Baseball swept by Wittenberg on the road
The Defiance baseball team was defeated twice by Wittenberg on Wednesday evening.
Team Stats
Game 1
Pitching
Win: Charlie Schafer (1-0)
Loss: Logan Kunkel (1-2)
Batting
Wittenberg
2B:
Jack Siefert; Mason Davis; Dylan Jackson
3B:
none
HR:
Jack Siefert; Conor O'Malley; Chase Whisner; Dylan Jackson
Game 2
Pitching
Win: Justin Maynard (3-0)
Loss: Tyler Sickmiller (0-1)
Batting
Wittenberg
2B:
Ian Ash; Jack Siefert 2; Chase Whisner 2
3B:
none
HR:
Lane Johnson 2
March 30, 2022
The Defiance baseball team was defeated twice by Wittenberg on Wednesday evening.
The Basics
Records: Defiance (5-9), Wittenberg (11-4)
Location: Carleton Davidson Stadium - Springfield, Ohio
Game 1
Inside The Numbers
- Senior Nate Kaffenbarger went 3-4 with a double.
- Freshman Gunner Gregg went 2-3 with a double.
- Freshman Jacob Hild doubled and drove in two runs.
- Freshman Logan Kunkel took the loss for the Yellow Jackets.
- Jack Siefert went 3-4 and drove in four runs for Wittenberg.
- Dylan Jackson, Conor O'Malley, Chase Whisner, and Siefert each homered.
- Charlie Schafer picked up the win for the Tigers.
The Difference
- The Yellow Jackets got on the board first thanks to a two-run double from Hild in the top of the second.
- The Tigers got a run back in the bottom of the second off a Whisner solo home run and added five runs in the bottom of the third.
- Wittenberg scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth and five in the sixth inning.
Game 2
Inside The Numbers
- Sophomore Trent Murdock drove in two runs.
- Sophomore Billy McNamara also drove in a run.
- Hild doubled.
- Freshman Tyler Sickmiller was saddled with the loss.
- Siefert drove in four runs for the Tigers.
- Lane Johnson went 2-4 with a home run and three RBIs.
- Whisner had three hits and drove in two runs.
- Nate Floyd and Justin Maynard each threw three innings and Maynard picked up the win.
The Difference
- The Tigers scored two runs in the second off a home run by Johnson.
- Murdock tied the game in the fourth with a single up the middle and McNamara gave Defiance the lead with a single to left-center.
- The DC lead of short-lived as Wittenberg scored six runs in the bottom of the inning.
- The Tigers scored three more runs in the sixth inning.
Up Next
- The Yellow Jackets will play their first HCAC game against Transylvania on Saturday, April 2 in their home opener.