2023 Men's Softball Oceania Championship
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Host country
American Samoa
American SamoaDates 9–11 November 2023
Teams3 (from 1 continent)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | American Samoa |
| Dates | 9–11 November 2023 |
| Teams | 3 (from 1 continent) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions |  Australia (1st title) |
Runner-up |  New Zealand |
Third place | American Samoa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 9 |
| Best batting average | Jarryd Farrell (1.000) |
| Most homeruns hit | Hohepa Monk (3) |
| Most stolen bases | Zachary Boyd Tane Mumu (3) |
| Most strikeouts (as pitcher) | Mathew Beckett Liam Potts (16) |
TBD → | |
The 2023 Men's Softball Oceania Championship was the inaugural edition of the Men's Softball Oceania Championship, the international men's softball championship of Oceania organized by WBSC Oceania. The top two teams qualified for the 2025 Men's Softball World Cup.[1][2]
The tournament was a round robin format with each team playing each other three times over the course of three days.[3][4]
Venues
All games were played at the Tony Solaita Field in Tafuna, American Samoa.
| Tafuna | |
|---|---|
| Tony Solaita Field | |
| Capacity: 500 | |
Teams
The following three teams competed in the inaugural edition.[1][2][5]
- American Samoa (hosts)
Australia
New Zealand
Squads
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
6 | 5 | 1 | 69 | 13 | +56 | .833 | — | Qualification for 2025 Men's Softball World Cup |
| 2 | New Zealand |
6 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 21 | +35 | .667 | 1 | |
| 3 | American Samoa (H) |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 91 | −91 | .000 | 5 |
Source: WBSC Oceania
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head[6]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head[6]
(H) Hosts
Results
All times are local SST, (UTC-11).[3]
| 9 November 2023 12:00 |
Australia |
16–0 (F/3) | American Samoa |
Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna Umpires: Trevor Murphy (HP), James English (1B), Andrew McManus (3B) |
| WP: Mathew Beckett (1–0) | Boxscore | LP: Richard Nomura (0–1) |
| 9 November 2023 15:00 |
Australia |
3–9 | New Zealand |
Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna Umpires: Mark Porteous (HP), Andrew McManus (1B), James English (2B), Trevor Murphy (3B) |
| LP: Mark Harris (0–1) | Boxscore | WP: Eruera Drage (1–0) | ||
| HR: Matt Wickham (1), Scott Patterson (1) | HR: Wayne Laulu (1) |
| 9 November 2023 19:00 |
American Samoa |
0–15 (F/3) | New Zealand |
Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna Umpires: James English (HP), Trevor Murphy (1B), Andrew McManus (2B), Mark Porteous (3B) |
| LP: Tyrese Leutele (0–1) | Boxscore | WP: Liam Potts (1–0) | ||
| HR: Hohepa Monk (1), Cameron Watts (1) |
| 10 November 2023 12:00 |
New Zealand |
4–11 (F/5) | Australia |
Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna Umpires: Trevor Murphy (HP), James English (1B), Mark Porteous (3B) |
| WP: Eruera Drage (1–1) | Boxscore | WP: Jarryd Farrell (1–0) | ||
| HR: Hohepa Monk (2), Te Kirika Cooper-Nicola (1) | HR: Scott Patterson (2) |
| 10 November 2023 15:00 |
New Zealand |
15–0 (F/3) | American Samoa |
Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna Umpires: Andrew McManus (HP), Mark Porteous (1B), Trevor Murphy (3B) |
| WP: Floyd Nola (1–0) | Boxscore | LP: Richard Nomura (0–2) | ||
| HR: Hohepa Monk (3) |
| 10 November 2023 18:00 |
Australia |
21–0 (F/4) | American Samoa |
Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna Umpires: James English (HP), Andrew McManus (1B), Mark Porteous (3B) |
| WP: Mark Harris (1–1) | Boxscore | LP: Aifili Solaita (0–1) | ||
| HR: Matt Wickham (2), Jarryd Farrell (1), Cody Smith (1) |
| 11 November 2023 12:00 |
New Zealand |
0–7 (F/5) | Australia |
Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna Umpires: Andrew McManus (HP), James English (1B), Mark Porteous (2B), Trevor Murphy (3B) |
| LP: Pita Rona (0–1) | Boxscore | WP: Jarryd Farrell (2–0) | ||
| HR: Mark Harris (1), Matthew Harrow (1) |
| 11 November 2023 15:00 |
American Samoa |
0–11 (F/4) | Australia |
Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna Umpires: Mark Porteous (HP), Andrew McManus (1B), Trevor Murphy (2B), James English (3B) |
| LP: Tyrese Leutele (0–2) | Boxscore | WP: Mathew Beckett (2–0) | ||
| HR: Mark Harris (2), James Purcell (1), Mathew Beckett (1) |
| 11 November 2023 18:00 |
American Samoa |
0–13 (F/4) | New Zealand |
Tony Solaita Field, Tafuna Umpires: Trevor Murphy (HP), James English (1B), Mark Porteous (3B) |
| LP: Aifili Solaita (0–2) | Boxscore | WP: Liam Potts (2–0) | ||
| HR: Zachary Boyd (1, 2) |
Homeruns
There were 19 homeruns scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.11 homeruns per match.[7]
3 homeruns
2 homeruns
1 homerun