Baseball loses two to Bluffton
The Defiance baseball team was defeated by Bluffton in both games of a doubleheader on Tuesday afternoon.
Game 2
Game 2
Defiance
7-23, 2-12
4
AT
Bluffton
15-18, 8-6
8
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Defiance | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
Bluffton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 8 | 12 | 1 |
Game 1
Game 1
Defiance
7-22, 2-11
2
AT
Bluffton
14-18, 7-6
3
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Defiance | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Bluffton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 9 | 2 |
Team Stats
Game 2
Pitching
Win: Andrew Collinsworth (3-2)
Loss: Kendall Duval (0-1)
Batting
Bluffton
2B:
Garrett O'Reilly; Jack Towell; Kenny Schneider
3B:
Kenny Schneider; Dylan Gray
HR:
none
Game 1
Pitching
Batting
Defiance
2B:
none
3B:
none
HR:
none
Bluffton
2B:
Jake Baumgartner
3B:
none
HR:
none
April 26, 2022
The Defiance baseball team was defeated by Bluffton in both games of a doubleheader on Tuesday afternoon.
The Basics
- Records: Defiance (7-23, 2-12), Bluffton (15-18, 8-6)
- Location: Memorial Field - Bluffton, Ohio
Game 1
Inside The Numbers
- Junior Austin Horning drove in both Defiance runs.
- Horning, Gunner Gregg, Hunter Bostater, Trent Murdock, and Dylan King each had a hit.
- Freshman Sam Thombs struck out eighth over 5.2 innings but took the loss.
- Senior Tyler Hines threw the final 2.1 innings for Defiance and retired all seven batters he faced with three strikeouts.
- Garrett O'Reilly, Nathaniel DeWeese, and Joe Fields each had two hits for Bluffton.
- Jacob Boelkens earned the win for the Beavers while Carson Curnutte picked up the save.
The Difference
- In the top of the first, senior Nate Kaffenbarger reached on a throwing error with two outs to keep the inning alive. Bostater and Murdock hit back-to-back singles to load the bases for Horning who then knocked in two runs with a single.
- Bluffton tied the game with two runs off three hits and a Defiance error in the bottom of the second.
- The game remained tied until the bottom of the sixth when O'Reilly gave the Beavers the lead with an RBI single.
- Curnutte struck out two in the top of the ninth to close out a 3-2 win by the Beavers.
- Bluffton outhit Defiance 9-5.
Game 2
Inside The Numbers
- Senior Lucas Thomeier, Gregg, Kaffenbarger, and Murdock each had two hits.
- Senior Kendall Duval made his first career start and took the loss.
- Senior Cohen Nies made his first relief appearance of the season and struck out five over three innings of work.
- Kenny Schneider went 4-4 with a double and a triple to lead Bluffton.
- Jake Baumgartner had three hits for the Beavers.
- Andrew Collinsworth earned the win for Bluffton.
The Difference
- Defiance again got off to a quick start thanks to RBI singles from Bostater and Horning in the top of the first.
- The Beavers responded with three runs in the bottom of the first.
- Gregg hit into a fielder's choice to drive in a run and tie the game in the top of the second.
- Bluffton broke the tie with two runs in the fifth and added runs in the sixth and seventh to take a 7-3 lead.
- Hild drove in a run with a sac fly in the eighth to make it 8-4 before the Beavers added another run in the bottom half of the inning.
Up Next
- The Yellow Jackets will host Hanover on Saturday, April 30 for an HCAC doubleheader. The Yellow Jackets will celebrate Senior Day prior to the first game.