Ogaki Minamo

Ogaki Minamo
Information
LeagueJD.League (East Division)
LocationŌgaki, Gifu, Japan
FoundedFebruary 2010; 14 years ago (2010-02)
ColorsBlue and red
   
ManagerHirotaka Kadomatsu
WebsiteOfficial 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 Japan Maaya Sakuraba age 23 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) Left Left
18 Japan Maria Mihori age 20 1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) Left Right
33 United States Samantha Shaw age 28 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Right Right
38 Japan Miryu Nakamura age 23 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Right Right
47 Japan Hinako Nakayama age 26 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) Left Left
Catchers 7 United States Lindsay Thomas age 30 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Right Right
25 Japan Yui Iwatsuki age 20 1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) Left Right
Infielders 1 Japan Nichika Suzumura age 24 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) Left Right
3 Japan Ayami Kobayashi age 24 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Left Right
10 Japan Wakako Chikamoto Captain age 26 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) Right Right
11 Japan Sayuri Uchida age 26 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Left Left
16 Japan Nozomi Nishino age 27 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) Left Right
17 Japan Neneka Narita age 23 1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in) Left Right
23 Japan Hina Konishi age 19 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) Left Right
28 Japan Rira Nakano age 19 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) Right Right
Outfielders 2 Japan Masaki Sunako age 23 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) Left Right
4 Japan Miki Inoue age 22 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) Left Right
5 Japan Maria Kobayashi age 23 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) Right Right
8 Japan Rino Setoguchi age 24 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) Left Right
9 Japan Suzuka Yamaguchi age 26 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Left Right
21 Japan Ririka Ito age 26 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) Right Right
Coaches
Manager 30 Japan Hirotaka Kadomatsu age 62 – – –
Coaches 31 Japan Mariko Sudo age 27 – – –

References

  1. ^ Profile JD.League
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "【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.
  4. ^ "Softball: Rebranded 16-team Japan Diamond League to open season on 28 March". wbsc.org. WBSC. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  5. ^ "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.