Zimbabwe national baseball team

Zimbabwe national baseball team
Information
Country Zimbabwe
ConfederationAfrican Baseball & Softball Association
ManagerAmerico Juma
WBSC ranking
Current 55 Steady (26 March 2026)[1]

The Zimbabwe national baseball team is the national baseball team that represents Zimbabwe in international competitions.

History

Rhodesia Baseball (1952–1979)

Zimbabwean Baseball (1980–Present)

In 1992, the first African Baseball and Softball Association (ABSA) Congress and Africa Cup Baseball Championship was organised in Harare, with four countries competing. In 1995, the 3rd Africa Cup Baseball Championship and ABSA Congress was also held in Harare.

Tournament record

Africa Cup Baseball Championship record
Year Host Position W L RS RA
1992 Zimbabwe

Harare

2nd Unavailable
1993 South Africa

Cape Town

Unavailable Unavailable
1995 Zimbabwe

Harare

Unavailable Unavailable
2001 Uganda

Kampala

Unavailable Unavailable
2019 South Africa

Johannesburg

3rd 2 3 Unavailable
Total 4/4 2nd - - - -

Sources[2][3][4]

The first time Baseball featured in the All-Africa Games was in 1999 in the 7th All-Africa Games in South Africa and for the second and last time, in 2003, in the 8th All-Africa Games in Nigeria.

All-Africa Games record
Year Host Position W L RS RA
1999 South Africa

Johannesburg

3rd 2 3 84 76
2003 Nigeria

Abuja

3rd 3 3 39 24
Total 3rd 5 6 123 100

[5]

9 September
14:00
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 11–12 (F/9)  Nigeria Randburg Sports Stadium
LP: Nhauro Mpanguri Boxscore WP: Michael Oguwuche
11 September
12:30
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 2–37 (F/6)  South Africa Randburg Sports Stadium
LP: Ozias Moyo Boxscore WP: Darryn Smith
12 September
09:00
Lesotho  5–31 (F/6) Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Randburg Sports Stadium
LP: Teboho Shelile Boxscore WP: Nhauro Mpanguri
13 September
14:00
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 10–24 (F/7)  Ghana Randburg Sports Stadium
LP: Tinei Billiat Boxscore WP: Charles Andam
14 September
11:00
Uganda  1–30 (F/6) Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Randburg Sports Stadium
LP: Henry Odong Boxscore WP: Nhauro Mpanguri


References

  1. ↑ "WBSC World Rankings". WBSC. 26 March 2026. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "History of WBSC Africa". WBSC Africa. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  3. ↑ Gillen, Nancy (5 May 2019). "South Africa overwhelm Uganda to reach WBSC Baseball Europe-Africa qualifying event for Tokyo 2020". Inside the Games. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Standings". WBSC Africa. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "REPORT OF BASEBALL EVENT OF THE 8TH ALL AFRICA GAMES ABUJA 2003". www.geocities.jp. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2026.