WBSC Oceania
Governing body of baseball within Oceania
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The World Baseball Softball Confederation Oceania, known as WBSC Oceania, formerly known as Baseball Confederation of Oceania (abbreviated as BCO), is the governing body of baseball and softball within Oceania, and is responsible for the Oceania Baseball Championship.
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| Type | Sports organization |
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Region served | Oceania |
| Members | 21 member associations |
President | Robert Steffy |
Parent organization | World Baseball Softball Confederation |
| Website | www |
The Baseball Confederation of Oceania was established in 1989, it currently has 14 member nations. Not all member nations are represented in the executive committee which creates conflict within the region. The lesser countries tend not to support regional tournaments which contributes negatively to the growth of the sport in the region.
Ray Brown, the BCO Development Officer, provides support throughout the region.
Since 2006, the BCO has run a Regional Training Centre for aspiring players. Run for approximately 10 days, the RTC is open to players 14-18 who want to perform at a higher level. In 2006, the RTC was held in Auckland, New Zealand. In 2007, it was held in Christchurch, New Zealand.
History
Baseball arrived in most parts of Oceania as a result of Japanese influence prior to and during World War II, and American influence, particularly following the war. The Japanese influenced was most pronounced in Micronesia, particularly Palau.[1]
The Baseball Confederation of Oceania was established in 1989, it currently has 14 member nations.
The organisation adopted a policy of sharing the rights to hold BCO Tournaments between the northern and southern Oceania areas, on an alternative basis. Either New Zealand or Australia should hold the 18U BCO playoffs in 2015 since Guam held them in 2012. It is likely that New Zealand will hold this tournament due to the cancelling of the 15U tournament which was to be held in Auckland, New Zealand early in 2015. The cancellation was of huge disappointment to the New Zealand Baseball organisation and community. The game in New Zealand is growing significantly, which is important for the overall region and Baseball NZ had organised the local cable television company SkyTV to show some of the games lives to boost the sports profile.
Members
Baseball
| Code | Association | National teams | Founded | Membership | IOC member |
Note |
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| ASA |  American Samoa |
(M, W) | 1995 | Full | Yes | [Note 1] |
| AUS |  Australia |
(M, W) | 1913 | Full | Yes | |
| FIJ |  Fiji |
(M, W) | 2000 | Full | Yes | |
| FSM |  FS Micronesia |
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| GUM |  Guam |
(M, W) | 2007 | Full | Yes | |
| MHL |  Marshall Islands |
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| NCL |  New Caledonia |
(M, W) | 1993 | Full | No | [Note 2] |
| NZL |  New Zealand |
(M, W) | 1989 | Full | Yes | |
| MNP |  Northern Mariana Islands |
(M, W) | Provisional | No | [Note 1] | |
| PLW |  Palau |
(M, W) | 1999 | Full | Yes | |
| PNG |  Papua New Guinea |
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| SOL |  Solomon Islands |
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| TGA |  Tonga |
(M, W) | 2019 | Full | Yes | |
Softball
| Code | Association | National teams | Founded | Membership | IOC member |
Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASA | American Samoa |
(M, W) | 1985 | Full | Yes | [Note 1] |
| AUS | Australia |
(M, W) | 2009 | Full | Yes | |
| FSM | FS Micronesia |
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| GUM | Guam |
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| MHL | Marshall Islands |
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| NZL | New Zealand |
(M, W) | 1938 | Full | Yes | |
| MNP | Northern Mariana Islands |
(M, W) | Provisional | No | [Note 1] | |
| PLW | Palau |
(M, W) | 2006 | Full | Yes | |
| PNG | Papua New Guinea |
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| SOL | Solomon Islands |
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| TGA | Tonga |
(M, W) | 2019 | Full | Yes | |
Competitions
Baseball
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Softball
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Current title holders
| Competition | Year | Host country | Champions | Title | Runners-up | Next edition | Dates | ||
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| Oceania Baseball Championship | 2007 | None | Australia |
3rd | TBD | ||||
| U-23 Men's Baseball Oceania Championship | 2025 | Australia | Australia |
3rd | Guam |
TBD | |||
| U-18 Men's Baseball Oceania Championship | 2024 | Australia | Australia |
8th | New Zealand |
TBD | |||
| U-15 Men's Baseball Oceania Championship | 2025 | Guam | Australia |
5th | Northern Mariana Islands |
TBD | |||
| Softball | |||||||||
| Men's Softball Oceania Championship | 2023 | American Samoa | Australia |
1st | New Zealand |
TBD | |||
| U-23 Men's Softball Oceania Championship | 2025 | New Zealand | New Zealand |
1st | Australia |
TBD | |||
| U-18 Women's Softball Oceania Championship | 2023 | American Samoa | New Zealand |
1st | Australia |
TBD | |||
WBSC World Rankings
Baseball
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Softball
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Historical leaders
Highest Ranked Oceania member in the WBSC Rankings
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Major tournament records
- Legend
- 1st – Champion
- 2nd – Runner-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- QF – Quarter-finals
- R3 – Round 3 (third group stage)
- R2 – Round 2 (second group stage or knockout round)
- R1 – Round 1 (first group stage)
- • — Did not qualify
- × — Did not enter / withdrawn / banned / disqualified
- — Hosts
For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
World Baseball Classic
Oceania has sent representatives to the World Baseball Classic six times: Australia competing in all six editions. Of these, only in 2023 did Australia progress beyond the first round.
