Shiho Suto

Shiho Suto
Toyota Industries Shokki – No. 4
Infielder
Born: (1999-01-12) January 12, 1999 (age 27)
Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Medals
Women's softball
Representing  Japan
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2024 Castions di StradaTeam
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Aichi–NagoyaTeam

Shiho Suto (Japanese: 須藤 志歩; born 12 January 1999) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an infielder for Toyota Industries Shokki and the Japan women's national softball team. She represented Japan at the 2024 Women's Softball World Cup and the 2026 Asian Games, winning gold medals at both competitions.

Career

Suto was born in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. She attended Hirosaki Gakuin Seiai High School and joined Toyota Industries Shokki in April 2017. She plays as an infielder, bats left-handed and throws right-handed.

Suto represented Japan at the 2017 Junior Women's Softball World Championship. She was included in Japan's roster for the tournament, which was documented in the World Baseball Softball Confederation's official competition records.

In domestic competition, Suto has played in Japan's top-level women's softball league. In the 2023 Japan Diamond Softball League season, she recorded a .322 batting average, 29 hits, eight home runs and 20 runs batted in across 28 games. She was named to the league's Western Division Best Nine once.

Suto was selected for Japan's squad at the 2024 Women's Softball World Cup Finals in Italy. Japan defeated the United States 6–1 in the final to win the championship. Suto was listed as an infielder on the Japanese roster for the tournament.

In 2026, Suto was a member of the Japan women's national softball team that won the gold medal at the Asian Games in Aichi and Nagoya.

References

  1. 1 2 "女子TOP日本代表選手" [Japan women's national team players]. Japan Softball Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 October 2026.
  2. 1 2 "須藤 志歩｜野球／ソフトボール・ソフトボール｜愛知・名古屋アジア大会" [Shiho Suto – Softball, Aichi–Nagoya Asian Games]. Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "須藤 志歩" [Shiho Suto]. Toyota Industries Shokki Softball (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 October 2026.
  4. ↑ "XII Junior Women's Softball World Championship: Daily Report 7" (PDF). World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
  5. ↑ "個人成績情報" [Individual player statistics]. Japan Diamond Softball League (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 October 2026.
  6. ↑ "Women's Softball World Cup: Final roster" (PDF). World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
  7. ↑ "Finals: Japan vs USA, 20 July 2024" (PDF). World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
  8. ↑ "須藤 志歩｜アスリート" [Shiho Suto – Athlete profile]. Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 October 2026.
  9. ↑ "〖ソフトボール〗日本に先制点！２回に中国遊撃手が走塁妨害" [Japan takes the lead after a runner interference call in the second inning]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 3 October 2026.
  10. ↑ "〖ソフトボール〗日本が大会7連覇達成 7得点で中国にコールド勝利" [Japan wins its seventh consecutive Asian Games softball title with a victory over China]. NTV News NNN (in Japanese). Livedoor News. 3 October 2026.