Baseball Ireland B-League 2010-2020
Home Field: Cavan 2010-2015 / Clones Peace Link, Clones, Co. Monaghan 2016-2020
Colours: White Shirts, White Pants.
Honours: 2 Times Playoff Qualifiers (2014, 2015)
All-Time Record: (W-L-Forfeit) All Games (59-117-8) Regular Season (57-115-8) Playoffs (2-2-0)
Name Changes: Cavan Comets 2010-2016, Comets Baseball 2017-2020
Year by Year Record
Year | League | P | W | L | W/O | Pts | Pos | PW | PL | Chp | IW | IL | IC |
2010 | B | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 4 | ||||||
2011 | B | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 5 | – | – | – | |||
2012 | B | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 5 | – | – | – | |||
2013 | B | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 45 | 5 | – | – | – | |||
2014 | B | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 1 | SF | |||
2015 | B North | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 1 | NSF | |||
2016 | B | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 34 | 4 | – | – | – | |||
2017 | B | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 6 | – | – | – | |||
2018 | B | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 27 | 6 | – | – | – | |||
2019 | B-2 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | – | – | – | |||
2020 | B North | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 3 | – | – | – |
Legend / Key
Key | Explanation |
Div | Division |
IBL | Irish Baseball League |
Champ | Championship (2nd Half Top Group) |
Trophy | Trophy (2nd Half Bottom Group) |
A | Irish Baseball League A-League |
P | Played |
W | Won |
L | Lost |
FF | Forfeit |
Pts | Points |
Pos | Final League/Division Position |
Chp | Final Playoff Position |
W | Winners |
F | Finalists |
SF | Semi-Finalists |
PO | Knocked Out in Playoff Round |
PW | Playoff Matches Won |
PL | Playoff Matches Lost |
IW | International Matches Won |
IL | International Matches Lost |
IC | International Championships Won |
N/A | Not Applicable |
History
Cavan Comets Baseball Club were established in 2005 and first played in the Baseball Ireland B League in 2010. After three years patience they jumped from a 3-12 record two years running (2011-2012) to a 9-9 record in 2013 and then in 2014 had their best year ever, finishing third in the 9-team league with a winning 10-6 record, making the playoffs for the first time where they were eliminated in the Semi-Final. The 2015 season followed with another playoff run, this time being eliminated in the North Semi-Final.
The following year it was decided to create an Ulster Elite Team to play in the A League featuring the best players from the Cavan Comets, Belfast North Stars and Belfast Buccaneers who wanted to play for this Ulster Red Sox team based in Clones Peace Link Park in Co. Monaghan where Cavan Comets had recently relocated. This had a subsequent impact on the Cavan Comets, coupled with increasing competitiveness in the B League with the addition of new teams Belfast Buccaneers and Ashbourne Giants, and the Comets were out of the playoffs from 2016 to 2020. The Comets were renamed Comets Baseball in 2018 in recognition of their no longer being based in Cavan and still maintained competitiveness, being placed in the B League Upper for 2021.
Home Field: Clones Peace Link, Clones, Co. Monaghan
Cavan Comets Logo Evolution 2012-2021
Cavan Comets Logo 2012-2017
Comets Baseball Logo 2018-2019
Comets Baseball Logo 2020
References
Websites
[2] Baseball Ireland (2017) Baseball Ireland Logo Car Sticker [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/images/carsticker.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2017]
[3] Baseball Ireland (2011) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?search_year=2011&search_team= [Accessed 21 September 2016]
[4] Baseball Ireland (2012) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?search_year=2012&search_team= [Accessed 21 September 2016]
[5] Baseball Ireland (2013) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?search_year=2013&search_team= [Accessed 21 September 2016]
[6] Baseball Ireland (2014) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?search_year=2014&search_team= [Accessed 21 September 2016]
[7] Baseball Ireland (2015) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?search_year=2015&search_team= [Accessed 21 September 2016]
[8] Baseball Ireland (2017) Fixture & Results – League Tables [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2016 [Accessed 21 September 2016]
[9] Baseball Ireland (2017) Fixture & Results – League Tables [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2017 [Accessed 4 September 2017]
[10] Baseball Ireland (2017) Playoff Results [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=Playoffs&search_year=2017 [Accessed 25 September 2017]
[11] 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]
[12] 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]
[13] Belfast North Stars Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/NorthstarsBB/posts/930378163734109 [Accessed 27 October 2016]
[14] Belfast North Stars Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/NorthstarsBB/posts/919785874793338 [Accessed 27 October 2016]
[15] 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]
[16] Dublin Spartans Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinspartans/posts/1759331540982421 [Accessed 27 October 2016]
[17] Dublin Spartans Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinspartans/posts/1758906561024919 [Accessed 27 October 2016]
[18] Dublin Spartans Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinspartans/posts/1759225940992981 [Accessed 27 October 2016]
[25] Baseball Ireland (2017) Fixture & Results – League Tables [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2018 [Accessed 17 September 2018]
[26] Baseball Ireland (2018) Fixture & Results – Playoff Fixtures [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=Playoffs&search_year=2018 [Accessed 1 October 2018]
[27] 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]
Internet Archive
[23] 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]
[24] 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]
Websites
[28] Baseball Ireland (2019) League Tables [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2019 [Accessed 9 September 2019]
[29] 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]
[30] Baseball Ireland (2019) Playoff Fixtures [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=Playoffs&search_year=2019 [Accessed 6 October 2019]
Websites
[31] Baseball Ireland (2020) B League [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/league/151694/ [Accessed 4 August 2020]
[32] Baseball Ireland (2020) Results [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/results/ [Accessed 28 August 2020][17 September 2020][Last Accessed 29 September 2020]
[33] Baseball Ireland (2020) League Standings as of 28 August 2020 / 14 September 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/irish-league-standings-as-of-28-august/ [Accessed 28 August 2020][17 September 2020][Last Accessed 29 September 2020]
Social Media
[34] Mariners Baseball (2020) Post, September 20, 2020:” A & B League Pennants belong to us .” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/MarinersBaseballClub/photos/a.645537192167146/3243650042355835/ [Accessed 29 September 2020]
[35] Dublin Live (2020) Champions! [Internet] Available from: https://i2-prod.dublinlive.ie/incoming/article19019676.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/3_5c43bc56-39cc-4110-a3af-43576a11ae00.jpg [Accessed 29 September 2020]
Logos
[36] Comets Baseball Facebook Page (2020) Profile Picture, April 2, 2012. [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/Cavan.Comets/photos/a.143624539012535/357167497658237 [Accessed 19 June 2021]
[37] Comets Baseball Facebook Page (2020) Profile Picture, April 10, 2018. [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/Cavan.Comets/photos/a.143624539012535/1933335173374787 [Accessed 19 June 2021]
[38] Comets Baseball Facebook Page (2020) Profile Picture, February 13, 2020. [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/Cavan.Comets/photos/a.143624539012535/3497830903591865/ [Accessed 19 June 2021]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Peter Kavanagh, Baseball Ireland & Peter Mullin, Dublin Black Sox
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