South Africa national Baseball5 team
 South Africa | |
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| Information | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Federation | South African Baseball Union |
| Confederation | WBSC Africa |
| Manager | Americo Juma |
| WBSC ranking | |
| Current | 7  1 (16 November 2023)[1] |
| 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 |  1st (1 time, in 2022) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| -- | Manager | Americo Juma |
| -- | Coach | Hayley Scott |
Tournament record
[edit]Baseball5 World Cup
[edit]| Baseball5 World Cup record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA |
 2022
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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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | W | L |
 2022
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Final | 1st | 7 | 0 |
 2024
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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.
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