Kaffenbarger named D3baseball.com Third Team All-Region

Defiance baseball senior shortstop Nate Kaffenbarger has been named D3baseball.com Third Team All-Region. He is the first Defiance baseball player ever to receive D3baseball.com All-Region honors.

This is Kaffenbarger's first career D3baseball.com All-Region selection.  He was recently named First Team All-HCAC which was his second all-conference selection. He was the first Yellow Jacket to earn a first-team selection since Ben Bucklew and Troy Konwinski in 2019.

He finished his senior season with a team leading 56 hits, 30 runs, 12 doubles, .537 slugging percentage, and a season-best and HCAC leading .412 batting average. Kaffenbarger also drove in 20 runs and notched one triple and one homerun.

This season he broke the program record for career hits and tied the career doubles record this season. He also finishes his Defiance baseball career ranked fourth in career RBIs, second in at-bats, sixth in runs, tied for sixth in triples, and tied for seventh in walks.

Players were nominated for these awards by the Sports Information Directors at the various schools. This is the 10th year D3baseball.com has named an All-Region team.