Tunisia national Baseball5 team

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Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
Information
Country Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
Federation Tunisian Baseball and Softball Federation
Confederation WBSC Africa
ManagerYaya Gara
WBSC ranking
Current 4 Steady2.svg (16 November 2023) [1]
Baseball5 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2022 )
Best result6th (1 time, in 2022 )
Baseball5 African Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2022 )
Best resultGold medal africa.svg 1st (1 time, in 2024 )

The Tunisia national Baseball5 team represents Tunisia in international Baseball5 competitions.

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History

Tunisia first participated in the 2022 Baseball5 African Championship held in Dar es Salaam, where they finished with a 2–2 record in the round robin, advancing to the knockout stage. Tunisia beat Tanzania in the quarter finals but lost to South Africa in the semifinals. In the bronze medal game, Tunisia defeated Uganda 2 matches to 0 to claim the bronze medal. [2]

Tunisia was given a wild card spot by the World Baseball Softball Confederation to participate in the 2022 Baseball5 World Cup. [3]

In the world championship, held in Mexico City, Tunisia finished third in their group with a 2–3 record, qualifying to the Super Round, where they finished last after losing all their matches. Tunisia finished sixth in the tournament with an overall 2–6 record. [4]

Tunisia won the 2024 Baseball5 African Championship, held in Praia, Cape Verde, defeating South Africa 2 sets to 0 in the final game. [5]

Current roster

As of 12 November 2022 [6]
No.Pos.PlayerGender
4 UTLSaidana AichaF
10 UTLMahmoudi BalighM
8 UTLHelmi Ben MoumenM
11 UTLAziz ChtiouiM
1 UTLMolka JlajlaF
3 UTLSourour MissaouiF
7 UTLMarwen SioudM
6 UTLTrabelsi WiemF

Staff

No.Pos.Name
--Manager Yaya Gara

Tournament record

Baseball5 World Cup

Baseball5 World Cup record
YearRoundPositionWLRSRA
Flag of Mexico.svg 2022 Super round6th266275
Total1/1266275

Baseball5 African Championship

Baseball5 African Championship record
YearRoundPositionWL
Flag of Tanzania.svg 2022 Semifinals3rd43
Flag of Cape Verde.svg 2024 Final1st71
Total2/2114

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References

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