New Zealand men's national softball team
The New Zealand men's national softball team (nicknamed the Black Sox/Black Socks) is the national softball team for New Zealand.[2] They have won the ISF Men's World Championship seven times, becoming World Champions in 1976 (1st = with US and Canada), 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2013 and 2017.[3] They also won the inaugural Commonwealth Championships (a round robin tournament between New Zealand, Australia, Samoa, South Africa and Botswana) in 2006.[4] The "Black Sox" name is one of many national team nicknames related to the All Blacks as well as to famous "Sox" baseball teams. The female team is known as the White Sox
| New Zealand national softball team | |
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| Information | |
| Country |  New Zealand |
| Federation | Softball New Zealand |
| Confederation | WBSC Oceania |
| Manager | Thomas Makea |
| WBSC World Rank | 7  (26 April 2023)[1] |
| Men's Softball World Championship | |
| Appearances | 16 (First in 1966) |
| Best result |  1st (7 times, most recent in 2017) |
On 16 July 2017, New Zealand (Black Sox) defeated Australia (Aussie Steelers), six runs to four in the final of the 2017 ISF Men's World Championship held in Canada.
Results and fixtures
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
2022
| 2022 International Invitational Tournament | 18 November | New Zealand |
Rainout | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
Colquhoun Park, New Zealand |
| 19:30 NZDT | Boxscore |
| 2022 International Invitational Tournament | 19 November | New Zealand |
2–4 | Canada |
Colquhoun Park, New Zealand |
| 09:00 NZDT | Boxscore |
| 2022 International Invitational Tournament | 19 November | New Zealand |
0–6 |  Japan |
Colquhoun Park, New Zealand |
| 12:00 NZDT | Boxscore |
| 2022 International Invitational Tournament | 19 November | New Zealand |
3–2 |  Argentina |
Colquhoun Park, New Zealand |
| 19:30 NZDT | Boxscore |
| 2022 International Invitational Tournament | 20 November | New Zealand |
6–5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
Colquhoun Park, New Zealand |
| 12:00 NZDT | Boxscore |
| 2022 International Invitational Tournament | 20 November | New Zealand |
2–3 |  Czech Republic |
Colquhoun Park, New Zealand |
| 14:30 NZDT | Boxscore |
| 2022 Men's Softball World Championship | 26 November | New Zealand |
3–1 | Czech Republic |
Rosedale Park, New Zealand |
| 13:30 NZDT | WP: Daniel Chapman (1-0) HR: Benjamin Enoka (1) |
Boxscore | LP: Jakub Osička (0-1) |
Attendance: 1,100 |
| 2022 Men's Softball World Championship | 27 November | United States  |
7–0 | New Zealand |
Rosedale Park, New Zealand |
| 15:00 NZDT | WP: Bradley Kilpatrick (1-0) HR: Blaine Milheim (1) Erick Ochoa (1) |
Boxscore | LP: Josh Pettett (0-1) |
Attendance: 1,000 |
| 2022 Men's Softball World Championship | 28 November | Argentina |
11–5 (F/9) | New Zealand |
Rosedale Park, New Zealand |
| 19:30 NZDT | WP: Huemul Mata (2-0) HR: Alan Peker (2) Santiago Carril (1) |
Boxscore | LP: Pita Rona (0-1) HR: Cole Evans (1), Thomas Enoka (2) |
Attendance: 1,050 |
| 2022 Men's Softball World Championship | 29 November | Philippines  |
1–8 (F/5) | New Zealand |
Rosedale Park, New Zealand |
| 19:30 NZDT | LP: Juliuz Dela Cruz (0-2) |
Boxscore | WP: Pita Rina (1-1) HR: Reilly Makea (1) |
| 2022 Men's Softball World Championship | 30 November | New Zealand |
0–1 (F/9) |  Cuba |
Rosedale Park, New Zealand |
| 19:30 NZDT | LP: Daniel Chapman (1-1) |
Boxscore | WP: Alain Román (3-2) |
Attendance: 980 |
| 2022 Men's Softball World Championship | 1 December | South Africa  |
0–7 (F/5) | New Zealand |
Rosedale Park, New Zealand |
| 19:30 NZDT | LP: Grant Olivier (1-1) |
Boxscore | WP: Joshua Pettett (1-1) HR: Jerome Raemaki (1) |
Attendance: 900 |
| 2022 Men's Softball World Championship | 2 December | Japan |
7–4 | New Zealand |
Rosedale Park, New Zealand |
| 19:30 NZDT | WP: Hikaru Matsuda (2-1) HR: Hikaru Matsuda (2) |
Boxscore | LP: Daniel Chapman (1-2) HR: Reilly Makea (2), Joel Evans (1), Pita Rona (1) |
