MAJOR SOX TEAM NAMED FOR WBSC U23 MEN'S WORLD CUP
Written by Softball NZ on February 7th, 2023.
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The tournament will be played at Nafaldo Cargnel Stadium in Parana, Argentina, from 15-23 April 2023.
Deans says “This group has worked hard both on and off the diamond and have done everything asked to get the team in the best possible shape to perform at the world cup. There has been obvious frustration with 2 cancelled events however the management team have been impressed with the players attitude and now with only 10 weeks out the boys can start with their final preparation with confidence.
“This group has prepared well with 2 camps and playing in the Auckland preseason tournament. We will now reset with group training weekly leading up to games after club nationals with the Squad gathering in Auckland Easter weekend to travel to Argentina” he says.
Canada has been awarded the wild card to participate in the tournament, and join the 11 nations already qualified for the event in 2022 to complete the field of teams:
Africa (1): World No. 11 South Africa
Americas (4): World No. 1 Argentina, No. 8 Mexico, No. 9 Venezuela and No. 13 Guatemala
Asia (2): World No. 2 Japan and No. 15 Singapore
Europe (2): World No. 5 Czech Republic and No. 19 Israel
Oceania (2): World No. 4 Australia and No. 6 New Zealand
Wild Card (1): World No. 3 Canada
Due to the postponement of the event, the age limit for the tournament has been extended to allow all eligible players in 2022 to compete in the tournament in April next year.
The U23 New Zealand Men’s Team to compete at the WBSC U-23 Men’s Softball World Cup in Argentina.
Kaleb Rona (North Harbour)
Te Kirika Cooper-Nicola (North Harbour)
Brock Attewell (North Harbour)
Oscar Clark (Auckland)
Huw Davies (Auckland)
Max Earley (Auckland)
Seth Gibson (Auckland)
Floyd Nola (Auckland)
Taine Slaughter (Auckland)
Xaviar Herrick (Auckland)
Brock Evans (Auckland)
Damon Creasy (Wellington)
Tobias Makisi (Wellington)
Liam Potts (Canterbury)
Josh Lubiejewski (Canterbury)
Caleb Stewart (Canterbury)
Deans says “This group has worked hard both on and off the diamond and have done everything asked to get the team in the best possible shape to perform at the world cup. There has been obvious frustration with 2 cancelled events however the management team have been impressed with the players attitude and now with only 10 weeks out the boys can start with their final preparation with confidence.
“This group has prepared well with 2 camps and playing in the Auckland preseason tournament. We will now reset with group training weekly leading up to games after club nationals with the Squad gathering in Auckland Easter weekend to travel to Argentina” he says.
Canada has been awarded the wild card to participate in the tournament, and join the 11 nations already qualified for the event in 2022 to complete the field of teams:
Africa (1): World No. 11 South Africa
Americas (4): World No. 1 Argentina, No. 8 Mexico, No. 9 Venezuela and No. 13 Guatemala
Asia (2): World No. 2 Japan and No. 15 Singapore
Europe (2): World No. 5 Czech Republic and No. 19 Israel
Oceania (2): World No. 4 Australia and No. 6 New Zealand
Wild Card (1): World No. 3 Canada
Due to the postponement of the event, the age limit for the tournament has been extended to allow all eligible players in 2022 to compete in the tournament in April next year.
The U23 New Zealand Men’s Team to compete at the WBSC U-23 Men’s Softball World Cup in Argentina.
Kaleb Rona (North Harbour)
Te Kirika Cooper-Nicola (North Harbour)
Brock Attewell (North Harbour)
Oscar Clark (Auckland)
Huw Davies (Auckland)
Max Earley (Auckland)
Seth Gibson (Auckland)
Floyd Nola (Auckland)
Taine Slaughter (Auckland)
Xaviar Herrick (Auckland)
Brock Evans (Auckland)
Damon Creasy (Wellington)
Tobias Makisi (Wellington)
Liam Potts (Canterbury)
Josh Lubiejewski (Canterbury)
Caleb Stewart (Canterbury)
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