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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Weight:
- 140
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- Hometown:
- Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Position:
- P/OF
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Bats/Throws:
- L/L
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- High School:
- Northwest
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- app
- 19
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- gs
- 0
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- w
- 2
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- l
- 2
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- sv
- 1
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- ip
- 30.1
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- era
- 7.12
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- whip
- 1.52
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- k
- 24
Bio
Senior (2021-22): Made 19 appearances on the mound and posted a 2-2 record with a save ... Struck out 24 batters over 30.1 innings ... Earned first career save by pitching 3.2 shutout innings in relief in a 12-5 win over Transylvania ... Picked of eight runners ... Named to the HCAC All-Sportsmanship Team.
Senior (2020-21): Saw action in 21 games with 18 appearances on the mound... Struck out 19 batters in 24.1 innings... Recorded a pair of hits in nine at-bats and stole a base.
Junior (2019-20): Saw action in two contests, which were a pair of wins over SUNY Canton... Pinch ran and scored a run in the opener before pitching a perfect seventh inning in relief, recording one strikeout, to preserve a 6-0 shutout win in the second game of the doubleheader.
Sophomore (2018-19): Appeared in four games on the mound... Posted two strikeouts.
Freshman (2017-18): Played in six games as a pitcher... Struck out two.
Prep: Graduated from Northwest High School in 2017... Earned four varsity letters in cross country, and three each in baseball and soccer... Second Team All-Southwest Ohio Conference selection in baseball as a senior after batting .366... As a pitcher his senior season, he went 3-0 with a 0.38 earned run average over 18.2 innings... Tossed a perfect game versus Mount Healthy in 2017... Made 11 appearances with four starts in his career, finishing with a 4-0 record, 1.36 ERA, and 35 strikeouts in 31 innings... In cross country, he was named Honorable Mention All-SWOC as a senior and Second Team All-SWOC as a junior... As a soccer player, he garnered second-team all-conference accolades in 2016... Honor student.
Personal: Son of Tom Hines Jr. and Nolita Niederhelmen... Majoring in integrated social studies and history with a minor in leadership... Has also competed as a member of the DC cross country and indoor track and field teams... Hobbies include collecting memorabilia of the Cincinnati Reds, his favorite team, and playing the game show Jeopardy!... Aspires to become a high school history teacher and coach... Fan of Pete Rose, Joey Votto and Ken Griffey Jr.
Recent games
Season Statistics
Overall | Conference | |
---|---|---|
Appearances | 19 | 11 |
Games started | 0 | 0 |
Wins | 2 | 0 |
Losses | 2 | 2 |
Saves | 1 | 1 |
Complete Games | - | - |
Shutouts | - | - |
Innings Pitched | 30.1 | 19.1 |
Hits | 31 | 21 |
Runs | 26 | 19 |
Earned Runs | 24 | 17 |
Walks | 15 | 10 |
Strikeouts | 24 | 15 |
Strikeouts per Game | 7.12 | 6.98 |
Doubles Allowed | 8 | 6 |
Triples Allowed | 1 | 1 |
WHIP | 1.52 | 1.60 |
Home Runs Allows | 2 | 1 |
At Bats Against | 105 | 69 |
Batting Average Against | .295 | .304 |
Earned Run Average | 7.12 | 7.91 |
Wild pitches | 8 | 5 |
Hit Batters | 10 | 7 |
Balks | 3 | 3 |
Sacrifice Flies Allowed | 3 | 1 |
Sacrifice Hits Allowed | 1 | 1 |
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

Defiance senior Nate Kaffenbarger tied the program record for career doubles in the team’s 5-3 win over Rose-Hulman in the second game of a doubleheader.

Sophomore Trent Murdock's eighth-inning grand slam helped the Defiance baseball team to a come-from-behind victory over Ohio Northern in the team's final home game of the season.

The Defiance baseball team split an HCAC doubleheader with Hanover on Saturday. The Yellow Jackets lost the first game, 5-1 before taking game two, 8-4.

The Defiance baseball team was defeated by Bluffton in both games of a doubleheader on Tuesday afternoon.

The Defiance baseball team was swept by the Franklin on Sunday afternoon in an HCAC doubleheader.

The Defiance baseball team split their first HCAC doubleheader against reigning conference champ Transylvania. The Yellow Jackets won game one 12-5 and fell in the second game 5-3.

The Defiance baseball team suffered a 13-1 loss to nationally-ranked Baldwin Wallace on Sunday morning.

A walk-off home run by sophomore Billy McNamara gave the Defiance baseball team a 6-5 win over Pitt-Bradford in a non-conference matchup on Saturday afternoon.

The Defiance baseball team walked off in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against Wisconsin Lutheran on a single down the right-field line by Lucas Thomeier.

The Defiance baseball team will open the 2022 season this weekend when they travel to Tennessee for a three-game series with Sewanee. The series will consist of the doubleheader on Saturday, February 26, and a single game on Sunday.