9
31.07.1999Dublin Panthers3Dublin City Hurricanes6
31.07.1999Dublin City Hurricanes23Belfast NorthStars12
 Week 10   
01.08.1999DiMaggios10Belfast NorthStars3
01.08.1999DiMaggios30Belfast NorthStars5
 Week 12   
09.10.1999Dublin Panthers15Dublin City Hurricanes5
 Awarded   
N/ADublin Panthers7DiMaggios0 #
N/ADublin Spartans7DiMaggios0 #

[2]

Home Venues

TeamHome Field
Belfast NorthStarsBelfast
DiMaggiosO’Malley Fields, Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22
Dublin City HurricanesO’Malley Fields, Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22
Dublin PanthersO’Malley Fields, Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22
Dublin SpartansO’Malley Fields, Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22

[2]

Websites

[1] GeoCities – Dublin Bay Packers (1999) Irish Baseball and Softball Federation Logo[Internet] Available from: http://www.geocities.ws/dbpackers/images/ibsf_logo_99.jpg [Accessed 17 August 2017]

[2] 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]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Peter Kavanagh, Baseball Ireland.

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Four Nations American Football | Nations Cup 1996-1999 (Irish Leprechauns Results)

 

Date Irish Team European Team
Nations Cup 1996
1996 Irish Leprechauns 6 Scottish Bravehearts 20
1996 Irish Leprechauns 3 Scottish Bravehearts 14
Nations Cup 1997
1997 Irish Leprechauns 6 Scottish Bravehearts 31
1997 Irish Leprechauns 40 Welsh Dragons 20
Nations Cup 1998
1998 Irish Leprechauns 6 Welsh Dragons 34
Nations Cup 1999
10.10.1999 Irish Leprechauns 0 England 46
17.10.1999 Irish Leprechauns 0 Scottish Bravehearts 30

[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

 

Bibliography

 

 

[1] Anon. (1996) “KICKING KEV KEEPS IRISH EYES SMILING” First Down. March 15, 1996. Pg. 20

[2] Anon. (1997) “IRELAND HARPOON WALES” First Down. April 5, 1997. Pg. 21.

[3] Anon. (1997) “EMERALD SMILES? – Ireland have a tough task in gaining Nations Cup revenge over Scotland” First Down. Saturday, September 6, 1997. Pg. 23

[4] Anon. (1997) “SCOTLAND 31 IRELAND 0” First Down. Saturday, September 20, 1997. Pg. 21

[5] Anon. (1998) “WALES 34 IRELAND 6” First Down. OCtober 8-14, 1998. Pg. 24

[6] Anon. (1999) “HART’s SOUL FIRES ENGLAND TRIUMPH: IRELAND 0 ENGLAND 46” First Down. October 14-20, 1999. Pg. 27

[7] Anon. (1999) “Scots clinch hom nations hat-trick: FOUR NATIONS CUP SCOTLAND 30 IRELAND 0” First Down. October 21-27, 1999. Pg.

 

Acknowledgements

 

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith, Ralph Schmeer and Michael Brophy of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association.

 

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International Federation of American Football Europe | European Fringe Bowls 2014-2017

Date Irish Team European Team
Granada Bowl
2014 UL Vikings 12 Granada Lions (Esp) 34
Exhibition
2015 Belfast Trojans 14 East Kilbride Pirates (Sco) 24
Barcelona Tour
11.2015 UL Vikings 7 Barcelona Bufals (Cat) 12
IFAFE Atlantic Cup IX
2017 Dublin Rebels 42 Bucharest Rebels (Rom) 14

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Report

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<p>With the Belgian and Dutch Federations making the step up to European Football League level from the Atlantic Cup in club competitions in 2017, the focus for Irish clubs became single-game matches with teams from the fringes of Europe.

This started in 2014 when the University of Limerick Vikings made the trip to Andalucia in Spain to play the Granada Lions, losing 34-12.

The following year the Belfast Trojans lost 24-14 to East Kilbride Pirates of Scotland, who hadn’t lost to Scottish opposition in over a decade. The UL Vikings made another trip to the Iberian regions, going down 12-7 to the Barcelona Bufals.

