Manawatū Softball Association

Congratulations to Taenga Durie and to Ethan and James from Whanganui , well deserved.

Congratulations to all players selected in the New Zealand U15 Black Sox.

Being named to represent New Zealand is a fantastic achievement and reflects the hard work, commitment and talent each player has shown. We also acknowledge the families, coaches, clubs and associations who have supported these young athletes along the way.

We look forward to watching this group continue their development and take the next steps on the Black Sox pathway.

Congratulations – wear the fern with pride!

Nau mai, haere mai, nau mai hoki mai - All Welcome!!

Congratulations Ali

Australia, New Zealand qualify for WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup 2027 through Oceania Qualifier - World Baseball Softball Confederation Australia completed an unbeaten campaign at the WBSC Oceania U-15 Women's Softball Qualifier in American Samoa, while New Zealand also secured qualification for next year's World Cup in Oklahoma City.

Congratulations Awatea well deserved.

U15 White Sox travel squad for the WBSC U15 World Cup qualifier in Pago Pago.

All the best and safe travels 🇳🇿

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The 2026 Knowledge Assessments of Scoring Theory (KAST) are open for the Foundation Level, Level One and Level Two for the month of July.

There is no restriction on sitting the Foundation Level, which involves answering a set of questions about scoring in an online assessment. Levels One and Two are for scorers who successfully complete the Foundation Level and involve scoring a game from a video (Level One) and then analysing it (Level Two). There are also some online questions about scoring analysis in the Level Two assessment.

The assessment from Foundation Level to Level One and on to Level Two reflects a move from the Foundation Scorer to the Development Scorer in the SNZ National Scoring Pathway. Not all levels need to be attempted in any one year.

Badge Holder Scorers who have not been actively scoring and want to return to scoring should undertake the assessments from the Foundation Level. This is to ensure their knowledge is up to date.

We have created a clip on our new Softball New Zealand Scorers YouTube Channel which explains our assessment structure and gives a bit of an idea of what to expect in the assessments. https://www.youtube.com/

Please register your interest or if you have any questions to [email protected]