11 Taighen Zipfel
Taighen Zipfel
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Defiance, Ohio
  • High School:
    Defiance
  • Position:
    P/OF
  • app
    14
  • gs
    7
  • w
    2
  • l
    4
  • sv
    0
  • ip
    38.1
  • era
    9.31
  • whip
    2.27
  • k
    13
Bio

Freshman (2025) 

  • Made collegiate debut and first start in the season opener versus Huntington on Feb. 25
  • Played in 22 games and started 13, mainly in the outfield and at pitcher
  • In game two against Huntington on Feb. 25, scored first run of the season
  • Went the distance for her first college win on March 1 vs. WVU Tech, holding the opponent to two runs through a complete-game seven innings
  • Went 2-of-5 against Indiana South Bend on March 25 for her first hit and additionally notched her first collegiate RBI
  • Became one of two DC pitchers to compile multiple complete games when she threw six innings of a tough-luck, 4-3 loss at Aquinas on April 19 where she also matched a season-high three strikeouts
  • Offensively had five runs, seven hits and four RBIs
  • Sported the team's fourth-best on-base percentage at .361
  • Started seven games at pitcher and went 2-4 (best win-loss %) on the season with 75 hits allowed and 13 strikeouts
  • Had a 1.000 fielding percentage on 12 chances

Personal

  • Majoring in AYA Life Science Education with a leadership minor
  • Graduated from Defiance High School in 2024
  • Lettered four years in softball along with two in soccer and one in volleyball
  • Member of back-to-back WBL championships with the Bulldogs
  • 2023 WBL Player of the Year, three-time All-WBL honors (2022 Honorable Mention, First Team in 2023 and 2024) and 2023 All-District First Team
  • Daughter of Amy and Hans Zipfel, who are both members of DC's Class of 1997
  • Dad, Hans, played baseball and was the 1993 AMC Player of the Year and is among the Top 10 in career RBIs and doubles while holding the single-season on-base percentage record
  • Mom played volleyball and softball
  • Favorite sports teams are the Ohio State Buckeyes, Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Lions
Recent games
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Appearances 14 6
Games started 7 1
Wins 2 0
Losses 4 2
Saves 0 0
Complete Games 2 1
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 38.1 11.1
Hits 75 23
Runs 53 17
Earned Runs 51 17
Walks 12 5
Strikeouts 13 6
Strikeouts per Game 2.37 3.71
Doubles Allowed 13 5
Triples Allowed 3 -
WHIP 2.27 2.47
Home Runs Allows 3 1
At Bats Against 143 53
Batting Average Against .524 .434
Earned Run Average 9.31 10.50
Wild pitches 5 4
Hit Batters 1 1
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed 3 1
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 2 1
Game Log - Hitting
Game Log - Base Running
Game Log - Pitching
Game Log - Fielding

Career Stats: Hitting

Career Stats: Base Running

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News mentions
Jackets face pair of tough losses to Aquinas
Cornerstone defeats Defiance on Senior Day
Crusaders take both in Wednesday’s doubleheader
Siena Heights escapes Defiance in five innings
Yellow Jackets come up short against Lawrence Tech
The Racers best the Jackets with powerful offense
Cardinals sweep Yellow Jackets Thursday night
Defiance drops both against No. 15 Indiana Wesleyan
Defiance drops season-opening series against Huntington