WBSC Oceania

The World Baseball Softball Confederation Oceania, known as WBSC Oceania, formerly known as Baseball Confederation of Oceania (abbreviated as BCO), is the governing body of baseball and softball within Oceania, and is responsible for the Oceania Baseball Championship.

The Baseball Confederation of Oceania was established in 1989, it currently has 14 member nations. Not all member nations are represented in the executive committee which creates conflict within the region. The lesser countries tend not to support regional tournaments which contributes negatively to the growth of the sport in the region.

Ray Brown, the BCO Development Officer, provides support throughout the region.

Since 2006, the BCO has run a Regional Training Centre for aspiring players. Run for approximately 10 days, the RTC is open to players 14-18 who want to perform at a higher level. In 2006, the RTC was held in Auckland, New Zealand. In 2007, it was held in Christchurch, New Zealand.

History Baseball arrived in most parts of Oceania as a result of Japanese influence prior to and during World War II, and American influence, particularly following the war. The Japanese influenced was most pronounced in Micronesia, particularly Palau.Baseball in Palau: Passion for the Game. Shuster, Donald ed. (Guam: University of Guam, 2008), pgs 5-10

The Baseball Confederation of Oceania was established in 1989, it currently has 14 member nations.

The organisation adopted a policy of sharing the rights to hold BCO Tournaments between the northern and southern Oceania areas, on an alternative basis. Either New Zealand or Australia should hold the 18U BCO playoffs in 2015 since Guam held them in 2012. It is likely that New Zealand will hold this tournament due to the cancelling of the 15U tournament which was to be held in Auckland, New Zealand early in 2015. The cancellation was of huge disappointment to the New Zealand Baseball organisation and community. The game in New Zealand is growing significantly, which is important for the overall region and Baseball NZ had organised the local cable television company SkyTV to show some of the games lives to boost the sports profile.

Members Baseball Association National teams Founded Membership IOC memberNote ASA American Samoa (M, W) 1995 Full Unorganized unincorporated territory of the United States. AUS Australia (M, W) 1913 Full FIJ Fiji (M, W) 2000 Full FSM FS Micronesia (M, W) Full GUM Guam (M, W) 2007 Full MHL Marshall Islands (M, W) Full NCL New Caledonia (M, W) 1993 Full Sui generis collectivity of France. NZL New Zealand (M, W) 1989 Full MNP Northern Mariana Islands (M, W) Provisional PLW Palau (M, W) 1999 Full PNG Papua New Guinea (M, W) Full SOL Solomon Islands (M, W) Full TGA Tonga (M, W) 2019 Full

Softball Association National teams Founded Membership IOC memberNote ASA American Samoa (M, W) 1985 Full Unorganized unincorporated territory of the United States. AUS Australia (M, W) 2009 Full FSM FS Micronesia (M, W) Full GUM Guam (M, W) Full MHL Marshall Islands (M, W) Full NZL New Zealand (M, W) 1938 Full MNP Northern Mariana Islands (M, W) Provisional PLW Palau (M, W) 2006 Full PNG Papua New Guinea (M, W) Full SOL Solomon Islands (M, W) Full TGA Tonga (M, W) 2019 Full

Competitions

Baseball Men's Oceania Baseball Championship U-23 Men's Baseball Oceania Championship U-18 Men's Baseball Oceania Championship U-15 Men's Baseball Oceania Championship

Softball Men's Men's Softball Oceania Championship

Women's U-18 Women's Softball Oceania Championship

Current title holders

Competition Year Host country Champions Title Runners-up Next edition DatesBaseballOceania Baseball Championship2007None3rdTBD U-23 Men's Baseball Oceania Championship 2025 Australia 3rd TBD U-18 Men's Baseball Oceania Championship 2024 Australia 8th TBD U-15 Men's Baseball Oceania Championship 2025 Guam 5th TBD Softball Men's Softball Oceania Championship 2023 American Samoa 1st TBD U-23 Men's Softball Oceania Championship 2025 New Zealand 1st TBD U-18 Women's Softball Oceania Championship 2023 American Samoa 1st TBD