In 2017, with the Belgian and Dutch entrants moving up to the European Football League, the Atlantic Cup became a single-game Bowl between Irish champions, the Dublin Rebels, and the Romanian champions, Bucharest Rebels, with the Dublin side winning 42-14.

 

Websites

 

[1] NFL Ireland (2014) UL VILINGS HIGHLIGHTS – Video – Final Score at [2:43:15] [Internet] Available from: nfl-ireland.com/iafl/7347-iafl-weekly-271114/ [Accessed 31 October 2017]

 

[2] Belfast Trojans (2015) SBC North rivals preview: [Internet] Available from: http://belfasttrojans.com/sbc-north-rivals-preview/ [Accessed 2 November 2017]

[4] Irish American Football Association (2017) Battle of the Rebels – Dublin Rebels win 2017 Atlantic Cup [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/battle-rebels-dublin-rebels-win-2017-atlantic-cup/ [Accessed 27 July 2016]

 

Social Media

 

[3] shane gs You Tube Channel (2016) Barcelona Tour [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6WhUNe2DZM2 [Accessed 6 December 2017]

 

Acknowledgements

 

Thanks to Sean Douglas, Dublin Rebels

 

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European American Football | Atlantic Cup 2009-2016

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Date Rd Irish Team European Team
EFAF Atlantic Cup I
2009 SF Dublin Rebels 20 Amsterdam Panthers (Ned) 0
2009 F Dublin Rebels 13 West-Vlaanderen Tribes (Bel) 15
EFAF Atlantic Cup II
2010 SF UL Vikings 58 Dudelange Dragons (Lux) 14
2010 F UL Vikings 19 Lelystad Commanders (Ned) 18
EFAF Atlantic Cup IV
2012 SF Dublin Rebels 20 Lelytad Commanders (Ned) 65
2012 3/4 Dublin Rebels 49 Luxembourg Steelers (Lux) 0
EFAF Atlantic Cup V
2013 SF Belfast Trojans 30 Amersfoort Untouchables (Ned) 6
2013 SF Trinity College Dublin 12 Brussels Tigers (Bel) 10
2013 F Trinity College Dublin 0 Belfast Trojans 26
EFAF Atlantic Cup VI
2014 SF Dublin Rebels 14 Brussels Tigers (Bel) 24
2014 3/4 Dublin Rebels 20 Villeneuve d’Ascq Vikings (Fra) 7
GFLI Atlantic Cup VII
2015 SF Belfast Trojans 27 Gent Gators (Bel) 14
2015 F Belfast Trojans 26 Groningen Giants (Ned) 7
IFAFE Atlantic Cup VIII
2016 SF Belfast Trojans 12 Brussels Black Angels (Bel) 13
2016 3/4 Belfast Trojans 39 Luxembourg Steelers (Lux) 6
IFAFE Atlantic Cup IX
2017 F Dublin Rebels 42 Bucharest Rebels (Rom) 14

[1[[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Report

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The Atlantic Cup was the official West European Club Championship for the winners of purely amateur National Leagues in Ireland, Belgium and Netherlands. A team from Luxembourg or the winners of France’s Casque d’Argent (Silver Helmet – the third level) were the usual fourth team in the competition.

In 2017 the Dutch and Belgian Federations made the step up to European Football League level, and the competition became a single match between the Irish champions and the Romanian champions.

The Winners Record before the competition changed includes 3 wins for Ireland (UL Vikings 2010, Belfast Trojans 2013 & 2015), [2][5][7]  3 wins for Belgium (West-Vlaanderen Tribes 2009, Brussels Tigers 2014, Brussels Black Angels 2016) [1][6][8] and 2 wins for Netherlands (Lelystad Commanders 2011 & 2012) [3][4], as well as Dublin Rebels triumph in 2017.

