2013 Softball News
Purple and Gold Place Three on Second-Team All-HCAC
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference honored five DC softball members Wednesday, May 8 with its all-conference selections.
May 08, 2013
Rowland Tosses First Career No-Hitter in Season Finale Sweep
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College softball team ended its season on a high note Wednesday, May 1, as the Jackets swept the Heidelberg Student Princes by scores of 10-0 and 3-2 in non-conference action.
May 01, 2013
DC Softball Splits One-Run Tilts with Comets
DEFIANCE, Ohio – In a non-conference doubleheader between two evenly matched squads, the Yellow Jacket softball team won game one against the Olivet Comets 6-5, but fell in the second 9-8 in nine innings.
April 30, 2013
Spartans Topple Jackets to Earn HCAC Crown
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance softball team dropped its final two Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference contests of 2013 on Monday, April 26.
April 29, 2013
Jackets Split with Transy Knock DC from Tourney Contention
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College softball team played its heart out on Senior Day, but a seventh-inning error in game two gave the game-winning run to the Transylvania Pioneers in a Saturday split.
April 27, 2013
Bulldogs Bite Down Hard on Yellow Jackets
ADRIAN, Mich. – The Defiance College softball team was bested in non-conference action on Monday, April 22.
April 22, 2013
Rowland Hurls Complete Game Shutout in Split with Franklin
FRANKLIN, Ind. – The DC softball team was able to take one of two from the Franklin Grizzlies on Saturday, April 20.
April 20, 2013
Purple and Gold Blanked by Denison in Softball Action
GRANVILLE, Ohio – The Defiance softball team began its stretch of eight games in five days on Thursday, April 18. However, the start was not one that DC was hoping for, as it was shutout 6-0 and 1-0 in the non-conference doubleheader with the Denison Big Red.
April 18, 2013
Jackets Softball Tops Mount with Sunday Sweep
CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Defiance College softball team held on for a tight 6-5 win in the first game of its doubleheader with the Mount St. Joseph Lions and then cruised to 8-0 victory in the second.
April 14, 2013
Ravens Scrape Past Yellow Jackets with Pair of Road Victories
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Ravens of Anderson University defeated the Defiance Yellow Jacket softball team in both of its contests on Saturday, April 6 by scores of 2-0 and 8-6.
April 06, 2013
Jackets Drop Below .500 with Pair of Losses at Bluffton
BLUFFTON, Ohio – One day after earning a huge win over the No.5 team in Div. III, the Defiance softball team was battered by the rival Bluffton Beavers in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action on Thursday, April 4.
April 04, 2013
Rowland, Miller Help DC Best No. 5 Thunder in Thrilling Upset
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Freshman pitcher Alli Rowland (Westerville, OH / Westerville North) and senior outfielder Katie Miller (Archbold, OH / HS) played clutch roles in the DC softball 3-2 victory over No. 5 Trine Thunder in the first game of the doubleheader on Wednesday, April 3.
April 03, 2013
Defiance Softball Rally’s in Second Game to Split in Opener
DEFIANCE, Ohio – After a rough finish that led to a 5-3 loss in the first game of a doubleheader against the Hanover College Panthers, the Yellow Jacket softball team responded with a 9-4 victory in the second tilt to break even on Saturday, March 30.
March 30, 2013
Belles Drown Out the Jackets in Non-Conference Sweep
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Defiance College softball team fell in both matchups against the St. Mary’s Belles on Thursday, March 28.
March 28, 2013
Jackets Spilt at Rose in Thrilling Extra-Innings Fashion
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Defiance softball team kicked off Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action, when it topped the Rose-Hulman Fightin’ Engineers 6-5 in nine innings during the first game of a doubleheader.
March 23, 2013
DC Softball’s Rowland Named HCAC Pitcher of the Week
GREENVILLE, Ind. – After a dominant week of performances during Defiance’s Rebel Spring Games, freshman pitcher Alli Rowland has been selected as the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference pitcher of the week.
March 18, 2013