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.

Kaffenbarger breaks program hits record

Team Stats

May 1, 2022

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.

The Basics

  • Records: Defiance (8-25), Heidelberg (15-22)
  • Location: Craig A. Rutter Field - Defiance, Ohio
  • Attendance: 45

Notables

  • Kaffenbarger singled to left field in the bottom of the fifth inning for his 184th career hit breaking the program record of 183 set by Ryan Kohlhofer (2013-16).

Inside The Numbers

  • Sophomore Mitchell Roever led Defiance at the plate by going 2-3 and driving in three runs.
  • Junior Dylan King also went 2-3 and drove in a run.
  • Sophomore Hunter Bostater and junior Josh Vischer each had two hits as well.
  • Freshman Gunner Gregg scored two runs.
  • Senior Kendall Duval got the start for the Yellow Jackets and struck out five over 3.1 innings but took the loss.
  • Freshman Joe Large got his first career with a double to left-center.
  • Adam McVicker homered twice and drove in six runs for the Student Princes.
  • Seth Scoville went 3-5 with a homer.
  • Corbin Caplan earned the win for Heidelberg.

The Difference

  • McVicker hit a grand slam in the top of the second to put the Student Princes up 4-0. 
  • Roever cut the lead to 4-2 with a two-out bases-loaded single up the middle. Defiance added a third run off a Heidelberg error.
  • Scoville homered in the third to make the score 5-3 and in the fourth the visitors scored two runs off a wild pitch and a DC error.
  • Defiance added runs in the bottom of the fourth and fifth off an RBI single from Roever and a fielder's choice by Gregg.
  • Heidelberg pulled away thanks to two runs in the sixth and three in the seventh to make the score 12-5.
  • The Yellow Jackets cut the lead to 12-7 off RBI singles from Vischer and King in the bottom of the seventh.
  • The Student Princes added a run in the top of the eighth to end the scoring.
  • Heidelberg outhit Defiance 15-11 and took advantage of four Defiance errors.

Up Next

  • Defiance will host Ohio Northern for a non-conference contest at Rutter Field on Wednesday, May 4 with a 4 p.m. start time.