2022 Defiance Baseball News

Season
Kaffenbarger named D3baseball.com Third Team All-Region

Defiance baseball senior shortstop Nate Kaffenbarger has been named D3baseball.com Third Team All-Region.

May 31, 2022

24 Yellow Jackets named to the Spring Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC Team

CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) has announced the Spring honorees for Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC with 24 Defiance student-athletes receiving the honor. Academic All-Conference selections have at least a cumulative 3.5 GPA and are varsity athletes.

May 24, 2022

Five Yellow Jackets named to Spring HCAC All-Sportsmanship Team

The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the Christopher M. Ragsdale Sportsmanship teams for the teams that have finished spring competition in 2022.

May 18, 2022

Kaffenbarger, Nies and Thombs named to All-HCAC Teams

Defiance senior Nate Kaffenbarger highlights a trio of Yellow Jackets on the 2022 All-HCAC teams for baseball.

May 16, 2022

Kaffenbarger ties career doubles record as baseball ends season with win over Rose-Hulman

Defiance senior Nate Kaffenbarger tied the program record for career doubles in the team’s 5-3 win over Rose-Hulman in the second game of a doubleheader.

May 07, 2022

Murdock's grand slam lifts baseball past Ohio Northern

Sophomore Trent Murdock's eighth-inning grand slam helped the Defiance baseball team to a come-from-behind victory over Ohio Northern in the team's final home game of the season.

May 04, 2022

Defiance Athletics celebrates 2022 Swarm Awards

The Defiance Athletic Department and the Purple and Gold Club presented the The 2022 Swarm Awards to celebrate the accomplishments of our student-athletes and teams on Sunday, May 1.

May 03, 2022

Kaffenbarger breaks program hits record

Defiance senior Nate Kaffenbarger became the all-time record holder in career hits for the Defiance baseball team on Sunday in the team's 13-7 loss to Heidelberg.

May 01, 2022

Baseball splits with Hanover on Senior Day

The Defiance baseball team split an HCAC doubleheader with Hanover on Saturday. The Yellow Jackets lost the first game, 5-1 before taking game two, 8-4.

April 30, 2022

Baseball loses two to Bluffton

The Defiance baseball team was defeated by Bluffton in both games of a doubleheader on Tuesday afternoon.

April 26, 2022

Gregg homers twice in loss to Ohio Northern

Defiance freshman Gunner Gregg hit the first two home runs of his career in the Yellow Jackets' 17-6 loss to Ohio Northern on Sunday afternoon.

April 24, 2022

Baseball drops two close games to Anderson

The Defiance baseball team had comeback attempts fall short in both games of an HCAC doubleheader against Anderson on Saturday. The visiting Ravens won by scores of 8-5 and 7-6.

April 23, 2022

Strong outing from Nies gives baseball a split with Manchester

The Defiance baseball team defeated Manchester, 4-2 in the first game of an HCAC doubleheader on Tuesday afternoon before falling to the Spartans, 12-11 in 11 innings in the second game.

April 19, 2022

Pair of grand slams doom baseball against MSJ

The Defiance baseball team was defeated twice by Mount St. Joseph on Friday afternoon with the final score in both games being 13-6. 

April 15, 2022

Baseball bested by Ohio Wesleyan

The Defiance baseball team was defeated by Ohio Wesleyan in a non-conference road game on Thursday afternoon, 11-1 in eight innings.

April 14, 2022

Baseball falls twice to Franklin in HCAC doubleheader

The Defiance baseball team was swept by the Franklin on Sunday afternoon in an HCAC doubleheader.

April 10, 2022