WBSC World Rankings Baseball

Softball

Baseball5

Historical leaders Highest Ranked Oceania member in the WBSC Rankings

Men's baseball

Women's baseball

Men's softball

Women's softball

Major tournament records Legend – Champion – Runner-up – Third place – Fourth place QF – Quarter-finals R3 – Round 3 (third group stage) R2 – Round 2 (second group stage or knockout round) R1 – Round 1 (first group stage) — Did not qualify — Did not enter / withdrawn / banned / disqualified  — Hosts

For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

World Baseball Classic

Oceania has sent representatives to the World Baseball Classic six times: Australia competing in all six editions. Of these, only in 2023 did Australia progress beyond the first round.

World Baseball Classic record Team2006(16)2009(16)2013(16)2017(16)2023(20)2026(20)YearsR1R1R1R1QFR16 Total (1 team) 1 1 1 1 1 1 5

WBSC Premier12

WBSC Premier12 record Team2015(12)2019(12)2024(12)Years•R2R12 Total (1 team) 0 1 1 2

Women's Baseball World Cup

Women's Baseball World Cup record Team2004(5)2006(7)2008(8)2010(11)2012(8)2014(8)2016(12)2018(12)2024(12)Years4th4th4th2nd4th3rdR2R1R19 Total (1 team) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9

Olympic Games For Men's Baseball

Baseball at the Summer Olympics record Team1992(8)1996(8)2000(8)2004(8)2008(8)2020(6)Years•R1R12nd•×3 Total (1 team) 0 1 1 1 0 0 3

Oceania Baseball Championship

Oceania Baseball Championship record Team1999(2)2003(2)2004(1)2007(1)Years2nd×××2×1st1st1st31st2nd××2××××0 Total (3 teams) 2 2 1 1 6

U-21/U-23 Baseball World Cup

U-21/U-23 Baseball World Cup record Team2014(11)2016(12)2018(12)2020(12)2022(12)2024(12)YearsR22ndR1•R2R15R1•••••1 Total (2 teams) 2 1 1 0 1 1 6

World Junior Baseball Championship/U-18 Baseball World Cup

World Junior Baseball Championship/U-18 Baseball World Cup record Team1981(11)198219831984(10)1985(8)1986(7)1987(7)1988(8)1989(12)1990(10)1991(12)1992(21)1993(8)1994(10)19951996(10)1997(11)1999(12)2000(12)2002(12)2004(11)2006(12)2008(12)2010(12)2012(12)2013(12)2015(12)2017(12)2019(12)2022(12)2023(12)2025(12)Years3rd3rd ? 6th 8th 7th 5th 4th3rd 7th 4th 5th 5th 8th 3rd•6th7th4th7th6th9th4th2nd R1 R14th R24th R1 R1 R130 Total (1 team) 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 30

World Youth Baseball Championship/U-15 Baseball World Cup

World Youth Baseball Championship/U-15 Baseball World Cup record Team1989(8)199019911993199419951996199719982001200320052009(12)2011(11)2012(15)2014(18)2016(12)2018(12)2022(13)2024(12)Years•??????3rd?3rd??R1R2•R1R1R1•×7•???????????••••••R1R12•???????????•••R1R1•••2 Total (3 teams) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 11

U-12 Baseball World Cup

U-12 Baseball World Cup record Team2011(13)2013(14)2015(12)2017(12)2019(12)2021(11)2023(10)2025(12)Years••R1R1R1•R1R15••••R1•••1••••••R1•1 Total (3 teams) 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 7

