The NSK Brave Bearies (日本精工ブレイブベアリーズ, Nippon Seikō Bureibu Bearīzu) are a Japanese women's softball team based in Konan, Shiga. The Brave Bearies compete in the Japan Diamond Softball League (JD.League) as a member of the league's West Division.^[1]

History

The Brave Bearies were founded in 1972, as NSK softball team.^[2]

The Japan Diamond Softball League (JD.League) was founded in 2022, and the Brave Bearies became part of the new league as a member of the West Division.^[3]

Roster

As of April 2022^[4]

Position	No.	Name	Age	Height	Bats	Throws	Notes
Players
Pitchers	16	Akane Arimoto	age 24	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)	Left	Right
	19	Nanami Kurihara	age 20	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)	Left	Right
	20	Reina Yamada	age 26	155 cm (5 ft 1 in)	Right	Right
	29	Asuka Goto	age 24	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)	Right	Right
Catchers	2	Hanako Shigeishi	age 25	159 cm (5 ft 3 in)	Left	Left
	25	Utano Kuwabata	age 25	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)	Right	Right
Infielders	1	Yuzuki Sawa	age 23	161 cm (5 ft 3 in)	Right	Right
	4	Yumi Sudo	age 25	159 cm (5 ft 3 in)	Right	Right
	5	Mika Kuroki	age 24	157 cm (5 ft 2 in)	Left	Right
	6	Marumi Minakata	age 25	160 cm (5 ft 3 in)	Left	Right
	8	Imari Uehara	age 30	158 cm (5 ft 2 in)	Left	Right
	10	Honoka Matsuo (c)	age 27	162 cm (5 ft 4 in)	Left	Right
	11	Yuka Matsumoto	age 29	151 cm (4 ft 11 in)	Left	Right
	15	Kazusa Kubo	age 24	166 cm (5 ft 5 in)	Right	Right
	24	Riho Okada	age 26	159 cm (5 ft 3 in)	Left	Right
Outfielders	7	Ibuki Oho	age 21	159 cm (5 ft 3 in)	Left	Right
	9	Ruri Tanaka	age 30	158 cm (5 ft 2 in)	Left	Right
	17	Yuri Takahara	age 29	160 cm (5 ft 3 in)	Left	Right
	21	Miki Miyamura	age 21	161 cm (5 ft 3 in)	Left	Right
	26	Aika Sakai	age 22	162 cm (5 ft 4 in)	Left	Right
Coaches
Manager	30	Takayuki Morisawa	age 57	–	–	–
Coaches	31	Nana Tanabe	age 35	–	–	–
	32	Saki Nagamizo	age 33	–	–	–