| New Zealand under-18 softball team | |
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| Information | |
| Country | |
| Federation | Softball New Zealand |
| Confederation | WBSC Oceania |
| Manager | Jarrad Martin |
New Zealand men's junior national softball team is the junior national under-18 team for New Zealand. The team competed at the 1985 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Fargo, North Dakota where they finished first. [1] The team competed at the 1989 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Summerside, Prince Edward Island where they finished first. [2] The team competed at the 1993 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Auckland, New Zealand where they finished second. [3] The team competed at the 1997 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in St. John's, Newfoundland where they finished second. [4] The team competed at the 2001 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Sydney, Australia where they finished fourth. [5] The team competed at the 2005 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Summerside, Prince Edward Island where they finished fourth. [6] The team competed at the 2008 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Whitehorse, Yukon where they finished fourth. [7] The team competed at the 2012 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Parana, Argentina where they finished sixth. [8]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
| 2023 U-18 Men's Softball World Cup | 11 November 2023 | New Zealand | 5–10 | Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz, Hermosillo | |
| 13:30 | LP: Hunter Simpson | Boxscore | WP: Kanta Aso Sv: Rio Takahashi | Attendance: 200 |
| 2023 U-18 Men's Softball World Cup | 12 November 2023 | New Zealand | 1–2 | Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz, Hermosillo | |
| 14:00 | LP: Jacob Neale | Boxscore | WP: Carlos Pinto German HR: Yeferson Colmenarez Querales | Attendance: 150 |
| 2023 U-18 Men's Softball World Cup | 13 November 2023 | Argentina | 18–1 (F/4) | Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses, Hermosillo | |
| 15:00 | WP: Lucas Galarza | Boxscore | LP: Lennox Easthope | Attendance: 150 |
| 2023 U-18 Men's Softball World Cup | 15 November 2023 | New Zealand | 10–8 | Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz, Hermosillo | |
| 17:00 | WP: Hunter Simpson HR: Maximus Russell, Joshua Kennedy | Boxscore | LP: Karson Martin HR: Brody von Berge | Attendance: 150 |
| 2023 U-18 Men's Softball World Cup | 16 November 2023 | New Zealand | 17–5 (F/5) | Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses, Hermosillo | |
| 12:00 | WP: Jaden Hita HR: George McCarroll | Boxscore | LP: Sergio Aragon HR: Juan Luna Ortiz | Attendance: 80 |
| 2023 U-18 Men's Softball World Cup | 17 November 2023 | New Zealand | 4–10 | Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses, Hermosillo | |
| 15:00 | LP: Hunter Simpson | Boxscore | WP: Matěj Macas Sv: Matyáš Zelinka | Attendance: 105 |
| 2023 U-18 Men's Softball World Cup | 18 November 2023 | Singapore | 5–18 (F/4) | Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses, Hermosillo | |
| 12:00 | LP: Taiki Kang HR: Ean Eu | Boxscore | WP: Jaden Hita HR: Maximus Russell, Joseph Simpson-Smith, Lennox Easthope | Attendance: 100 |
The following 19 players were called up for the 2023 U-18 Men's Softball World Cup. [9]
| Junior Men's Softball World Championship/U-18 Men's Softball World Cup record | ||||||||||
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| Year | Host | Round | Pos | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | Squad | |
| 1981 | Did not participate | |||||||||
| 1985 | Winners | 1st | ||||||||
| 1989 | Winners | 1st | ||||||||
| 1993 | Runners-up | 2nd | ||||||||
| 1997 | Runners-up | 2nd | ||||||||
| 2001 | Fourth place | 4th | ||||||||
| 2005 | Fourth place | 4th | ||||||||
| 2008 | Fourth place | 4th | ||||||||
| 2012 | Sixth place | 6th | ||||||||
| 2014 | Runners-up | 2nd | ||||||||
| 2016 | Runners-up | 2nd | ||||||||
| 2018 | Third place | 3rd | 9 | 6 | 3 | 64 | 23 | |||
| 2020 | Second round | 5th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 44 | |||
| 2023 | Group stage | 9th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 56 | 58 | |||
| Total | 2 titles | 13/14 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 172 | 125 | — | ||