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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 –

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* 2001 – Team tour of New England, United States * 2002 – European Pool B Championships –

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* 2004 – European Pool B Championships – Regensberg,Germany * 2005 – Team tour of Orange County area inLos Angeles, United States * 2006 – European Pool B Championships –

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* 2008 – European Pool B Championships –

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* 2010 – Team tour of New England, United States * 2014 – European Pool C Championships –

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* 2016 – European Pool C Championships – Ljubljana, Slovenia * 2018 - European Pool C Championships - Ashbourne, County Meath, Ireland * 2019 - European Pool B Championships - Blagoevgrad,

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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

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. Ireland won the C pool in 2018, advancing to the B pool of competition in 2019. The competition was played at the

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in County Meath.

Roster

Ireland's roster for the European Baseball Championship Qualifier 2022, the last official competition in which the team took part.

References

External links

Irish National Baseball Team News
(archived 2009) National baseball teams in Europe

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History

Roster

See also

References

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