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New Zealand national softball team
Information
Country New Zealand
FederationSoftball New Zealand
ConfederationWBSC Oceania
ManagerThomas Makea
WBSC World Rank 7 Steady (26 April 2023)[1]
Men's Softball World Championship
Appearances17 (First in 1966)
Best result 1st (7 times, most recent in 2017)


The New Zealand men's national softball team (nicknamed the Black Sox/Black Socks) is the national softball team for New Zealand.[2] They have won the ISF Men's World Championship seven times, becoming World Champions in 1976 (1st = with US and Canada), 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2013 and 2017.[3] They also won the inaugural Commonwealth Championships (a round robin tournament between New Zealand, Australia, Samoa, South Africa and Botswana) in 2006.[4] The "Black Sox" name is one of many national team nicknames related to the All Blacks as well as to famous "Sox" baseball teams. The female team is known as the White Sox

On 16 July 2017, New Zealand (Black Sox) defeated Australia (Aussie Steelers), six runs to four in the final of the 2017 ISF Men's World Championship held in Canada.

Results and fixtures[edit]

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023[edit]

2023 Men's Softball Oceania Championship 9 November 2023 (2023-11-09) Australia  3–9  New Zealand Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna
15:00 LP: Mark Harris (0–1)
HR: Matt Wickham (1), Scott Patterson (1)
Boxscore WP: Eruera Drage (1–0)
HR: Wayne Laulu (1)
Umpires: Mark Porteous (HP), Andrew McManus (1B), James English (2B), Trevor Murphy (3B)
2023 Men's Softball Oceania Championship 9 November 2023 (2023-11-09) American Samoa  0–15 (F/3)  New Zealand Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna
19:00 LP: Tyrese Leutele (0–1)
Boxscore WP: Liam Potts (1–0)
HR: Hohepa Monk (1), Cameron Watts (1)
Umpires: James English (HP), Trevor Murphy (1B), Andrew McManus (2B), Mark Porteous (3B)
2023 Men's Softball Oceania Championship 10 November 2023 (2023-11-10) New Zealand  4–11 (F/5)  Australia Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna
12:00 WP: Eruera Drage (1–1)
HR: Hohepa Monk (2), Te Kirika Cooper-Nicola (1)
Boxscore WP: Jarryd Farrell (1–0)
HR: Scott Patterson (2)
Umpires: Trevor Murphy (HP), James English (1B), Mark Porteous (3B)
2023 Men's Softball Oceania Championship 10 November 2023 (2023-11-10) New Zealand  15–0 (F/3)  American Samoa Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna
15:00 WP: Floyd Nola (1–0)
HR: Hohepa Monk (3)
Boxscore LP: Richard Nomura (0–2)
Umpires: Andrew McManus (HP), Mark Porteous (1B), Trevor Murphy (3B)
2023 Men's Softball Oceania Championship 11 November 2023 (2023-11-11) New Zealand  0–7 (F/5)  Australia Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna
12:00 LP: Pita Rona (0–1)
Boxscore WP: Jarryd Farrell (2–0)
HR: Mark Harris (1), Matthew Harrow (1)
Umpires: Andrew McManus (HP), James English (1B), Mark Porteous (2B), Trevor Murphy (3B)
2023 Men's Softball Oceania Championship 11 November 2023 (2023-11-11) American Samoa  0–13 (F/4)  New Zealand Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna
18:00 LP: Aifili Solaita (0–2)
Boxscore WP: Liam Potts (2–0)
HR: Zachary Boyd (1, 2)
Umpires: Trevor Murphy (HP), James English (1B), Mark Porteous (3B)

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following players were called up for the 2023 Men's Softball Oceania Championship in American Samoa for the 2025 Softball World Cup.[5][6]

2023 Men's Softball Oceania Championship New Zealand roster
Players Coaches
Pitchers
Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Utility

Manager

Coaches

  • Steven Deans (Coach)


Competitive Record[edit]

Men's Softball World Cup[edit]

Men's Softball World Cup record
Year Host Round Pos Pld W L RF RA Squad
1966  Mexico Third place 3rd 13 10 3
1968  United States Round robin 5th 9 5 4
1972  Philippines Third place 3rd 13 7 6
1976  New Zealand Champions 3rd 13 10 3
1980  United States Fourth place 4th 9 6 3
1984  United States Champions 1st 10 9 1
1988  Canada Runners-up 2nd 17 14 3
1992  Philippines Runners-up 2nd 15 11 4
1996  United States Champions 1st 14 14 0
2000  South Africa Champions 1st 15 14 1
2004  New Zealand Champions 1st 10 9 1
2009  Canada Runners-up 2nd 11 9 2 106 26
2013  New Zealand Champions 1st 10 9 1 54 17
2015  Canada Runners-up 2nd 10 7 3 70 25
2017  Canada Champions 1st 10 9 1 79 13
2019  Czech Republic Fourth place 4th 10 5 5 51 24
2022  New Zealand Placement round 8th 8 4 4 29 28 Squad
2025 Qualified
Total 7 titles 17/17 196 152 45 389 133

Men's Softball Oceania Championship[edit]

Men's Softball Oceania Championship record
Year Host Round Pos Pld W L RF RA Squad
2023  American Samoa Runners-up 2nd 6 4 2 56 21 Squad
Total Runners-up 1/1 6 4 2 56 21

Honours[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The WBSC Men's Softball World Ranking". WBSC. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Sox Nation". Softball New Zealand. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  3. ^ Andrea Blackshaw (9 February 2004). "New Zealand Three-peats at Men's World Championships". International Softball Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2007.
  4. ^ "New Zealand downs Aussies for Commonwealth title". International Softball Federation. 30 January 2006. Archived from the original on 25 October 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2007.
  5. ^ "NEW ZEALAND BLACK SOX TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT". Softball New Zealand. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  6. ^ "New coach Thomas Makea names Black Sox softball squad for World Cup qualifier". Stuff. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

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