The
event – which will feature mixed-gender open and youth divisions – will decide
Oceania’s representatives at the WBSC Baseball5 World Cup and Youth Baseball5
World Cup slated for next June in Mexico.
Oceania
has one spot in each of the 12-team World Cups.
The
Oceania Baseball5 Qualifier will be played across two days immediately
following the Australian Baseball5 Championship.
Baseball
Australia is finalising hosting details of the events and expects to be in a
position to make an announcement in November.
Chief
executive Cam Vale said attracting the Oceania Baseball5 Qualifier to Australia
was a great achievement.
“Baseball5
has grown significantly in a short period of time and it’s fitting we will host
the first major Oceania event after launching Baseball5 in the region,” Vale
said.
“Combined
with the Australian Baseball5 Championship it is going to be a fantastic event
to showcase the discipline.
“With
a spot at each of the World Cups on the line it is set to be a
highly-competitive and action-packed event.”
Australia,
New Caledonia and New Zealand have been confirmed as participating in both the open
and under-18 youth divisions at the Oceania Baseball5 Qualifier.
The
format of the two-day event has not been locked in.
Baseball5
was established by the WBSC in 2017 and launched in Australia on the Gold Coast
in May 2019.
The fast-paced and youth-focused urban discipline is a five-on-five, five-inning street version of baseball softball that requiring virtually no equipment, can be played anywhere.
Release from Baseball Australia.