WBSC Premier12
| WBSC Premier12 record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2015  (12) |
2019  (12) |
2024 (12) |
Years | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia |
• | R2 | R1 7th |
2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total (1 team) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Women's Baseball World Cup
Olympic Games For Men's Baseball
Oceania Baseball Championship
| Oceania Baseball Championship record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1999 (2) |
2003 (2) |
2004 (1) |
2007 (1) |
Years | ||||||||||||||||||||
| American Samoa |
2nd | × | × | × | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia |
× | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Guam |
1st | 2nd | ×[a] | × | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand |
× | × | × | ×[b] | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total (3 teams) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
U-21/U-23 Baseball World Cup
World Junior Baseball Championship/U-18 Baseball World Cup
| World Junior Baseball Championship/U-18 Baseball World Cup record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1981 (11) |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 (10) |
1985 (8) |
1986 (7) |
1987 (7) |
1988 (8) |
1989 (12) |
1990 (10) |
1991 (12) |
1992 (21) |
1993 (8) |
1994 (10) |
1995 |
1996 (10) |
1997 (11) |
1999 (12) |
2000 (12) |
2002 (12) |
2004 (11) |
2006 (12) |
2008 (12) |
2010 (12) |
2012 (12) |
2013 (12) |
2015 (12) |
2017 (12) |
2019 (12) |
2022 (12) |
2023 (12) |
2025 (12) |
Years |
| Australia |
3rd | 3rd | ? | 6th | 8th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 8th | 3rd | • | 6th | 7th | 4th | 7th | 6th | 9th | 4th | 2nd | R1 9th | R1 8th | 4th | R2 5th | 4th | R1 9th | R1 10th | R1 8th |
30 |
| Total (1 team) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 |
World Youth Baseball Championship/U-15 Baseball World Cup
| World Youth Baseball Championship/U-15 Baseball World Cup record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1989 (8) |
1990 |
1991 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
2009 (12) |
2011 (11) |
2012 (15) |
2014 (18) |
2016 (12) |
2018 (12) |
2022 (13) |
2024 (12) |
Years | ||||||||||
| Australia |
• | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 3rd | ? | 3rd | ? | ? | R1 9th | R2 8th | • | R1 10th | R1 11th | R1 9th | • | × | 7 | ||||||||||
| Guam |
• | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 12th | R1 12th |
2 | ||||||||||
| New Zealand |
• | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | • | • | • | R1 15th | R1 12th | • | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||
| Total (3 teams) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||
U-12 Baseball World Cup
Men's Softball World Cup
| Men's Softball World Cup record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1966 (11) |
1968 (10) |
1972 (10) |
1976 (7) |
1980 (14) |
1984 (16) |
1988 (14) |
1992 (18) |
1996 (22) |
2000 (16) |
2004 (15) |
2009 (16) |
2013 (16) |
2015 (15) |
2017 (16) |
2019 (16) |
2022 (12) |
2025 (18) |
Years | ||||||||||||
| Australia |
× | × | × | × | × | × | R1 7th | R1 5th | R2 7th | R1 12th | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | R2 7th | 1st | R2 6th |
12 | ||||||||||||
| Guam |
× | × | R1 7th | R1 6th | R1 8th | R1 10th | • | R1 16th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | ||||||||||||
| New Zealand |
3rd | R1 5th | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 4th | R1 8th | 2nd | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Northern Mariana Islands |
× | × | × | × | × | × | × | R1 13th | R1 16th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea |
× | × | × | × | R1 14th | • | • | R1 17th | R1 19th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 | ||||||||||||
 Samoa |
× | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | R2 6th | • | R2 7th | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (6 teams) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 42 | ||||||||||||
Women's Softball World Cup
| Women's Softball World Cup record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1965 (5) |
1970 (9) |
1974 (15) |
1978 (15) |
1982 (23) |
1986 (12) |
1990 (20) |
1994 (28) |
1998 (17) |
2002 (16) |
2006 (16) |
2010 (16) |
2012 (16) |
2014 (16) |
2016 (31) |
2018 (16) |
2022 (8) |
2024   (18) |
Years | ||||||||||||
| Australia |
1st | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 8th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | R2 5th | 3rd | R2 6th | 3rd | 3rd | R1 10th | 4th | 4th | R2 7th |
18 | ||||||||||||
| Guam |
• | • | • | • | R1 18th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | ||||||||||||
 New Guinea |
R1 5th | • | • | Became Papua New Guinea | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand |
4th | R1 7th | R1 9th | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | R2 6th | R1 13th | R2 6th | R1 11th | R1 12th | R1 13th | R2 8th | R2 8th | R1 13th | • | R1 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| Total (4 teams) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 37 | ||||||||||||
