2022 Defiance Baseball News
Kaffenbarger named D3baseball.com Third Team All-Region
Defiance baseball senior shortstop Nate Kaffenbarger has been named D3baseball.com Third Team All-Region.
May 31, 2022
24 Yellow Jackets named to the Spring Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC Team
CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) has announced the Spring honorees for Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC with 24 Defiance student-athletes receiving the honor. Academic All-Conference selections have at least a cumulative 3.5 GPA and are varsity athletes.
May 24, 2022
Five Yellow Jackets named to Spring HCAC All-Sportsmanship Team
The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the Christopher M. Ragsdale Sportsmanship teams for the teams that have finished spring competition in 2022.
May 18, 2022
Kaffenbarger, Nies and Thombs named to All-HCAC Teams
Defiance senior Nate Kaffenbarger highlights a trio of Yellow Jackets on the 2022 All-HCAC teams for baseball.
May 16, 2022
Kaffenbarger ties career doubles record as baseball ends season with win over Rose-Hulman
Defiance senior Nate Kaffenbarger tied the program record for career doubles in the team’s 5-3 win over Rose-Hulman in the second game of a doubleheader.
May 07, 2022
Murdock's grand slam lifts baseball past Ohio Northern
Sophomore Trent Murdock's eighth-inning grand slam helped the Defiance baseball team to a come-from-behind victory over Ohio Northern in the team's final home game of the season.
May 04, 2022
Defiance Athletics celebrates 2022 Swarm Awards
The Defiance Athletic Department and the Purple and Gold Club presented the The 2022 Swarm Awards to celebrate the accomplishments of our student-athletes and teams on Sunday, May 1.
May 03, 2022
Kaffenbarger breaks program hits record
Defiance senior Nate Kaffenbarger became the all-time record holder in career hits for the Defiance baseball team on Sunday in the team's 13-7 loss to Heidelberg.
May 01, 2022
Baseball splits with Hanover on Senior Day
The Defiance baseball team split an HCAC doubleheader with Hanover on Saturday. The Yellow Jackets lost the first game, 5-1 before taking game two, 8-4.
April 30, 2022
Baseball loses two to Bluffton
The Defiance baseball team was defeated by Bluffton in both games of a doubleheader on Tuesday afternoon.
April 26, 2022
Gregg homers twice in loss to Ohio Northern
Defiance freshman Gunner Gregg hit the first two home runs of his career in the Yellow Jackets' 17-6 loss to Ohio Northern on Sunday afternoon.
April 24, 2022
Baseball drops two close games to Anderson
The Defiance baseball team had comeback attempts fall short in both games of an HCAC doubleheader against Anderson on Saturday. The visiting Ravens won by scores of 8-5 and 7-6.
April 23, 2022
Strong outing from Nies gives baseball a split with Manchester
The Defiance baseball team defeated Manchester, 4-2 in the first game of an HCAC doubleheader on Tuesday afternoon before falling to the Spartans, 12-11 in 11 innings in the second game.
April 19, 2022
Pair of grand slams doom baseball against MSJ
The Defiance baseball team was defeated twice by Mount St. Joseph on Friday afternoon with the final score in both games being 13-6.
April 15, 2022
Baseball bested by Ohio Wesleyan
The Defiance baseball team was defeated by Ohio Wesleyan in a non-conference road game on Thursday afternoon, 11-1 in eight innings.
April 14, 2022
Baseball falls twice to Franklin in HCAC doubleheader
The Defiance baseball team was swept by the Franklin on Sunday afternoon in an HCAC doubleheader.
April 10, 2022