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South Africa was the host of the All-Africa Games in 1999. South Africa won the gold medal with ease, by defeating all of the other national teams. In order of the wins South Africa won against Lesotho (43–0) with Ian Holness hitting 4 home runs and 14 RBIs, Zimbabwe (37–2), Nigeria (19–1), Uganda (31–0) and Ghana (28–3).
The South Africa Baseball Union SABU is the national governing body of baseball in South Africa. Baseball is played in all provinces, but it is not a major sport especially due to the popularity and relative success of the comparable sport of cricket , in which South Africa is one of the leading countries playing the sport.
South Africa qualified to the 2022 Baseball5 World Cup held in Mexico City as African champions. [ 2 ] South Africa finished fifth in their group in the World Cup opening round with a 2–3 record and won all the placement round games to finish the tournament with an overall record of 5–3, ranking seventh.
It was contested by five national teams: Nigeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe; Cameroon was scheduled to participate but withdrew. This was the second and, as of 2025, last time that baseball was featured in the African Games. [1] South Africa won the gold medal after defeating hosts Nigeria in the final game 15–0.
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This is a non-diffusing parent category of Category:Olympic baseball players of South Africa The contents of that subcategory can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it.
The South Africa national under-18 baseball team is the national under-18 team representing South Africa in international baseball competitions. The organization is currently ranked 26th in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation. [2] They compete in the bi-annual U-18 Baseball World Cup. [3]
South Africa (RSA) Baseball has been an event at the African Games in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1999 and in Abuja, Nigeria in 2003. Tournament results