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Makea to coach Black Sox

Black Sox legend Thomas Makea – a four-time world champion outfielder – will be the national men’s softball team’s eighth head coach. Wellington-based Makea takes over from Mark Sorenson, who retired last December after the 2022 World Cup in Auckland after eight years in the role. Softball New Zealand confirmed yesterday that Makea had been appointed through to the 2025 World Cup in Canada. Makea will be the Black Sox’s first Māori head coach. He affiliates to Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngati Porou, Ngati Marama, Ngati Makea Ki Rarotonga. Makea is widely regarded as one of the Black Sox’s greatest players as an outfielder and top-order hitter in six world championships, including gold medal campaigns in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2013. He made 143 international appearances in close to 20 years.

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