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The first time baseball featured in the All-Africa Games was in 1999 in the 7th All-Africa Games in South Africa and the second time was in 2003 in the 8th All-Africa Games in Nigeria. The first age group baseball tournament organised by the ABSA was the 1st ABSA/KENKO Under-13 Baseball Tournament with teams from four countries participating ...
[4] [5] Unlike baseball/softball, there is no pitcher, with the batter (offensive player who hits the ball) starting each play with the ball, which is the only equipment used in the game. [6] [7] [8] The WBSC proposed the game in 2017 with the intention of growing baseball/softball on a global level, [9] claiming that the game's low cost, fast ...
South Africa won the championship defeating Kenya in the final 2 sets to 0; both teams qualified for the 2022 Baseball5 World Cup held in Mexico City. [2] [3] The second edition of the championship was held in Gimnodesportivo Vavá Duarte in Praia, Cape Verde. Tunisia won the
The championship was held from 5 to 8 February 2024, in the Gimnodesportivo Vavá Duarte in Praia, Cape Verde and was contested between four national teams. [1] [2] Tunisia won the tournament, defeating previous winners South Africa in the final game 2 sets to 0. Hosts Cape Verde claimed the bronze medal, defeating Tanzania 2 sets to 0 in the ...
The WBSC World Rankings is a ranking system for national teams in baseball, softball, and baseball5.The teams of the member nations of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), baseball's world governing body, are ranked based on their tournament results with the most successful teams being ranked highest.
Discussions to merge the two separate world governing bodies for the sports of baseball and softball were sparked by a Memorandum of Understanding that saw baseball and softball leaders agree to form a joint bid to be added to the 2020 Olympic Games sports program. [3] [4] Baseball and softball were dropped from the 2012 Summer Olympic program ...
The 2003 All Africa Games Baseball Tournament was held in Abuja, Nigeria from 7 to 14 October as part of the program of the 2003 All-Africa Games. It was contested by five national teams: Nigeria , Lesotho , South Africa , Uganda and Zimbabwe ; Cameroon was scheduled to participate but withdrew.
Tunisia beat Tanzania in the quarter finals but lost to South Africa in the semifinals. In the bronze medal game, Tunisia defeated Uganda 2 matches to 0 to claim the bronze medal. [2] Tunisia was given a wild card spot by the World Baseball Softball Confederation to participate in the 2022 Baseball5 World Cup. [3]