Today saw the curtain close for South Africa at the World Baseball Classic in Regensburg, Germany, with the host nation winning 11-5.
South Africa put in a valiant effort but in the end, it was Germany going through to the next round.
This has been a remarkable tour for South Africa having not played a test since Italy in 2019 after having missed out on their match against the French in the USA due to lockdown in 2020.
The tour has seen South African Baseball, the players and administrators gather all their resources to get South Africa back on the park and an opportunity to experience the i…
South Africa defeats Kenya to win historical first-ever Baseball5 African Championship, both qualify for WBSC Baseball5 World Cup
"This tournament was a great success," said Angelo Vicini, WBSC Treasurer and Chair of the WBSC Development Commission. "It's historical to see an African Qualifier to a WBSC World Cup...we believe the Baseball5 African Championship will represent a milestone in development."
South Africa confirmed as Africa's representative at the Youth Baseball World Championship
The youth baseball world championship's sixth edition is scheduled from 29 July to 7 August in Tainan, Taiwan.
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced that the Africa and Oceania Continental Associations have completed the WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup qualification process with world No. 26 South Africa confirmed as Africa's representative while No. 38 Guam will serve as Oceania's.
African Baseball 5’s Championship set to take place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
This past weekend saw the South African Baseball 5’s squad finalize their preparation for the African Baseball 5’s Championship set to take place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 23 – 26 May 2022.
Baseball5 will make its debut at the 2026 Youth Olympics
A relatively new version of baseball/softball called Baseball5 will make its debut at the 2026 Youth Olympics in Dakar and South Africa have been making great strides in ensuring they will be one of the countries lining up to compete.
First Female Player To Be Selected For The South African Elite Training Squad
Zoë Pestana a devoted and proud Grade 9 learner of Curro Aurora, recently made history as the first female player to be selected for the South African elite training squad under the South African Baseball Union.
Zoë, who started her ‘ball’ journey at the age of eight initially only played softball like her older sister Maddie, but soon her talent was noticed, and she started to attend the METS practices even though it was only for boys. She was determined to play baseball instead of softball and under the…
