Miyu Shimizu

Miyu Shimizu (清水 美佑)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 7", Weight 143 lb.

• School Waseda University
• High School Saitama Sakae High School

• Born May 8, 1998 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Japan

Biographical Information

Miyu Shimizu has won several titles with the Japanese women's national team.

She debuted in the 2016 Women's Baseball World Cup; the 18-year-old was the youngest player on the team, two years younger than Mana Taguchi. Despite her youth, she was hardly a bench-warmer. She started against the Netherlands and went 1-2-3 against Isabelle Markies, Esther Maliepaard and Famke Gildemacher in the first. Her first strikeout was of Bianca Mooi. She faced the minimum through three (the lone baserunner, Marije Filius, being erased on a double play). Moemi Yoshii relieved and got the win as Shimizu had not worked enough innings. Against Bronze Medal winner Venezuela, she closed out Ayami Sato's win with 1 1/3 hitless innings. She then went four shutout innings to beat Tabitha Callander and #5 Australia. Only Giddelys Cumana worked more innings without allowing a run. She tied Chiao-Yun Huang and Katie Hagen for 7th in the tourney with 10 K. Japan won Gold.

In the 2018 Women's Baseball World Cup, she again beat Australia, allowing one run in five to top Brittany Hepburn. Facing Taiwan, she allowed one run in three and Asaka Tsuru closed it out to get the win. Japan again won Gold. She tied for 9th in the Cup with seven walks. She was back with Japan for the final portion of the 2023-2024 Women's Baseball World Cup. She dueled Canada's Raine Padgham in her first outing and left in the 6th with a 3-3 tie, having given up 3 hits, 2 walks and 3 runs (all earned) in 5 2/3 IP; she struck out four. Mika Tai wrapped it up and got the victory. She then started the title game against the USA's Jillian Albayati. She surrendered four runs (3 earned) in 4 2/3 innings and got the win in a 11-6 contest. Natsuki Kubo replaced her on the hill and Akino Tanaka saved it. She was among the final phase leaders in starts (tied for first with Rosa Del Castillo, Wen-Ching Hsieh and Padgham), IP (tied Maricela Aguillera for second, 1/3 behind Huang), runs allowed (tied for 5th), earned runs (tied for 7th) and strikeouts (6, tied for 5th with Kelsie Whitmore, Tanaka, Wakana Mori and Kubo). She was named the event's All-Star starting pitcher.