New Zealand men's national softball team

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New Zealand national softball team
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Information
CountryFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Federation Softball New Zealand
Confederation WBSC Oceania
Manager Thomas Makea
WBSC World Rank 7 Steady2.svg (26 April 2023) [1]
Men's Softball World Championship
Appearances17 (First in 1966 )
Best resultGold medal world centered.svg 1st (7 times, most recent in 2017 )

The New Zealand men's national softball team (nicknamed the Black Sox/Black Socks) is the national softball team for New Zealand. [2] They have won the ISF Men's World Championship seven times, becoming World Champions in 1976 (1st = with US and Canada), 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2013 and 2017. [3] They also won the inaugural Commonwealth Championships (a round robin tournament between New Zealand, Australia, Samoa, South Africa and Botswana) in 2006. [4] The "Black Sox" name is one of many national team nicknames related to the All Blacks as well as to famous "Sox" baseball teams. The female team is known as the White Sox

Contents

On 16 July 2017, New Zealand (Black Sox) defeated Australia (Aussie Steelers), six runs to four in the final of the 2017 ISF Men's World Championship held in Canada.

Results and fixtures

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

2023 Men's Softball Oceania Championship 9 November 2023 (2023-11-09) Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–9 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna
15:00 LP: Mark Harris (0–1)
HR: Matt Wickham (1), Scott Patterson (1)
Boxscore WP: Eruera Drage (1–0)
HR: Wayne Laulu (1)
Umpires: Mark Porteous (HP), Andrew McManus (1B), James English (2B), Trevor Murphy (3B)
2023 Men's Softball Oceania Championship 9 November 2023 (2023-11-09) American Samoa  Flag of American Samoa.svg0–15 (F/3)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna
19:00 LP: Tyrese Leutele (0–1)
Boxscore WP: Liam Potts (1–0)
HR: Hohepa Monk (1), Cameron Watts (1)
Umpires: James English (HP), Trevor Murphy (1B), Andrew McManus (2B), Mark Porteous (3B)
2023 Men's Softball Oceania Championship 10 November 2023 (2023-11-10) New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg4–11 (F/5)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna
12:00 WP: Eruera Drage (1–1)
HR: Hohepa Monk (2), Te Kirika Cooper-Nicola (1)
Boxscore WP: Jarryd Farrell (1–0)
HR: Scott Patterson (2)
Umpires: Trevor Murphy (HP), James English (1B), Mark Porteous (3B)
2023 Men's Softball Oceania Championship 10 November 2023 (2023-11-10) New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg15–0 (F/3)Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna
15:00 WP: Floyd Nola (1–0)
HR: Hohepa Monk (3)
Boxscore LP: Richard Nomura (0–2)
Umpires: Andrew McManus (HP), Mark Porteous (1B), Trevor Murphy (3B)
2023 Men's Softball Oceania Championship 11 November 2023 (2023-11-11) New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–7 (F/5)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna
12:00 LP: Pita Rona (0–1)
Boxscore WP: Jarryd Farrell (2–0)
HR: Mark Harris (1), Matthew Harrow (1)
Umpires: Andrew McManus (HP), James English (1B), Mark Porteous (2B), Trevor Murphy (3B)
2023 Men's Softball Oceania Championship 11 November 2023 (2023-11-11) American Samoa  Flag of American Samoa.svg0–13 (F/4)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna
18:00 LP: Aifili Solaita (0–2)
Boxscore WP: Liam Potts (2–0)
HR: Zachary Boyd (1, 2)
Umpires: Trevor Murphy (HP), James English (1B), Mark Porteous (3B)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 Men's Softball Oceania Championship in American Samoa for the 2025 Softball World Cup. [5] [6]

2023 Men's Softball Oceania ChampionshipFlag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand roster
PlayersCoaches
Pitchers
Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Utility

Manager

Coaches

  • Steven Deans (Coach)


Competitive Record

Men's Softball World Cup

Men's Softball World Cup record
YearHostRoundPosPldWLRFRASquad
1966 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Third place3rd13103
1968 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Round robin5th954
1972 Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Third place3rd1376
1976 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Champions3rd13103
1980 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Fourth place4th963
1984 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Champions1st1091
1988 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Runners-up2nd17143
1992 Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Runners-up2nd15114
1996 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Champions1st14140
2000 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Champions1st15141
2004 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Champions1st1091
2009 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Runners-up2nd119210626
2013 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Champions1st10915417
2015 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Runners-up2nd10737025
2017 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Champions1st10917913
2019 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Fourth place4th10555124
2022 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Placement round8th8442928 Squad
2025 Qualified
Total7 titles17/1719615245389133

Men's Softball Oceania Championship

Men's Softball Oceania Championship record
YearHostRoundPosPldWLRFRASquad
2023 Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa Runners-up2nd6425621 Squad
TotalRunners-up1/16425621

Honours

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References

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