In 2007, Cambodia fielded its first-ever national baseball team to compete in the 24th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), held in Bangkok, Thailand, from December 7 to 15.
In their opening game, Cambodia lost to Thailand 16–0 in 4½ innings due to the IBAF mercy rule. In their second game, Cambodia scored its first-ever run against Indonesia, losing 37–1 in 4½-innings. In their third game, Cambodia played a competitive seven innings against the Philippines but was shut out 14–0. Their fourth game marked the team’s first full nine-inning contest, a match that ended in an 11–7 loss to Malaysia. Their final game against Myanmar ended in a 10–0 defeat after seven innings.
Across the five games, Cambodia conceded 88 runs, committed 31 errors, and scored eight runs on 14 hits over 31 innings. While the team did not record any wins, their participation marked Cambodia’s entry into international baseball competition.
On May 25, 2009, the Cambodian national baseball team competed in its second international baseball tournament at the 2009 Asian Baseball Cup, held in Bangkok, Thailand.
Cambodia began the competition with a full nine-inning game against Indonesia, losing 6–0. The following day, they faced Hong Kong and were defeated 10–0 in a game that ended after 8½ innings. On the third day, Cambodia played a close game against Myanmar, losing 3–1. On May 29, Cambodia faced Malaysia. Cambodia recorded their first victory in first international baseball competition, defeating Malaysia 20–8.
The Cambodia national baseball team returned to the 30th SEA Game held in Manila, Philippines on December 2–8. It was the first time in ten years they competed internationally. Cambodia scored only two runs while conceding 43, losing all four games.[2] This included 0–12 and 0–14 shutouts to the Philippines and Thailand, respectively.[3]
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