Mayo's newest sports squad showing good early promise

Mayo has a fairly new sport being played on the local fields – softball!

Softball is similar to Rounders, and Mayo’s first ever mixed adult softball team started playing in 2024.

They are called the Mayo Madres.

The Mayo Madres competed last Saturday in 'The Galway Blitz' with eight teams competing in multiple games throughout the day.

The Mayo Madres were undefeated throughout the day and won the cup!

Current member count is 23, and at their very first tournament last year, 'The Gobbler', in the University of Galway Connacht GAA Air Dome, they were amazing and came away with the third place plate.

In the first tournament of the 2025 season, 'The Brian Walshe Cup' (a tournament in the Irish solfball calendar), held in Dublin, Mayo launched the summer softball season with 10 other teams competing for the coveted Cup, Bowl and Plate.

They ended up in the middle of the pack against very seasoned teams. So not bad for a newly organised team!

The next big day for this amazing team, will be the first leg of 'The Wild Atlantic League'. It will be played at the Swinford Amenity Park.

This competition pits various teams from the Softball Connacht Munster league.

The winner of The Wild Atlantic League will meet the winners of the Belfast League and the Dublin League, bringing three good teams together to fight for a chance to play in the European Super Cup in 2027 in Berlin.

28 June 2025 is the date to put in your calendar. Come out and support these new heroes of Mayo sports at the Swinford Amenity Park!

For more information contact Michelle Grover on (087)2700093 or find the on Facebook: Mayo Softball.

New members welcome! Training: Saturday 1 to 3 p.m. at Swinford Amenity Park.