2022 Defiance Baseball News
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Kaffenbarger named D3baseball.com Third Team All-Region
May 31, 2022Defiance baseball senior shortstop Nate Kaffenbarger has been named D3baseball.com Third Team All-Region. -
24 Yellow Jackets named to the Spring Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC Team
May 24, 2022CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) has announced the Spring honorees for Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC with 24 Defiance student-athletes receiving the honor. Academic All-Conference selections have at least a cumulative 3.5 GPA and are varsity athletes.
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Five Yellow Jackets named to Spring HCAC All-Sportsmanship Team
May 18, 2022The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the Christopher M. Ragsdale Sportsmanship teams for the teams that have finished spring competition in 2022.
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Kaffenbarger, Nies and Thombs named to All-HCAC Teams
May 16, 2022Defiance senior Nate Kaffenbarger highlights a trio of Yellow Jackets on the 2022 All-HCAC teams for baseball.
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Kaffenbarger ties career doubles record as baseball ends season with win over Rose-Hulman
May 07, 2022Defiance 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.
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Murdock's grand slam lifts baseball past Ohio Northern
May 04, 2022Sophomore 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.
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Defiance Athletics celebrates 2022 Swarm Awards
May 03, 2022The Defiance Athletic Department and the Purple and Gold Club presented the The 2022 Swarm Awards to celebrate the accomplishments of our student-athletes and teams on Sunday, May 1.
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Kaffenbarger breaks program hits record
May 01, 2022Defiance 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.
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Baseball splits with Hanover on Senior Day
April 30, 2022The 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.
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Baseball loses two to Bluffton
April 26, 2022The Defiance baseball team was defeated by Bluffton in both games of a doubleheader on Tuesday afternoon.
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Gregg homers twice in loss to Ohio Northern
April 24, 2022Defiance freshman Gunner Gregg hit the first two home runs of his career in the Yellow Jackets' 17-6 loss to Ohio Northern on Sunday afternoon.
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Baseball drops two close games to Anderson
April 23, 2022The Defiance baseball team had comeback attempts fall short in both games of an HCAC doubleheader against Anderson on Saturday. The visiting Ravens won by scores of 8-5 and 7-6.
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Strong outing from Nies gives baseball a split with Manchester
April 19, 2022The Defiance baseball team defeated Manchester, 4-2 in the first game of an HCAC doubleheader on Tuesday afternoon before falling to the Spartans, 12-11 in 11 innings in the second game.
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Pair of grand slams doom baseball against MSJ
April 15, 2022The Defiance baseball team was defeated twice by Mount St. Joseph on Friday afternoon with the final score in both games being 13-6.
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Baseball bested by Ohio Wesleyan
April 14, 2022The Defiance baseball team was defeated by Ohio Wesleyan in a non-conference road game on Thursday afternoon, 11-1 in eight innings.
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Baseball falls twice to Franklin in HCAC doubleheader
April 10, 2022The Defiance baseball team was swept by the Franklin on Sunday afternoon in an HCAC doubleheader.
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Baseball swept by Earlham in HCAC play
April 06, 2022The Defiance baseball team was swept by Earlham in an HCAC doubleheader on Wednesday evening.
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Baseball splits HCAC-opening doubleheader against Transy
April 03, 2022The 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.
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Baseball swept by Wittenberg on the road
March 30, 2022The Defiance baseball team was defeated twice by Wittenberg on Wednesday evening.
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Baseball picks up non-conference win at Albion
March 29, 2022The Defiance baseball team defeated Albion in a non-conference game on Tuesday evening by a score of 10-8.
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Baseball falls at nationally-ranked Baldwin Wallace
March 20, 2022The Defiance baseball team suffered a 13-1 loss to nationally-ranked Baldwin Wallace on Sunday morning.
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McNamara's blast gives Yellow Jackets second walk-off win of the week
March 19, 2022A 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.
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Baseball drops doubleheader to Skidmore in Fort Myers
March 17, 2022The Defiance baseball team was defeated by Skidmore in both games of a doubleheader on Thursday. Nate Kaffenbarger went 7-8 on the day with a double.
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Thomeier's walk-off single gives Yellow Jackets doubleheader split with Wis. Lutheran
March 15, 2022The 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.
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Baseball splits first Florida doubleheader with Lasell
March 14, 2022The Defiance baseball team faced off against Lasell in their first game for their spring Flordia trip on Monday and split the doubleheader with the Lasers. The Yellow Jackets won the opening game by a score of 6-4 and lost in game two, 7-6.
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Baseball drops road game to Taylor
March 08, 2022The Defiance baseball team suffered their first loss of the season on Tuesday afternoon, falling to NAIA Taylor 9-2 in nonconference play.
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Baseball notches win on Opening Day
February 26, 2022The Defiance baseball team notched a 5-1 win at Sewanee during Game 1 of Opening Day action on Saturday afternoon. Game 2 was postponed due to fog and will be played tomorrow Sunday, February 27 as part of a doubleheader.
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Baseball to open 2022 season in Tennessee this weekend
February 23, 2022The 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.
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HCAC announces baseball preseason poll
February 15, 2022The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the results of the Baseball preseason poll, with Defiance finishing tied for ninth with Mount St. Joseph.
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Baseball announces 2022 schedule
January 13, 2022The Defiance College baseball program has announced its schedule for the 2022 season. The Yellow Jackets will place a full schedule this spring and will travel down to Florida for the first team since the shortened 2020 season.
