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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] The field is easily accessible from Dublin by public transit or car.

International Baseball Festival

The International Baseball Festival is an annual baseball tournament held at the International Baseball Centre in Ashbourne, County Meath, Ireland. 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.

2015

The first International Baseball Festival was held August 19th - 23rd. In the tournament, the Irish National Baseball Team competed against teams from Belgium, Mexico, the USA and Venezuela. Mexico was tournament champion.

2016

The second International Baseball Festival was held July 7th - 10th. In the tournament, the Irish National Baseball Team competed against teams from the USA and Venezuela as well as an All Star team (the President's 9) from the Irish Baseball League. Team USA was tournament champion.

2017

The third International Baseball Festival was held July 4th - 9th. In the tournament, the Irish National Baseball Team competed against teams from the Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain and the USA as well as an All Star team (the President's 9)from the Irish Baseball League. The President's 9 were tournament champion.

2018

The fourth International Baseball Festival was held July 12th - 15th. In the tournament, the Irish National Baseball Team competed against an AAU team from the USAA as well as an All Star team (the President's 9) from the Irish Baseball League. The Irish National Team were tournament champion.

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.^[4] 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.^[5]

Location

The International Baseball Centre is located in Ashbourne, County Meath, Ireland behind the Ashbourne Community Centre.

[https://www.google.com/maps/place/International+Baseball+Centre/@53.5041007,-6.4073247,14z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x486714eadda51d0d:0x2d9a46b333a1c83!8m2!3d53.5040971!4d-6.3898152 Location]

References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://baseballeurope.com/post/new_international_baseball_center_opens_in_ashbour|title=New International Baseball Center opens in Ashbourne, Ireland {{!}} CEB|website=baseballeurope.com|access-date=2018-12-25}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2015/08/25/4047082-mexico-emerge-as-baseball-tournament-champions-in-ashbourne/|title=Meath Chronicle - Mexico emerge as baseball tournament champions in|website=Meath Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2018-12-25}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.meathchronicle.ie/sport/othersports/articles/2018/07/25/4159377-four-nations-join-ireland-in-european-baseball-qualifiers-in-ashbourne/|title=Meath Chronicle - Four nations join Ireland in European Baseball Qualifiers in Ashbourne|website=Meath Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2018-12-25}}
4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.meathchronicle.ie/sport/othersports/articles/2018/07/25/4159377-four-nations-join-ireland-in-european-baseball-qualifiers-in-ashbourne/|title=Meath Chronicle - Four nations join Ireland in European Baseball Qualifiers in Ashbourne|website=Meath Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2018-12-30}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/irish-baseball-stars-now-target-olympic-qualification-858928.html|title=Irish baseball stars now target Olympic qualification|last=Tuesday|last2=July 31|date=2018-07-31|website=www.irishexaminer.com|access-date=2018-12-30|last3=Am|first3=2018-05:20}}

External Links

[https://www.google.com/maps/place/International+Baseball+Centre/@53.5041007,-6.4073247,14z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x486714eadda51d0d:0x2d9a46b333a1c83!8m2!3d53.5040971!4d-6.3898152 Location of International Baseball Centre]