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2024 Defiance Baseball Roster

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No. Name Pos. B/T Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous College
1 Pos.: OF B/T: L/L Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 178 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Wolverine Lake, Mich. / Walled Lake Central /
2 Pos.: OF/P B/T: R/R Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School/Previous College: St. Henry, Ohio / St. Henry /
3 Pos.: 2B/P B/T: R/R Cl.: So. Ht.: 5-5 Wt.: 115 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Lenoir City, Tenn. / Lenoir City / Trinity International
4 Pos.: OF B/T: L/R Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 145 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Cincinnati, Ohio / Elder /
5 Pos.: OF B/T: R/R Cl.: So. Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 170 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Holland, Ohio / Springfield /
6 Pos.: SS B/T: R/R Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 165 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Toledo, Ohio / Waite / Owens CC
7 Pos.: C/OF B/T: R/R Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 175 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Holland, Ohio / Springfield /
9 Pos.: 2B/OF B/T: R/R Cl.: So. Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 160 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Oregon, Ohio / Clay /
10 Pos.: C B/T: R/R Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Holly, Mich. / Holly /
11 Pos.: P B/T: L/L Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 150 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Clinton Township. Mich. / Fraser /
12 Pos.: 3B B/T: R/R Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 220 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Liberty Center, Ohio / Liberty Center /
13 Pos.: 1B B/T: R/R Cl.: So. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 225 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Lima, Ohio / Lima Central Catholic /
14 Pos.: SS/P B/T: R/R Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 155 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Wickliffe, Ohio / Wickliffe /
15 Pos.: P B/T: L/L Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Toledo, Ohio / Start /
16 Pos.: P B/T: L/L Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 167 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Franklin, Ind. / Franklin Community /
17 Pos.: INF/P B/T: R/R Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Graytown, Ohio / Oak Harbor /
18 Pos.: P B/T: R/R Cl.: So. Ht.: 5-7 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Marblehead, Ohio / Danbury / Tiffin
19 Pos.: P/OF B/T: L/R Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Leipsic, Ohio / Leipsic /
20 Pos.: P B/T: L/L Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Newark, Ohio / Licking Valley /
21 Pos.: 2B B/T: R/R Cl.: So. Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School/Previous College: North Manchester, Ind. / Manchester /
22 Pos.: P B/T: R/R Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 165 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Pickerington, Ohio / Pickerington Central /
23 Pos.: 3B B/T: R/R Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 205 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Bellefontaine, Ohio / Bellefontaine /
24 Pos.: OF B/T: R/R Cl.: So. Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 155 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Lisbon, Ohio / David Anderson /
25 Pos.: OF B/T: R/R Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 150 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Hillsdale, Mich. / Hillsdale /
26 Pos.: P B/T: L/L Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 170 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Mansfield, Ohio / Ontario /
27 Pos.: P B/T: R/R Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 235 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Grand Rapids, Ohio / Otsego /
28 Pos.: SS/P B/T: R/R Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Mount Gilead, Ohio / Mount Gilead /
29 Pos.: P B/T: R/R Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Paulding, Ohio / Paulding /
30 Pos.: 1B B/T: R/R Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 215 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Fort Wayne, Ind. / Snider /
31 Pos.: C/1B B/T: R/R Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 170 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Lima, Ohio / Lima Senior /
32 Pos.: P/1B B/T: R/R Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 215 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Perrysburg, Ohio / Toledo Christian /
34 Pos.: P B/T: L/R Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Rockford, Mich. / Rockford /
35 Pos.: C B/T: R/R Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Tiffin, Ohio / Calvert / Terra State
36 Pos.: C B/T: R/R Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Deshler, Ohio / Patrick Henry /
37 Pos.: P/1B B/T: R/R Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Tiffin, Ohio / Calvert / Terra State
38 Pos.: 3B B/T: R/R Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Holland, Ohio / Springfield /
40 Pos.: P B/T: R/R Cl.: Sr. Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 265 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Canton, Mich. / Father Gabriel Richard /
41 Pos.: P B/T: R/R Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 6-6 Wt.: 175 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Deshler, Ohio / Patrick Henry /
42 Pos.: C/P B/T: R/R Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Canton, Ohio / McKinley /
43 Pos.: 2B B/T: R/R Cl.: Fr. Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 155 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Fenton, Mich. / Fenton /
44 Pos.: 1B B/T: R/R Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 295 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Rockford, Mich. / Sparta /
99 Pos.: P B/T: R/R Cl.: So. Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School/Previous College: Hillsdale, Mich. / Hillsdale /

Coaching Staff

Head Coach

Shane Gardner

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Assistant Coach

Ben Babcock

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Assistant Coach

Nate Kaffenbarger

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Volunteer Assistant

Bobby Stearns

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