New Zealand women's national softball team,
nickname
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d the White Sox, is the women's national
softball
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team for
New Zealand
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. The "White Sox" name is
one of many national team nicknames (indirectly) related to the
All Blacks
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as well as to the famous
Boston Red Sox
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and
Chicago White Sox
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baseball
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teams.
The team competed at the 1990
ISF Women's World Championship
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in
Normal, Illinois
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where they finished with 8 wins and 1 loss.
The team competed at the 1994
ISF Women's World Championship
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in
St. John's, Newfoundland
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The city spans and is the easternmost city in North America ...
where they finished sixth.
The team competed at the 1998
ISF Women's World Championship
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in
Fujinomiya City
is a city located in central Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 132,507 in 56,655 households, and a population density of 340 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
History
The city name comes from ...
,
Japan where they finished eleventh.
The team competed at the 2002
ISF Women's World Championship
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in
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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where they finished sixth.
The team competed at the 2006
ISF Women's World Championship
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in
Beijing, China where they finished eleventh.
The team competed at the 2010
ISF Women's World Championship
The Women's Softball World Cup is a fastpitch softball tournament for women's national teams held historically every four years, now every two years, by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). The tournament, originally known as the '' ...
in
Caracas, Venezuela
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where they finished twelfth.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2022
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the White Sox tour of
Australia from 13-18 December 2022.
*
Brooke Whiteman
*
Katrina Nukunuku
*
Krysta Hoani
*
Kyla Bromhead
*
Loran Parker
*
Meeki Cooper Nicola
*
Ocearn Mathews
*
Rebecca Bromhead (
vice-captain Vice-captain, alternate captain (ice hockey) or vice-skip (curling) may refer to a role in a number of sports immediately below the role of captain. The vice-captain may have a number of different roles, including substituting as captain when the r ...
)
*
Sachi Clark
*
Shyah Hale
*
Tyarn Bromhead-Lemalu
*
Tyla Morrison
*
Tyneesha Houkamau
*
Sarahnaruth Pauga
*
Amy Begg
*
Brittany Terrey
*
Cherie Inwood
*
Lucy McIntyre
*
Kaiyah Ratu
*
Nerissa McDowell
*
Erin Blackmore
*
Kiri Winiata-Enoka
*
Lace Tangianau
*
Lara Andrews (
captain)
*
Otila Tavite
*
Pallas Potter
*
Emma Francis
*
Hope Weber
Competitive Record
Women's Softball World Cup
World Cup of Softball
Olympics
References
External links
International Softball Federation
Softball
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Softball in New Zealand
Women's national softball teams
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