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The Australia men's national softball team is the national softball team of Australia. They are nicknamed the Australian Steelers. The team is governed by Softball Australia and takes part in international softball competitions. ==World championships== The men's team competed at the 1988 World Championships, where they finished seventh. They also competed at the 1992 World Championships where the finished fifth.〔 The 1988 World Championships were held in Saskatoon, Canada. This was the first time Australia sent a team to the competition. The team played 13 games in the round robin round, with a record of six wins and seven loses. They beat Mexico 4–3, Denmark 11–1, Zimbabwe 2–0, Chinese Taipei 2–0 and the Virgin Islands 11–1. They lost to Cuba 7–4, New Zealand 11–0, Canada 16–0, Japan 4–1, the Bahamas 1–0, the Philippines 4–3 and the United States 12–1. Australia did not compete in the semi-finals and finished seventh overall. The 1992 World Championships, the eighth time the event was competed for, was held in Manila and was only the second time Australia competed in the event. In the lead up to the competition, Australia played several test matches in New Zealand again Japan and New Zealand. They beat Japan 3–0 in their only victory. They lost to New Zealand 13–3, 10–0 and 10–1. They also lost to Japan 5–3. In the round robin of the World Championships, Australia won six of its eight matches. They beat Guam 7–2, Chinese Taipei 9–2, Indonesia 5–4, Czechoslovakia 2–1, Singapore 14–0 and Mexico 10–0. They lost to Canada 5–4 and New Zealand 10–0. This record was not good enough to advance them to the semi-finals. Overall, they finished fifth, behind third place finished the United States and fourth place finishers Japan.〔〔 In 1996, Australia finished seventh.〔 In 2000, Australia finished in the twelfth position.〔 In 2004, the team finished third.〔 For the 2008 ISF Men's Regional World Championship Qualifier, Australia had to play New Zealand in a match in Auckland where the New Zealand Blacksox beat them 6–0. In other match in the qualifiers, Australia beat Papua New Guinea 8–0, Guam 16–0, Guam 15–0, and Papua New Guinea 5–0. Australia also lost to New Zealand a second time 5–3. In the qualifying finals, New Zealand again beat Australia 5–0. Australia competed in the 2009 Men's World Softball Championship, with fifteen other teams. They finished first.〔〔〔 Australia has qualified for the 2013 Men's World Softball Championship, which will be held in New Zealand.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Australia men's national softball team」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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