Olympic Games For Women's Softball
| Softball at the Summer Olympics record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1996 (8) |
2000 (8) |
2004 (8) |
2008 (8) |
2020 (6) |
2028 |
Years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia |
3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | R1 5th | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand |
• | R1 6th | • | • | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total (2 teams) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's Softball Oceania Championship
| Men's Softball Oceania Championship record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | 2023 (3) |
Years | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| American Samoa |
3rd | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia |
1st | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand |
2nd | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total (3 teams) | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
U-23 Men's Softball World Cup
| U-23 Men's Softball World Cup record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2023 (12) |
2026 (12) |
Years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia |
1st | 2nd | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand |
R2 6th |
4th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total (2 teams) | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Junior Men's Softball World Championship/U-18 Men's Softball World Cup
| Junior Men's Softball World Championship/U-18 Men's Softball World Cup record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1981 (5) |
1985 (8) |
1989 (7) |
1993 (7) |
1997 (11) |
2001 (10) |
2005 (9) |
2008 (12) |
2012 (14) |
2014 (10) |
2016 (12) |
2018 (13) |
2020 (12) |
2023 (11) |
Years | ||||||||||||||||
| Australia |
× | × | × | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 1st | 2nd | R2 5th |
11 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand |
× | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | R2 5th | R1 9th |
13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (2 teams) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
Junior Women's Softball World Championship/U-18 Women's Softball World Cup
| Junior Women's Softball World Championship/U-18 Women's Softball World Cup record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1981 (10) |
1985 (8) |
1987 (10) |
1991 (10) |
1995 (14) |
1999 (15) |
2003 (14) |
2007 (16) |
2011 (15) |
2013 (15) |
2015 (15) |
2017 (26) |
2019[c] (16) |
2021 (8) |
2025 (18) |
Years | |||||||||||||||
| Australia |
5th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 7th | R2 7th | 4th | × | R1 11th |
14 | |||||||||||||||
| New Zealand |
• | • | 8th | 5th | 8th | 9th | 8th | 11th | 6th | 4th | 6th | R1 16th | R1 9th | × | R1 9th |
12 | |||||||||||||||
| Total (2 teams) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | |||||||||||||||
U-15 Women's Softball World Cup
| U-15 Women's Softball World Cup record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2023 (12) |
2025 (12) |
Years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American Samoa |
x | R1 11th |
1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia |
x | R1 8th |
1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand |
R1 11th |
x | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total (3 teams) | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth Baseball5 World Cup
| Youth Baseball5 World Cup record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2023 (12) |
2025 (16) |
Years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia |
12th | x | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fiji |
x | 15th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total (2 teams) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former tournaments
Amateur World Series/Baseball World Cup
| Amateur World Series/Baseball World Cup record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | 1938 (2) |
1939 (3) |
1940 (7) |
1941 (9) |
1942 (5) |
1943 (4) |
1944 (8) |
1945 (6) |
1947 (9) |
1948 (8) |
1950 (12) |
1951 (11) |
1952 (13) |
1953 (10) |
1961 (10) |
1965 (9) |
1969 (11) |
1970 (11) |
1971 (10) |
1972 (16) |
1973 (8) |
1973 (11) |
1974 (9) |
1976 (11) |
1978 (11) |
1980 (12) |
1982 (10) |
1984 (13) |
1986 (12) |
1988 (12) |
1990 (12) |
1994 (16) |
1998 (16) |
2001 (16) |
2003 (15) |
2005 (18) |
2007 (18) |
2009 (22) |
2011 (16) |
Years | |
| Australia |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | 10th | 9th | • | • | • | • | R1 9th | QF 7th | R1 10th | • | R1 10th | QF 6th | R3 5th | R2 5th |
10 | |
| Total (1 team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
See also
Notes
- New Zealand were scheduled to participate in the 2007 tournament with Australia, but withdrew prior to the start. The BCO awarded the championship to Australia.
- The 2019 edition was an under-19 tournament before reverting back to under-18 the following edition.