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South Africa national Baseball5 team

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South Africa South Africa
Information
CountrySouth Africa South Africa
FederationSouth African Baseball Union
ConfederationWBSC Africa
ManagerAmerico Juma
WBSC ranking
Current 6 Steady (9 August 2024)[1]
Baseball5 World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2022)
Best result7th (1 time, in 2022)
Baseball5 African Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2022)
Best result 1st (1 time, in 2022)

The South Africa national Baseball5 team represents South Africa in international Baseball5 competitions.

History

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South Africa won the 2022 Baseball5 African Championship held in Dar es Salaam, finishing the tournament with a perfect 7–0 record and defeating Kenya in the final, 2 games to 0, winning the gold medal. South Africa qualified to the 2022 Baseball5 World Cup held in Mexico City as African champions.[2]

South Africa finished fifth in their group in the World Cup opening round with a 2–3 record and won all the placement round games to finish the tournament with an overall record of 5–3, ranking seventh.[3]

Current roster

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As of 7 October 2024[4]
No. Pos. Player Gender
28  UTL Louis Albertyn M
26  UTL Aidan Bartes M
14  UTL Bridget Lamola F
22  UTL Austin Mangka M
18  UTL Sylvester Maredi M
2  UTL Itumeleng Moreroa F
48  UTL Kay'd Shay Naude F
29  UTL Bonolo Tlome F

Staff

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No. Pos. Name
-- Manager  Americo Juma

Tournament record

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Baseball5 World Cup

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Baseball5 World Cup record
Year Round Position W L RS RA
Mexico 2022 Placement round 7th 5 3 56 52
Hong Kong 2024 Placement round 11th 1 7 55 146
Total 2/2 6 10 111 198

Baseball5 African Championship

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Baseball5 African Championship record
Year Round Position W L
Tanzania 2022 Final 1st 7 0
Cape Verde 2024 Final 2nd 6 2
Total 1/1 13 2

References

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  1. ^ "The WBSC Baseball5 World Ranking". WBSC. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ "South Africa defeats Kenya to win historical first-ever Baseball5 African Championship, both qualify for WBSC Baseball5 World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Baseball5 World Cup 2022 Final Report" (PDF). World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  4. ^ "South Africa - WBSC Baseball5 World Cup 2024". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 7 October 2024.