2012
November Newsletter
Read what happened in Softball Leinster in the month of November and the upcoming events.
Christmas Pressie from SL and Gourmet Burger
Softball Leinster are delighted to announce a special deal for all Softball Leinster members.
October Newsletter
Read what happened in Softball Leinster in the month of October and the upcoming events.
Carathon Report
The Carathon ! not a word heard of in softball circles before but hopefully one that we hear of for many years to come.
AGM 2012 Reminder
Softball Leinster would like to remind and encourage all teams to attend the 2012 AGM on Saturday the 20th of October in the Woolshed Bar on parnell street from 2pm.
2012 League Season MVPs
This year Softball Leinster introduced something new to the match reports. We added a home and away MVP and asked the captains to nominate the best player from the oppositon for that game. They could only pick one person, Male or Female. Criteria was left open but generally we were looking for players who made great plays, hit well or generally made the difference in the game.
2012 Round up on Dublin City FM
At 3pm to 3:30pm The boys, Declan and Breffini, from "On the Ball" on Dublin City FM (103.2 FM) will be talking to Julie and Steven about the 2012 Leinster League season.
Volunteers for Charity event
Carathon Softball Day in Aid of Focus Ireland
On Friday the 5th of October Carat , Softball Leinster and Kielys Softball Club are running a softball Corporate day in aid of Focus Ireland
All Star 2012 video
If you missed the Softball Leinster League All Star game, thats ok, you can watch the highlights here
Game 8 - Dynamoes v DNace
So here we are on a muggy finals day in Pardubice. There is plenty of cloud cover at the moment but we expect the sun to burn through and hope that the Dynamoe bats will be as scorching as the weather (groooooan…). There is disappointment across the camp that we are not featuring in the page play offs for the first time in our experience at this tournament but there is still a strong desire to show this Czech team that we can hit and we look forward to finishing the tournament with a good solid winning performance.
Dynamoes Game 7 v Askoe Linz St
Well the day here has not started well with thunderstorms over night and a lot of heavy rain resulting in the game between Chromies & Lisicke being postponed. As we are hear waiting for the pitch to be prepared the grounds crew are out trying to use sponges to mop up the excess water under the tarps and in true Irish style no sooner that they take the water off the clay, it starts to rain heavier!
Dynamoes Game 6 v DNace
The second last group game for Dodder Dynamoes versus the Czech Team DNace sees Ciaran Darcy wax lyrical once more with Janice Ward finishing off when Ciaran takes to the field in the sixth inning.
Dynamoes Game 5 at Uce travellers
The reports keep coming in from Dodder and are great play by play reads. Todays game five report was written by Ciaran Darcy although seemed tohave been edited by the Wards. Photos taken by Janice and Brian Connolly.
August Newsletter
Read what happened in Softball Leinster in the month of August and the upcoming events.
July Newsletter
Read what happened in Leinster in the month of July.
End Of Season Party
The Softball Leinster End of Season Party will be on the 13th of October in the Lafayette Bar on Westmoreland street
AGM 2012 Notice
Softball Leinster will be holding the 2012 AGM on Saturday the 20th of October in the Woolshed Bar on parnell street from 2pm.
September Newsletter
Read what happened in Softball Leinster in the month of September and the upcoming events.
2012 AGM Minutes
The minutes from the 2012 Softball Leinster AGM are finalised and can be found here.
Dynamoes Game 4
This report on Dodders Dynamoes 4th game against Chromies from London was written by Janice Ward before she made an appearance herself in the last two innings.
Dynamoes Game 3
Dodder Dynamoes sent in this report of their game three against the local team Pasos Pardubice. Written by their own Ciaran Darcy.
Dynamoes Day 1
Dodder Dynamoes first day of ECCS pitted them against the Lisicke, a slovenian team that is there to win it and the Sunville Tigers, a Belgian team at their first ECCS tournament. Dynamoes must finish in the top four after the group stage to have a chance of a medal, so require a minimum of four wins and will have to come out of day one with a 1-1 record.
Dynamoes in Europe
Dodder Dynamoes are in the Czech Republic after flying in yesterday, where on Tuesday morning in Pardubice, they start their campaign for a second European title.
D-Day for Dynamoes in Europe
Dodder Dynamoes have struggled in the Czech Republic with both the heat and their bats but they still have a chance and an opportunity to show Europe what we know they can do.
Dublin City FM
At 3pm The boys, Declan and Breffini, from "On the Ball" on Dublin City FM (103.2 FM) will be talking to Julie and Steven about the All-Star game last Friday.
All-Stars Lineup announced
The Leinster League All-stars is just hours away. The two captains have had their lineups for a week, mulled over their decisions and have now released thier starting lineups. The players are ignoring work and phycing themselves up for a great day of Softball. The game will be seven innings with both teams batting 16 and unlimited substitutions.
