23 Matt Kaighin
Matt Kaighin
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    175
  • Hometown:
    Toledo, Ohio
  • Position:
    P
  • Year:
    So.
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • High School:
    Bowsher
  • Major:
    Health & Physical Education
  • app
    5
  • gs
    2
  • w
    0
  • l
    1
  • sv
    0
  • ip
    10.0
  • era
    9.00
  • whip
    2.30
  • k
    6
Bio

2008 at Defiance: Utility man and relief pitcher proved to be one of DC’s most steady bats … Saw time in 13 games, starting seven of them … Batted .286 in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action for the third-best clip on the team … Ended with the six-highest overall average (.276) on the roster.

High School: Lettered twice while playing for Craig Meinzer at Bowsher High … Two-sport athlete excelled in basketball as well as baseball … Given the Student-Athlete Award as a junior … Named Second-Team All-Toledo and all-district as a senior … Named as Bowsher High’s Most Outstanding Male Athlete … Winner of the Coaches’ Award.

Personal: Majoring in health and physical education … Son of Steven and Ann Kaighin.

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Apr 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 5-0
Apr 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 15-9
Apr 29 Manchester (Ind.) W, 2-0
May 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 11-1
May 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 12-1
May 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-1
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Appearances 5 2
Games started 2 0
Wins 0 0
Losses 1 0
Saves 0 0
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 10.0 1.2
Hits 15 5
Runs 14 4
Earned Runs 10 2
Walks 8 2
Strikeouts 6 2
Strikeouts per Game 5.40 10.80
Doubles Allowed 4 1
Triples Allowed - -
WHIP - -
Home Runs Allows 1 -
At Bats Against 44 12
Batting Average Against .341 .417
Earned Run Average 9.00 10.80
Wild pitches 2 1
Hit Batters 1 -
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed - -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 2 -
Game Log - Hitting
Date Opponent Score gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Mar 6 at Centre (Ky.) L, 23-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 at Maryville (Tenn.) L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Becker W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Ohio Wesleyan W, 14-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Skidmore L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 10 vs. Skidmore W, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Wooster L, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Wilmington (Ohio) L, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Becker L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Benedictine (Ill.) L, 12-3 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 17 Albion (Mich.) L, 15-13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 14-4 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 20 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 13-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 Bluffton L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Trine (Ind.) L, 13-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Franklin (Ind.) L, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Franklin (Ind.) L, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Ohio Northern L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 St. Francis (Ind.) L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 14-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Mt. St. Joseph L, 11-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Mt. St. Joseph L, 10-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Mt. St. Joseph L, 16-10 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 16 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Hanover (Ind.) L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Hanover (Ind.) L, 12-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Hanover (Ind.) W, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Bluffton L, 16-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 12-9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 5-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 15-9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 Manchester (Ind.) W, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 12-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-1 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Game Log - Base Running
Date Opponent Score gp r tb sb cs
Mar 6 at Centre (Ky.) L, 23-5 - - - - -
Mar 7 at Maryville (Tenn.) L, 5-4 - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Becker W, 4-3 - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Ohio Wesleyan W, 14-5 - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Skidmore L, 3-2 1 0 0 - -
Mar 10 vs. Skidmore W, 6-2 - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Wooster L, 8-1 - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Wilmington (Ohio) L, 11-6 - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Becker L, 10-6 - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Benedictine (Ill.) L, 12-3 1 0 0 - -
Mar 17 Albion (Mich.) L, 15-13 - - - - -
Mar 18 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 14-4 1 0 0 - -
Mar 20 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 13-7 - - - - -
Mar 21 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 9-2 - - - - -
Mar 21 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 10-7 - - - - -
Mar 24 Bluffton L, 2-1 - - - - -
Mar 25 Trine (Ind.) L, 13-4 - - - - -
Mar 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 11-3 - - - - -
Mar 28 Franklin (Ind.) L, 9-1 - - - - -
Mar 28 Franklin (Ind.) L, 6-1 - - - - -
Apr 1 at Ohio Northern L, 6-5 - - - - -
Apr 4 St. Francis (Ind.) L, 7-3 - - - - -
