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New Zealand men's national under-23 softball team

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New Zealand under-23 softball team
Information
Country New Zealand
FederationSoftball New Zealand
ConfederationWBSC Oceania
ManagerSteve 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

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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

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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

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2023 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup 15 April New Zealand  9–0 (F/5)  Israel 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  9–3  Venezuela 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  7–0  Team WBSC 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  5–3  New Zealand 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  5–0  New Zealand 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  4–1  Australia 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  1–8 (F/5)  Argentina 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  4–5  Mexico 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

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Current squad

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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

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U-23 World Cup
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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Major Sox (Male)". Softball New Zealand. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. ^ "WBSC Men's U-23 Softball World Cup postponed to 2023". wbsc.org. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  4. ^ "UNDER 23 MEN'S SOFTBALL WORLD CUP POSTPONEMENT". Softball Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Czech Republic wins European Championship, qualifies with Israel for inaugural WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup". WBSC. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  6. ^ "MAJOR SOX TEAM NAMED FOR WBSC U23 MEN'S WORLD CUP". Softball New Zealand. Retrieved 12 February 2023.