Websites

[1] European Federation of American Football (2009) Atlantic Cup 2009 [Internet] Available from: www.efaf.info/text.php?Inhalt=spielplan&Liga=AC&Archiv=2009 [Accessed 27 July 2016]

[2] European Federation of American Football (2010) Atlantic Cup 2010 [Internet] Available from: www.efaf.info/text.php?Inhalt=spielplan&Liga=AC&Archiv=2010 [Accessed 27 July 2016]

[3] European Federation of American Football (2011) Atlantic Cup 2011 [Internet] Available from: www.efaf.info/text.php?Inhalt=spielplan&Liga=AC&Archiv=2011 [Accessed 27 July 2016]

[4] European Federation of American Football (2012) Atlantic Cup 2012 [Internet] Available from: www.efaf.info/text.php?Inhalt=spielplan&Liga=AC&Archiv=2012 [Accessed 27 July 2016]

[5] Irish American Football Association () Belfast Trojans win Atlantic Cup at Tallaght Stadium [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/belfast-trojans-win-atlantic-cup-at-tallaght-stadium/[Accessed 27 July 2016]

[6] Irish American Football Association () Brussels Tigers win EFAF Atlantic Cup [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/brussels-tigers-win-efaf-atlantic-cup [Accessed 27 July 2016]

[7] Irish American Football Association () GFLI Atlantic Cup Belfast Trojans win European Title [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/gfli-atlantic-cup-belfast-trojans-win-european-title/ [Accessed 27 July 2016]

[8] Irish American Football Association (2017) Battle of the Rebels – Dublin Rebels win 2017 Atlantic Cup [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/battle-rebels-dublin-rebels-win-2017-atlantic-cup/ [Accessed 1 February 2018]

Social Media

[9] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page () Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1267759613257936:0

[10] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page () Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1269187599781804

[11] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page () Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1269517986415432

[12] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page () Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1270065093027388

[13] American Football Association Facebook Page () Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1270195496347681

Websites

[2] European Federation of American Football (2011) Results Atlantic Cup 2011 [Internet] Available from: http://www.efaf.info/text.php?Inhalt=spielplan&Liga=AC&Archiv=2011 [Accessed 27 July 2016]

Images

[14] American Football International (2013) EFAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/EFAF_logo.gif [Accessed 30 August 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sean Douglas, Dublin Rebels

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International American Football Irish Teams v American High Schools 1998-2000

Irish Teams v American High Schools 1998-2000

DateIrish TeamAmerican Team
1998Dublin TigersLMaranatha Baptist W
2000Irish Lions12Mount St. Josephs HS (MD)36
Irish Teams versus American High Schools and Services 1998-2017 [Ref: 1-4]

[1][2][3][4][5]

Report

In 2000, there was no Irish League and the only match played was the Ireland National Team versus Mount St. Joseph’s High School from Baltimore, Maryland. Ireland lost 36-12, but the match led to the rebirth of American Football in Ireland. [2]

The University of Limerick Vikings also played a match against Philadelphia Blue Flame – losing 22-0 to a team of Firefighters and Policemen playing in the National Services League.[3]

Ireland’s U20s lost a match in 2017, 54-6 to Team USA American Football Worldwide, a team of Elite High School students representing USA on tours throughout Europe. [4][5]

Bibliography

[2] Anon (2000) Plucky Irish Denied by Americans First Down. June 12, 2000. pg. 17.

Websites

[1] Britball Now (2016) Friendly Results against foreign opposition [1998] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/friendly-results-against.html [Accessed 14 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith, Ralph Schmeer and Michael Brophy of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association.

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European Federation of American Football | Irish Teams v English Teams 2005-2006

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Results

DateIrish Team English Team 
10.04.05Dublin Dragons6Essex Blades20
25.03.06Dublin City Marshals20Derby Braves16

[1][2][3]

Websites

[1] Britball Now (2009) British and Irish Friendly results against foreign opposition [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/UKClubsForeignOppo.html [Accessed 16 November 2017]

[2] Britball Now (2005) 10th April 2005 Dublin Dragons 6-20 Essex Blades [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Match%20reports/20050410EssexDublin.htm [Accessed 16 November 2017]

[3] Wayback Machine – Irish American Football Association (2006) Home [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20060424074921/http://www.irish-american-football.org:80/ [Accessed 3 January 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tim Leadingham, Tallaght Outlaws

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