Most recent season or competition: 2007 Oceania Baseball Championship | |
Sport | Baseball |
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Founded | 1999 |
No. of teams | 2 (in 2003) |
Continent | Oceania |
Most recent champion(s) | Australia |
Most titles | Australia (3) |
The Oceania Baseball Championship is contested between participating baseball federations in Oceania. It is sanctioned by the Baseball Confederation of Oceania (BCO).
In 2007, the New Zealand team withdrew from the tournament, giving Australia an automatic berth into the Final qualifying tournament for the 2008 Olympic Games. [1]
Year | Final Host | Champions | Runners-up | 3rd place | |
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1999 Details | Guam | Guam | American Samoa | – | |
2003 Details | Guam | Australia | Guam | – | |
2004 Details | Australia | Australia [NB 1] | – | – | |
2007 Details | Australia | Australia [NB 2] | – | – |
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