# 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.
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.
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 |
| ASA | American Samoa | (M, W) | 1995 | Full | Yes |
| AUS | Australia | (M, W) | 1913 | Full | Yes |
| FIJ | Fiji | (M, W) | 2000 | Full | Yes |
| FSM | FS Micronesia | (M, W) | | Full | Yes |
| GUM | Guam | (M, W) | 2007 | Full | Yes |
| MHL | Marshall Islands | (M, W) | | Full | Yes |
| NCL | New Caledonia | (M, W) | 1993 | Full | No |
| NZL | New Zealand | (M, W) | 1989 | Full | Yes |
| MNP | Northern Mariana Islands | (M, W) | | Provisional | No |
| PLW | Palau | (M, W) | 1999 | Full | Yes |
| PNG | Papua New Guinea | (M, W) | | Full | Yes |
| SOL | Solomon Islands | (M, W) | | Full | Yes |
| TGA | Tonga | (M, W) | 2019 | Full | Yes |

### Softball

| Code | Association | National teams | Founded | Membership | IOC member |
| ASA | American Samoa | (M, W) | 1985 | Full | Yes |
| AUS | Australia | (M, W) | 2009 | Full | Yes |
| FSM | FS Micronesia | (M, W) | | Full | Yes |
| GUM | Guam | (M, W) | | Full | Yes |
| MHL | Marshall Islands | (M, W) | | Full | Yes |
| NZL | New Zealand | (M, W) | 1938 | Full | Yes |
| MNP | Northern Mariana Islands | (M, W) | | Provisional | No |
| PLW | Palau | (M, W) | 2006 | Full | Yes |
| PNG | Papua New Guinea | (M, W) | | Full | Yes |
| SOL | Solomon Islands | (M, W) | | Full | Yes |
| TGA | Tonga | (M, W) | 2019 | Full | Yes |
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## Competitions
### Current title holders

| Competition | Year | Host country | Champions | Title | Runners-up | Next edition |
| Baseball ||||||||||
| Oceania Baseball Championship | 2007 | None | Australia | 3rd | | TBD |
| U-23 Men's Baseball Oceania Championship | 2023 | Australia | Australia | 2nd | Guam | TBD |
| U-18 Men's Baseball Oceania Championship | 2024 | Australia | Australia | 8th | New Zealand | TBD |
| U-15 Men's Baseball Oceania Championship | 2023 | Guam | Guam | 2nd | New Zealand | TBD |
| Softball ||||||||||
| Men's Softball Oceania Championship | 2023 | American Samoa | Australia | 1st | New Zealand | TBD |
| U-18 Women's Softball Oceania Championship | 2023 | American Samoa | New Zealand | 1st | Australia | TBD |

## WBSC World Rankings
### Baseball

WBSC Men's Rankings (as of 27 November 2024) :
| Oceania* | WBSC | +/- | National Team | Points |
| 1 | 12 | 3 | Australia | 2476 |
| 2 | 38 | 1 | Guam | 163 |
| 3 | 50 | 2 | New Zealand | 69 |
| 4 | 63 | 2 | Northern Mariana Islands | 25 |
| 5 | 72 | 2 | Palau | 14 |
| 6 | 78 | 3 | Fiji | 8 |
| 7 | 83 | 4 | Solomon Islands | 3 |
| *Local rankings based on WBSC ranking points |||||
WBSC Women's Rankings (as of 22 September 2023) :
| Oceania* | WBSC | +/- | National Team | Points |
| 1 | 13 | 5 | Australia | 264 |
| *Local rankings based on WBSC ranking points |||||

### Softball

WBSC Men's Softball Rankings (as of 26 April 2023) :
| Oceania* | WBSC | +/- | National Team | Points |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | Australia | 3551 |
| 2 | 7 | | New Zealand | 2280 |
| *Local rankings based on WBSC ranking points |||||
WBSC Women's Rankings (as of 10 November 2023) :
| Oceania* | WBSC | +/- | National Team | Points |
| 1 | 10 | 3 | Australia | 1379 |
| 2 | 32 | 9 | New Zealand | 241 |
| 3 | 64 | | American Samoa | 5 |
| *Local rankings based on WBSC ranking points |||||

### Baseball5

WBSC Baseball5 Rankings (as of 9 August 2024) :
| Oceania* | WBSC | +/- | National Team | Points |
| 1 | 39 | | Australia | 90 |
| *Local rankings based on WBSC ranking points |||||

### Historical leaders

Highest Ranked Oceania member in the WBSC Rankings

## Major tournament records
### Legend

* 1st – Champion
* 2nd – Runner-up
* 3rd – Third place
* 4th – Fourth place
* QF – Quarter-finals
* R3 – Round 3 (third group stage)
* R2 – Round 2 (second group stage or knockout round)
* R1 – Round 1 (first group stage)
* • — Did not qualify
* × — Did not enter / withdrawn / banned / disqualified
* — Hosts
For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

### World Baseball Classic

Oceania has sent representatives to the World Baseball Classic five times: Australia competing in all five editions. Of these, only in 2023 did Australia progress beyond the first round.
World Baseball Classic record :
| Team | 2006 (16) | 2009 (16) | 2013 (16) | 2017 (16) | 2023 (20) | Years |
| Australia | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | QF | 5 |
| Total (1 team) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |

