South African Baseball

[Red Sox]

Hey there is no thread for this topic so i made 1 for all the SA ball players...

[Brian McKenna]

and............enlighten me

[Jake83]

I do not know the popularity of the game of baseball in SA but for a former British colony without alot of US interference to play baseball is interesting.

Do you have information on the history of baseball in South Africa

[Red Sox]

Not exactly...i guess i could do some research and post it, ill see what i can find...i just know that there are players in SA including me who would like to have an SA forum.

Look Baseball aint big here but for those of us who know what a ball and bat can create...we love it and eagerly look forward to its growth.

[Red Sox]

No 3 Panther Place
Link Road, Lyndhurst, Johannesburg
P.O Box 2398 Highlands North, Johannesburg 2037
Tel: (+ 27-83) 453 4211; (+27-82) 990 4546
Email: [email protected]

Founded in IBAF Member since 1992
Number of Teams 6,000 Number of Players 72,000
President Mark Alexander
Secretary General Moira Dempsey


World Cup Senior 1976, 1998, 2001
Intercontinental Cup 1995
Olympic Games 2000
World Junior Championship AAA 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000
World Youth Championship AA 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001



National Champions:

1997 Western Province
1998 Kwazulu Natal
1999 Kwazulu Natal
2000 Western Province
2002 Kwazulu Natal
2003 Easterns
2004 Easterns

World Cup Senior 1976, 1998, 2001
Intercontinental Cup 1995
Olympic Games 2000
World Junior Championship AAA 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000
World Youth Championship AA 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001


Number of Teams 6,000 Number of Players 72,000
Founded in IBAF Member since 1992


Currently, there are three players from Africa (all from South Africa) playing in the North American minor leagues and South Africa will be a participant in the inaugural World Baseball Classic. You can learn more about baseball in South Africa, and throughout the continent as well, in A Fan's Guide To The World Baseball Classic which is available for purchase at the Buy Joe's Guides page.




Baseball Canada’s Senior National Team improved to 2-1 at the Baseball World Cup, this morning, with a convincing 12-1 win over South Africa in Haarlem, Netherlands.

With two away, the Canadians scored five runs in the second inning capped by back-to-back homeruns from Geoff McCallum (London, Ont.) and Ben Van Iderstine (Regina, Sask.), putting the South Africans away early.

After two quick groundouts to start the inning, a single from Luke Carlin (Ottawa, Ont.) and a double from Hyung Cho (Toronto, Ont.) woke up the Canadian bats. Lee Delfino (Mississauga, Ont.) then singled, scoring both Carlin and Cho, setting up the back-to-back bombs.

Canada also scored five runs in the fifth inning, which was again sparked by two singles from Carlin and Cho. This time however, the Canadians sent 10 hitters to the plate in an inning that didn’t see one extra-base hit. Well-placed singles along with two walks and a wild pitch from South African hurlers gave Canada a chance to end the game early. With Canada up 11 runs after seven innings, the game was called due to the international 10-run mercy rule.





Major League Baseball International has pumped millions of dollars into South Africa alone – and for good reason. Now more than 10 years into its new democracy, following the fall of apartheid, the continent’s leading economy has some of the best athletes in the world. And now all races are playing alongside one another – and in peace.

Like the Aussies, Down Under, Mate!, South Africans are rugby, soccer and cricket players by trade. MLB scouts like the tough demeanor of rugby players and the hand-eye coordination of soccer players and cricketers. Oh, and the population might have something to do with MLB’s interest.

There are more than 100 million people living in Nigeria, which is also developing baseball on the African continent, along with countries like Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Mali, Kenya, Tunisia, Ghana, Uganda and Cameroon.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Hey there is no thread for this topic so i made 1 for all the SA ball players...

There is an earlier thread on South African baseball.

Here's the link: http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=28382

[Red Sox]

Thx but i dunno im quite new so i neva new that....

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Thx but i dunno im quite new so i neva new that....

Never mind. You're welcome.

[Cubano100%]

Never mind. You're welcome.

It sounds you need a dictionary.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

It sounds you need a dictionary.

Explain youself.

[Cubano100%]

Explain youself.

To translate what he wrote in his language.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

To translate what he wrote in his language.

To say what the South Africans say: Alles sal regkom! I.o.w. Everything will be allright.

[Red Sox]

Baseball Kit


Does anyone in South Africa readin this forum know where to get reliable baseball kit...eg Easton.

Pls help!

[Andruw]

Magnante, Smith to lead South Africa

Magnante, Smith to lead South Africa
By Jim Street/MLB.com
Longtime Oakland Athletics scout Rick Magnante has signed some eventual Major League players, including former American League Cy Young Award winner Barry Zito and AL Rookie of the Year Bobby Crosby.

Magnante has also appeared in a movie, playing the role of the Giants' third-base coach in "The Fan," a 1996 flick starring Robert De Niro and Wesley Snipes.

When the inaugural World Baseball Classic is played in March, Magnante will have a much larger role -- that of manager for the South African team that is scheduled to play Canada on March 7 in a Pool B game at Scottsdale Stadium in Arizona.

The South African Baseball Union announced Magnante's appointment on Wednesday, along with pitching coach Lee Smith, Major League Baseball's all-time saves leader and a top candidate to be selected to the Hall of Fame this month. The World Baseball Classic, a 16-team tournament sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF), will feature the world's best players competing for their home countries and territories.

[Cadworks]

Former player-Re-Post

I was searching the web for info on the World Baseball Tournament that SA competed in, was nice to see they almost beat the Canadians. It is also a pleasure for me to see SA compete.


I played baseball in SA in the sixties and seventies, for a team called Rhodes Park Bears. Competed against Southern Suburbs, Crown Mine Giants, And Yeoville Squares, to mention a few. Started when I was six and played off and on until 21. The coach for the "Bears" was a quadraplegic whose name was Rodney Park. A great individual who knew a great deal about baseball. The team was Little League Champs for many years, and as we grew, Minor, and Major League Champs. We had three teams, and the whole family participated. Mother sewed uniforms, kept score, and my father coached the "B" teams. We were great competitors, and had great fun playing all those years ago. It is encouraging to see that this has continued.