Hitachi Sundiva
{{Short description|Japanese women's softball team}}
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| logo = Hitachi Sundiva logo.png
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| league = JD.League
| division = East Division
| location = Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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| founded = {{Start date and age|1985}}
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| colors = Blue and red
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| coach = Shuji Murayama
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| website = {{Official|hitachi.co.jp/Div/soft/SOFTBALL/}}
| owner = Hitachi
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The {{Nihongo|Hitachi Sundiva|日立サンディーバ|Hitachi Sandība}} are a Japanese women's softball team based in Yokohama, Kanagawa. The Sundiva compete in the Japan Diamond Softball League (JD.League) as a member of the league's East Division.[https://jdleague.jp/teams/hitachi/ Profile] JD.League
History
The Sundiva were founded in 1985 as Hitachi Software (a factory of Hitachi) softball team and joined the Japan Softball League in 1991.[http://www.leadoffman.info/softball/?cmd=read&page=%E6%97%A5%E7%AB%8B&alias%5B%5D=team%2F%E6%97%A5%E7%AB%8B/ Hitachi] leadoffman.info
The Japan Diamond Softball League (JD.League) was founded in 2022, and the Sundiva became part of the new league as a member of the East Division.[https://www.wbsc.org/en/news/softball-rebranded-16-team-japan-diamond-league-to-open-season-on-28-march/ Softball: Rebranded 16-team Japan Diamond League to open season on 28 March] WBSC
Roster
{{updated|December 2024}}{{cite web|title=今年度の選手とスタッフ：日立ソフトボール部 [Players and staff]|url=https://www.hitachi.co.jp/Div/soft/SOFTBALL/team/current/index.html|access-date=3 December 2024|language=ja}}
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| style="background-color:#110E62; color:#FFFFFF;" | Position
! style="background-color:#110E62; color:#FFFFFF;" | No. ! style="background-color:#110E62; color:#FFFFFF;" | Name ! style="background-color:#110E62; color:#FFFFFF;" | Age ! style="background-color:#110E62; color:#FFFFFF;" | Height ! style="background-color:#110E62; color:#FFFFFF;" | Bats ! style="background-color:#110E62; color:#FFFFFF;" | Throws ! style="background-color:#110E62; color:#FFFFFF;" | Notes | ||||||
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| colspan="8" style="background-color:#E7431E; color:#FFFFFF;" | Players | ||||||
| rowspan="6" | Pitchers
| align="center" | 10 || {{flagicon|JPN}} Mio Sakamoto (captain) || age {{age|2000|6|16}} || {{height|cm=163}} || align="center" | Right || align="center" | Right || | ||||||
| align="center" | 13 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Akari Tanai | age {{age|1997|7|12}} | {{height|cm=160}} | align="center" | Left | align="center" | Left | |
| align="center" | 16 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Masaki Sato | age {{age|2003|2|13}} | {{height|cm=167}} | align="center" | Right | align="center" | Right | |
| align="center" | 17 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Suzuka Hasegawa | age {{age|1998|7|19}} | {{height|cm=165}} | align="center" | Left | align="center" | Left | |
| align="center" | 21 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Mio Goto | age {{age|2005|12|15}} | {{height|cm=173}} | align="center" | Right | align="center" | Right | |
| align="center" | 29 | {{flagicon|USA}} Donnie Gobourne | age {{age|2000|8|25}} | {{height|cm=175}} | align="center" | Right | align="center" | Right | |
| rowspan="3" | Catchers
| align="center" | 6 || {{flagicon|JPN}} Chihiro Mekada || age {{age|2000|11|10}} || {{height|cm=152}} || align="center" | Right || align="center" | Right || | ||||||
| align="center" | 25 | {{flagicon|USA}} Dejah Mulipola | age {{age|1998|2|19}} | {{height|cm=173}} | align="center" | Right | align="center" | Right | Competed in Olympics 2020 |
| align="center" | 28 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Saori Yamauchi | age {{age|1999|9|3}} | {{height|cm=168}} | align="center" | Left | align="center" | Right | |
| rowspan="8" | Infielders
| align="center" | 1 || {{flagicon|JPN}} Kano Horiguchi || age {{age|2000|3|5}} || {{height|cm=160}} || align="center" | Left || align="center" | Right || | ||||||
| align="center" | 4 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Ren Hōya | age {{age|2001|11|6}} | {{height|cm=155}} | align="center" | Left | align="center" | Right | |
| align="center" | 5 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Rio Sugimoto | age {{age|1997|9|22}} | {{height|cm=162}} | align="center" | Right | align="center" | Right | |
| align="center" | 7 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuri Kasahara | age {{age|2002|1|29}} | {{height|cm=164}} | align="center" | Left | align="center" | Right | |
| align="center" | 9 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Honoka Sugiura | age {{age|2003|2|25}} | {{height|cm=165}} | align="center" | Right | align="center" | Right | |
| align="center" | 12 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Miho Suzuki | age {{age|2003|1|3}} | {{height|cm=166}} | align="center" | Left | align="center" | Right | |
| align="center" | 15 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hanae Kitahara | age {{age|2006|2|24}} | {{height|cm=159}} | align="center" | Left | align="center" | Right | |
| align="center" | 33 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Haruna Moriyama | age {{age|1993|9|7}} | {{height|cm=165}} | align="center" | Right | align="center" | Right | |
| rowspan="5" | Outfielders
| align="center" | 3 || {{flagicon|JPN}} Sara Takase || age {{age|1998|7|24}} || {{height|cm=152}} || align="center" | Right || align="center" | Right || | ||||||
| align="center" | 8 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Natsumi Fujimori | age {{age|1999|5|22}} | {{height|cm=168}} | align="center" | Left | align="center" | Right | |
| align="center" | 11 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Ayana Karōji | age {{age|2000|9|16}} | {{height|cm=165}} | align="center" | Right | align="center" | Right | |
| align="center" | 19 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Aika Kagen | age {{age|2005|9|1}} | {{height|cm=158}} | align="center" | Left | align="center" | Right | |
| align="center" | 20 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuika Hirata | age {{age|2002|10|23}} | {{height|cm=171}} | align="center" | Right | align="center" | Right | |
| colspan="8" style="background-color:#E7431E; color:#FFFFFF;" | Coaches | ||||||
| rowspan="1" | Manager
| align="center" | 30 || {{flagicon|JPN}} Shuji Murayama || age {{age|1982|4|24}} || align="center" | – || align="center" | – || align="center" | – || | ||||||
| rowspan="2" | Coaches
| align="center" | 31 || {{flagicon|JPN}} Michiyo Ebisu || age {{age|1991|2|19}} || align="center" | – || align="center" | – || align="center" | – || |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|hitachi.co.jp/Div/soft/SOFTBALL/}}
- [https://jdleague.jp/teams/hitachi/ Hitachi Sundiva] at JD.League
{{Japan Diamond Softball League}}