WBSC Oceania

The WBSC Oceania, formerly known as Baseball Confederation of Oceania (abbreviated as BCO), is the governing body of baseball and softball within Oceania, and is responsible for the Oceania Baseball Championship.

WBSC Oceania
TypeSport organization
Region served
Oceania
Membership
21 member associations
Parent organization
World Baseball Softball Confederation
Websitewww.wbscoceania.org

The Baseball Confederation of Oceania was established in 1989, it currently has 14 member nations. Not all member nations are represented in the executive committee which creates conflict within the region. The lesser countries tend not to support regional tournaments which contributes negatively to the growth of the sport in the region.

Ray Brown, the BCO Development Officer, provides support throughout the region.

Since 2006, the BCO has run a Regional Training Centre for aspiring players. Run for approximately 10 days, the RTC is open to players 14-18 who want to perform at a higher level. In 2006, the RTC was held in Auckland, New Zealand. In 2007, it was held in Christchurch, New Zealand.

History

Baseball arrived in most parts of Oceania as a result of Japanese influence prior to and during World War II, and American influence, particularly following the war. The Japanese influenced was most pronounced in Micronesia, particularly Palau.[1]

The Baseball Confederation of Oceania was established in 1989, it currently has 14 member nations.

The organisation adopted a policy of sharing the rights to hold BCO Tournaments between the northern and southern Oceania areas, on an alternative basis. Either New Zealand or Australia should hold the 18U BCO playoffs in 2015 since Guam held them in 2012. It is likely that New Zealand will hold this tournament due to the cancelling of the 15U tournament which was to be held in Auckland, New Zealand early in 2015. The cancellation was of huge disappointment to the New Zealand Baseball organisation and community. The game in New Zealand is growing significantly, which is important for the overall region and Baseball NZ had organised the local cable television company SkyTV to show some of the games lives to boost the sports profile.

Members

Baseball
Code Association National teams Founded Membership IOC
member		 Note
ASA American Samoa American Samoa (M, W) 1995 Full Yes [Note 1]
AUS Australia Australia (M, W) 1913 Full Yes
FIJ Fiji Fiji (M, W) 2000 Full Yes
FSM Federated States of Micronesia FS Micronesia (M, W) Full Yes
GUM Guam Guam (M, W) 2007 Full Yes
MHL Marshall Islands Marshall Islands (M, W) Full Yes
NCL New Caledonia New Caledonia (M, W) 1993 Full No [Note 2]
NZL New Zealand New Zealand (M, W) 1989 Full Yes
PLW Palau Palau (M, W) 1999 Full Yes
PNG Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (M, W) Full Yes
MNP Northern Mariana Islands Saipan (M, W) Provisional No [Note 1]
SOL Solomon Islands Solomon Islands (M, W) Full Yes
TGA Tonga Tonga (M, W) 2019 Full Yes

Softball
Code Association National teams Founded Membership IOC
member		 Note
ASA American Samoa American Samoa (M,W) 1985 Full Yes [Note 1]
AUS Australia Australia (M, W) 2009 Full Yes
FSM Federated States of Micronesia FS Micronesia (M, W) Full Yes
GUM Guam Guam (M, W) Full Yes
MHL Marshall Islands Marshall Islands (M, W) Full Yes
NZL New Zealand New Zealand (M, W) 1938 Full Yes
PLW Palau Palau (M, W) 2006 Full Yes
PNG Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (M, W) Full Yes
MNP Northern Mariana Islands Saipan (M, W) Provisional No [Note 1]
SOL Solomon Islands Solomon Islands (M, W) Full Yes
TGA Tonga Tonga (M, W) 2019 Full Yes
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  2. Sui generis collectivity of France.

WBSC World Rankings

Baseball

Softball

Baseball5
WBSC Baseball5 Rankings (as of 12 January 2023)[6]
Oceania* WBSC +/- National Team Points
*Local rankings based on WBSC ranking points

Historical leaders

Highest Ranked Oceania member in the WBSC Rankings

See also

References
  1. Baseball in Palau: Passion for the Game. Shuster, Donald ed. (Guam: University of Guam, 2008), pgs 5-10
  2. "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  3. "The WBSC Women's Baseball World Ranking". WBSC. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. "The WBSC Men's Softball World Ranking". WBSC. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  5. "The WBSC Women's World Ranking". WBSC. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  6. "The WBSC Baseball5 World Ranking". WBSC. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
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