Ireland national baseball team

Ireland national baseball team

Country	Ireland
Confederation	Confederation of European Baseball
IBAF World Rank	55th
World Baseball Classic
Appearances	0
Olympic Games
Appearances	0
World Cup
Appearances	0
Best result	4th (2 times, most recent in 1998)
Intercontinental Cup
Appearances	0
European Championship
Appearances	7 (All in B pool) (First in 1996)
Best result	2nd 2006
Best result	1st (0 times, most recent in [[ European Baseball Championship|]])

The Irish National Baseball Team has been in existence since 1996 and has taken part in several major baseball tournaments and tours. As in many other sports in Ireland, the team represents both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

These have included:

• 1996 – European Pool B Championships – Hull, United Kingdom
• 1998 – European Pool B Championships – Vienna and Stockerau, Austria
• 2000 – European Pool B Championships – Karlovac, Croatia
• 2001 – Team tour of Rhode Island and other New England areas
• 2002 – European Pool B Championships – Stockholm, Sweden
• 2004 – European Pool B Championships – Regensberg, Germany
• 2005 – Team tour of Orange County area in LA
• 2006 – European Pool B Championships – Antwerp, Belgium
• 2008 – European Pool B Championships – Abrantes, Portugal
• 2010 – Team tour of Rhode Island and other New England areas

Ireland finished fourth in the 2002 tournament, won a bronze in the 2004 tournament and managed a silver medal in the 2006 tournament, losing to tournament favourites Croatia.

See also

• Baseball in Ireland

External links

• Irish National Baseball Team News