Baseball at the 2007 South Pacific Games

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Baseball at the 2007 South Pacific Games was contested by five teams. Palau won the gold medal, New Caledonia won the silver, American Samoa won the bronze. Fiji and Samoa were the other participating nations.

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Tournament

Because of bad weather conditions, the final medal rounds were cancelled, and the medal places were awarded upon round-robin results.

Final standings

TeamWinLoss
Flag of Palau.svg  Palau 80
Flag of France.svg  New Caledonia 52
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 43
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 26
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 08

Results

All five participating nations played a round-robin format.

28 August 2007 Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg0–13 (F/5) Flag of Palau.svg  Palau Faleata Sports Complex
28 August 2007 American Samoa  Flag of American Samoa.svg28–7 (F/3) Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Faleata Sports Complex
28 August 2007 Palau  Flag of Palau.svg7–2 Flag of France.svg  New Caledonia Faleata Sports Complex

29 August 2007 Palau  Flag of Palau.svg12–2 (F/5) Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Faleata Sports Complex
29 August 2007 Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg2–22 (F/4) Flag of France.svg  New Caledonia Faleata Sports Complex
29 August 2007 Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg0–15 (F/5) Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa Faleata Sports Complex

30 August 2007 Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg2–15 (F/5) Flag of France.svg  New Caledonia Faleata Sports Complex
30 August 2007 American Samoa  Flag of American Samoa.svg5–14 (F/7) Flag of Palau.svg  Palau Faleata Sports Complex
30 August 2007 Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg2–12 (F/6) Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Faleata Sports Complex

31 August 2007 New Caledonia  Flag of France.svg13–10 Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa Faleata Sports Complex
31 August 2007 Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg3–14 (F/5) Flag of Palau.svg  Palau Faleata Sports Complex
31 August 2007 American Samoa  Flag of American Samoa.svg14–4 (F/6) Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Faleata Sports Complex

1 September 2007 Palau  Flag of Palau.svg10–2 (F/7) Flag of France.svg  New Caledonia Faleata Sports Complex
1 September 2007 New Caledonia  Flag of France.svg16–5 (F/4) Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Faleata Sports Complex
1 September 2007 Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg0–10 Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa Faleata Sports Complex

2 September 2007 Palau  Flag of Palau.svg15–2 (F/5) Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Faleata Sports Complex
2 September 2007 New Caledonia  Flag of France.svg25–0 (F/5) Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Faleata Sports Complex
2 September 2007 American Samoa  Flag of American Samoa.svg1–5 Flag of Palau.svg  Palau Faleata Sports Complex

4 September 2007 Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg12–8 Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Faleata Sports Complex

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