Apr 8 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 14-3 - - - - -
Apr 10 Mt. St. Joseph L, 11-10 - - - - -
Apr 11 Mt. St. Joseph L, 10-4 - - - - -
Apr 11 Mt. St. Joseph L, 16-10 1 0 0 - -
Apr 16 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 10-2 - - - - -
Apr 18 Hanover (Ind.) L, 10-6 - - - - -
Apr 18 Hanover (Ind.) L, 12-7 - - - - -
Apr 19 Hanover (Ind.) W, 8-0 - - - - -
Apr 22 at Bluffton L, 16-7 - - - - -
Apr 24 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 12-9 - - - - -
Apr 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 5-0 - - - - -
Apr 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 15-9 - - - - -
Apr 29 Manchester (Ind.) W, 2-0 - - - - -
May 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 11-1 - - - - -
May 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 12-1 - - - - -
May 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-1 1 0 0 - -
Game Log - Pitching
Date Opponent Score w l ip h r er era k k/9 hr whip
Mar 6 at Centre (Ky.) L, 23-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 at Maryville (Tenn.) L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Becker W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Ohio Wesleyan W, 14-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Skidmore L, 3-2 0 0 5.0 3 2 1 1.80 3 5.40 - -
Mar 10 vs. Skidmore W, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Wooster L, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Wilmington (Ohio) L, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Becker L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Benedictine (Ill.) L, 12-3 0 0 0.1 - 2 2 54.00 - .00 - -
Mar 17 Albion (Mich.) L, 15-13 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 14-4 0 1 3.0 7 6 5 15.00 1 3.00 1 -
Mar 20 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 13-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 Bluffton L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Trine (Ind.) L, 13-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Franklin (Ind.) L, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Franklin (Ind.) L, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Ohio Northern L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 St. Francis (Ind.) L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 14-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Mt. St. Joseph L, 11-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Mt. St. Joseph L, 10-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Mt. St. Joseph L, 16-10 0 0 0.2 5 4 2 27.00 1 13.50 - -
Apr 16 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Hanover (Ind.) L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Hanover (Ind.) L, 12-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Hanover (Ind.) W, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Bluffton L, 16-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 12-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 5-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 15-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 Manchester (Ind.) W, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 12-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-1 0 0 1.0 - - - 0.00 1 9.00 - -
Game Log - Fielding
Date Opponent Score gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Mar 6 at Centre (Ky.) L, 23-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 at Maryville (Tenn.) L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Becker W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Ohio Wesleyan W, 14-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Skidmore L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 .500 -
Mar 10 vs. Skidmore W, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Wooster L, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Wilmington (Ohio) L, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Becker L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Benedictine (Ill.) L, 12-3 1 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - 1 - - -
Mar 17 Albion (Mich.) L, 15-13 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 14-4 1 1 0 0 1 - .000 - - 1 1.000 -
Mar 20 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 13-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 Bluffton L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Trine (Ind.) L, 13-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Franklin (Ind.) L, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Franklin (Ind.) L, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Ohio Northern L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 St. Francis (Ind.) L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 14-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Mt. St. Joseph L, 11-10 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Mt. St. Joseph L, 10-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Mt. St. Joseph L, 16-10 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Hanover (Ind.) L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Hanover (Ind.) L, 12-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Hanover (Ind.) W, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Bluffton L, 16-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 12-9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 5-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 15-9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 Manchester (Ind.) W, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 12-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-1 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2007-08 19 29 8 5 3 2 - - 2 7 .276 .344 .345 - - 1 1 11 3 3.67 33
2008-09 5 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
2009-10 10 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
2010-11 11 1 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - - - - 1 - - 1
Total 45 30 8 5 3 2 - - 2 7 .267 .333 .333 - - 1 1 12 3 4.00 34

