WBSC Oceania

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 Softball ==Competitions==

Baseball ;Men's • 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 == WBSC World Rankings ==

Baseball Softball Baseball5 Historical leaders Highest Ranked Oceania member in the WBSC Rankings ;Men's baseball ImageSize = width:150 height:500 PlotArea = left:40 right:0 bottom:5 top:10 DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:31/12/2012 till:02/11/2023 ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1 start:31/12/2012 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical format:yyyy Colors = id:AUS value:yellow PlotData= bar:Leaders width:25 mark:(line,black) align:left fontsize:S from:31/12/2012 till:02/11/2023 shift:(20,-9) text:"Australia" color:AUS ;Women's baseball ImageSize = width:150 height:500 PlotArea = left:40 right:0 bottom:5 top:10 DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:31/12/2012 till:22/09/2023 ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1 start:31/12/2012 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical format:yyyy Colors = id:AUS value:yellow PlotData= bar:Leaders width:25 mark:(line,black) align:left fontsize:S from:31/12/2012 till:22/09/2023 shift:(20,-9) text:"Australia" color:AUS ;Men's softball ImageSize = width:150 height:500 PlotArea = left:40 right:0 bottom:5 top:10 DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:31/12/2016 till:26/04/2023 ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1 start:31/12/2016 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical format:yyyy Colors = id:AUS value:yellow id:NZL value:black PlotData= bar:Leaders width:25 mark:(line,black) align:left fontsize:S from:31/12/2016 till:28/06/2021 shift:(20,-12) text:"New Zealand" color:NZL from:28/06/2021 till:26/04/2023 shift:(20,-9) text:"Australia" color:AUS ;Women's softball ImageSize = width:150 height:500 PlotArea = left:40 right:0 bottom:5 top:10 DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:31/12/2016 till:10/11/2023 ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1 start:31/12/2016 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical format:yyyy Colors = id:AUS value:yellow id:NZL value:black PlotData= bar:Leaders width:25 mark:(line,black) align:left fontsize:S from:31/12/2016 till:10/11/2023 shift:(20,-9) text:"Australia" color:AUS ==Major tournament records==

;Legend • '''''' – Champion • '''''' – Runner-up • '''''' – Third place • '''''' – 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. WBSC Premier12 Women's Baseball World Cup Olympic Games For Men's Baseball Oceania Baseball Championship U-21/U-23 Baseball World Cup World Junior Baseball Championship/U-18 Baseball World Cup World Youth Baseball Championship/U-15 Baseball World Cup U-12 Baseball World Cup Men's Softball World Cup Women's Softball World Cup Olympic Games For Women's Softball Men's Softball Oceania Championship U-23 Men's Softball World Cup Junior Men's Softball World Championship/U-18 Men's Softball World Cup Junior Women's Softball World Championship/U-18 Women's Softball World Cup U-15 Women's Softball World Cup Youth Baseball5 World Cup Former tournaments Amateur World Series/Baseball World Cup ==See also==