Men's Softball World Cup

Men's Softball World Cup record Team1966(11)1968(10)1972(10)1976(7)1980(14)1984(16)1988(14)1992(18)1996(22)2000(16)2004(15)2009(16)2013(16)2015(15)2017(16)2019(16)2022(12)2025(18)Years××××××R1R1R2R13rd1st3rd4th2ndR21stR212××R1R1R1R1•R1••••••••••53rdR13rd1st4th1st2nd2nd1st1st1st2nd1st2nd1st4thR12nd18×××××××R1R1•••••••••2××××R1••R1R1•••••••••3××××××××××R2•R2•••••2 Total (6 teams) 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 5 4 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 42

Women's Softball World Cup

Women's Softball World Cup record Team1965(5)1970(9)1974(15)1978(15)1982(23)1986(12)1990(20)1994(28)1998(17)2002(16)2006(16)2010(16)2012(16)2014(16)2016(31)2018(16)2022(8)2024(18)Years1st4th3rd5th3rd8th4th3rd2ndR23rdR23rd3rdR14th4thR218••••R1•••••••••••••1 New GuineaR1••Became Papua New Guinea14thR1R13rd1st3rd2ndR2R1R2R1R1R1R2R2R1•R117 Total (4 teams) 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 37

Olympic Games For Women's Softball

Softball at the Summer Olympics record Team1996(8)2000(8)2004(8)2008(8)2020(6)2028Years3rd3rd2nd3rdR15•R1•••1 Total (2 teams) 1 2 1 1 1 6

Men's Softball Oceania Championship

Men's Softball Oceania Championship record Team2023(3)Years3rd11st12nd1 Total (3 teams) 3 3

U-23 Men's Softball World Cup

U-23 Men's Softball World Cup record Team2023(12)2026(12)Years1st2nd2R24th2 Total (2 teams) 2 2 4

Junior Men's Softball World Championship/U-18 Men's Softball World Cup

Junior Men's Softball World Championship/U-18 Men's Softball World Cup record Team1981(5)1985(8)1989(7)1993(7)1997(11)2001(10)2005(9)2008(12)2012(14)2014(10)2016(12)2018(13)2020(12)2023(11)Years×××4th1st1st1st1st3rd4th6th1st2ndR211×1st1st2nd2nd4th4th4th6th2nd2nd3rdR2R113 Total (2 teams) 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 24

Junior Women's Softball World Championship/U-18 Women's Softball World Cup

Junior Women's Softball World Championship/U-18 Women's Softball World Cup record Team1981(10)1985(8)1987(10)1991(10)1995(14)1999(15)2003(14)2007(16)2011(15)2013(15)2015(15)2017(26)2019(16)2021(8)2025(18)Years5th5th4th3rd3rd6th3rd3rd4th3rd7thR24th×R114••8th5th8th9th8th11th6th4th6thR1R1×R112 Total (2 teams) 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 26

U-15 Women's Softball World Cup

U-15 Women's Softball World Cup record Team2023(12)2025(12)YearsxR11xR11R1x1 Total (3 teams) 1 2 3

Youth Baseball5 World Cup

Youth Baseball5 World Cup record Team2023(12)2025(16)Years Australia12thx1 Fijix15th1 Total (2 teams) 1 1 2

Former tournaments Amateur World Series/Baseball World Cup

Amateur World Series/Baseball World Cup record Team1938(2)1939(3)1940(7)1941(9)1942(5)1943(4)1944(8)1945(6)1947(9)1948(8)1950(12)1951(11)1952(13)1953(10)1961(10)1965(9)1969(11)1970(11)1971(10)1972(16)1973(8)1973(11)1974(9)1976(11)1978(11)1980(12)1982(10)1984(13)1986(12)1988(12)1990(12)1994(16)1998(16)2001(16)2003(15)2005(18)2007(18)2009(22)2011(16)Years••••••••••••••••••••••••10th10th9th••••R1QFR1•R1QFR3R210 Total (1 team) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 10

See also

Oceania Softball Confederation Oceania Baseball Championship Baseball at the Pacific Games

Notes

References

External links Confederation of Oceania