Ogaki Minamo
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- As of November 2024[5]
Position | No. | Name | Age | Height | Bats | Throws | Notes |
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Players | |||||||
Pitchers | 15 | ![]() |
age 23 | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | Left | Left | |
18 | ![]() |
age 20 | 1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Left | Right | ||
33 | ![]() |
age 28 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Right | Right | ||
38 | ![]() |
age 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Right | Right | ||
47 | ![]() |
age 26 | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | Left | Left | ||
Catchers | 7 | ![]() |
age 31 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Right | Right | |
25 | ![]() |
age 20 | 1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Left | Right | ||
Infielders | 1 | ![]() |
age 24 | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) | Left | Right | |
3 | ![]() |
age 24 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | Left | Right | ||
10 | ![]() ![]() |
age 26 | 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Right | Right | ||
11 | ![]() |
age 26 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Left | Left | ||
16 | ![]() |
age 27 | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | Left | Right | ||
17 | ![]() |
age 23 | 1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | Left | Right | ||
23 | ![]() |
age 20 | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Left | Right | ||
28 | ![]() |
age 19 | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | Right | Right | ||
Outfielders | 2 | ![]() |
age 23 | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Left | Right | |
4 | ![]() |
age 22 | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | Left | Right | ||
5 | ![]() |
age 23 | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | Right | Right | ||
8 | ![]() |
age 24 | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) | Left | Right | ||
9 | ![]() |
age 26 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | Left | Right | ||
21 | ![]() |
age 26 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Right | Right | ||
Coaches | |||||||
Manager | 30 | ![]() |
age 62 | – | – | – | |
Coaches | 31 | ![]() |
age 27 | – | – | – |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.