Ogaki Minamo
| Ogaki Minamo | |
|---|---|
 Logo | |
| Information | |
| League | JD.League (East Division) |
| Location | Ōgaki, Gifu, Japan |
| Founded | February 2010 |
| Colors | Blue and red |
| Manager | Hirotaka Kadomatsu |
| Website | Official website |
The Ogaki Minamo (大垣ミナモ, Ōgaki Minamo) are a Japanese women's softball team based in Ogaki, Gifu. The Minamo compete in the Japan Diamond Softball League (JD.League) as a member of the league's East Division.[1]
History
The Minamo were founded in February 2010 as the Ogaki Minamo Softball Club.[2] The club recruited former Olympians, such as Mariko Masubuchi, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Kazue Ito, who won the silver medal in Sydney 2000 and the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and Motoko Fujimoto, who was part of the Japanese squad that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3] The club joined the Japan Softball League in 2013.
The Japan Diamond Softball League (JD.League) was founded in 2022, and the Minamo became part of the new league as a member of the East Division.[4]
Roster
- As of November 2024[5]
| Position | No. | Name | Age | Height | Bats | Throws | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | |||||||
| Pitchers | 15 |  Maaya Sakuraba | age 25 | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | Left | Left | |
| 18 | Maria Mihori | age 21 | 1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Left | Right | ||
| 33 |  Samantha Shaw | age 29 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Right | Right | ||
| 38 | Miryu Nakamura | age 25 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Right | Right | ||
| 47 | Hinako Nakayama | age 28 | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | Left | Left | ||
| Catchers | 7 | Lindsay Thomas | age 32 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Right | Right | |
| 25 | Yui Iwatsuki | age 21 | 1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Left | Right | ||
| Infielders | 1 | Nichika Suzumura | age 26 | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) | Left | Right | |
| 3 | Ayami Kobayashi | age 25 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | Left | Right | ||
| 10 | Wakako Chikamoto (captain) | age 27 | 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Right | Right | ||
| 11 | Sayuri Uchida | age 28 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Left | Left | ||
| 16 | Nozomi Nishino | age 28 | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | Left | Right | ||
| 17 | Neneka Narita | age 25 | 1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | Left | Right | ||
| 23 | Hina Konishi | age 21 | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Left | Right | ||
| 28 | Rira Nakano | age 20 | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | Right | Right | ||
| Outfielders | 2 | Masaki Sunako | age 25 | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Left | Right | |
| 4 | Miki Inoue | age 23 | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | Left | Right | ||
| 5 | Maria Kobayashi | age 25 | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | Right | Right | ||
| 8 | Rino Setoguchi | age 26 | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) | Left | Right | ||
| 9 | Suzuka Yamaguchi | age 28 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | Left | Right | ||
| 21 | Ririka Ito | age 28 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Right | Right | ||
| Coaches | |||||||
| Manager | 30 | Hirotaka Kadomatsu | age 64 | – | – | – | |
| Coaches | 31 | Mariko Sudo | age 29 | – | – | – | |
References
- ↑ Profile JD.League
- ↑ "大垣ミナモ - Softball Stadium - Schedule & Results". leadoffman.info (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ↑ "【レオパレス21・廃部決定前後の流れ】 – ソフトボール博物館". softball-museum.com (in Japanese). 29 January 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ↑ "Softball: Rebranded 16-team Japan Diamond League to open season on 28 March". wbsc.org. WBSC. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ↑ "大垣ミナモソフトボールクラブチーム・選手紹介 - 大垣ミナモソフトボールクラブ [Team members]". minamo-ogaki.com. Retrieved 30 November 2024.