2020-21 Defiance Baseball News
Baseball earns third consecutive ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award
The Defiance College baseball team earned its third consecutive ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award last week after posting a 3.42 GPA for the 2020-21 academic year.
August 02, 2021
Baseball’s Kaffenbarger, Nies earn All-HCAC recognition
CARMEL, Indiana – The Defiance College baseball program has two players who earned All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference recognition this season, with both being named honorable mention. The HCAC office announced its 2021 baseball all-conference teams and major award winners on Monday morning after a vote of the league’s head coaches.
May 24, 2021
Baseball ends 2021 season with HCAC Championship loss at top-seed Transy
LEXINGTON, Kentucky – In a best-of-three series to start the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship, the Defiance College baseball team had its 2021 season come to an end with an 8-2 loss on Saturday afternoon to the Transylvania University Pioneers at Whitaker Bank Ballpark, home of the Lexington Legends.
May 15, 2021
Baseball battles No. 1-seed Transy before falling in 11 innings
LEXINGTON, Kentucky – On Friday night, the Defiance College baseball team opened play in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship tournament on the road versus the Transylvania University Pioneers and fell in a heartbreaker, 11-9 in 11 innings, at Whitaker Bank Ballpark, home of the Lexington Legends.
May 14, 2021
Forty-one students associated with athletics earn degrees
DEFIANCE, Ohio – A total of 41 students associated with the Defiance College Athletic Department, as either student-athletes or graduate assistants, were among the 102 individuals recognized in the class of 2021 for earning their degrees last Saturday at Justin F. Coressel Stadium.
May 10, 2021
Baseball closes 2021 regular season with Senior Day cancelations
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College baseball team was set to close out its 2021 regular season with Senior Day on Sunday, but the home doubleheader against Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference rival Bluffton University at Defiance High School was canceled due to cold, rainy weather.
May 09, 2021
Baseball drops HCAC games at Earlham
RICHMOND, Indiana – In Friday’s twi-night doubleheader on the road, the Defiance College baseball squad dropped Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference games, 11-1 and 8-1, to the Earlham College Quakers on the turf at Randal R. Sadler Stadium.
May 07, 2021
Baseball endures pair of HCAC setbacks to RHIT
DEFIANCE, Ohio – At Craig A. Rutter Field on Sunday, the Defiance College baseball team endured a pair of Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference setbacks, 12-5 and 13-11 in 10 innings, to the visiting Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Fightin’ Engineers.
May 02, 2021
Baseball loses two HCAC games at Anderson
ANDERSON, Indiana – In Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action, the Defiance College baseball team lost two games, 10-9 and 22-12, to the host Anderson University Ravens in a doubleheader on Saturday at Don Brandon Field.
May 01, 2021
Baseball edged by Manchester in conference contests
DEFIANCE, Ohio – On Defiance High School’s turf field, the Defiance College baseball team hosted the Manchester University Spartans on Sunday afternoon in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader. Defiance was edged by scores of 5-3 and 5-4.
April 25, 2021
Baseball suffers 8-6 loss to Manchester in HCAC play
DEFIANCE, Ohio – In Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play on Friday, the Defiance College baseball squad suffered an 8-6 loss to the visiting Manchester University Spartans at Craig A. Rutter Field.
April 23, 2021
Baseball falls at Transy in pair of HCAC games
LEXINGTON, Ky. – After playing at home on Saturday, the Defiance College baseball team traveled on Sunday to face the Transylvania University Pioneers in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader at Whitaker Bank Ballpark, home of the Lexington Legends. Transylvania came from behind to win the opener, 7-5, before also claiming the second game, 14-2.
April 18, 2021
Baseball posts 5-3 win after one-run loss in conference doubleheader
DEFIANCE, Ohio – At home on Saturday for a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader, the Defiance College baseball team posted a 5-3 win after a 6-5 loss against the Mount St. Joseph University Lions at Craig A. Rutter Field.
April 17, 2021
Baseball loses on road to Bluffton in HCAC play
BLUFFTON, Ohio – In a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference road game on Thursday, the Defiance College baseball team lost to the Bluffton University Beavers, 13-6, at Memorial Field.
April 15, 2021
Baseball comes up short in extra-inning loss to HCAC leader Franklin
DEFIANCE, Ohio – On the turf at Defiance High School, the Defiance College baseball squad came up just short in a 7-6, 10-inning loss to the visiting Franklin College Grizzlies in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference game on Sunday.
April 11, 2021
Baseball splits two one-run games on rainy Saturday
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader between the Defiance College baseball team and Hanover College Panthers got started in the morning hours and ended early on Saturday with the two squads splitting a couple of one-run games. Hanover came back for a 7-6 win in the opener before Defiance pulled out a 5-4 victory in the second contest that was ended after five innings because of rain and a wet field.
April 10, 2021