New Zealand under-18 softball team | |
Country: | New Zealand |
Federation: | Softball New Zealand |
Confederation: | WBSC Oceania |
Manager: | Jarrad Martin |
New Zealand men's junior national softball team is the junior national under-18 team for New Zealand. The team competed at the 1985 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Fargo, North Dakota where they finished first.[1] The team competed at the 1989 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Summerside, Prince Edward Island where they finished first.[2] The team competed at the 1993 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Auckland, New Zealand where they finished second.[3] The team competed at the 1997 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in St. John's, Newfoundland where they finished second.[4] The team competed at the 2001 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Sydney, Australia where they finished fourth.[5] The team competed at the 2005 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Summerside, Prince Edward Island where they finished fourth.[6] The team competed at the 2008 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Whitehorse, Yukon where they finished fourth.[7] The team competed at the 2012 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Parana, Argentina where they finished sixth.[8]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
The following 19 players were called up for the 2023 U-18 Men's Softball World Cup.[9]
Junior Men's Softball World Championship/U-18 Men's Softball World Cup record | ||||||||||
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Year | Host | Round | Squad | |||||||
1981 | Canada | Did not participate | ||||||||
1985 | United States | Winners | 1st | |||||||
1989 | Canada | Winners | 1st | |||||||
1993 | New Zealand | Runners-up | 2nd | |||||||
1997 | Canada | Runners-up | 2nd | |||||||
2001 | Australia | Fourth place | 4th | |||||||
2005 | Canada | Fourth place | 4th | |||||||
2008 | Canada | Fourth place | 4th | |||||||
2012 | Argentina | Sixth place | 6th | |||||||
2014 | Canada | Runners-up | 2nd | |||||||
2016 | United States | Runners-up | 2nd | |||||||
2018 | Canada | Third place | 3rd | 9 | 6 | 3 | 64 | 23 | ||
2020 | New Zealand | Second round | 5th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 44 | ||
2023 | Mexico | Group stage | 9th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 56 | 58 | ||
Total | 13/14 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 172 | 125 | — |