Baseball at the 1999 All-Africa Games

Baseball at the 1999 All-Africa Games
Tournament details
CountrySouth Africa
Dates9–15 September
Teams6
Final positions
Champions South Africa (1st title)
Runner-up Nigeria
Third place Zimbabwe
Fourth place Ghana
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Best BAIan Holness (.909)

Baseball was one of 19 sports included in the 1999 All-Africa Games held during September of that year in Johannesburg, South Africa. It marked the first of two editions of the Games during which baseball would be included. Six teams participated in the tournament, with the winner being qualified for a playoff with the champion of Oceania, the winner of which would be then qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia.

South Africa dominated the tournament handily, outscoring their opponents by double digits. They went on to the Olympic qualifying playoff against Guam where they similarly were successful, sweeping a best-of-five-series played in Johannesburg in December 1999, earning the team's first and only qualification for Olympic baseball. South African players led most of the statistical categories for the tournament, including the top hitter, Ian Holness, who batted .909 with 10 hits in 11 at-bats.

Participants

Format

The tournament was played in a single round-robin format, with each team playing each other team once.

Results

Standings

Pos. Team W L RS RA
1  South Africa 5 0 158 6
2  Nigeria 4 1 68 39
3  Zimbabwe 2 3 84 76
4  Ghana 2 3 93 80
5  Lesotho 2 3 39 105
6  Uganda 0 5 13 128

Game log

9 September
10:00
South Africa  43–0 (F/5)  Lesotho Randburg Sports Stadium
WP: Braydon Bartle Boxscore LP: Teboho Shelile
9 September
14:00
Zimbabwe  11–12 (F/9)  Nigeria Randburg Sports Stadium
LP: Nhauro Mpanguri Boxscore WP: Michael Oguwuche
11 September
09:00
 Lesotho 18–14 (F/6)  Ghana Randburg Sports Stadium
WP: Justice Tsuniyane Boxscore LP: Joshua Amponsah
11 September
12:30
Zimbabwe  2–37 (F/6)  South Africa Randburg Sports Stadium
LP: Ozias Moyo Boxscore WP: Darryn Smith
11 September
16:00
Uganda  1–27 (F/5)  Nigeria Randburg Sports Stadium
LP: Henry Odong Boxscore WP: Augustine Gabriel
12 September
09:00
 Lesotho 5–31 (F/6)  Zimbabwe Randburg Sports Stadium
LP: Teboho Shelile Boxscore WP: Nhauro Mpanguri
12 September
12:30
Nigeria  1–19 (F/7)  South Africa Randburg Sports Stadium
LP: Ceaser Ofoedu Boxscore WP: Carl Michaels
12 September
16:00
Ghana  27–6 (F/5)  Uganda Randburg Sports Stadium
WP: Ishmael Abayaa Boxscore LP: Henry Odong
13 September
09:00
South Africa  31–0 (F/7)  Uganda Randburg Sports Stadium
WP: Vaughn Beariman Boxscore LP: Rockfeller Erima
13 September
12:30
Nigeria  14–3 (F/8)  Lesotho Randburg Sports Stadium
WP: Emmanuel Motoni Boxscore LP: Bahzakoana Shelike
13 September
14:00
Zimbabwe  10–24 (F/7)  Ghana Randburg Sports Stadium
LP: Tinei Billiat Boxscore WP: Charles Andam
14 September
11:00
Uganda  1–30 (F/6)  Zimbabwe Randburg Sports Stadium
LP: Henry Odong Boxscore WP: Nhauro Mpanguri
14 September
15:00
Ghana  3–28 (F/5)  South Africa Randburg Sports Stadium
LP: Mohammed Sherrif Boxscore WP: Wesley Botha
15 September
11:00
Uganda  3–13 (F/7)  Lesotho Randburg Sports Stadium
LP: Rockfeller Erima Boxscore WP: Justice Tsuniyane
15 September
15:00
Ghana  5–14 (F/7)  Nigeria Randburg Sports Stadium
LP: Charles Andam Boxscore WP: Emmanuel Motoni

References

  1. 7th All Africa Games Baseball Results[permanent dead link]