2014 Hiroshima Toyo Carp Roster
Team Record: 74-68
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Kenjiro Nomura (74-68)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
Playoffs - Hanshin Tigers 1 game, Hiroshima Toyo Carp 0
The Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 2014 season with a record of 74 wins and 68 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Toyo Carp tallied 649 runs and allowed 610 runs. Brad Eldred walloped 37 home runs for Hiroshima, and Yoshihiro Maru added 15 or more also. Brad Eldred drove in 104 runs. Ryosuke Kikuchi paced all regular batters by connecting at a .325 clip. Kenta Maeda topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 2.6 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Kila Ka'aihue, Seiya Suzuki, Kenta Maeda, Zach Phillips, Kam Mickolio, Deunte Heath, Brad Eldred and Bryan Bullington were all players from the 2014 Hiroshima Toyo Carp who played in the Majors during their careers.
Kenjiro Nomura served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomohiro Abe | L | R | June 24, 1989 | 5'11" | 176 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| 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 |
| Bryan Bullington | R | R | September 30, 1980 | 6'4" | 210 | Indianapolis, IN US |
| Shota Dohbayashi | R | R | August 17, 1991 | 6'0" | 178 | |
| Hirotaka Egusa | L | L | September 3, 1980 | 5'10" | 185 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Brad Eldred | R | R | July 12, 1980 | 6'6" | 270 | Fort Lauderdale, FL US |
| Yuya Fukui | R | R | February 8, 1988 | 5'10" | 171 | Aida-gun, Okayama JP |
| Deunte Heath | R | R | August 8, 1985 | 6'4" | 240 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Jun Hirose | R | R | March 29, 1979 | 5'11" | 192 | Usuki, Oita JP |
| Yuichi Hisamoto | L | L | March 14, 1979 | 5'9" | 160 | Daito, Osaka JP |
| Ryuji Ichioka | R | R | January 11, 1991 | 5'10" | 176 | , JP |
| Ryosuke Ikenouchi | R | R | November 22, 1988 | 5'8" | 163 | |
| Keisuke Imai | R | R | May 24, 1987 | 6'0" | 176 | Nagaoka, Niigata JP |
| Takeru Imamura | R | R | April 17, 1991 | 6'0" | 183 | Sasebo, Nagasaki JP |
| Yoshiyuki Ishihara | R | R | September 7, 1979 | 5'10" | 180 | Anbachi-gun, Gifu JP |
| Takahiro Iwamoto | L | L | April 18, 1986 | 6'1" | 182 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Kila Ka'aihue | L | R | March 29, 1984 | 6'4" | 240 | Kailua, HI US |
| Takaya Kawauchi | L | L | January 6, 1982 | 6'2" | 192 | Yawata, Kyoto JP |
| Ryosuke Kikuchi | R | R | March 11, 1990 | 5'7" | 152 | Higashiyamato, 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 |
| Yoshikazu Kura | R | R | July 27, 1975 | 5'10" | 176 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Aren Kuri | R | R | September 1, 1991 | 6'1" | 202 | |
| Kenta Maeda | R | R | April 11, 1988 | 6'1" | 184 | Senboku-gun, Osaka JP |
| Yoshihiro Maru | L | R | April 11, 1989 | 5'10" | 176 | Katsuura, Chiba JP |
| Ryuhei Matsuyama | L | R | September 18, 1985 | 5'9" | 201 | So-gun, Kagohima JP |
| Kam Mickolio | R | R | May 10, 1984 | 6'9" | 255 | Wolf Point, MT US |
| Yuichiro Mukae | R | R | December 22, 1981 | 5'11" | 174 | Nishi Matsuura-gun, Saga 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 |
| Ren Nakata | R | R | July 21, 1990 | 6'2" | 198 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Shota Nakazaki | R | R | August 10, 1992 | 6'1" | 198 | |
| Keita Nishihara | R | R | September 29, 1988 | 5'10" | 178 | |
| Yusuke Nomura | R | R | June 24, 1989 | 5'9" | 171 | |
| Daichi Ohsera | R | R | June 17, 1991 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| Jumpei Ono | R | R | April 5, 1987 | 5'10" | 180 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Zach Phillips | L | L | September 21, 1986 | 6'1" | 200 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Rainel Rosario | R | R | March 29, 1989 | 6'1" | 190 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Jumpei Shinoda | L | L | April 20, 1985 | 6'2" | 187 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Yuta Shirahama | R | R | October 31, 1985 | 5'10" | 187 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Hayato Shoji | L | R | June 21, 1991 | 5'8" | 167 | |
| Eishin Soyogi | R | R | October 11, 1980 | 5'8" | 155 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Seiya Suzuki | R | R | August 18, 1994 | 5'11" | 182 | Arakawa, JP |
| Hiroki Takahashi | R | R | May 11, 1994 | 5'11" | 187 | |
| Kosuke Tanaka | L | R | July 3, 1989 | 5'6" | 179 | , JP |
| Takaya Toda | L | L | June 10, 1993 | 5'11" | 149 | |
| Takashi Uemoto | R | R | August 22, 1990 | 5'6" | 154 | |
| 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 |
| Ryuji Yokoyama | R | R | June 11, 1976 | 5'10" | 176 | Katsuyama, Fukui JP |
