New Zealand men's national under-23 softball team

New Zealand under-23 softball team
New Zealand under-23 softball team
Information
Country	New Zealand
Federation	Softball New Zealand
Confederation	WBSC Oceania
Manager	Steve 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

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

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

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

Current squad

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

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

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

[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.

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