1 Chris Donese
Chris Donese
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    160
  • Hometown:
    Kettering, Ohio
  • Position:
    IF
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • High School:
    Fairmont
  • Major:
    Business Administration
  • gp
    37
  • avg
    .273
  • hr
    1
  • rbi
    14
  • r
    18
  • sb
    5
Bio

Junior (2014): Played in 37 games with 37 starts … Had 39 hits in 143 at bats (.273 avg.) … two doubles ... one homerun … Scored 18 runs ... Had 14 RBIs ... Had five walks ... Had one hit by pitch … Had a .300 on base percentage ... Had one sac fly … Had two sac bunts ... Had 44 total bases for a .308 slugging percentage ... Was five for eight in stolen base attempts ... Had 55 putouts ... Had 113 assists ... Had a .908 fielding percentage ...

Sophomore (2013): Honorable Mention All-HCAC ... Played in 36 games with 36 starts ... Had 44 hits in 148 at bats (.297 avg.) ... four doubles ... one triple ... Scored 24 runs ... Had 18 RBIs ... Had 13 walks ... Had three hit by pitches ... Had a .366 on base percentage ... Had two sac bunts ... Had 50 total bases for a .338 slugging percentage ... Had 18 strikeouts ... Was nine for 13 in stolen base attempts ... Had 47 putouts ... Had 105 assists ... Had 16 errors ... Had a .905 fielding percentage ...

Freshman (2012): Started 34-of-36 games played at second base … Homered in third collegiate at bat … Proceeded to rank among team’s top-four in multiple statistics, including 24 runs, 20 runs batted in, five doubles and seven steals … Drove in at least one run in 12 games, leading Defiance to 8-4 mark in those outings … Recorded six multi-hit performances … Used hot start to maintain .289 batting average through first 14 contests … Collected personal bests with three hits, two runs scored and four RBI in during DC’s 11-7 win over New England on March 12 … Settled into DC’s leadoff slot in 25 games … Posted .373 on-base percentage when leading off an inning … Batted .282 during 12 home games … Led all Yellow Jackets with 16 RBI in non-conference action … Voted as DC’s Rookie of the Year.

Prep: Three-time varsity letterman at Kettering Fairmont High … Played for head coach Kent Drake … Named as an Honorable Mention All-Greater Western Ohio Conference performer. Member of 2009 Regional and District championship teams ... Member of 2010 regional championship team ...

Personal: Chris Donese ... Born January 2, 1993 in Dayton, Ohio ... Son of Doug and Josie Donese … Has two brothers; Jacob and Sam ... Majoring in business administration.

Recent games
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 37 24
Plate appearances 152 96
At Bats 143 91
Runs 18 9
Hits 39 27
Doubles 2 2
Triples - -
Home Runs 1 1
Runs Batted In 14 11
Total bases 44 32
Walks 5 1
Hit by pitch 1 1
Strikeouts 21 16
Sacrifice Flies 1 1
Sacrifice Hits 2 2
Hit into double play 5 5
Stolen Bases 5 -
Caught Stealing 3 1
Batting Average .273 .297
On Base Percentage .300 .309
Slugging Percentage .308 .352
Game Log - Hitting
Game Log - Base Running
Game Log - Pitching
Game Log - Fielding

Career Stats: Hitting

Career Stats: Base Running

Career Stats: Pitching

Career Stats: Fielding

Splits Stats: Hitting

Splits Stats: Base Running

Splits Stats: Pitching

Splits Stats: Fielding

News mentions
Jackets say goodbye to five seniors in senior day doubleheader
Jackets say goodbye to five seniors in senior day doubleheader

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The doubleheader against Rose-Hulman today would be the last time five seniors stepped on the field for Defiance College. It wasn’t the goodbye they wanted though as they dropped both games 12-5 and 13-4.

Yellow Jackets put up 11 in win over Rose
Yellow Jackets put up 11 in win over Rose

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The bats came out to open up a weekend series with Rose-Hulman and DC took advantage of six Rose errors to win 11-3.

DC drops series to Franklin after pair of losses Saturday
DC drops series to Franklin after pair of losses Saturday

FRANKLIN, Ind. - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets dropped their two Heartland Collegiate Athletic COnference games on Saturday to Franklin College, 16-4 and 10-3, closing out the Yellow Jackets road schedule for the 2014 season.

Yellow Jackets Baseball falls to Franklin in shootout
Yellow Jackets Baseball falls to Franklin in shootout

FRANKLIN, Ind. - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets Baseball team dropped its series opener with Franklin on Friday in a shootout, losing 17-12 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference game.

