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...

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.

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.

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."

Team South Africa,ready for game day.

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...

South African National Baseball Championships 2023 dates announced It’s with great excitement that South African Baseball has announced the dates for the much-anticipated 2023 National Baseball Championships season to be held at the Cardinals Baseball Club, Boksburg, Gauteng from 1-11 April 2023. With consideration of the school holidays in 2023 the Junior National Baseball Championships (NBC) round-robin stages will be staged from 1 to 4 April 2023 with the finals scheduled for 5 April 2023. Having completed the various qualification stages the Junior divisions will see the very...

Breaking news: South African Baseball join forces with Dominican Republic Baseball This week saw the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the South African Baseball Union and the Baseball Commissioner of the Dominican Republic. The memorandum sees the launch of baseball relations between the countries with a number of opportunities on the cards for players, coaches and administrators from both nations. News of the event broke in the Dominican Republic this Thursday with South African Baseball President Mr Marc Moreau meeting with the Dominican Republic Baseball...

The National Baseball Provincial Championships are being held at the Boksburg Baseball stadium from the 1st to the 11th of April 2023. We have our ladies competing this year, last year was our first year competing at a national provincial level. Our u18 ladies will be competing from the 1st to the 6th of April 2023 The u23 and senior ladies will be competing from the 7th to the 11th April 2023

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South Africa Team for U18 Africa Baseball 5 Championships  

South African Baseball today proudly announced the National U15 team set to compete in the upcoming World Cup Africa U15 Qualifier to be held in South Africa at the Boksburg Cardinals Baseball Club from 12 – 14 January 2024. Head Coach Clive Pretorius will lead the charge, supported by the coaching staff: Paul van der Merwe, Thabang Letsoalo, Victor Ngoepe, Gavin Bennett, and Dean McKinnon. This seasoned team of mentors brings a wealth of experience, ensuring the young athletes receive top-tier guidance as they prepare for the international stage. The roster showcases the wide reach of...

South Africa is the sixth qualified National Team. The Americas Qualifier (16-21 March) and a Wild Card will complete the set of participants. WBSC Africa announced that World No. 34 South Africa earned the Continent's spot in the VI WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup, scheduled for later in 2024. The decision follows the cancellation of the qualifying tournament, originally scheduled as a three-team event from 11 to 14 January in Johannesburg. WBSC Africa cancelled the event after the other two participants (Uganda and Zimbabwe) withdrew. South Africa becomes the sixth qualified...

  WBSC reveals U-15 Baseball World Cup 2024 groups The 'Edgar Renteria' Stadium in Barranquilla (pictured above) will host one of the groups, the Super Round and the medal games. The 'Once de Noviembre' Stadium in Cartagena de Indias will host the other group and the Placement Round. The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) revealed the groups of the WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup 2024, scheduled from 16 to 25 August in Colombia. World No. 1 Japan, No. 9 Dominican Republic, No. 12 Puerto Rico, No. 13 Colombia, No. 14 Italy and No. 33 Guam will compete in Group A....

We are thrilled to announce that our South African youth have been honoured as the team of the fair by the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs at the 30th World Youth Baseball Fair in Fukuoka, Japan.

South African Baseball has unveiled the first-ever South African Women’s Baseball Teams, including both Senior and U18 teams.

Woman's Month 2024 just became the most memorable moment in the SA National Woman's Baseball history.

The South Africa vs. Zimbabwe Women’s Baseball Series came to a meaningful conclusion on Sunday at the Boksburg Baseball Club in Gauteng.

Angela Duke “The name on the front of the jersey represents who you play for, the name on the back of the jersey represents who raised you. Do them both justice.”

Kelly Duke       “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”. Philippians 4:13. With a disability it is a bit more challenging to accomplish your dreams especially in the sports industry.