| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  American Samoa |
| Dates | 9–11 November 2023 |
| Teams | 3 (from 1 continent) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions |  Australia (1st title) |
Runner-up |  New Zealand |
Third place | American Samoa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 9 |
| Best batting average | Jarryd Farrell (1.000) |
| Most homeruns hit | Hohepa Monk (3) |
| Most stolen bases | Zachary Boyd Tane Mumu (3) |
| Most strikeouts (as pitcher) | Mathew Beckett Liam Potts (16) |
TBD → | |
The 2023 Men's Softball Oceania Championship was the inaugural edition of the Men's Softball Oceania Championship, the international men's softball championship of Oceania organized by WBSC Oceania. The top two teams qualified for the 2025 Men's Softball World Cup.[1][2]
Format[edit]
The tournament was a round robin format with each team playing each other three times over the course of three days.[3][4]
Venues[edit]
All games were played at the Tony Solaita Field in Tafuna, American Samoa.
| Tafuna | |
|---|---|
| Tony Solaita Field | |
| Capacity: 500 |
Teams[edit]
The following three teams competed in the inaugural edition.[1][2][5]
- American Samoa (hosts)
- Australia
- New Zealand
Squads[edit]
Standings[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 69 | 13 | +56 | .833 | — | Qualification for 2025 Men's Softball World Cup |
| 2 | New Zealand
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 21 | +35 | .667 | 1 | |
| 3 | American Samoa (H)
|
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 91 | −91 | .000 | 5 |
Source: WBSC Oceania
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head[6]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head[6]
(H) Hosts
Results[edit]
All times are local SST, (UTC-11).[3]
| 9 November 2023 12:00 |
Australia
|
16–0 (F/3) | American Samoa
|
Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna Umpires: Trevor Murphy (HP), James English (1B), Andrew McManus (3B) |
| WP: Mathew Beckett (1–0) | Boxscore | LP: Richard Nomura (0–1) |
| 9 November 2023 15:00 |
Australia
|
3–9 | New Zealand
|
Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna Umpires: Mark Porteous (HP), Andrew McManus (1B), James English (2B), Trevor Murphy (3B) |
| LP: Mark Harris (0–1) | Boxscore | WP: Eruera Drage (1–0) | ||
| HR: Matt Wickham (1), Scott Patterson (1) | HR: Wayne Laulu (1) |
| 9 November 2023 19:00 |
American Samoa
|
0–15 (F/3) | New Zealand
|
Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna Umpires: James English (HP), Trevor Murphy (1B), Andrew McManus (2B), Mark Porteous (3B) |
| LP: Tyrese Leutele (0–1) | Boxscore | WP: Liam Potts (1–0) | ||
| HR: Hohepa Monk (1), Cameron Watts (1) |
| 10 November 2023 12:00 |
New Zealand
|
4–11 (F/5) | Australia
|
Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna Umpires: Trevor Murphy (HP), James English (1B), Mark Porteous (3B) |
| WP: Eruera Drage (1–1) | Boxscore | WP: Jarryd Farrell (1–0) | ||
| HR: Hohepa Monk (2), Te Kirika Cooper-Nicola (1) | HR: Scott Patterson (2) |
| 10 November 2023 15:00 |
New Zealand
|
15–0 (F/3) | American Samoa
|
Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna Umpires: Andrew McManus (HP), Mark Porteous (1B), Trevor Murphy (3B) |
| WP: Floyd Nola (1–0) | Boxscore | LP: Richard Nomura (0–2) | ||
| HR: Hohepa Monk (3) |
| 10 November 2023 18:00 |
Australia
|
21–0 (F/4) | American Samoa
|
Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna Umpires: James English (HP), Andrew McManus (1B), Mark Porteous (3B) |
| WP: Mark Harris (1–1) | Boxscore | LP: Aifili Solaita (0–1) | ||
| HR: Matt Wickham (2), Jarryd Farrell (1), Cody Smith (1) |
| 11 November 2023 12:00 |
New Zealand
|
0–7 (F/5) | Australia
|
Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna Umpires: Andrew McManus (HP), James English (1B), Mark Porteous (2B), Trevor Murphy (3B) |
| LP: Pita Rona (0–1) | Boxscore | WP: Jarryd Farrell (2–0) | ||
| HR: Mark Harris (1), Matthew Harrow (1) |
| 11 November 2023 15:00 |
American Samoa
|
0–11 (F/4) | Australia
|
Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna Umpires: Mark Porteous (HP), Andrew McManus (1B), Trevor Murphy (2B), James English (3B) |
| LP: Tyrese Leutele (0–2) | Boxscore | WP: Mathew Beckett (2–0) | ||
| HR: Mark Harris (2), James Purcell (1), Mathew Beckett (1) |
| 11 November 2023 18:00 |
American Samoa
|
0–13 (F/4) | New Zealand
|
Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna Umpires: Trevor Murphy (HP), James English (1B), Mark Porteous (3B) |
| LP: Aifili Solaita (0–2) | Boxscore | WP: Liam Potts (2–0) | ||
| HR: Zachary Boyd (1, 2) |
Homeruns[edit]
There were 19 homeruns scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.11 homeruns per match.[7]
3 homeruns
2 homeruns
1 homerun
Qualified teams for 2025 Men's Softball World Cup[edit]
The following two teams from WBSC Oceania qualified for the 2025 Men's Softball World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Men's Softball World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|
| Australia |
10 November 2023 | 11 (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2009 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022) |
| New Zealand |
10 November 2023 | 17 (1966, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2009 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Broadcasting[edit]
All matches were streamed on KVZK-TV's YouTube channel.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Schedule Update: Men's Softball World Cup Oceania Qualifier". WBSC Oceania. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Oceania qualifiers for U-18 Women's and Men's Softball World Cups underway in American Samoa". WBSC. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Schedule & Results". WBSC Oceania. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "NEW ZEALAND BLACK SOX TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT". Softball New Zealand. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "New coach Thomas Makea names Black Sox softball squad for World Cup qualifier". Stuff. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Tournament Regulations: Article C11". WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Stats". WBSC Oceania. Retrieved 10 November 2023.