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New Zealand women's national softball team | |
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Information | |
Country | ![]() |
Federation | Softball New Zealand |
Confederation | WBSC Oceania |
Manager | Donny Hale |
WBSC World Rank | 32 ![]() |
Olympic Games | |
Appearances | 1 (First in 2000) |
Best result | 6th |
Women's Softball World Cup | |
Appearances | 17 (First in 1965) |
Best result | ![]() |
New Zealand women's national softball team, nicknamed the White Sox, is the women's national softball team for New Zealand. The "White Sox" name is one of many national team nicknames (indirectly) related to the All Blacks as well as to the famous Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox baseball teams.
The team competed at the 1990 ISF Women's World Championship in Normal, Illinois where they finished with 8 wins and 1 loss.[2] The team competed at the 1994 ISF Women's World Championship in St. John's, Newfoundland where they finished sixth.[3] The team competed at the 1998 ISF Women's World Championship in Fujinomiya City, Japan where they finished eleventh.[4] The team competed at the 2002 ISF Women's World Championship in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan where they finished sixth.[5][6] The team competed at the 2006 ISF Women's World Championship in Beijing, China where they finished eleventh.[7][8] The team competed at the 2010 ISF Women's World Championship in Caracas, Venezuela where they finished twelfth.[9]
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.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2023
Friendly | 17 July | New Zealand ![]() |
5–12 | ![]() |
Campo Softball Polisportiva Buscherini, Italy |
11:00 UTC+2 | Boxscore |
Friendly | 17 July | New Zealand ![]() |
2–9 | ![]() |
Campo Softball Polisportiva Buscherini, Italy |
17:00 UTC+2 | Boxscore |
Friendly | 18 July | New Zealand ![]() |
2–8 | ![]() |
Campo Softball Polisportiva Buscherini, Italy |
14:00 UTC+2 | Boxscore |
Friendly | 18 July | New Zealand ![]() |
3–11 | ![]() |
Campo Softball Polisportiva Buscherini, Italy |
16:00 UTC+2 | Boxscore |
Friendly | 19 July | New Zealand ![]() |
4–2 | Softball Forlì | Campo Softball Polisportiva Buscherini, Italy |
19:00 UTC+2 | Boxscore |
2024 World Cup Group | 22 July | New Zealand ![]() |
2–16 (F/4) | ![]() |
Campo Comunale da Softball, Italy |
14:00 UTC+2 | LP: Loran Parker |
Boxscore | WP: Misaki Katsumata HR: Nodoka Harada, Hotaru Tsukamoto |
Attendance: 700 Umpires: Mariana Prins (HP), Steven McCown (1B), Sabrina Fabrizi (2B), Alen Magdalenić (3B) |
2024 World Cup Group | 23 July | Italy ![]() |
9–0 | ![]() |
Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti, Italy |
11:00 UTC+2 | WP: Ilaria Cacciamani HR: McKenzie Barbara, Erika Piancastelli |
Boxscore | LP: Tyneesha Houkamau |
Attendance: 300 Umpires: Abel Mataboge (HP), Yu-Sung Lin (1B), Maykel Garcia Cue (2B), Jose Chaparro (3B) |
2024 World Cup Group | 24 July | New Zealand ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() |
Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti, Italy |
17:00 UTC+2 | WP: Christine Parker |
Boxscore | LP: Loreley Linares |
Attendance: 200 Umpires: Yu-Sung Lin (HP), Sabrina Fabrizi (1B), Zhiling Yu (2B), Maykel Garcia Cue (3B) |
2024 World Cup Group | 25 July | New Zealand ![]() |
0–4 | ![]() |
Campo Comunale da Softball, Italy |
11:00 UTC+2 | LP: Amy Begg |
Boxscore | WP: Dawn Bodrug HR: Kianna Jones |
Attendance: 80 Umpires: Maykel Garcia Cue (HP), Jose Chaparro (1B), Sabrina Fabrizi (2B), Yu-Sung Lin (3B) |
2024 World Cup Group | 25 July | Philippines ![]() |
5–3 | ![]() |
Campo Comunale da Softball, Italy |
17:00 UTC+2 | WP: Royevel Palma HR: Nicole Hammoude |
Boxscore | LP: Tyneesha Houkamau |
Attendance: 75 Umpires: Alen Magdalenić (HP), Yu-Sung Lin (1B), Jose Chaparro (2B), Maykel Garcia Cue (3B) |
2024 World Cup Group 5th place | 26 July | Venezuela ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
Campo Comunale da Softball, Italy |
11:00 UTC+2 | WP: Michelle Floyd HR: Yuruby Alicart |
Boxscore | LP: Tyla Morrison |
Attendance: 130 Umpires: Alen Magdalenić (HP), Yu-Sung Lin (1B), Steven McCown (2B), Abel Mataboge (3B) |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2024 Women's Softball World Cup group stage from 22–26 July 2023.[10][11]
Competitive Record
Women's Softball World Cup
Women's Softball World Cup record | ||||||||||
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Year | Host | Round | Pos | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | Squad | |
1965 | ![]() |
Fourth place | 4th | |||||||
1970 | ![]() |
? | 7th | |||||||
1974 | ![]() |
? | 9th | |||||||
1978 | ![]() |
Third place | 3rd | |||||||
1982 | ![]() |
Champions | 1st | |||||||
1986 | ![]() |
Third place | 3rd | |||||||
1990 | ![]() |
Runners-up | 2nd | 11 | 9 | 2 | ||||
1994 | ![]() |
Play-offs | 6th | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67 | 3 | ||
1998 | ![]() |
Group stage | 11th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 31 | |||
2002 | ![]() |
Group stage | 6th | 9 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 21 | ||
2006 | ![]() |
Group stage | 11th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 32 | ||
2010 | ![]() |
Group stage | 12th | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 55 | ||
2012 | ![]() |
Group stage | 13th | 7 | 2 | 5 | ||||
2014 | ![]() |
Play-offs | 8th | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 33 | ||
2016 | ![]() |
Championship round | 8th | 7 | 5 | 2 | 57 | 24 | ||
2018 | ![]() |
Placement round | 13th | 8 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 33 | ||
2022 | ![]() |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
2024 | ![]() |
Group stage | TBC | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 37 | Squad | |
Total | 1 title | 17/18 | 85 | 42 | 43 | 237 | 269 | — |
World Cup of Softball
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Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Losses | RF | RA | ||
2005 | Did not enter | |||||||
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2016 | 8th | 7 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 29 | ||
2017 | Did not enter | |||||||
Total | 1/12 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 29 |