Category Archives: South Africa

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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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 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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Europe-Africa Olympic Qualifier Preview

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

Parma, Italy – The gauntlet for five European places at the Europe-Africa Olympic qualifier  has been run and the end result netted no real surprises: European champions the Netherlands, plus Italy, Israel, Spain, and the Czech Republic. That quintet will be … Continue reading →

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History of Baseball5 Clinics and Tournaments

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

[Ed. Note: An updated list (as of 18 February 2020) of all baseball5 events is attached to the bottom of this article.] Since its introduction at the 2017 World Friendship Games in Burundi, the new sport of Baseball5 has spread … Continue reading →

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2019 International Baseball Schedule

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

Every year, Extra Innings publishes a list of all international baseball fixtures. This list evolves over the year as most international baseball events beyond the top tournaments are planned less than six months in advance. This was never more true … Continue reading →

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