With the Irish Open Softball Tournament (IOST) last month, and SINCC this Sunday the 29th of September in Galway for the first time; that will wrap up the SI competitions for 2024. Declan Carty the SI competitions officer has done an extraordinary amount of work over the course of the year, sometimes on his own and SI would like to thank him for all his hard work and effort.
IOST was a tough one this year, with only 12 teams competing (possibly too many people were at Stradbally for Electric Picnic?) Belfast Softball Club took home the top prize for the second year in a row and we would like to congratulate them on another fine finish. It was an all-Ulster final with the Belfast Cubs playing the BSC Real McCoys whose bats were just too hot to handle.
Softball Ireland has been made aware of a number of issues concerning the venue and the board has prioritised some solutions for future tournaments. If you could help us out with anything we may have missed and let us know what we can do to improve IOST, both as a tournament and one of the largest social events for SI members for the year, then if you could fill out this questionnaire it would be a great help. Thanks!