🇿🇦 South Africa at the World Baseball Classic
South Africa has fought through every qualifier since 2006 with a small but proud program. Barry Armitage is their historical reference in the game’s data.
South Africa debuted at the Classic in 2006 and appears in 2 of the six editions Invicto covers (2006, 2009): 59 roster records with position, club at the time and the game's 1-99 rating (methodology). Their historical peaks in the data: Barry Armitage (2006, rating 62); Anthony Phillips (2009, rating 57); Alessio Angelucci (2009, rating 50).
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WBC 2006 (31 players)
South Africa in the 2006 edition. The highest card of the year: Barry Armitage (62).
| Pos | Player | Club | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP·RP·CL | Barry Armitage | Kansas City Royals | 62 |
| C | Bradley Erasmus | 47 | |
| C | Kyle Botha | Bothasig | 47 |
| 1B·2B·3B·SS | Tebi Andrew | 46 | |
| C | Warren Herman | Athlone Athletics | 46 |
| C | Willem Kemp | 46 | |
| LF·CF·RF | Duane Feldtman | 45 | |
| 1B·2B·3B·SS | Dylan Haynes | 45 | |
| LF·CF·RF | Gavin Ray | 45 | |
| 1B·2B·3B·SS | Jonathan Phillips | 45 | |
| 1B·2B·3B·SS | Nicholas Dempsey | 45 | |
| 1B·2B·3B·SS | Patrick Naude | 45 | |
| 1B·2B·3B·SS | Paul Bell | 45 | |
| 1B·2B·3B·SS | Zaid Hendricks | 45 | |
| 1B·2B·3B·SS | Brett Willemburg | Varsity Old Boys | 44 |
| LF·CF·RF | Ian Butcher | 44 | |
| LF·CF·RF | Jason Cook | 44 | |
| LF·CF·RF | Ricardo Siljeur | Athlone Athletics | 44 |
| LF·CF·RF | Ashley Scott | 43 | |
| SP·RP·CL | Carl Michaels | Athlone Athletics | 38 |
| SP·RP·CL | Darryn Smith | 38 | |
| SP·RP·CL | Gary Maree | 38 | |
| SP·RP·CL | Gavin Jefferies | 38 | |
| SP·RP·CL | Jared Elario | 38 | |
| SP·RP·CL | Kalin Dreyer | 38 | |
| SP·RP·CL | Lester Fortiun | 38 | |
| SP·RP·CL | Matthew Dancer | 38 | |
| SP·RP·CL | Robert Verschuren | 38 | |
| SP·RP·CL | Shannon Ekermans | North Dakota State University | 38 |
| SP·RP·CL | Tyrone Brandt | 38 | |
| SP·RP·CL | Tyrone Lamont | AZL Mariners | 38 |
WBC 2009 (28 players)
South Africa in the 2009 edition. The highest card of the year: Anthony Phillips (57).
| Pos | Player | Club | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1B·2B·3B·SS | Anthony Phillips | Seattle Mariners | 57 |
| SP·RP·CL | Alessio Angelucci | San Diego Padres | 50 |
| SP·RP·CL | Dylan Lindsay | Kansas City Royals | 50 |
| SP·RP·CL | Hein Robb | Minnesota Twins | 50 |
| SP·RP·CL | Justin Erasmus | Boston Red Sox | 50 |
| C | Karl Weitz | Varsity Old Boys | 47 |
| 1B·2B·3B·SS | Allan Randal | Bellville Tigers | 45 |
| 1B·2B·3B·SS | Gavin Ray | Mustangs | 45 |
| C | Terence White | Boksburg Cardinals | 45 |
| 1B·2B·3B·SS | Brett Willemburg | Varsity Old Boys | 44 |
| 1B·2B·3B·SS | Jonathan Phillips | Bellville Tigers | 44 |
| LF·CF·RF | Paul Rutgers | Victoria Aces | 43 |
| 1B·2B·3B·SS | Gift Ngoepe | Pittsburgh Pirates | 41 |
| SP·RP·CL | Barry Armitage | Free Agent | 38 |
| SP·RP·CL | Darryn Smith | Rockets | 38 |
| SP·RP·CL | Donavon Hendricks | Victoria Aces | 38 |
| SP·RP·CL | Gavin Jeffries | Bellville Tigers | 38 |
| SP·RP·CL | Matthew Dancer | Sluggers | 38 |
| SP·RP·CL | Robert Verschuren | Kempton Red Sox | 38 |
| 1B·2B·3B·SS | Zaid Hendricks | Bothasig | 38 |
| LF·CF·RF | Ashley Scott | Tacoma Community College | 37 |
| 1B·2B·3B·SS | Justin Lazarus | Bothasig | 37 |
| C | Kyle Botha | Bothasig | 37 |
| LF·CF·RF | Martin Gordon | Francis Marion University | 37 |
| LF·CF·RF | Richard Holgate | Rockets | 35 |
| SP·RP·CL | Jacobus Mostert | Bothasig | 30 |
| SP·RP·CL | Jared Elario | Bothasig | 30 |
| SP·RP·CL | Shannon Ekermans | North Dakota State University | 30 |
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