Attendance: 1,102 |
| 2022 Men's Softball World Championship | 3 December | Denmark  |
1–2 | New Zealand |
Rosedale Park, New Zealand |
| 16:30 NZDT | LP: Kim Hansen (0-6) |
Boxscore | WP: Joshua Pettett (2-1) |
Attendance: 380 |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the WBSC Oceania Regional Qualifier in American Samoa for the 2025 Softball World Cup.[5][6]
- Wayne Laulu
- Cole Evans
- Callum Bishop
- Liam Potts
- Jackson Watt
- Adam Woon
- Eru Drage
- Hohepa Monk
- Cameron Watts
- Te Wera Bishop
- Zac Boyd
- Te Kirika Cooper-Nicola
- Joel Evans
- Reilly Makea
- Tane Mumu
- Jayden Stratford
- Pita Rona
Recent callups
The following players were called up for the 2022 Men's Softball World Championship in New Zealand.[7][8]
| 2022 Men's Softball World Championship – New Zealand roster | ||||
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| Players | Coaches | |||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Competitive Record
Men's Softball World Cup
| Men's Softball World Cup record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Round | Pos | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | Squad | |
| 1966 |  Mexico | Third place | 3rd | 13 | 10 | 3 | ||||
| 1968 | United States | Round robin | 5th | 9 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 1972 | Philippines | Third place | 3rd | 13 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| 1976 | New Zealand | Champions | 3rd | 13 | 10 | 3 | ||||
| 1980 | United States | Fourth place | 4th | 9 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 1984 | United States | Champions | 1st | 10 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 1988 | Canada | Runners-up | 2nd | 17 | 14 | 3 | ||||
| 1992 | Philippines | Runners-up | 2nd | 15 | 11 | 4 | ||||
| 1996 | United States | Champions | 1st | 14 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2000 | South Africa | Champions | 1st | 15 | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2004 | New Zealand | Champions | 1st | 10 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 2009 | Canada | Runners-up | 2nd | 11 | 9 | 2 | 106 | 26 | ||
| 2013 | New Zealand | Champions | 1st | 10 | 9 | 1 | 54 | 17 | ||
| 2015 | Canada | Runners-up | 2nd | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70 | 25 | ||
| 2017 | Canada | Champions | 1st | 10 | 9 | 1 | 79 | 13 | ||
| 2019 | Czech Republic | Fourth place | 4th | 10 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 24 | ||
| 2022 | New Zealand | Placement round | 8th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 28 | Squad | |
| 2025 | To be determined | |||||||||
| Total | 7 titles | 17/17 | 196 | 152 | 45 | 389 | 133 | — | ||
Honours
References
- "The WBSC Men's Softball World Ranking". WBSC. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- "Sox Nation". Softball New Zealand. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- Andrea Blackshaw (9 February 2004). "New Zealand Three-peats at Men's World Championships". International Softball Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2007.
- "New Zealand downs Aussies for Commonwealth title". International Softball Federation. 30 January 2006. Archived from the original on 25 October 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2007.
- "NEW ZEALAND BLACK SOX TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT". Softball New Zealand. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- "New coach Thomas Makea names Black Sox softball squad for World Cup qualifier". Stuff. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- "Seven-time world champs New Zealand unveil roster for WBSC Men's Softball World Cup on home soil". WBSC. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- "Introducing your Golden Homes New Zealand Black Sox Team to compete at the upcoming Tradestaff WBSC Men's Softball World Cup". Softball New Zealand Facebook. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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