From Softball New Zealand:
The 2014 Junior Black Sox team was announced at the just completed U19 Boys National Championships. Coach Thomas Makea, Asst Coach Jarrad Martin, and Manager Wayne Small were present to name the 17 players who will contest the World Championships in Canada in July. The team is (in alphabetical order):
Tiwana Aranui Hawkes Bay
Bradley Bennett Auckland
Te Kahui Bishop Wellington
Luke Bowers Nelson
Eruera Drage Auckland
Callum Elson Auckland
Cole Evans Auckland
Vincent Harris Waikato
Lewis Gerrard Auckland
Ethan Johnston Canterbury
Dante Matakatea Wellington
Fraser McClaren Wellington
Conor Peden North Harbour
Blake Radford North Harbour
Maddix Rice Auckland
Nopera Stockford Canterbury
Jackson Watt Canterbury
Congratulations to all the players who made the team. The team will play in the Dean Schick in February, and then head to Vancouver at the end of June for warm up games before the World Championships start in July.