Baseball is growing in New Zealand, thanks to the hard work from the team at Baseball New Zealand.

The New Zealand Baseball Association was formed in 1989 and consisted of mainly senior players from the Auckland area. In 1995, youth baseball was introduced to Auckland and has been competing during the summer months since then. In 2003, the Canterbury Baseball Club was formed in Christchurch fielding both youth and senior teams. During January 2004 the first Canterbury-Auckland tournament was held and in January 2006 a National Championship was held between the two regions to crown champions at all age grades.

With the development of youth Baseball, or Little League, New Zealand now sends teams overseas on a regular basis in the Little League, AA, AAA and senior age grades. The New Zealand senior team plays in the Australian Provincial Championships, which they hosted in 2006.

Visit the Baseball New Zealand website.