Team South Africa Baseball 5 continued their a strong performance at the WBSC Baseball5 Africa Region Qualifiers in Lusaka, earning qualification for the 2026 WBSC Baseball5 World Cup after finishing as runners-up in the continental championship. Six national teams took part in the WBSC Baseball5 Africa Region Qualifiers, held from 5 to 8 November 2025 at…

By Mark Etheridge South Africa have wrapped up their pool games at the U18 Baseball World Cup in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.

By Mark Etheridge The South African team came up against their toughest opposition yet at the U18 Baseball World Cup in Canada.

By Mark Etheridge South Africa’s young baseballers may have lost all three of their games played to date at the Under 18 Baseball World Cup in Canada, but they aren’t giving an inch.

Gift Ngoepe, who became the first African player to appear in a Major League Baseball game on Wednesday, marked the occasion by getting a single in his first at-bat for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

By Mark Etheridge A South African 28-man team and bull pen catcher have headed Down Under for the World Baseball Classic Qualifying Tournament.

With his heart set on playing in the US Major League, Durban-based baseball star Vince Deyzel is one step closer to achieving his dream after he was recently drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates and will head to the United States to take part in their summer programme in a few months’ time with ambition of making his trip more permanent in the years to come.