2019-20 Defiance Softball News

Season

Honoring 2020 Spring Sports Seniors: Softball

This week, in conjunction with the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference, Defiance College and its athletic department are honoring seniors who were part of spring sports in 2020. Softball is the second sport featured and the seniors on this year’s team included Brooke Gostomsky (Covington, Ohio/Covington), Mariah Huff (Galloway, Ohio/Mogadore), Jada Lopez (Leipsic, Ohio/Leipsic), Jessica Mello (Vermilion, Ohio/Vermilion), Arianna Richards (Covington, Ohio/Covington) and Sydney Zeuch (Mason, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame).

May 12, 2020

Promising 2020 softball season cut short

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Prior to the cancellation of the remainder of the 2020 softball season, the Defiance College softball team finished their annual Spring Break trip to Florida with a 4-6 record. With the coronavirus shortening the spring sports season, Defiance completes the campaign at 5-9 overall.

March 30, 2020

Softball wraps up the week in Florida against tough competition

CLERMONT, Fla.- The Defiance College softball team wrapped up the week in Florida, playing tough competition. The Yellow Jackets fell 3-2 in a thrilling nine-inning game against Carthage College and a 12-2 loss to Case Western Reserve University in the nightcap.

March 13, 2020

Softball earns a split after two close games in Florida

CLERMONT, Fla.- The Defiance College softball team earned a split after two close games on Thursday afternoon. The Yellow Jackets dropped the opening game 1-0 against Nebraska Wesleyan University, to then bounced back to win 2-0 against Carnegie Mellon University in game two.

March 12, 2020

Team effort in the nightcap earns softball a split

LEESBURG, Fla. - It was a full team effort for the Yellow Jackets as they rallied in the nightcap with Olivet College, erasing a four-run deficit en route to 16-5 victory to earn the split on Wednesday afternoon at the Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex.

March 10, 2020

Softball drops two close games in Florida

CLERMONT, Fla. - The Defiance College softball team dropped two close games today, as they fell 3-2 to Wittenberg University in game one and 4-3 against Marietta College in game two.

March 09, 2020

Softball sweeps day one in the sunshine state

LEESBURG, Fla. - The Defiance College softball team opened up The Spring Games with a pair of wins, defeating Penn State Brandywine 4-1 and Simmons University 4-2.

March 08, 2020

Gostomsky named HCAC Hitter of the Week

CARMEL, Ind. - Senior Brooke Gostomsky (Covington, Ohio/ Covington) capped an impressive opening weekend by being named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Hitter of the Week for the first time this season.

February 24, 2020

Offensive outburst propels softball to high-scoring split

Memphis, TN- The Defiance College softball team pulled off a high-scoring split to end the Rhodes College Invite. In game one, the Yellow Jackets fell 9-7 against the Griffins, and in the nightcap, Defiance came out victorious with a 15-5 win over Rhodes.

February 23, 2020

Softball falls in tough season-opening battle

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Defiance College softball team opened the 2020 season with two losses on Saturday afternoon at the Rhodes College Invite. The Yellow Jackets lost an exciting opening game in an extra-inning battle against Fontbonne University, before falling to Rhodes College 9-0 in five innings.

February 22, 2020

Softball looks to an experienced roster for 2020 season

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College Yellow Jacket softball team will look to build on last season's HCAC post season push as they return a wealth of talent in 2020. The Purple and Gold return the majority of their starting nine from last season's squad that finished 21-18 overall, 9-7 in HCAC action and look to an exciting class of newcomers to add into the mix this season.

February 21, 2020