Baseball Ireland Executive
2022 Baseball Ireland Executive
If you would like to know more about Irish baseball, please contact, by e-mail, the respective Officer associated with each department.
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Sean Mitchell is the Treasurer of Baseball Ireland and has held positions on the Baseball Ireland National Executive Committee and Board of Directors since the organisation was founded, including a 6 year stint as President.
Sean has had the privilege of representing Ireland on the Irish National Baseball Team as the starting catcher from 1996 – 2005, at which point he moved into a coaching role and has been the Manager of the team since then. A 20 year veteran in the Irish league playing with the Dublin Spartans along with his two brothers, Sean also founded the Ashbourne Giants club in 2009, focusing on the youth age groups. And now the club is entering its 4th year with an adult team which Sean also plays for.
In 2011 the club started its quest to find a field of their own and this culminated in the opening of the International Baseball Centre in Ashbourne, Co Meath is 2015 which is now hosting international tournaments as well as being the home field for the Ashbourne Giants. Sean’s wife, Carmel, is now also a leading administrator of Ashbourne Baseball and their children, Brona (17) and Patrick (13) are avid players of baseball, playing alongside Sean (48!) with the Ashbourne Giants.
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Originally from Canada, Jason moved to Ireland in 2012. Baseball has been a large part of their lives since moving.
Jason enjoys working with the young developing players in Ireland. Jason coaches the Ashbourne Giants in the B Division of the Irish Baseball League. The team is focused on developing the teenaged players in the club.
Adult League Coordinator
Shaun Grant
Position:
Adult League Coordinator
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Emer is originally from Dublin and moved to County Meath in 1995.
She has been with the Ashbourne Baseball Club since it was formed in 2009.
Both of her children play baseball, currently at Little League and Adult/International level.
Emer played softball with a team in Dublin in the 90s, and currently plays softball with the Ashbourne Antlers. She also played Baseball for a short time in 2020 with the South Coast Pirates in Hastings UK.
Emer is a qualified horticulturist and is also the Field Director for Ashbourne Baseball Club and the International Baseball Centre.
Public Relations Officer
Adrian Kelly
Position:
Public Relations Officer
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Adrian is from Clones, County Monaghan. He has been involved with Irish baseball since 2012 and as national Public Relations Officer since 2017. He is President of the Comets Baseball Team based at the Peace Link Sports ground in Clones and was a coach on the U18 Irish National Team for the European Championships in Italy in 2018
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Gareth was born in Dublin in 1980, he moved to Canada when he was 7 and spent almost 4 years there, which is where he fell in love with the game of baseball. When he came back to Ireland he got involved with the Greystones Mariners in his local town. Over 30 years later he is still with the same club, now known as Mariners Baseball Ireland. He has played and managed at all levels within the club, and has been lucky enough to represent Ireland in 3 European championships. Gareth is keen on the development of the game at all levels in Ireland, but especially at the youth level, and enjoys sharing his knowledge of the game.
Youth Leagues Co-Ordinator
Juan Galan
Position:
Youth Leagues Co-Ordinator
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Baseball Journey:
Played Baseball in Spain from 14yrs old.
Played Cadet and Adult Spanish Baseball B-league, Club Antorcha and Astros
Assistant Coach, Softball All-girls Fast-Pitch 1990 to 1996. 1995 A-League Spanish National title. Club Antorcha.
Certified Baseball and Softball Coach by the Spanish Baseball Federation (1992, 1993)
Involved in Baseball development since 18yrs old. Baseball Academy.
2001-2 played baseball with Brighton Buccaneers B league
2003-4 played baseball with Dublin Black Sox
2004 to 2009 played and coached Co-ed SlowPitch Diamond Dogs club, Dublin.
2009-2017 break
2017 to present – Red Rox youth Coach
Baseball Ireland National Team
National Team General Manager
Jay Murphy
Position:
National Team General Manager
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Jay Murphy has worked in the game of baseball for nearly 40 years. His career has spanned the Junior College, Division III and Division I levels in the United States. He spent 15 years as the Head Baseball Coach at Division I schools including Cleveland State University (1996-2006) and George Washington University (1987-1996). His coaching background includes stints at Schenectady Community College, Skidmore College, John Carroll University, various stints at the high school level, along with both the Cleveland Indians Organization Winter Development Program and Major League Baseball’s Envoy Program in China.
Jay is actively involved in the Northeast Ohio baseball community where he is Director of Baseball Activities for the Baseball Heritage Museum (BHM) located at Historic League Park in Cleveland, Ohio, the former home of the Cleveland Indians and Cleveland Buckeyes professional baseball teams. Jay oversees BHM Buckeyes Youth Baseball programming while also serving as the Head Coach of their Collegiate Summer team. Along with duties overseeing the Buckeyes Baseball program, Jay serves as the Varsity Baseball Coach/Baseball Program Director at Andrews Osborne Academy in Willoughby, Ohio and is the current President of the Lake County Baseball Coaches Association in Northeast Ohio.
Jay has provided opportunities for youth of all ages in Northeast Ohio in the areas of travel baseball, camps and clinics along with a consulting component for parents and high school student-athletes focused on the NCAA recruiting process. This along with working closely with local professional baseball scouts sponsoring player showcases has provided youth in the region with numerous opportunities to pursue their aspirations of playing collegiate baseball. Jay has been associated with numerous players throughout his career who have gone on to play Professional Baseball including former Big Leaguers Steve Kline, John Flaherty, Jeff Tabaka and Allen Battle to mention a few.
He was recently named General Manager of the Senior National Team, and will now direct operations and logistics for both of Baseball Ireland’s National Teams having served in the role of GM and Head Coach for the 18U National Team this past year.
Baseball Ireland Webmaster
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Enda Mulcahy has been involved with American Sports most of his life having played Basketball at a Cospoir National Mini-Sport Festival in 1985, Flag Football with the South West Jets in the 1990s and then doing statistics and Line Judge for the American Football Association of Ireland. Enda was on the sideline crew for the NFL game in Dublin in 1997, and more recently has been attending Baseball games in Dublin, as well as playing and doing the statistics for Marlay Mustangs Softball Team. He has a BA in World Development from the Kimmage Development Studies Centre and is currently working as a Clerical Officer. Enda has also researched, compiled and written the www.eirball.ie Irish Baseball Archive as part of his College Project
