WBSC Oceania

The World Baseball Softball Confederation Oceania, known as 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

Type	Sports organization
Region served	Oceania
Membership	21 member associations
President	Robert Steffy
Parent organization	World Baseball Softball Confederation
Website	www.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	(M, W)	1995	Full	Yes	[Note 1]
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	[Note 2]
NZL	New Zealand	(M, W)	1989	Full	Yes
MNP	Northern Mariana Islands	(M, W)		Provisional	No	[Note 1]
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	Note
ASA	American Samoa	(M, W)	1985	Full	Yes	[Note 1]
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	[Note 1]
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

1. Unorganized unincorporated territory of the United States.
2. Sui generis collectivity of France.

Competitions

Baseball Men's[2][3] Oceania Baseball Championship U-23 Men's Baseball Oceania Championship U-18 Men's Baseball Oceania Championship U-15 Men's Baseball Oceania Championship

Softball Men's Men's Softball Oceania Championship Women's U-18 Women's Softball Oceania Championship

Current title holders

See also: Portal:Current events/Sports, 2025 in baseball, and 2025 in sports

Competition		Year	Host country	Champions	Title	Runners-up		Next edition	Dates
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 5 August 2025)[4] Oceania* WBSC +/- National Team Points 1 10 1  Australia 2550 2 32  Guam 181 3 56  New Zealand 35 4 58  Palau 30 5 62  Northern Mariana Islands 21 6 77  Fiji 3 *Local rankings based on WBSC ranking points

WBSC Women's Rankings (as of 31 December 2024)[5] Oceania* WBSC +/- National Team Points 1 11  Australia 264 *Local rankings based on WBSC ranking points

Softball

WBSC Men's Softball Rankings (as of 26 April 2023)[6] 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 31 December 2024)[7] Oceania* WBSC +/- National Team Points 1 10 1  Australia 1791 2 30 4  New Zealand 399 3 64  American Samoa 5 *Local rankings based on WBSC ranking points

Baseball5

WBSC Baseball5 Rankings (as of 9 August 2024)^[8]

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

Men's baseball

Women's baseball

Men's softball

Women's softball

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

Main article: National team appearances in the 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

Main article: WBSC Premier12 § Participants

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

Main article: Women's Baseball World Cup § Participating nations

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

Main article: Baseball at the Summer Olympics § Participating nations

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

Main article: Oceania Baseball Championship § Tournament results

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	×[a]	×	2
New Zealand	×	×	×	×[b]	0
Total (3 teams)	2	2	1	1	6

U-21/U-23 Baseball World Cup

Main article: U-23 Baseball World Cup § Participating nations

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

Main article: U-18 Baseball World Cup § Results

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

Main article: U-15 Baseball World Cup § Results

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

Main article: U-12 Baseball World Cup § Results

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

Main article: Men's Softball World Cup § Participating nations

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

Main article: Women's Softball World Cup § Participating nations

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															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

Main article: Softball at the Summer Olympics § Participating nations

Softball at the Summer Olympics record
Team	1996 (8)	2000 (8)	2004 (8)	2008 (8)	2020 (6)	2028	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

Main article: Men's Softball Oceania Championship § Participating nations

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

Main article: U-23 Men's Softball World Cup § Participating nations

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

Main article: U-18 Men's Softball World Cup § Results

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

Main article: U-18 Women's Softball World Cup § Results

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[c] (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

Main article: U-15 Women's Softball World Cup § Results

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

Main article: Youth Baseball5 World Cup § Participating nations

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

Main article: Baseball World Cup § Tournament results

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

See also

• Oceania Softball Confederation
• Oceania Baseball Championship
• Baseball at the Pacific Games

Notes

1. Guam were scheduled to participate in the 2004 tournament with Australia, but withdrew prior to the start. The BCO awarded the championship to Australia.
2. New Zealand were scheduled to participate in the 2007 tournament with Australia, but withdrew prior to the start. The BCO awarded the championship to Australia.
3. The 2019 edition was an under-19 tournament before reverting back to under-18 the following edition.