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Information | |
Country | ![]() |
Federation | South African Baseball Union |
Confederation | WBSC Africa |
Manager | Americo Juma |
WBSC ranking | |
Current | 7 ![]() |
Baseball5 World Cup | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 2022) |
Best result | 7th (1 time, in 2022) |
Baseball5 African Championship | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 2022) |
Best result | ![]() |
The South Africa national Baseball5 team represents South Africa in international Baseball5 competitions.
History
[edit]South Africa won the 2022 Baseball5 African Championship held in Dar es Salaam, finishing the tournament with a perfect 7–0 record and defeating Kenya in the final, 2 games to 0, winning the gold medal. South Africa qualified to the 2022 Baseball5 World Cup held in Mexico City as African champions.[2]
South Africa finished fifth in their group in the World Cup opening round with a 2–3 record and won all the placement round games to finish the tournament with an overall record of 5–3, ranking seventh.[3]
Current roster
[edit]- As of 12 November 2022[4]
No. | Pos. | Player | Gender |
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28 | UTL | Louis Michael Albertyn | M |
96 | UTL | Mariska Barnard | F |
26 | UTL | Aidan Bartes | M |
22 | UTL | Sipelo Gadudu | M |
99 | UTL | Nicolene Grobler | F |
8 | UTL | Juanay Kleynhans | F |
18 | UTL | Sylvester Maredo | M |
2 | UTL | Itumeleng Moreroa | F |
Staff
[edit]No. | Pos. | Name |
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-- | Manager | Americo Juma |
-- | Coach | Hayley Scott |
Tournament record
[edit]Baseball5 World Cup
[edit]Baseball5 World Cup record | ||||||
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Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA |
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Placement round | 7th | 5 | 3 | 56 | 52 |
Total | 1/1 | – | 5 | 3 | 56 | 52 |
Baseball5 African Championship
[edit]Baseball5 African Championship record | ||||
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Year | Round | Position | W | L |
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Final | 1st | 7 | 0 |
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Final | 2nd | 6 | 2 |
Total | 1/1 | – | 13 | 2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "The WBSC Baseball5 World Ranking". WBSC. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "South Africa defeats Kenya to win historical first-ever Baseball5 African Championship, both qualify for WBSC Baseball5 World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Baseball5 World Cup 2022 Final Report" (PDF). World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "South Africa Roster". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 28 November 2023.