At a glance

Black Sox squad:

Pitchers: Daniel Chapman (Auckland), Josh Pettett (Wellington). Pitcher-utility: Pita Rona (North Harbour).

Catchers: Te Wera Bishop (Wellington), Cam Watts (Canterbury).

Infielders: Jerome Raemaki (Wellington), Joel Evans (Hutt Valley), Cole Evans (Auckland, captain), Rhys Evans (Auckland), Dante Makea-Matakatea (Wellington), Tane Mumu (Hutt Valley).

Outfielders: Ben Enoka (Auckland), Reilly Makea (Wellington), Thomas Enoka (Auckland), Conor Peden (Auckland), Bradley Bennett (Auckland).

Head coach: Mark Sorenson (Hutt Valley). Assistant-coach: Darryl Marino (Hutt Valley). Battery coach: Patrick Shannon (Auckland). Manager: Casey Eden (Auckland).

All the details:

When: Today to December 4.

Where: Tradestaff Softball Stadium, Rosedale Park, Albany, Auckland.

Pool A: Argentina, Czech Republic, New Zealand, United States, Cuba, Philippines.

Pool B: Japan, Canada, Australia, Venezuela, Denmark, South Africa.

How it works:

Each team has five round-robin pool games. Top three from each section enter the top-six Super Round and carry through their points against the other two qualifiers from their group.

They then play the top three teams from the other pool. The four teams with the highest points totals progress to the medal games on grand final day.

Black Sox draw:

■ Today: v Czech Republic, 1.30pm.

■ Tomorrow: v USA, 3pm.

■ Monday: v Argentina, 7.30pm.

■ Tuesday: v Philippines, 7.30pm.

■ Wednesday: v Cuba, 7.30pm.

■ Thursday: Super Round begins. Ends: Saturday, December 3.

■ Finals day: Sunday, December 4.

■ Bronze medal game: 1pm

■ Gold medal game: 4pm