New Zealand national baseball team
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The New Zealand national baseball team 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.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The team is controlled by Baseball New Zealand
Baseball New Zealand
Baseball New Zealand, formerly known as the New Zealand Baseball Federation, is the governing body of the sport of baseball in New Zealand. Baseball New Zealand is composed of a number of local clubs, primarily located in Northland, Auckland, and Canterbury.David Ballinger was elected president in...
, the country's governing body. The team competes in the Oceania Championship
Oceania Baseball Championship
The Oceania Baseball Championship is contested between participating baseball federations in Oceania. It is sanctioned by the Baseball Confederation of Oceania ....
, where in 2007 withdrew from play giving Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
an automatic berth into the Final qualification tournament
Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
Eight teams will qualify for the Olympic baseball tournament. The host nation qualifies automatically. Additionally, two teams will qualify from the American qualifying tournament, and one team will qualify from both the European and Asian qualifying tournaments...
for the 2008 Olympics.