South Africa national Baseball5 team
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| Information | |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Federation | South African Baseball Union |
| Confederation | WBSC Africa |
| Manager | Americo Juma |
| WBSC ranking | |
| Current | 14 |
| Baseball5 World Cup | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2022) |
| Best result | 7th (1 time, in 2022) |
| Baseball5 African Championship | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2022) |
| Best result | |
The South Africa national Baseball5 team represents South Africa in international Baseball5 competitions.
South Africa won the 2022 Baseball5 African Championship held in Dar es Salaam, finishing the tournament with a perfect 7–0 record and defeating Kenya in the final, 2 games to 0, winning the gold medal. South Africa qualified to the 2022 Baseball5 World Cup held in Mexico City as African champions.[2]
South Africa finished fifth in their group in the World Cup opening round with a 2–3 record and won all the placement round games to finish the tournament with an overall record of 5–3, ranking seventh.[3]