Later, he spent his childhood in Auckland and received his secondary education at St Peter's College which he attended in the years 2001–2007.
[2] Love played softball from the age of four and progressed through the ranks to reach national team level.
Love captained each of the Auckland representative teams he played for.
He played for the under-19 team in test series against Australia in 2006 and 2007, being named most valuable player in 2006.
He was the Captain of the Junior Black Sox Softball Team in 2008[1] He ordinarily plays for the Hutt Valley team as a pitcher/outfielder.