New Zealand national baseball team

The New Zealand national baseball team, also known as the Diamondblacks,^[1] is the representative team at international level for New Zealand. The team is controlled by Baseball New Zealand, the country's governing body. The team competes in the Oceania Championship, where in 2007 withdrew from play giving Australia an automatic berth into the Final qualification tournament for the 2008 Olympics.^[2] The "Diamondblacks" nickname is one of many national team nicknames related to the All Blacks.

International tournament results

World Baseball Classic

World Baseball Classic record								Qualification record
Year	Host(s)	Round	Position	W	L	RS	RA	Host	W	L	RS	RA
2006	Did not enter							No qualifiers held
2009	Did not enter							No qualifiers held
2013	Did not qualify							Taiwan	2	2	22	27
2017	Did not qualify							Australia	1	2	20	23
Total	0/4			–	–	–	–		3	4	42	50

References

↑ "Plenty of positives for Diamondblacks despite loss". Fairfax New Zealand News. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
↑ Results for the 2007 Oceania Baseball Championship

National baseball teams of Oceania (BCO)

American Samoa Australia Cook Islands Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Guam Kiribati^‡ Marshall Islands^† Nauru^‡ New Caledonia^‡ New Zealand Niue^‡ Norfolk Island^‡ Northern Marianas Palau Papua New Guinea Saipan^† Samoa Solomon Islands^† Tahiti^‡ Tokelau^‡ Tonga^‡ Tuvalu^‡ Vanuatu^‡ Wallis and Futuna^‡

† provisional membership, ‡ non-IBAF associate members

National sports teams of New Zealand

A1 GP
American football
Association football
- M
- U-23
- U-20
- U-17
- W
- WU-20
- WU-17
Australian rules football
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
- M
- W
Beach soccer
Commonwealth Games
Cricket
- M
- W
- U-19
- NZA
Field hockey
- M
- W
Futsal
- M
- W
Handball
- M
- MU-21
- MU-19
- W
- WU-21
- WU-19
Ice hockey
- M
- U-20
- U-18
- W
- WU-18
Korfball
Netball
Olympics
Paralympics
Roller derby
Rugby league
- M
- W
Rugby union
- M
- M7
- W
- W7
Softball
- M
- W
Squash
- M
- W
Surf lifesaving
Tennis
- M
- W
Volleyball
- M
- W
Water polo
- M
- W
Wheelchair rugby

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