In the upcoming days we are trying to catch up with the leagues in European Baseball and Softball, we were not covering during the summer. We are going to give you an overview about the championship, hopefully from every country in Europe. You can also send us (news@mister-baseball.com) a report about your league and we’ll try to publish it.
At the end of the week, we’re looking at the Irish Baseball League. The SPARTANS took the championship trophy after beating the HURRICANES in a final best-of-three series 2-0 (7-2, 5-1). It was a rematch of last year’s final, where also the SPARTANS prevailed.
The SPARTANS were ranked first with a 10-2 record after the regular season. In the playoffs, which was held in a double elimination format, they lost against the HURRICANES 1-2 in twelve innings, advancing into the finals through a 5-0 shutout over the MARINERS.
Regular Season Standings:
Spartans 10-2 .833 Hurricanes 10-5 .667 Black Sox 10-5 .667 Mariners 7-5 .583 Indios 3-11 .214 Northstars 1-9 .100
Playoffs:
Spartans – Hurricanes 1-2 (12)
Black Sox – Mariners 3-6
Spartans – Mariners 5-0
Finals:
Hurricanes – Spartans 2-7
Hurricanes – Spartans 1-5
(Spartans win series 2-0)