Baseball | South African Baseball announces U18 team for WBSC Africa Championships
The South African Baseball Union is proud to announce the South Africa U18 National Baseball Team that will compete in the WBSC Africa Championship 2025. This exciting event is scheduled to take place from 15 to 19 January 2025 in Johannesburg, Gauteng.
The South African Baseball Union is proud to announce the South Africa U18 National Baseball Team that will compete in the WBSC Africa Championship 2025. This exciting event is scheduled to take place from 15 to 19 January 2025 in Johannesburg, Gauteng.
The team includes:
Damian Le Roux (Eastern Cape), Khomotso Mokgawa (Limpopo), Aiden McKenzie (Western Cape), Isaac Scheepers (Gauteng), Connor Steyn (Gauteng), Lefa Motaung (Gauteng), Abdud Osman (Western Cape), Travis Hoffman (Gauteng), Jean Gouws (Gauteng), Molota Photololo (Limpopo), Caelum Stroberg (Gauteng), Dean Du Plessis (Gauteng), Wade Solomons (Western Cape), Imaad Hassiem (Western Cape), Jayden Neethling (Gauteng), Jayden Du Preez (Western Cape), Tristan Fradd (Western Cape), Joshua Botha (Gauteng), Derono Potgieter (Eastern Cape), and Donovan Wallendorf (Gauteng).
The non-traveling reserves selected for the team are Cody Forbes (Western Cape), Jordan Pinto (Western Cape), Ryan McAllister (Gauteng), JP Samouilhan (Gauteng), and Liam Karels (Gauteng).
The coaching and management staff for the team include Head Coach Dean McKinnon (Gauteng), and Assistant Coaches Kyle Titus (Western Cape), Gavin Bennett (Gauteng), Thabang Letsoalo (Limpopo), Daniel Coetzer (Eastern Cape), and Mark Du Plessis (Gauteng). The Team Manager is Lindi Leigh Erasmus (Western Cape).