Kaffenbarger breaks program hits record

Defiance 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.

The Basics

• Records: Defiance (8-25), Heidelberg (15-22)
• Location: Craig A. Rutter Field - Defiance, Ohio
• Attendance: 45

Notables

• Kaffenbarger singled to left field in the bottom of the fifth inning for his 184th career hit breaking the program record of 183 set by Ryan Kohlhofer (2013-16).

Inside The Numbers

• Sophomore Mitchell Roever led Defiance at the plate by going 2-3 and driving in three runs.
• Junior Dylan King also went 2-3 and drove in a run.
• Sophomore Hunter Bostater and junior Josh Vischer each had two hits as well.
• Freshman Gunner Gregg scored two runs.
• Senior Kendall Duval got the start for the Yellow Jackets and struck out five over 3.1 innings but took the loss.
• Freshman Joe Large got his first career with a double to left-center.
• Adam McVicker homered twice and drove in six runs for the Student Princes.
• Seth Scoville went 3-5 with a homer.
• Corbin Caplan earned the win for Heidelberg.

The Difference

• McVicker hit a grand slam in the top of the second to put the Student Princes up 4-0. 
• Roever cut the lead to 4-2 with a two-out bases-loaded single up the middle. Defiance added a third run off a Heidelberg error.
• Scoville homered in the third to make the score 5-3 and in the fourth the visitors scored two runs off a wild pitch and a DC error.
• Defiance added runs in the bottom of the fourth and fifth off an RBI single from Roever and a fielder's choice by Gregg.
• Heidelberg pulled away thanks to two runs in the sixth and three in the seventh to make the score 12-5.
• The Yellow Jackets cut the lead to 12-7 off RBI singles from Vischer and King in the bottom of the seventh.
• The Student Princes added a run in the top of the eighth to end the scoring.
• Heidelberg outhit Defiance 15-11 and took advantage of four Defiance errors.

Up Next

• Defiance will host Ohio Northern for a non-conference contest at Rutter Field on Wednesday, May 4 with a 4 p.m. start time.