### WBSC Premier12

WBSC Premier12 record :
| Team | 2015 (12) | 2019 (12) | 2024 (12) | Years |
| Australia | • | R2 | R1 7th | 2 |
| Total (1 team) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |

### Women's Baseball World Cup

Women's Baseball World Cup record :
| Team | 2004 (5) | 2006 (7) | 2008 (8) | 2010 (11) | 2012 (8) | 2014 (8) | 2016 (12) | 2018 (12) | 2024 (12) | Years |
| Australia | 4th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | R2 | R1 | R1 | 9 |
| Total (1 team) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |

### Olympic Games For Men's Baseball

Baseball at the Summer Olympics record :
| Team | 1992 (8) | 1996 (8) | 2000 (8) | 2004 (8) | 2008 (8) | 2020 (6) | Years |
| Australia | • | R1 7th | R1 7th | 2nd | • | × | 3 |
| Total (1 team) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### Oceania Baseball Championship

Oceania Baseball Championship record :
| Team | 1999 (2) | 2003 (2) | 2004 (1) | 2007 (1) | Years |
| American Samoa | 2nd | × | × | × | 2 |
| Australia | × | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3 |
| Guam | 1st | 2nd | × | × | 2 |
| New Zealand | × | × | × | × | 0 |
| Total (3 teams) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |

### U-21/U-23 Baseball World Cup

U-21/U-23 Baseball World Cup record :
| Team | 2014 (11) | 2016 (12) | 2018 (12) | 2020 (12) | 2022 (12) | 2024 (12) | Years |
| Australia | R2 6th | 2nd | R1 9th | • | R2 6th | R1 9th | 5 |
| New Zealand | R1 10th | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Total (2 teams) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |

### World Junior Baseball Championship/U-18 Baseball World Cup

World Junior Baseball Championship/U-18 Baseball World Cup record :
| Team | 1981 (11) | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 (10) | 1985 (8) | 1986 (7) | 1987 (7) | 1988 (8) | 1989 (12) | 1990 (10) | 1991 (12) | 1992 (21) | 1993 (8) | 1994 (10) | 1995 | 1996 (10) | 1997 (11) | 1999 (12) | 2000 (12) | 2002 (12) | 2004 (11) | 2006 (12) | 2008 (12) | 2010 (12) | 2012 (12) | 2013 (12) | 2015 (12) | 2017 (12) | 2019 (12) | 2022 (12) | 2023 (12) | Years |
| Australia | 3rd | 3rd | ? | 6th | 8th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 8th | 3rd | • | 6th | 7th | 4th | 7th | 6th | 9th | 4th | 2nd | R1 9th | R1 8th | 4th | R2 5th | 4th | R1 9th | R1 10th | 29 |
| Total (1 team) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 |

### World Youth Baseball Championship/U-15 Baseball World Cup

World Youth Baseball Championship/U-15 Baseball World Cup record :
| Team | 1989 (8) | 1990 | 1991 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2009 (12) | 2011 (11) | 2012 (15) | 2014 (18) | 2016 (12) | 2018 (12) | 2022 (13) | 2024 (12) | Years |
| Australia | • | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 3rd | ? | 3rd | ? | ? | R1 9th | R2 8th | • | R1 10th | R1 11th | R1 9th | • | × | 7 |
| Guam | • | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 12th | R1 12th | 2 |
| New Zealand | • | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | • | • | • | R1 15th | R1 12th | • | • | • | 2 |
| Total (3 teams) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |

### U-12 Baseball World Cup

U-12 Baseball World Cup record :
| Team | 2011 (13) | 2013 (14) | 2015 (12) | 2017 (12) | 2019 (12) | 2021 (11) | 2023 (10) | Years |
| Australia | • | • | R1 10th | R1 10th | R1 10th | • | R1 11th | 4 |
| Fiji | • | • | • | • | R1 12th | • | • | 1 |
| New Zealand | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 12th | 1 |
| Total (3 teams) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |

### Men's Softball World Cup

Men's Softball World Cup record :
| Team | 1966 (11) | 1968 (10) | 1972 (10) | 1976 (7) | 1980 (14) | 1984 (16) | 1988 (14) | 1992 (18) | 1996 (22) | 2000 (16) | 2004 (15) | 2009 (16) | 2013 (16) | 2015 (15) | 2017 (16) | 2019 (16) | 2022 (12) | Years |
| Australia | × | × | × | × | × | × | R1 7th | R1 5th | R2 7th | R1 12th | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | R2 7th | 1st | 11 |
| Guam | × | × | R1 7th | R1 6th | R1 8th | R1 10th | • | R1 16th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 5 |
| New Zealand | 3rd | R1 5th | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 4th | R1 8th | 17 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | R1 13th | R1 16th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Papua New Guinea | × | × | × | × | R1 14th | • | • | R1 17th | R1 19th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 |
| Samoa | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | R2 6th | • | R2 7th | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Total (6 teams) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40 |

