2023 Defiance Baseball Roster

Season

No.	Name	Pos.	B/T	Cl.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown/High School/Previous College
1	Erik Hecklinger Erik Hecklinger	Pos.: P	B/T: R/R	Cl.: Fr.	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 190	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Hillsdale, Mich. / Hillsdale /
2	Alex Morr Alex Morr	Pos.: UTL	B/T: L/R	Cl.: Sr.	Ht.: 5-8	Wt.: 160	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Bryan, Ohio / Bryan /
3	Tyler Dehan Tyler Dehan	Pos.: OF/P	B/T: R/R	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 180	Hometown/High School/Previous College: St. Henry, Ohio / St. Henry /
4	Mitchell Roever Mitchell Roever	Pos.: OF	B/T: L/R	Cl.: Jr.	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 145	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Cincinnati, Ohio / Elder /
5	Josh Vischer Josh Vischer	Pos.: INF	B/T: R/R	Cl.: Sr.	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 183	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Genoa, Ohio / Genoa Area /
6	Austin Horning Austin Horning	Pos.: INF	B/T: R/R	Cl.: Sr.	Ht.: 5-8	Wt.: 195	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Archbold, Ohio / Pettisville /
7	Tim Bobek Tim Bobek	Pos.: C/OF	B/T: R/R	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 175	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Holland, Ohio / Springfield /
9	Garret Long Garret Long	Pos.: INF	B/T: R/R	Cl.: Fr.	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 160	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Oregon, Ohio / Clay /
10	Jacob Hild Jacob Hild	Pos.: C/OF	B/T: R/R	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 180	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Holly, Mich. / Holly /
11	Jeremy Russo Jeremy Russo	Pos.: P	B/T: L/L	Cl.: Jr.	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 150	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Clinton Township. Mich. / Fraser /
12	Trent Murdock Trent Murdock	Pos.: INF	B/T: R/R	Cl.: Jr.	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 220	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Liberty Center, Ohio / Liberty Center /
13	Hunter Bostater Hunter Bostater	Pos.: INF	B/T: R/R	Cl.: Sr.	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 220	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Ney, Ohio / Fairview /
14	Greg Kita Greg Kita	Pos.: INF	B/T: R/R	Cl.: Fr.	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 155	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Wickliffe, Ohio / Wickliffe /
15	Blake Bowman Blake Bowman	Pos.: P	B/T: L/L	Cl.: Fr.	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 195	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Toledo, Ohio / Start /
17	Gunner Gregg Gunner Gregg	Pos.: INF	B/T: R/R	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 180	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Graytown, Ohio / Oak Harbor /
18	Ethan Jenkins Ethan Jenkins	Pos.: P/OF	B/T: L/L	Cl.: Fr.	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 165	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Bellbrook, Ohio / Bellbrook /
19	Tyler Sickmiller Tyler Sickmiller	Pos.: P/OF	B/T: L/R	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 200	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Leipsic, Ohio / Leipsic /
20	Sam Thombs Sam Thombs	Pos.: P	B/T: R/R	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 175	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Commerce Township, Mich. / Lutheran /
21	Justin Hall Justin Hall	Pos.: INF	B/T: R/R	Cl.: Fr.	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 180	Hometown/High School/Previous College: North Manchester, Ind. / Manchester /
22	Logan Kunkel Logan Kunkel	Pos.: P	B/T: R/R	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 165	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Pickerington, Ohio / Pickerington Central /
23	Thaddeus Baker Thaddeus Baker	Pos.: INF	B/T: L/R	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 5-6	Wt.: 160	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Warsaw, Ind. / Manchester /
24	Ryan Reckner Ryan Reckner	Pos.: INF	B/T: R/R	Cl.: Fr.	Ht.: 5-8	Wt.: 155	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Lisbon, Ohio / David Anderson /
25	Cade Knisely Cade Knisely	Pos.: INF	B/T: R/R	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 185	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Springboro, Ohio / Bellbrook /
26	Damarius Taylor Damarius Taylor	Pos.: P	B/T: L/L	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 170	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Mansfield, Ohio / Ontario /
27	Dylan King Dylan King	Pos.: C	B/T: R/R	Cl.: Sr.	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 210	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Las Vegas, Nev. / Ed W. Clark /
31	Reece Waithe Reece Waithe	Pos.: C/INF	B/T: R/R	Cl.: Fr.	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 170	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Lima, Ohio / Lima Senior /
32	Joseph O'Neil Joseph O'Neil	Pos.: P/INF	B/T: R/R	Cl.: Fr.	Ht.: 6-5	Wt.: 215	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Perrysburg, Ohio / Toledo Christian /
34	Jeffrey Varga Jeffrey Varga	Pos.: P	B/T: L/R	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 208	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Rockford, Mich. / Rockford /
35	Alex Iserman Alex Iserman	Pos.: UTL	B/T: R/R	Cl.: Fr.	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 170	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Holland, Ohio / Springfield /
39	Cohen Nies Cohen Nies	Pos.: P	B/T: R/R	Cl.: Sr.	Ht.: 6-8	Wt.: 260	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Logansport, Ind. / Lewis Cass /
40	Johnny Hammerstein Johnny Hammerstein	Pos.: P	B/T: R/R	Cl.: Jr.	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 265	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Canton, Mich. / Father Gabriel Richard /
44	Kolbe Vanderleest Kolbe Vanderleest	Pos.: INF	B/T: R/R	Cl.: Fr.	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 295	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Rockford, Mich. / Sparta /