April 14, 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.
The Defiance baseball team was defeated by Ohio Wesleyan in a non-conference road game on Thursday afternoon, 11-1 in eight innings.
The Basics
- Records: Defiance (6-15), Ohio Wesleyan (8-16)
- Location: Littick Field - Delaware, Ohio
- Attendance: 40
Inside The Numbers
- Senior Nate Kaffenbarger went 2-3 with a walk.
- Sophomore Billy McNamara had two hits as well.
- Freshman Tyler Sickmiller took the loss for Defiance.
- D.J. Neff went 2-3 with a home run and two RBIs for OWU.
- Dillon Ysseldyke went 2-3 with a double and two RBIs.
- Josh Ferreira struck out seven over 7.0 innings to earn the win.
The Difference
- The Battling Bishops scored three runs in each of the first three innings.
- Defiance got a run back in the sixth off an OWU error but the hosts closed out the game with two runs in the bottom of the eighth to force the game to an early end.
Up Next
- Defiance will look to rebound from the loss tomorrow when they face HCAC foe, Mount St. Joseph, in Florence, Ky. The doubleheader is set to start at noon.