The China national Baseball5 team represents the People's Republic of China in international Baseball5 competitions.
History Baseball is not as popular in China as it is in other Asia-Pacific region countries. However, thanks to softball and Baseball5, the sport is becoming more popular, especially among the youth. China fielded its first youth Baseball5 team in the 2023 Youth Baseball5 World Cup played in Turkey.
China first participated in the 2024 Baseball5 Asia Cup held in Seoul, South Korea. The Chinese team finished the opening round second in its group with a 2–1 record, behind Japan. In the knockout stage, China defeated Malaysia in quarter-finals, but lost against Chinese Taipei in the semi-finals. China claimed the bronze medal after defeating hosts South Korea in the bronze medal game 2 sets to 0, qualifying to the 2024 Baseball5 World Cup.
Current roster
No. Pos. Player Gender 6 SS Chen Jiayu M 1 1B Guo Chenyang M 2 P Huang Hantao M 9 UTL Liu Mengyao F 12 2B Wang Qin F 22 UTL Xu Shengfu M 17 UTL Yao Dingliu F 23 UTL Zhang Yi F
Staff No. Pos. Name 68 Manager Song Pingshan
Tournament record Baseball5 World Cup Year Round Position 2022 Did not enter 2024 Placement round 9th 4 4 102 86 Total 1/2 – 4 4 102 86
Baseball5 Asia Cup Year Round Position 2022 Did not enter 2024 Bronze medal game 3rd 4 2 63 39 Total 1/2 – 4 2 63 39
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