### Women's Softball World Cup

Women's Softball World Cup record :
| Team | 1965 (5) | 1970 (9) | 1974 (15) | 1978 (15) | 1982 (23) | 1986 (12) | 1990 (20) | 1994 (28) | 1998 (17) | 2002 (16) | 2006 (16) | 2010 (16) | 2012 (16) | 2014 (16) | 2016 (31) | 2018 (16) | 2022 (8) | 2024 (18) | Years |
| Australia | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 8th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | R2 5th | 3rd | R2 6th | 3rd | 3rd | R1 10th | 4th | 4th | R2 7th | 18 |
| Guam | • | • | • | • | R1 18th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| New Guinea | R1 5th | • | • | Became Papua New Guinea | Became Papua New Guinea | Became Papua New Guinea | Became Papua New Guinea | Became Papua New Guinea | Became Papua New Guinea | Became Papua New Guinea | Became Papua New Guinea | Became Papua New Guinea | Became Papua New Guinea | Became Papua New Guinea | Became Papua New Guinea | Became Papua New Guinea | Became Papua New Guinea | Became Papua New Guinea | 1 |
| New Zealand | 4th | R1 7th | R1 9th | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | R2 6th | R1 13th | R2 6th | R1 11th | R1 12th | R1 13th | R2 8th | R2 8th | R1 13th | • | R1 | 17 |
| Total (4 teams) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 37 |

### Olympic Games For Women's Softball

Softball at the Summer Olympics record :
| Team | 1996 (8) | 2000 (8) | 2004 (8) | 2008 (8) | 2020 (6) | Years |
| Australia | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | R1 5th | 5 |
| New Zealand | • | R1 6th | • | • | • | 1 |
| Total (2 teams) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |

### Men's Softball Oceania Championship

Men's Softball Oceania Championship record :
| Team | 2023 (3) | Years |
| American Samoa | 3rd | 1 |
| Australia | 1st | 1 |
| New Zealand | 2nd | 1 |
| Total (3 teams) | 3 | 3 |

### U-23 Men's Softball World Cup

U-23 Men's Softball World Cup record :
| Team | 2023 (12) | Years |
| Australia | 1st | 1 |
| New Zealand | R2 6th | 1 |
| Total (2 teams) | 2 | 2 |

### Junior Men's Softball World Championship/U-18 Men's Softball World Cup

Junior Men's Softball World Championship/U-18 Men's Softball World Cup record :
| Team | 1981 (5) | 1985 (8) | 1989 (7) | 1993 (7) | 1997 (11) | 2001 (10) | 2005 (9) | 2008 (12) | 2012 (14) | 2014 (10) | 2016 (12) | 2018 (13) | 2020 (12) | 2023 (11) | Years |
| Australia | × | × | × | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 1st | 2nd | R2 5th | 11 |
| New Zealand | × | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | R2 5th | R1 9th | 13 |
| Total (2 teams) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 |

### Junior Women's Softball World Championship/U-18 Women's Softball World Cup

Junior Women's Softball World Championship/U-18 Women's Softball World Cup record :
| Team | 1981 (10) | 1985 (8) | 1987 (10) | 1991 (10) | 1995 (14) | 1999 (15) | 2003 (14) | 2007 (16) | 2011 (15) | 2013 (15) | 2015 (15) | 2017 (26) | 2019 (16) | 2021 (8) | Years |
| Australia | 5th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 7th | R2 7th | 4th | × | 13 |
| New Zealand | • | • | 8th | 5th | 8th | 9th | 8th | 11th | 6th | 4th | 6th | R1 16th | R1 9th | × | 11 |
| Total (2 teams) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 |

### U-15 Women's Softball World Cup

U-15 Women's Softball World Cup record :
| Team | 2023 (12) | Years |
| New Zealand | R1 11th | 1 |
| Total (1 team) | 1 | 1 |

### Youth Baseball5 World Cup

Youth Baseball5 World Cup record :
| Team | 2023 (12) | Years |
| Australia | 12th | 1 |
| Total (1 team) | 1 | 1 |

### Former tournaments
#### Amateur World Series/Baseball World Cup

Amateur World Series/Baseball World Cup record :
| Team | 1938 (2) | 1939 (3) | 1940 (7) | 1941 (9) | 1942 (5) | 1943 (4) | 1944 (8) | 1945 (6) | 1947 (9) | 1948 (8) | 1950 (12) | 1951 (11) | 1952 (13) | 1953 (10) | 1961 (10) | 1965 (9) | 1969 (11) | 1970 (11) | 1971 (10) | 1972 (16) | 1973 (8) | 1973 (11) | 1974 (9) | 1976 (11) | 1978 (11) | 1980 (12) | 1982 (10) | 1984 (13) | 1986 (12) | 1988 (12) | 1990 (12) | 1994 (16) | 1998 (16) | 2001 (16) | 2003 (15) | 2005 (18) | 2007 (18) | 2009 (22) | 2011 (16) | Years |
| Australia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | 10th | 9th | • | • | • | • | R1 9th | QF 7th | R1 10th | • | R1 10th | QF 6th | R3 5th | R2 5th | 10 |
| Total (1 team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |