Category Archives: Africa

Baseball Euros to Expand in 2021, Qualification Changing

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

After hosting the Europe-Africa Olympic Qualifier in September, Italy will next welcome the European Baseball Championship. The 2021 edition will be the first with 16 teams and is the first major baseball tournament scheduled for next year to be confirmed … Continue reading →

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Loaded WBC Qualifier Roster for South Africa: Unsworth, Lovegrove, Ngoepes

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

South Africa is the first federation to name its roster for the 2020 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers and it reads like a who’s who of SA Baseball. Included are Dylan Unsworth, Kieran Lovegrove, Gift Ngoepe, Jonathan Phillips, and Rowan Ebersohn. … Continue reading →

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Play Everywhere: Baseball5 Update and 2020 Schedule

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

Since we published our history of baseball5 events last March [updated link], the WBSC’s newest discipline has spread quickly around the globe. From its creation 18 months before then, 75 events had been held involving 39 countries. As we shall … Continue reading →

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WBSC Rankings 2019 (Part III): Mexico and Africa Hit Highs

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

Our series on the most recent WBSC rankings continued yesterday with a glance at three nations that fell well below their usual Top 5 and Top 10 rating. Our third part in the series looks at a North American nation … Continue reading →

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BREAKING: New WBC Qualifiers Format Suggests Classic Expansion

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

Qualification for the World Baseball Classic has changed to a new format that seems to indicate an expansion of the main tournament by four more countries. Multiple sources, including one from a European federation, as well as newspapers in Central … Continue reading →

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Olympic Baseball Qualification (As of Nov. 8)

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

Baseball qualification for the Olympics can be maddening to understand. With major tournaments, plus an additional 10 events feeding into those qualifiers, there is a lot of which to keep track. Thus far, two of the six teams for Tokyo … Continue reading →

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Olympic Qualifier: Netherlands – South Africa

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

South Africa faced a Dutch side needing a win to stay alive in Olympic Qualification, but the Europeans were too much for them. Here is our live thread from the game, including plenty of pictures and analysis. Game moving at … Continue reading →

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Olympic Qualifier: Czech Republic – South Africa

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

South Africa took an early lead, but Czech Republic slugged its way to a mercy rule victory in the Europe-Africa Olympic Qualifier. Here is our live thread from the game, including plenty of pictures and analysis. We are live from … Continue reading →

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Olympic Qualifier: Spain – South Africa

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

Spain wasted no time in blasting South Africa in one of the more one-sided games of the Europe-Africa Olympic Qualifier. Here is our live thread from the game, including plenty of pictures and analysis. it's been another very rainy day, … Continue reading →

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Olympic Qualifier: Italy – South Africa

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

South Africa took an early lead on a sodden opening day in Parma in the Europe-Africa Olympic Qualifier. When the game finished two days later, Italy emerged as victors. Here is our live thread from the game, including plenty of … Continue reading →

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