Ireland national baseball team
The Ireland 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.
History
The Ireland national baseball team has participated in the following tournaments:- 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 New England, United States
- 2002 – European Pool B Championships – Stockholm, Sweden
- 2004 – European Pool B Championships – Regensberg,Germany
- 2005 – Team tour of Orange County area in Los Angeles, United States
- 2006 – European Pool B Championships – Antwerp, Belgium
- 2008 – European Pool B Championships – Abrantes, Portugal
- 2010 – Team tour of New England, United States
- 2014 – European Pool C Championships – Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 2016 – European Pool C Championships – Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 2018 – European Pool C Championships – Ashbourne, County Meath, Ireland
- 2019 – European Pool B Championships – Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
- 2022 – European Pool B Championships – Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
- 2024 – European Pool B Championships – Ashbourne, County Meath, Ireland
Ireland won the C pool in 2018, advancing to the B pool of competition in 2019. The competition was played at the International Baseball Centre in County Meath.
In 2024, Ireland made the final of the B pool qualifiers, which were again hosted in Ireland, eventually losing to Austria.