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Alper Bozkurt from the Turkish Baseball Academy returns to Greystones Welcome to the home of the Greystones Mariners Baseball Club. Founded in 1991, the Mariners are the oldest and largest baseball club in Ireland. The club is based in Greystones, Co. Wicklow, and can be contacted at mariners@greystonesbaseball.org

MLBI Envoy Coach Alper Bozkurt from the Turkish Baseball Academy returns to Greystones this weekend to provide advanced training to youth players.

Youth players and interested newscomers aged 7 to 13 can come down to Mariners Field on Friday, July 3 from 4.30 to 6pm, and/or Saturday, July 4 from 11am to 2pm. Contact Michael Quilty or Paul Murray for additional details.

The Mariners will play host to several teams visiting from across Ireland on Saturday, 20 June, with both youth and adult league games on three different diamonds.

Mariners Field at Charlesland will be divided into two youth diamonds for U13 league games (starting at 10.30 am) between the Mariners, Cavan Comets, Kerry Green Sox, Cork Druids, Clondalkin Cardinals and Portstewart Eagles.

Up above the Charlesland Sport and Recreation Park on the top soccer pitch, the Mariners adult team will take on the Dublin Hurricanes in an A-B double header, also starting at 10.30.

With sunshine in the forecast and 8 baseball teams converging on Greystones, there is no better time to soak up some good Irish baseball.

Four players from the Greystones Mariners were selected to play on the Under 16s All-Ireland "Cadets" team, following a national try-out held at O'Malley Field in Clondalkin. Mark Treacy, Duane Topham, Jack Farrell and William Bluett will join a squad of 15 players from all over Ireland in advanced training programs and the potential for competitions abroad. Congratulations go out to Mark, Duane, Jack and William from everyone in the club on their well earned achievement!

The Mariners U13s take on the Clondalkin Cardinals and the Cavan Comets in a mini-blitz at Corkagh Park in Clondalkin on Saturday.

For those playing, please be pitchside at Corkagh Park, Clondalkin by 10.30 (suggest you leave G'stones @ 9.30). Bring your glove. Please wear club T Shirt & Hat (new players will be provided with these on the day). Also wear soccer/baseball boots & track suit bottoms/baseball pants. Bring a snack lunch & plenty of water. Bring suncream/rainwear depending on the weather.

11.00 am Clondalkin Cardinals vs Greystones Mariners
12.00 pm Clondalkin Cardinals vs Cavan Comets
1.00 pm Cavan Comets Vs Greystones Mariners
End 2.30 pm
5 innings per game.

Training as usual at 4.30 on Friday.

The Irish Baseball League starts off with a pre-season blitz on Saturday, 4th April, at O'Malley Field in Corkagh Park, Clondalkin. There will be a round robin of short games with the Mariners playing the Black Sox, Spartans and Hurricanes.

The season proper begins on 18th April in Greystones, when the Mariners take on the Dublin Spartans in an A/B double header on the top field at Charlesland Sports and Recreation Park. For the full league schedule, check out Baseball Ireland's website.

Softball training resumes on 30th March at 7pm at Charlesland Sports and Recreation Park in Greystones. New members are always welcome.

As usual, the club will be represented in the Greystones St. Patrick's Day Parade, with members of the U13 team taking part this year. Any other club members are welcome to join the group at 11 am at assembly marker, 50A, on Mill Rd. The parade starts at 11.45a.m.

At 2pm, the club's senior team will have a holiday Old Timer's Game at Mariners Field. All past youth members aged 16 and up, as well as former members of the senior team, are welcome to join a game where "everyone plays."

Boys and girls aged 8 to 13 are invited to check out our Open Day on Friday, 20th March at 4.30 pm in Charlesland Sport and Recreation Park. New players and experienced veterans are encouraged to come out. There will be an Under 10 and an Under 13 team this year, with familiar and new faces among the coaching staff.

The Open Day for T-Ball (ages 5 to 7) is 11th March at 4.30pm.

T-ball (ages 5 to 7 years) will begin its 2009 season on Wednesday March 11th at 4.30, running until 5.30pm, on the baseball field at Charlesland Sports Centre. New players (and volunteers) are always welcome. We provide all necessary equipment also. For more details, phone Paul at 086 367 5056. Looking forward to seeing you there.

Pre-season adult baseball training involves standard training in Charlesland Sports Center on Saturdays at 1pm and fitness/strength training at the St. David's school, on Thursday evenings at 7pm until the league games begin on Saturdays in April. Training has started, but new members are always welcome.