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Regarding Drafting Professional Women's Baseball Players as Candidates for the Samurai Japan Women's National Team

4/28/2014Women's

Upon consultation with the Japan Women's Baseball League and inspection of the players, the Women's Baseball Federation Japan has drafted the following players as candidates for Samurai Japan's women's national team (Madonna Japan).

The following players will participate in a training camp held on the International Pacific University grounds in Akaiwa City, Okayama Prefecture, on May 10th (Sat) and 11th (Sun). (However, the four players affiliated with Astraia and Reia will only participate on May 11th (Sun).) The Okayama camp will consist of a total three training games, one game with the Chugoku-Shikoku Selection Team on the 10th (Sat), and two games with the Kansai Selection Team on the 11th (Sun).

They will build the strongest team, in order to win the fourth straight championship in the Sixth IBAF Women's Baseball World Cup, held in Miyazaki from September 1st-7th. 32 candidate players will participate in this camp, and the number of candidate players will be narrowed down to 20 by the end of the camp. (The competition has a 20 player limit)

Additional Candidate Players for Samurai Japan Women's National Team

[Astraia]

Name Yuki Kawabata
Uniform Number 23
Throws/Bats Right/Left
Position Infielder
Titles Kakutani Award (MVP) (2013)
Batting Title (2010, 2011, 2013)
Most Runs Batted In (2013)
Highest On Base Percentage (2011, 2013)
Best Nine Shortstop (2011, 2013)
World Cup Appearances Appeared in 5th Competition

Name Miki Atsugase
Uniform Number 9
Throws/Bats Right/Left
Position Infielder
Titles Highest On Base Percentage (2012)
Most Stolen Bases (2011)
Best Nine Shortstop (2012)
World Cup Appearances Appeared in 3rd Competition

Name Risa Nakashima
Uniform Number 11
Throws/Bats Right/Right
Position Pitcher/Outfielder
Titles Most Saves (2013)
World Cup Appearances Appeared in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Competitions
[Flora]

Name Iori Miura
Uniform Number 3
Throws/Bats Left/Left
Position Outfielder
Titles Batting Title (2012)
Most Hits (2012, 2013)
Most Outstanding Fielding Average, Outfielder Division (2010)
Most Bases Stolen (2012, 2013)
Best Nine Outfielder (2011, 2012, 2013)
World Cup Appearances appeared in 5th Competition

Name Akane Nakamura
Uniform Number 12
Throws/Bats Right/Left
Position Outfielder/Catcher
Titles Most Hits (2012)
Best Nine Outfielder (2011, 2012)
World Cup Appearances Appeared in 5th Competition
[Reia]

Name Ayami Sato
Uniform Number 18
Throws/Pitches Right/Right
Position Pitcher
Titles Most Strikeouts (2013)
World Cup Appearances Appeared in 4th and 5th Competition

Roster of Candidate Players for Samurai Japan Women's National Team

Training Match Details

Date May 10th (Sat) & May 11th (Sun), 2014
Location Akasaka Grounds, International Pacific University (1587-3 Taga, Akaiwa City, Okayama Prefecture)

Training Match Schedule

Game 1 May 10th (Sat) 13:30- vs. Chugoku-Shikoku Selection Team
Game 2 May 11th (Sun) 9:00- vs. Kansai Selection Team
Game 3 May 11th (Sun) 12:30- vs. Kansai Selection Team

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