New Zealand men's national under-23 softball team
| New Zealand under-23 softball team | |
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| Country |  New Zealand |
| Federation | Softball New Zealand |
| Confederation | WBSC Oceania |
| Manager | Steve Deans and Fergus McAlpine |
The New Zealand men's under-23 softball team represents New Zealand in international under-23 softball. The team is administered by Softball New Zealand.
The team played their first official matches at the 2023 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup where they were grouped with Canada, Japan, Venezuela, Guatemala and Israel.[1]
History[edit]
Prior to the U-23 Men's Softball World Cup being introduced, the Major Sox had played friendlies and been on tour to Indonesia and Canada among other.[2]
The inaugural U-23 Men's Softball World Cup was scheduled to take place in October 2022, but was postponed due to a number of reasons.[3][4] As one of the 2 men's softball sides in Oceania New Zealand qualified along with Australia.[5]
Results and fixtures[edit]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2023[edit]
| 2023 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup | 15 April | New Zealand
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9–0 (F/5) |  Israel
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El Plumazo, Argentina |
| 12:30 (ART) | WP: Liam Potts (1–0) |
Boxscore | LP: Leon Kfir (0–1) |
Attendance: 300 Umpires: Edwin Ortiz (HP), Ysidro Almonte Caraballo (1B), Patrick Reus (2B), Todd Davis (3B) |
| 2023 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup | 16 April | New Zealand
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9–3 |  Venezuela
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Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol, Argentina |
| 17:30 (ART) | WP: Taine James Pirini Slaughter Sv: Floyd Marijan Nola HR: Huw Griffyn Davies (1), Brock Cody Evans (1) |
Boxscore | LP: Diomar Alejandro Salas Alvarado |
Attendance: 400 Umpires: Todd Davis (HP), Gabriela Elizabeth Jimenez (1B), Ysidro Almonte Caraballo (2B), Nicolas Eleazar Deu (3B) |
| 2023 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup | 17 April | New Zealand
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7–0 |  Team WBSC
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Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol, Argentina |
| 11:30 (ART) | WP: Taine James Pirini Slaughter Sv: Liam Potts |
Boxscore | LP: Diego Morales |
Attendance: 300 Umpires: Pablo Acosta (HP), Manuel Tovar (1B), Orelvis Silverio (2B), Patrick Reus (3B) |
| 2023 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup | 18 April | Canada 
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5–3 | New Zealand
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Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol, Argentina |
| 17:30 (ART) | WP: Riley James Manion Sv: Reese Yantzi |
Boxscore | LP: Taine James Pirini Slaughter |
Attendance: 310 Umpires: Glenn Brown (HP), Orelvis Silverio (1B), Nicolas Eleazar Deu (2b), Pablo Acosta (3B) |
| 2023 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup | 19 April | Japan 
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5–0 | New Zealand
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Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol, Argentina |
| 17:30 (ART) | WP: Taiga Onishi |
Boxscore | LP: Floyd Marijan Nola |
Attendance: 350 Umpires: Gabriela Elizabeth Jimenez (HP), Patrick Reus (1B), Ysidro Almonte Caraballo (2B), Pablo Acosta (3B) |
| 2023 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup | 20 April | New Zealand
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4–1 |  Australia
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Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol, Argentina |
| 12:30 (ART) | WP: Liam Potts |
Boxscore | LP: Jack Besgrove HR: Ryan King |
Attendance: 324 Umpires: Glenn Brown (HP), Daryl Helmer (1B), Edwin Ortiz (2B), Nicolas Eleazar Deu (3B) |
| 2023 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup | 21 April | New Zealand
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1–8 (F/5) |  Argentina
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Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol, Argentina |
| 20:30 (ART) | LP: Liam Potts |
Boxscore | WP: Matias Etchevers HR: Alan Peker, Juan Cruz Garoli |
Attendance: 1,445 Umpires: William Lopez (HP), Daryl Helmer (1B), Manuel Tovar (2B), Glenn Brown (3B) |
| 2023 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup | 22 April | New Zealand
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4–5 |  Mexico
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Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol, Argentina |
| 14:30 (ART) | LP: Liam Potts HR: Brock Attewell |
Boxscore | WP: Jose Gustavo Valdez Chaparro |
Attendance: 1,130 Umpires: Nicolas Eleazar Deu (HP), Manuel Tovar (1B), Daryl Helmer (2B), Pablo Acosta (3B) |
Players[edit]
Current squad[edit]
The following 16 players were called up for the 2023 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup.[6]
- Brock Attewell
- Oscar Clark
- Te Kirika Cooper-Nicola
- Damon Creasy
- Huw Davies
- Max Earley
- Brock Evans
- Seth Gibson
- Xaviar Herrick
- Josh Lubiejewski
- Tobias Makisi
- Floyd Nola
- Liam Potts
- Kaleb Rona
- Taine Slaughter
- Caleb Stewart
Competition record[edit]
| U-23 World Cup | |||||||||
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| Year | Host | Round | Pos | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD |
| 2023 | Argentina |
Super Round | 6th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 20 | +19 |
| Total | 6th | 1/1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 20 | +19 | |
References[edit]
- ^ "Teams, groups announced for WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup in Parana, Argentina". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Major Sox (Male)". Softball New Zealand. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "WBSC Men's U-23 Softball World Cup postponed to 2023". wbsc.org. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "UNDER 23 MEN'S SOFTBALL WORLD CUP POSTPONEMENT". Softball Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Czech Republic wins European Championship, qualifies with Israel for inaugural WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup". WBSC. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "MAJOR SOX TEAM NAMED FOR WBSC U23 MEN'S WORLD CUP". Softball New Zealand. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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