Ashbourne Baseball News

• Oct

  30

  Ashbourne Giants win First National Championship

  The Ashbourne Giants won their first National Title by sweeping 2021 Champions Mariners Baseball 2-0 in the league final. The Giants started the season slowly by losing their first 4 games as key players were unavailable. However the team held tough and finished the season in third place with a 10-11 record. The Giants started… Read More

• Dec

  20

  Giants Lose in National Championship

  The Ashbourne Giants lost to defending champion Mariners Baseball in two hard fought games. Already playing without injured starting centre fielder Ryan Wiebe, the Giants suffered a huge blow as second baseman Fionn Gallahar-Hall came up lame on the second play of the game.   Despite the injuries, the Giants scored 3 in the opening inning…. Read More

• Sep

  14

  Giants Compete For National Championship

  The All Ireland National Baseball Championship will be held on Sunday, September 19 at the International Baseball Centre in Ashbourne Co. Meath. Two games will be played at 11:00 and 14:30 with game three held September 26th if necessary. The game will feature the two top teams in Ireland, the Ashbourne Giants and Mariners Baseball…. Read More

• Sep

  10

  Warriors win inaugural Cadet League

  The Warriors, a joint cadet team made up of members of the Ashbourne Giants and Dublin City Hurricane won the first cadet league title with a 7-3 record. The Warriors tied with Marineres Baseball but won the league based on head to head results.

• Sep

  30

  Giants A Heartbroken as They Lose A Championship to Mariners

  Mariners Baseball A defeat the Ashbourne Giants 15-7 to take the Irish Baseball Leagues A Division Championship The Ashbourne Giants and Mariners Baseball met in the Irish Baseball League A final with the Giants having to beat the Mariners twice to take the title. The Giants jumped out to a quick lead in the first… Read More

• Sep

  26

  Giants U21 Win Ashbourne Baseball’s Second B Division Championship

  Ashbourne Giants U21 won the club’s second Irish Baseball League Championship by defeating Mariners Baseball 13-5 in a rematch of the last game of the regular season. The U21’s young guns jumped on Mariners starter Alex Caparu with three consecutive singles. Shortstop David Linn got them going with a single to left field followed by… Read More

• Sep

  20

  The Wizard Keeps the Giants Guessing as the Mariners Win A Division Pennant

  Woody ‘the Wizard’ Woodburne hurled a complete game gem to win the pennant for the Mariners. The game was a pitcher’s battle as Woodburne and Giants starter Eduardo Hernandez kept things scoreless through 4 innings. In the fifth, the Mariners get things rolling with back to back singles by shortstop Chuck Adams and right fielder… Read More

• Sep

  20

  Giants U21 fumble their chance to eliminate Mariners from the playoffs

  The Giants U21 drop the ball repeatedly in a 12-4 loss to the Mariners. Clubmates, Ashbourne Stags, needing the Giants U21 to win to qualify for the playoffs are disappointed. The Mariners jumped on young pitcher David Linn in the second inning for a quick 3-0 lead. Mariners middle infielders Matt Dutton and Jim O’Shea… Read More

• Sep

  13

  Ashbourne Giants A take wind out of Dublin City Hurricanes in 8-5 win

  Ashbourne Giants A move to 6-2 as they beat defending five time national champions Dublin City Hurricanes to sweep the season series. After a scoreless first, the Hurricanes drew first blood. Lithuanian National Team member Marius Dargis drew a well earned walk by making Giants starter Nico Corvalan throw nine pitches to start the inning…. Read More

• Sep

  13

  Giants U21 Keelhaul the Buccaneers to Clinch Playoff Spot

  Ashbourne Giants U21 took both sides of Saturday’s Doubleheader to clinch a spot in the Irish Baseball League B Division final. The Giants jumped to a quick 1-0 lead in the first game after team captain Ryan Wiebe doubled in the first inning and came home as starting pitcher Caspar Coffie hit into a fielders… Read More