NORTHERN KNIGHTS WIN 2008 NASN DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT - JUNE 29

The Northern Knights retained their Dublin International Baseball title by defeating the Irish Team in the final on June 29th at Dodger Baseball Field in Corkagh Park, Clondalkin. The tournament was a centrepiece of the Baseball Festival Weekend which coincided with the 10th Anniversary Celebrations of the opening of the Irish National Baseball Facility. The tournament featured the Irish National Team and three teams from the UK: The Northen Knights, the Bolton Robots of Doom and the London Metros. CJ Brown (Ireland) was selected as the top pitcher of the tournament and Karim Ariane (Northern Knights) won the Tournament MVP.

We were also fortunate to have our good friends (Jason Holowaty is a legend) in Major League Baseball supply us with the MLB Road Show which proved to be a great hit with kids of all ages! We also had a Youth Baseball Blitz all day Saturday which showed that the future of Irish Baseball is bright.

I'd also like to specially thank MICK MANNING for all his work as well as some guests who made the extra effort to join in the celebrations: Martin Miller (President - Confederation of European Baseball), Gus O'Connell (Deputy Mayor of South Dublin County Council) and Robert Faucher (Deputy Chief of Mission from the US Embassy to Ireland).

Pictured left to right: Mike Kindle, Gus O'Connell (Deputy Mayor of South Dublin County Council), Martin Miller (President - Confederation of European Baseball), and Robert Faucher (Deputy Chief of Mission from the US Embassy to Ireland).

Tournament Schedule

Saturday, 28th June
10:00 - Ireland vs Northern Knights
12:00 - 10th Anniversary Ceremony
12:30 - London Metros vs Bolton Robots of Doom
14:30 - Northern Knights vs London Metros
16:30 - Bolton Robots of Doom vs Ireland

Sunday, 29th June
10am - London Metros vs Ireland
12:00 - Bolton Robots vs Northern Knights

14:00 - Third Place Playoff
16:00 - Championship Final

NASN - Proud Supporters of the Irish National Baseball Team