11 Taighen Zipfel

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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- Hometown:
- Defiance, Ohio
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- High School:
- Defiance
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- Position:
- P/OF
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- app
- 14
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- gs
- 7
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- w
- 2
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- l
- 4
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- sv
- 0
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- ip
- 38.1
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- era
- 9.31
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- whip
- 2.27
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- 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 | |
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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
Career Stats: Pitching
Career Stats: Fielding
Splits Stats: Hitting
Splits Stats: Base Running
Splits Stats: Pitching
Splits Stats: Fielding