Baseball at the 1999 All-Africa Games
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | South Africa |
| Dates | 9–15 September |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Africa (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Nigeria |
| Third place |  Zimbabwe |
| Fourth place |  Ghana |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
| Best BA | Ian Holness (.909) |
Baseball was one of 19 sports included in the 1999 All-Africa Games held during September of that year in Johannesburg, South Africa. It marked the first of two editions of the Games during which baseball would be included. Six teams participated in the tournament, with the winner being qualified for a playoff with the champion of Oceania, the winner of which would be then qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia.
South Africa dominated the tournament handily, outscoring their opponents by double digits. They went on to the Olympic qualifying playoff against Guam where they similarly were successful, sweeping a best-of-five-series played in Johannesburg in December 1999, earning the team's first and only qualification for Olympic baseball. South African players led most of the statistical categories for the tournament, including the top hitter, Ian Holness, who batted .909 with 10 hits in 11 at-bats.
Participants
[edit]Format
[edit]The tournament was played in a single round-robin format, with each team playing each other team once.
Results
[edit]Standings
[edit]| Pos. | Team | W | L | RS | RA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 | South Africa
|
5 | 0 | 158 | 6 |
|
2 | Nigeria
|
4 | 1 | 68 | 39 |
|
3 | Zimbabwe
|
2 | 3 | 84 | 76 |
| 4 | Ghana
|
2 | 3 | 93 | 80 | |
| 5 |  Lesotho
|
2 | 3 | 39 | 105 | |
| 6 |  Uganda
|
0 | 5 | 13 | 128 |
Game log
[edit]| 9 September 10:00 |
South Africa
|
43–0 (F/5) | Lesotho
|
Randburg Sports Stadium |
| WP: Braydon Bartle | Boxscore | LP: Teboho Shelile |
| 9 September 14:00 |
Zimbabwe
|
11–12 (F/9) | Nigeria
|
Randburg Sports Stadium |
| LP: Nhauro Mpanguri | Boxscore | WP: Michael Oguwuche |
| 11 September 09:00 |
Lesotho
|
18–14 (F/6) | Ghana
|
Randburg Sports Stadium |
| WP: Justice Tsuniyane | Boxscore | LP: Joshua Amponsah |
| 11 September 12:30 |
Zimbabwe
|
2–37 (F/6) | South Africa
|
Randburg Sports Stadium |
| LP: Ozias Moyo | Boxscore | WP: Darryn Smith |
| 11 September 16:00 |
Uganda
|
1–27 (F/5) | Nigeria
|
Randburg Sports Stadium |
| LP: Henry Odong | Boxscore | WP: Augustine Gabriel |
| 12 September 09:00 |
Lesotho
|
5–31 (F/6) | Zimbabwe
|
Randburg Sports Stadium |
| LP: Teboho Shelile | Boxscore | WP: Nhauro Mpanguri |
| 12 September 12:30 |
Nigeria
|
1–19 (F/7) | South Africa
|
Randburg Sports Stadium |
| LP: Ceaser Ofoedu | Boxscore | WP: Carl Michaels |
| 12 September 16:00 |
Ghana
|
27–6 (F/5) | Uganda
|
Randburg Sports Stadium |
| WP: Ishmael Abayaa | Boxscore | LP: Henry Odong |
| 13 September 09:00 |
South Africa
|
31–0 (F/7) | Uganda
|
Randburg Sports Stadium |
| WP: Vaughn Beariman | Boxscore | LP: Rockfeller Erima |
| 13 September 12:30 |
Nigeria
|
14–3 (F/8) | Lesotho
|
Randburg Sports Stadium |
| WP: Emmanuel Motoni | Boxscore | LP: Bahzakoana Shelike |
| 13 September 14:00 |
Zimbabwe
|
10–24 (F/7) | Ghana
|
Randburg Sports Stadium |
| LP: Tinei Billiat | Boxscore | WP: Charles Andam |
| 14 September 11:00 |
Uganda
|
1–30 (F/6) | Zimbabwe
|
Randburg Sports Stadium |
| LP: Henry Odong | Boxscore | WP: Nhauro Mpanguri |
| 14 September 15:00 |
Ghana
|
3–28 (F/5) | South Africa
|
Randburg Sports Stadium |
| LP: Mohammed Sherrif | Boxscore | WP: Wesley Botha |
| 15 September 11:00 |
Uganda
|
3–13 (F/7) | Lesotho
|
Randburg Sports Stadium |
| LP: Rockfeller Erima | Boxscore | WP: Justice Tsuniyane |
| 15 September 15:00 |
Ghana
|
5–14 (F/7) | Nigeria
|
Randburg Sports Stadium |
| LP: Charles Andam | Boxscore | WP: Emmanuel Motoni |