The South African National U23 Baseball World Cup team today departed for the IV WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup to be held in Taipei from 13 – 23 October 2022.
South African Baseball has already seen three WBSC World Cups, an MLB World Classic, and a Baseball5 African Championship and now it is finally the turn for our U23 upcoming stars to take to the world stage, after waiting patiently all year.
The past few months have seen the team which is comprised of players from various regions in South Africa and across the world prepare for the WBSC World Cup with an enormous amount of passion and energy and has seen players prepare together with their local clubs and senior counterparts.
The IV WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup will see twelve teams from across the world competing for the title of U23 World Champions with South Africa getting started against Venezuela in their first match on Friday followed by their match against Columbia on Saturday.
South African Baseball fans can signup to watch the matches live on www.gametime.sport with an all-event live and on-demand pass for $9.99 or single-day passes for $5.99.
Players: Alexander Levkov, Chad Quantoi, Corbin Greenslade, Cornelis Miller, Darian Pretorius, Dylan O’Brien, Evan Maritz, Jaryd White, Jesse Johnson, Johannes Booyens, Joshua Wentzel, Joshua Tribe, Kade Smith, Keagan Niedermeyer, Liam Willenberg, Luca Alexander, Luke November, Marcus Kriek, Mohamed Alaoui, Regan Panzenberger, Trystan Mills, Yahya Patel, Yusri Pretorius.
Management: Kevin Johnson(Head Coach), Neil Isaac Adonis(Assistant Coach), Thabang Letsoalo(Assistant Coach), Mervin Johnson(Head of Delegation), Gary Maree(Pitching Coach), Jody Burch(S&C Coach).
South African Baseball fans can meet our National Baseball5 Team at Giants Baseball Club in Edenvale this weekend, as they prepare for the WBSC Baseball5 World Cup to be held in Mexico City from 7-13 November 2022.
