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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]

Players

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References

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Websites

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]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Conville & Mark Giblin

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Last Updated: 5 July 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 Reserved.

Final League Table

Reference: [19][20]

Playoff Results

Reference: [3][4][6][15][21]

Reference: [15][21]

Regular Season Results

References: Fixtures: [7] Results: [5][9][10][11][12][17][18][19][20]

Home Venues

Websites

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

Websites

[20] Ashbourne Baseball Club (2018) ASHBOURNE BASEBALL CLUB LITTLE LEAGUE GAMES SCHEDULE [Internet] Available from: http://ashbournebaseball.com/?sports_team_schedule_type=littleleague [Accessed 1 October 2018]

[21] Baseball Ireland (2018) Baseball Ireland News: “September 2018 – Little League Blitz 2018” [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/news.php#251 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

Social Media

[1] Ashbourne Baseball Club Facebook Page (2018) Post August 9 2018: “Lots of Baseball this weekend in Ashbourne!” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/ashbournebaseball/posts/2083382535028598 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[2] Ashbourne Baseball Club Facebook Page (2018) Post August 12 2018: “Mariners win the Little League Blitz 2018 perpetual trophy, in a thrilling final with the Giants.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/ashbournebaseball/posts/2088427857857399 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[3] Ashbourne Baseball Club Facebook Page (2018) Post September 9 2018: “Game 1 has just finished at the Little League finals. Ashbourne Giants winning over Sutton Red Rox.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/ashbournebaseball/posts/2130169710349880 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[4] Ashbourne Baseball Club Facebook Page (2018) Post September 9 2018: “Belfast Badgers have beaten Ashbourne Giants.
Badgers are in lead position for the National Little League Championship with one round of games left to play.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/ashbournebaseball/posts/2130409793659205 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[5] Ashbourne Baseball Club Facebook Page (2018) Post April 29 2018: “Congratulations to Ashbourne Giants Little League team who had their home season opener double-header today against the Sutton Red Rox.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/ashbournebaseball/posts/1938500396183480 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[6] Baseball Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post September 13 2018: “Congratulations to the Greystones Mariners after their 2-0 win over Ashbourne Giants in the final game of the little league playoff blitz.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/baseballireland/posts/2069654133079373 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[7] Baseball Academy Northern Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post March 24 2018: “It’s Here! Our first ever league schedule” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballAcademyIreland/posts/1636523156443254 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[8] Baseball Academy Northern Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post March 24 2018: “This years blitzes youth camp and league finals” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballAcademyIreland/posts/1636526269776276 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[9] Baseball Academy Northern Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Post May 13 2018: “Badgers win: We travelled down to sutton to take park in our first ever league games” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballAcademyIreland/posts/1686667701428799 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[10] Baseball Academy Northern Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post May 20 2018: “We took on the Giants today in Ashbourne and had 2 hard fought games” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballAcademyIreland/posts/1693198820775687 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[11] Baseball Academy Northern Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post June 3 2018: “What a day for the Badgers with two draws against the red Sox [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballAcademyIreland/posts/1706919632736939 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[12] Baseball Academy Northern Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Post June 24 2018: “A very hot day in hydebank today and your Badgers got off to a flyer [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballAcademyIreland/posts/1733811730047729 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[13] Baseball Academy Northern Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post July 4 2018: “Our next games will be in Sutton for our first blitz of the year.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballAcademyIreland/posts/1749612091801026 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[14] Baseball Academy Northern Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post August 6 2018: “A hugely successful Belfast blitz yesterday we like to thank all those who helped out” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballAcademyIreland/posts/1801209726641262 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[15] Baseball Academy Northern Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Post September 9 2018: “Well done badgers going 3-1 today to finish second in the league in our first season.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballAcademyIreland/posts/1852384038190497 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[16] Greystones Mariners Facebook Page (2018) Post May 6 2018: “Little League (ages 9 – 13) season kicks off today. The Mariners play host to the Sutton Red Rox.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/GreystonesMariners/posts/1627609047293284 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[17] Greystones Mariners Facebook Page (2018) Video:”Mariners Little League beat Ashbourne Giants in game 1 of 2. Strong pitching by Takuma. Jack A drives in a pair with a triple in bottom of the second. Final score 21-12.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/GreystonesMariners/videos/1634349763285879/ [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[18] Greystones Mariners Facebook Page (2018) Post May 13 2018:”Mariners Little League sweep Giants in a close game 2 of the double header. Final score 9-5.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/GreystonesMariners/posts/1634418039945718 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[19] Greystones Mariners Facebook Page (2018) Post June 24 2018:”The Mariners Little league team travelled north to play Belfast badgers splitting the double header. A fantastic day of baseball. They finish the regular season 5 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/GreystonesMariners/posts/1458020517585472https://www.facebook.com/GreystonesMariners/posts/1679210738799781 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Conville & Mark Giblin

About this document

Researched, Compiled and Written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 5 July 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 Reserved.