Jackets drop final midweek game of season vs Manchester
Jackets drop final midweek game of season vs Manchester

DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets Baseball team fell behind early Tuesday night and were unable to recover the deficit, falling to Manchester 23-9 in the final midweek game of the season.

DC Baseball drops series opener with Hanover
DC Baseball drops series opener with Hanover

HANOVER, Ind. - The Defiance College Yellow Jacket Baseball team dropped its Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference series opener with Hanover College Friday evening, falling 8-4 to the Panthers.

Clark and Waterman propel DC to split with Anderson
Clark and Waterman propel DC to split with Anderson

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Darin Waterman hit three homeruns and Matt Clark pitched a complete game on Saturday as the Defiance College Baseball team split a doubleheader with Anderson Saturday afternoon at Rutter Field.

Yellow Jackets fall to Lourdes on the road
Yellow Jackets fall to Lourdes on the road

TOLEDO, Ohio - The Defiance College Baseball team fell to Lourdes University 12-2 Wednesday night in a midweek non-conference game.

Defiance Baseball falls to Manchester in midweek battle
Defiance Baseball falls to Manchester in midweek battle

NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. - The Yellow Jackets Baseball team fell to Manchester Tuesday night in a midweek Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference battle 19-9.

DC Comeback effort falls short in shootout
DC Comeback effort falls short in shootout

DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets baseball team fell behind 11-0 early in Tuesday's game against Bluffton, but mounted a big comeback effort that resulted in 26 runs being scored at Rutter Field in a defeat.

Defiance falls to Transy 5-3 in home opener
Defiance falls to Transy 5-3 in home opener

DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College Baseball team dropped its home opener 5-3 on Saturday to Transylvania in game one of a three-game set scheduled for the weekend.

Defiance falls to Ohio Northern 5-4 in midweek clash
Defiance falls to Ohio Northern 5-4 in midweek clash

ADA, Ohio - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets Baseball team was defeated 5-4 Wednesday afternoon by Ohio Northern in a tightly contested midweek clash between the in-state rivals.

Baseball splits with Earlham in doubleheader Saturday
Baseball splits with Earlham in doubleheader Saturday

RICHMOND, Ind. - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets split a doubleheader Saturday with Earlham to close out the opening series of the HCAC schedule. The Yellow Jackets dropped the opener 6-1, but survived a late rally by Earlham and defeated the Quakers in extra innings 7-5.

Yellow Jackets fall to Taylor 7-2 in midweek clash
Yellow Jackets fall to Taylor 7-2 in midweek clash

UPLAND, Ind. - The Defiance College Baseball team dropped a midweek contest against NAIA power Taylor University Tuesday afternoon 7-2 on a cloudy and cool day in the Yellow Jackets first game of the season north of Kentucky.

Baseball splits with Coast Guard to wrap spring trip
Baseball splits with Coast Guard to wrap spring trip

FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Defiance College Baseball team wrapped up its spring trip to Florida on Friday with a split in a doubleheader against the United States Coast Guard Academy.

Defiance sweeps Edgewood in doubleheader
Defiance sweeps Edgewood in doubleheader

FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets Baseball team picked up a pair of wins in a doubleheader sweep of Edgewood College with 4-3 and 9-6 victories.

Baseball splits with Swarthmore on first day of Florida trip
Baseball splits with Swarthmore on first day of Florida trip

FORT MEYERS, Fla. - The Defiance College Baseball team opened up its spring break trip with a double header split against Swarthmore on its first day in Fort Meyers. The Yellow Jackets fell to the Garnet 6-4 in game one, but rebounded with a 5-2 win in the second game.

Defiance tops Calvin 12-7, falls to Centre 9-1 in double header
Defiance tops Calvin 12-7, falls to Centre 9-1 in double header

DANVILLE, Ky. - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets split a double header against Calvin College and Centre College Saturday afternoon at Gary Wright Field on the campus of Centre College.

Baseball looking to carry momentum into 2014 season
Baseball looking to carry momentum into 2014 season

DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College Baseball team is set to begin its 2014 campaign this weekend with four games over three days at Centre College. The Yellow Jackets will take on Calvin College on Friday and Saturday and complete the weekend with a pair of games on Saturday and Sunday against host Centre.

Defiance jump starts 2014 season with 7-3 win over Calvin
Defiance jump starts 2014 season with 7-3 win over Calvin

DANVILLE, Ky. - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets Baseball team kicked off the 2014 season with a big 7-3 win against Calvin College in a neutral site game held at Centre College.

Yellow Jackets picked to finish sixth in HCAC
Yellow Jackets picked to finish sixth in HCAC

GREENWOOD, Ind. - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets were picked to finish sixth in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference in the preseason coaches' poll. Five Defiance College players were also named to the preseason players to watch list.