The New Zealand men's national softball team (nicknamed the Black Sox/Black Socks) is the national softball team for New Zealand. They have won the ISF Men's World Championship seven times, becoming World Champions in 1976 (1st = with US and Canada), 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2013 and 2017. They also won the inaugural Commonwealth Championships (a round robin tournament between New Zealand, Australia, Samoa, South Africa and Botswana) in 2006. The "Black Sox" name is one of many national team nicknames related to the All Blacks as well as to famous "Sox" baseball teams. The female team is known as the White Sox
On 16 July 2017, New Zealand (Black Sox) defeated Australia (Aussie Steelers), six runs to four in the final of the 2017 ISF Men's World Championship held in Canada.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2024
2025
Players Current squad The following players were called up for the 2023 Men's Softball Oceania Championship in American Samoa for the 2025 Softball World Cup.
Competitive record Men's Softball World Cup Men's Softball World Cup recordYearHostRoundSquad1966Third place3rd131031968Round robin5th9541972Third place3rd13761976Champions3rd131031980Fourth place4th9631984Champions1st10911988Runners-up2nd171431992Runners-up2nd151141996Champions1st141402000Champions1st151412004Champions1st10912009Runners-up2nd1192106262013Champions1st109154172015Runners-up2nd107370252017Champions1st109179132019Fourth place4th105551242022Placement round8th8442928Squad2025QualifiedTotal17/1719615245389133—
Men's Softball Oceania Championship Men's Softball Oceania Championship recordYearHostRoundSquad2023Runners-up2nd6425621SquadTotal1/16425621—
Honours Men's Softball World Cup Champions (7): 1976, 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2013, 2017 Runners-up (4): 1988, 1992, 2009, 2015 Third place (2): 1966, 1972 Men's Softball Oceania Championship Runners-up (1): 2023
References
External links Softball New Zealand