2009 Hiroshima Toyo Carp Roster
Team Record: 65-75
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Marty Brown (65-75)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
The Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 2009 season with a record of 65 wins and 75 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Toyo Carp plated 528 runs and yielded 575 runs. Kenta Kurihara paced Hiroshima with 23 home runs, while Scott McClain and Andy Phillips walloped 15 or more, too. Kenta Kurihara accounted for 79 RBI. Akihiro Higashide topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .294 clip. Colby Lewis led the squad with 11 wins, and Kan Otake earned a 2.82 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Mike Schultz, Kenta Maeda, Colby Lewis, Andy Phillips, Ben Kozlowski, Scott McClain, Scott Seabol and Scott Dohmann were all players from the 2009 Hiroshima Toyo Carp who played in the Majors during their careers.
Marty Brown served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsubasa Aizawa | R | R | April 13, 1988 | 5'10" | 176 | Hitachi, Ibaraki JP |
| Masato Akamatsu | R | R | September 6, 1982 | 6'0" | 165 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Soichiro Amaya | L | L | November 8, 1983 | 5'10" | 176 | Sabae, Fukui JP |
| Hayato Aoki | R | R | May 6, 1977 | 5'8" | 165 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Takahiro Aoki | L | L | November 26, 1981 | 6'2" | 187 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Scott Dohmann | R | R | February 13, 1978 | 6'1" | 200 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Masayuki Hasegawa | R | R | July 16, 1977 | 6'1" | 176 | Kamisu, Ibaraki JP |
| Masaki Hayashi | R | R | November 28, 1979 | 6'0" | 187 | Iwata, Shizuoka JP |
| Akihiro Higashide | L | R | August 21, 1980 | 5'7" | 161 | Sabae, Fukui JP |
| Jun Hirose | R | R | March 29, 1979 | 5'11" | 192 | Usuki, Oita JP |
| Keisuke Imai | R | R | May 24, 1987 | 6'0" | 176 | Nagaoka, Niigata JP |
| Takamitsu Io | R | R | March 12, 1981 | 5'10" | 176 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshiyuki Ishihara | R | R | September 7, 1979 | 5'10" | 180 | Anbachi-gun, Gifu JP |
| Takuro Ishii | L | R | August 25, 1970 | 5'9" | 172 | Sano, Tochigi JP |
| Takahiro Iwamoto | L | L | April 18, 1986 | 6'1" | 182 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Go Kida | L | R | October 25, 1979 | 6'0" | 187 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Shogo Kimura | L | R | April 16, 1980 | 6'0" | 165 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Tetsuya Kokubo | R | R | April 12, 1985 | 5'9" | 171 | Miyagi, Nara JP |
| Takeshi Komatsu | R | R | September 26, 1986 | 5'10" | 176 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Ben Kozlowski | L | L | August 16, 1980 | 6'6" | 220 | St. Petersburg, FL US |
| Yoshikazu Kura | R | R | July 27, 1975 | 5'10" | 176 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Kenta Kurihara | R | R | January 8, 1982 | 6'0" | 205 | Tenda, Yamagata JP |
| Colby Lewis | R | R | August 2, 1979 | 6'4" | 240 | Bakersfield, CA US |
| Kenta Maeda | R | R | April 11, 1988 | 6'1" | 184 | Senboku-gun, Osaka JP |
| Rui Makino | R | R | July 17, 1974 | 6'0" | 190 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Takaaki Matsumoto | L | R | April 12, 1984 | 5'10" | 159 | , Tokyo JP |
| Scott McClain | R | R | May 19, 1972 | 6'3" | 209 | Simi Valley, CA US |
| Choji Mori | R | R | April 15, 1982 | 6'0" | 185 | Shiki-gun, Nara JP |
| Katsuhiro Nagakawa | R | R | December 14, 1980 | 6'3" | 205 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Naoki Nakahigashi | L | R | October 5, 1981 | 5'6" | 165 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Koichi Ogata | R | R | December 25, 1968 | 6'0" | 160 | Tosu, Saga JP |
| Yoshinori Ogata | L | R | August 5, 1978 | 5'9" | 154 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Takayuki Oshima | L | L | December 20, 1983 | 6'1" | 183 | Minami Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Kan Otake | R | R | May 21, 1983 | 6'0" | 187 | Yashio, Saitama JP |
| Andy Phillips | R | R | April 6, 1977 | 6'0" | 205 | Tuscaloosa, AL US |
| Yuki Saito | L | L | June 20, 1987 | 6'1" | 176 | Yoshida-gun, Fukui JP |
| Tomoya Sayashi | R | R | May 6, 1980 | 6'0" | 187 | Ibaraki, Osaka JP |
| Mike Schultz | R | R | November 28, 1979 | 6'7" | 220 | Van Nuys, CA US |
| Scott Seabol | R | R | May 17, 1975 | 6'4" | 200 | McKeesport, PA US |
| Shigenobu Shima | L | L | June 16, 1976 | 5'11" | 209 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Jumpei Shinoda | L | L | April 20, 1985 | 6'2" | 187 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Eishin Soyogi | R | R | October 11, 1980 | 5'8" | 155 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Masafumi Suenaga | L | L | June 8, 1981 | 5'9" | 172 | Kanzaki-gun, Saga JP |
| Kazuhiro Uemura | S | R | February 20, 1983 | 5'10" | 181 | Takikawa, Hokkaido JP |
| Hirofumi Ueno | R | R | April 10, 1981 | 5'9" | 183 | Amami, Kogashima JP |
| Tomohiro Umetsu | R | R | March 3, 1983 | 6'3" | 194 | Kaminoyama, Yamagata JP |
| Yoshihiko Yamamoto | R | R | November 6, 1983 | 6'1" | 190 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Ryuji Yokoyama | R | R | June 11, 1976 | 5'10" | 176 | Katsuyama, Fukui JP |
