Baseball picks up non-conference win at Albion

The Defiance baseball team defeated Albion in a non-conference game on Tuesday evening by a score of 10-8.

The Basics

• Records: Defiance (5-7), Albion (5-10)
• Location: Frank Joranko Field - Albion, Mich.
• Attendance: 84

Inside The Numbers

• Senior Nate Kaffenbarger went 3-4 with a double and four RBIs.
• Sophomore Hunter Bostater went 2-4 with a double and two RBIs.
• Sophomore Trent Murdock drove in two runs as well.
• Senior Alex Morr reached base four times on a hit and three walks.
• Senior Lucas Thomeier doubled and walked twice.
• Freshman Sam Thombs threw three innings out of the bullpen and earned his first career win.
• Mark Lauro and Chris Marshall each had two hits and drove in two runs.
• Pete Loch took the loss for Albion.

The Difference

• The Yellow Jackets scored two runs in the first off RBI singles from Kaffenbarger and Murdock.
• Albion answered in three runs in the bottom of the frame.
• Defiance responded with three runs in the top of the second to take the lead and added two more in the fourth off an RBI double by Bostater and a sac fly by Murdock.
• Albion added two more runs in the bottom of the fifth before Bostater drove in a run for DC in the top of the sixth. The hosts answered with two more runs in the bottom half of the inning to make the Defiance lead 8-7.
• Kaffenbarger gave the Purple and Gold some breathing room with a two-run double in the top of the seventh.
• The Britons threatened in the bottom of the ninth and cut the lead to 10-8 but senior Kendall Duval was able to close out the game to secure a win for Defiance.

Up Next

• The Yellow Jackets will face Wittenberg in a doubleheader tomorrow, March 30 in Springfield, Ohio. The first game will start at 4 PM.