Premier Title Chase
Oddsox softball club waited 22 years to win their first Premier title and now could they win their second in just three years
Division Two Title Chase
Just a Month left in the Leinster League to go and division two is still wide open and can be won by four teams.
Leinster League All-Stars
Softball Leinster are delighted to announce the first Softball Leinster All Star Game: Premier versus Division 1, This will be held in Trinity College Cricket Pitch, by the Pavillion Bar on Friday the 27th and starts at 7pm
Castleknock Blitz 2012
The Castleknock Blitz is on the 21st of July, with already a good number of teams entered, Castleknock are still looking for more to really grow the blitz
June Newsletter
Hear all about it! find out about whats happened in softball Leinster for the last month.
Softball On The Radio Today
Have your Radios, Smart Phones or computers all tuned in to 90.3 FM as Softball Leinster go on air once again.
Softball On The Air Waves
Dublin City fm have invited Softball Leinster onto their show "On the Ball" on Sunday the 13th.
Tied game, bottom of last, 2 on : whats the final score?
Twice over the last two weeks, we have seen Premier league games tied in the bottom of the last and the home team score more than one run to win the game. But do all the runs count?
Report From the Niall Mellon Blitz
Report fron Alan O'Rafferty on the Niall Mellon Blitz .
Leinster Softballers on Baseball Irelands National Squad
The 2012 Irish National Baseball Sqaud was announced this week and we are proud to report that six Softballers from the Leinster League were named.
Corporate Evenings and Recruitment posters
Softball Leinster are now offering corporate softball evenings to Companies, for a fee Softball Leinster will be able to organise a softball evening providing the gear and teaching the basics followed by a game between departments/group for the bragging rights.
Renegades Blitz 12th May
Renegades Blitz on the 12th May in ALSAA, €100 entry fee.
First Softball Dirt Diamond
Today 2Pak Softball Club announced the exciting new project they have started in conjunction with ALSAA.
Softball Leinster Budget
Softball Leinster 2012 Budget Released.
90% Chance of Rain, What do we do ?
The weather forecast says 90% chance of rain, Thunder, Cold and sunny, what do we do ?
Changes to Byelaws For 2012
Softball Leinster release the 2012 byelaws.
UCD IV's a Scorcher
The UCD leg of the IV's (the last leg of the 2011-2012 IV’s) took place over the weekend in what was to be the warmest weekend of the year yet and possibly of the summer to come. Only needing to beat NUI Galway to secure back to back IV Championships, UCD Wildcats entered the tournament as clear favourites.
2012 League Schedule
With the final teams confirmed, we can announce that the 2012 Leinster League is full and the schedules are now live.
Niall Mellon Blitz
On Saturday 28th April, Alan O’Rafferty together with Castleknock softball club are holding a softball tournament in aid of the Niall Mellon Township Trust. The tournament is being held in castleknock collge and either teams or individuals can enter. Lunch is included in the cost. To enter Contact Alan O'Rafferty at
Umpire Coordinator Announced
SL announces Umpire coordinator for 2012
Pam on the road to London 2012!!
Pamela keeps a clean sheet in Olympic Hockey qualifier
March Newsletter
Open days are over, newbies are flooding in and Paddys Day is around the corner which means everyone will be training the week after yet there is still loads going on in Softball Leinster, which you can read all about in our latest Newsletter.
New Online Community Announcement
Softball Leinster has today announced the imminent launch of its online SL Community, a space where small businesses run by or employing SL members can showcase their products and services to all members of the region's softball clubs.
2012 Registration Open
Registration for the 2012 Leinster League is now open.
Open Days Keep the People Coming
Open Days are built and they do come
Renegades Table Quiz
Fancy winning yourself a top cash prize and enjoying a fun night out with friends and team mates? Renegades Softball Club are hosting a Table Quiz on the evening of 30th March.
Leinster Team Fees For 2012
To enable us to release the team fees in time for the opening of registration on March 1st we are releasing the byelaws with team fees.
Are You Ready For 2012?
2012 is upon us! Are you ready for another year of softball? We certainly are! We've plenty to be getting on with at Softball Leinster, which you can read all about in our latest Newsletter.
Softball Leinster Open Days Hit the Mark!
The people of Dublin were offered something new as Softball Leinster organised a free open day in two venues across Dublin on Saturday 21 January. The idea behind the open days was to introduce the sport to new people and give them an insight into the game.
SL Committee Update
Softball Leinster would like to welcome Fiona Lehane of Marlay Mayhem to the Softball Leinster team assuming the role of Secretary replacing Michelle Hayden who unfortunately resigned the postion.