Career Stats: Hitting

gp r tb sb cs
2007-08 19 4 10 - 1
2008-09 5 0 0 - -
2009-10 10 0 0 - -
2010-11 11 0 0 - -
Total 45 4 10 - 1

Career Stats: Base Running

era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/9 hr whip bf wp hbp
2007-08 16.88 0 0 6 1 0 8.0 22 17 15 3 2 2.25 1 3.13 51 - 2
2008-09 9.00 0 1 5 2 0 10.0 15 14 10 8 6 5.40 1 2.30 55 2 1
2009-10 6.95 3 2 10 9 0 44.0 64 39 34 26 18 3.68 2 2.05 214 5 2
2010-11 9.00 0 10 10 10 0 56.0 77 66 56 44 29 4.66 5 2.16 287 10 6
Total 8.77 3 13 31 22 0 118.0 178 136 115 81 55 4.19 9 2.19 607 17 11

Career Stats: Pitching

gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
2007-08 19 56 37 13 6 - .893 2 - - - -
2008-09 5 2 0 1 1 - .500 - 2 2 .500 -
2009-10 10 16 7 8 1 - .938 - 3 3 .500 -
2010-11 11 23 7 15 1 - .957 2 17 6 .261 -
Total 45 97 51 37 9 - .907 4 22 11 .333 -

Career Stats: Fielding

gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event
Total 5 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 2 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 2 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 2 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
March 3 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
April 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
May 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats: Hitting

gp r tb sb cs
Event
Total 5 0 0 - -
Conference 2 0 0 - -
Exhibition - - 0 - -
Location
Home 1 0 0 - -
Away 2 0 0 - -
Neutral 2 0 0 - -
Result
Wins - - 0 - -
Losses 5 0 0 - -
Month
March 3 0 0 - -
April 1 0 0 - -
May 1 0 0 - -

Splits Stats: Base Running

era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/9 hr whip bf wp hbp
Event
Total 9.00 0 1 5 2 0 10.0 15 14 10 8 6 5.40 1 2.30 55 2 1
Conference 10.80 0 0 2 0 0 1.2 5 4 2 2 2 10.80 - 4.20 14 1 -
Exhibition 0.00 - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - - - - -
Location
Home 27.00 0 0 1 0 0 0.2 5 4 2 1 1 13.50 - 9.00 9 1 -
Away 11.25 0 1 2 1 0 4.0 7 6 5 4 2 4.50 1 2.75 23 1 -
Neutral 5.06 0 0 2 1 0 5.1 3 4 3 3 3 5.06 - 1.13 23 - 1
Result
Wins 0.00 - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - - - - -
Losses 9.00 0 1 5 2 0 10.0 15 14 10 8 6 5.40 1 2.30 55 2 1
Month
March 8.64 0 1 3 2 0 8.1 10 10 8 6 4 4.32 1 1.92 41 1 1
April 27.00 0 0 1 0 0 0.2 5 4 2 1 1 13.50 - 9.00 9 1 -
May 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 - - - 1 1 9.00 - 1.00 5 - -

Splits Stats: Pitching

gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Event
Total 5 2 0 1 1 - .500 - 2 2 .500 -
Conference 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Away 2 1 0 0 1 - .000 - - 1 1.000 -
Neutral 2 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - 2 1 .333 -
Result
Wins - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 2 0 1 1 - .500 - 2 2 .500 -
Month
March 3 2 0 1 1 - .500 - 2 2 .500 -
April 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
May 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Fielding

News mentions
Jackets Split Twinbill Against Skidmore on the Diamond
Jackets Split Twinbill Against Skidmore on the Diamond

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Defiance picked up its third-straight win with a 6-1 victory over Skidmore in Tuesday’s opener. The Jackets could not make it four-straight wins however, suffering a, 3-2, extra-inning setback in the second game of the doubleheader.