March 20, 2022
Baseball falls at nationally-ranked Baldwin Wallace
The Defiance baseball team suffered a 13-1 loss to nationally-ranked Baldwin Wallace on Sunday morning.
1
Defiance
4-7
13
Baldwin Wallace
12-1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Defiance
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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Baldwin Wallace
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0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 13 | 12 | 1 |
The Defiance baseball team suffered a 13-1 loss to nationally-ranked Baldwin Wallace on Sunday morning. The game concludes Defiance's nine-game Spring Training road trip that saw them play six games in Florida along with three at Baldwin Wallace.
The Basics
- Records: Defiance (4-7), Baldwin Wallace (13-1)
- Location: Fisher Field - Berea, Ohio
- Attendance: 114.
Inside The Numbers
- Junior Dylan King went 2-2 at the plate with a pair of doubles.
- Senior Nate Kaffenbarger went 2-3 with a home run.
- Freshman Gunner Gregg recorded the first hit of his career in the second inning with a single to left-center.
- Freshman Jacob Hild and sophomore Hunter Bostater each drew two walks.
- Freshman Caleb Frank took the loss.
- Senior Tyler Hines threw two perfect innings out of the bullpen and struck out four BW hitters.
- Vincent Capolupo drove in four runs for Baldwin Wallace.
- Sean Kolenich went 2-2, drove in three runs, and scored three times.
- Dawson Gabe threw five shutout innings to earn the win.
The Difference
- The Yellow Jackets of Baldwin Wallace proved why they were ranked No. 17 in the country and scored five runs in both the second and third.
- Baldwin Wallace added three more runs in the fourth inning.
- Kaffenbarger got Defiance on the board with a solo shot in the sixth, his first of the season.
- BW homered three times and stole four bases.
Up Next
- The Yellow Jackets will travel to Wittenberg for a doubleheader on Saturday, March 26 with game one set to start at 1 p.m.
