The Belfast Sliders made the long journey to Cork on Friday 12th August 2022 to participate in the first full-weekend Irish Open Softball Tournament (IOST) since 2019. Hoping to retain the plate that they won in 2019, the Sliders faced off against 11 other teams to ultimately rank 7th overall in the standings – competing once again for the plate. Unfortunately in the plate semi-final, the Sliders were unable to hold their own against the Hypnotists and lost 8-0 in their final game of the tournaments.
In total 14 players played in Cork: Ruth, Rachel, Christina, Emma, Kirsty, Marian, Dan, Casey, Ciaran, Michal, Tim, Andrew and Gregg. All the team had an opportunity to shine during the already blistering weekend – notable mentions go to all the players who scored home runs (Marian, Casey, Ciaran, Dan, Jun, Tim and Gregg) and to Gregg’s pitching.
Round Robin Results Day 1:
9.30am: Sliders 17 – 8 Hookers
10.30am: Hypnotists 19 – 9 Sliders
11.30am: Sliders 12 – 15 Traiderz
1.30pm: Batpak 18 – 2 Sliders
2.30pm: Sliders 10 – 6 Footleaders (BSC)
3.30pm: Cubs 12 – 9 Sliders
4.30pm: Suspects 3 – 9 Sliders
Round Robin Results Day 2:
10.30am: Sliders 14 – 6 Marlay
11.30am: Sliders 7 – 3 Cheerballers (BSC)
1.30pm: Sliders 6 – 18 Tribes
Plate Semi-Finals:
Hypnotists 8 – 0 Sliders