The International Baseball Centre (IBC) is the home field of the Ashbourne Baseball Club and the Irish National Baseball Team. It opened in 2015.[1] It is Ireland's only international standard baseball diamond.

The IBC is the host field for the International Baseball Festival, an annual international baseball tournament held in Ashbourne.[2] The crowning moment for the IBC was it being the host field for a tournament in the 2019 European Baseball Championship - Qualification held in Ireland in 2018.[3]

International Baseball Festival

The International Baseball Festival is an annual baseball tournament held at the International Baseball Centre. The first tournament was held in 2015. The Irish National Baseball Team has competed in every tournament since inception in preparation for International Play. Past competing teams have come from Belgium, Mexico, the Netherlands, Spain, Venezuela and the USA.

Year Dates Competitors in International Baseball Festival Winner
2015 August 19th-23rd Irish National Baseball Team and teams from Belgium, Mexico, the USA and Venezuela Mexico
2016 July 7th-10th Irish National Baseball Team, teams from USA and Venezuela, and an "All Star" team (the President's 9) from the Irish Baseball League Team USA
2017 July 4th-9th Irish National Baseball Team, teams from Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain and USA, and an "All Star" team (President's 9) from Irish Baseball League President's 9
2018 July 12th-15th Irish National Baseball Team, an AAU team from the USAA, and an "All Star" team (President's 9) from Irish Baseball League Irish National Team
2019 July 18th-21st Irish National Baseball Team, Ulster Red Sox and an "All Star" team (President's 9) from Irish Baseball League President's 9
2020 Not held (COVID 19 pandemic)
2021 Not held (COVID 19 pandemic)
2022 July 7th-10th Irish National Baseball Team hosted teams from USA and Europe Sevilla Texas Lions

2019 European Baseball Championship Qualifications

The International Baseball Centre was the host field for a C-Pool qualification tournament for the 2019 European Baseball Championships.[3] Tournament dates were July 23rd - 29th, 2018. National teams competing included Greece, Slovenia, Finland and Norway. The Irish National Team won the gold medal and advanced to the next round of Olympic qualifying.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "New International Baseball Center opens in Ashbourne, Ireland | CEB". baseballeurope.com. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
  2. ↑ "Meath Chronicle - Mexico emerge as baseball tournament champions in Ashbourne". Meath Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
  3. 1 2 "Meath Chronicle - Four nations join Ireland in European Baseball Qualifiers in Ashbourne". Meath Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
  4. ↑ "Irish baseball stars now target Olympic qualification". www.irishexaminer.com. 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2018-12-30.

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