2013 Softball News

Season
Purple and Gold Place Three on Second-Team All-HCAC

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference honored five DC softball members Wednesday, May 8 with its all-conference selections.

May 08, 2013

Rowland Tosses First Career No-Hitter in Season Finale Sweep

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College softball team ended its season on a high note Wednesday, May 1, as the Jackets swept the Heidelberg Student Princes by scores of 10-0 and 3-2 in non-conference action.

May 01, 2013

DC Softball Splits One-Run Tilts with Comets

DEFIANCE, Ohio – In a non-conference doubleheader between two evenly matched squads, the Yellow Jacket softball team won game one against the Olivet Comets 6-5, but fell in the second 9-8 in nine innings.

April 30, 2013

Spartans Topple Jackets to Earn HCAC Crown

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance softball team dropped its final two Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference contests of 2013 on Monday, April 26.

April 29, 2013

Jackets Split with Transy Knock DC from Tourney Contention

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College softball team played its heart out on Senior Day, but a seventh-inning error in game two gave the game-winning run to the Transylvania Pioneers in a Saturday split.

April 27, 2013

Bulldogs Bite Down Hard on Yellow Jackets

ADRIAN, Mich. – The Defiance College softball team was bested in non-conference action on Monday, April 22.

April 22, 2013

Rowland Hurls Complete Game Shutout in Split with Franklin

FRANKLIN, Ind. – The DC softball team was able to take one of two from the Franklin Grizzlies on Saturday, April 20.

April 20, 2013

Purple and Gold Blanked by Denison in Softball Action

GRANVILLE, Ohio – The Defiance softball team began its stretch of eight games in five days on Thursday, April 18. However, the start was not one that DC was hoping for, as it was shutout 6-0 and 1-0 in the non-conference doubleheader with the Denison Big Red.

April 18, 2013

Jackets Softball Tops Mount with Sunday Sweep

CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Defiance College softball team held on for a tight 6-5 win in the first game of its doubleheader with the Mount St. Joseph Lions and then cruised to 8-0 victory in the second.

April 14, 2013

Ravens Scrape Past Yellow Jackets with Pair of Road Victories

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Ravens of Anderson University defeated the Defiance Yellow Jacket softball team in both of its contests on Saturday, April 6 by scores of 2-0 and 8-6.

April 06, 2013

Jackets Drop Below .500 with Pair of Losses at Bluffton

BLUFFTON, Ohio – One day after earning a huge win over the No.5 team in Div. III, the Defiance softball team was battered by the rival Bluffton Beavers in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action on Thursday, April 4.

April 04, 2013

Rowland, Miller Help DC Best No. 5 Thunder in Thrilling Upset

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Freshman pitcher Alli Rowland (Westerville, OH / Westerville North) and senior outfielder Katie Miller (Archbold, OH / HS) played clutch roles in the DC softball 3-2 victory over No. 5 Trine Thunder in the first game of the doubleheader on Wednesday, April 3.

April 03, 2013

Defiance Softball Rally’s in Second Game to Split in Opener

DEFIANCE, Ohio – After a rough finish that led to a 5-3 loss in the first game of a doubleheader against the Hanover College Panthers, the Yellow Jacket softball team responded with a 9-4 victory in the second tilt to break even on Saturday, March 30.

March 30, 2013

Belles Drown Out the Jackets in Non-Conference Sweep

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Defiance College softball team fell in both matchups against the St. Mary’s Belles on Thursday, March 28.

March 28, 2013

Jackets Spilt at Rose in Thrilling Extra-Innings Fashion

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Defiance softball team kicked off Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action, when it topped the Rose-Hulman Fightin’ Engineers 6-5 in nine innings during the first game of a doubleheader.

March 23, 2013

DC Softball’s Rowland Named HCAC Pitcher of the Week

GREENVILLE, Ind. – After a dominant week of performances during Defiance’s Rebel Spring Games, freshman pitcher Alli Rowland has been selected as the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference pitcher of the week.

March 18, 2013