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May 18, 2011
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2011 All-Sportsmanship Team for the spring seasons on Wednesday. The award is part of the league-wide initiative to promote good sportsmanship.
May 17, 2011
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2011 Baseball All-HCAC Squad on Tuesday, with Defiance putting David Riley, Stephen Leskow and Darin Waterman on the Honorable Mention All-HCAC Team.
May 17, 2011
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced its spring honorees for the Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC Team on Tuesday, with Defiance placing 11 student-athletes on the list to bring its 2010-2011 total up to 38.
May 07, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College baseball program saw its 2011 season come to an end on Saturday, with a doubleheader at Craig A. Rutter Field against Mount St. Joseph. The Jackets fell 8-3 and 12-0 to finish the year.
May 06, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jackets plated three runs in the sixth inning to break open a 3-3 tie and Andy Habecker held Mount St. Joseph scoreless over the final three frames to preserve a 6-3 victory for DC in Friday’s series opener at Craig A. Rutter Field.
April 30, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jackets could not slow the Franklin College lineup on Saturday, as the Grizzlies scored 23 runs on 30 hits in a doubleheader sweep over Defiance. Franklin held the Jackets to just two hits in a 9-0 victory in the opener, before taking a 14-2 win to finish the sweep.
April 29, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Franklin plated five runs in the final two frames to edge Defiance in 10 innings by an 8-6 margin at Craig A. Rutter Field on Friday afternoon. The Jackets held a 5-3 lead entering the ninth inning but could not record the final three outs with the lead intact.
April 26, 2011
BLUFFTON, Ohio – Freshman Brad Kremer launched a two-run home run in the top of the first inning on Tuesday to give the Yellow Jackets a 3-0 lead but Bluffton answered by clearing the fences six times en route to handing Defiance a 19-5 defeat.
April 23, 2011
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Defiance was hit with an abbreviated loss on Saturday morning, when inclement weather prevented DC and Transylvania from resuming a game that was called in the seventh inning on Friday night. Saturday’s doubleheader between the two squads never got underway.
April 22, 2011
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Rain and lightning brought an early stop to Friday's game between Defiance and Transylvania. The game was suspended with Transylvania leading, 8-2, in the bottom of the seventh inning and will resume on Saturday at 11:00 am. The teams will then play the regularly slated doubleheader following the conclusion of the series opener.
April 21, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Stephen Leskow held a powerful Bluffton lineup scoreless through his first seven innings of work on Thursday afternoon at Rutter Field, but the Beavers broke through with a seven-run rally in the eighth to take a 7-2 win over DC in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference tilt.
April 20, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio - For the second time in as many days, the Defiance College and Bluffton University baseball game has been postponed due to rain. The game has been rescheduled for Thursday at 4:00 pm.
April 19, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College has announced that Tuesday's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference contest between DC and Bluffton has been postponed due to rain. The game has been pushed back one day and will be played on Wednesday at 4:00 pm at Craig A. Rutter Field.
April 17, 2011
ANDERSON, Ind. – Anderson used a six-run rally in the fourth inning to erase a 2-0 DC lead and went on to sweep the weekend series over the Yellow Jackets with a 22-8 victory in Sunday’s series finale.
April 16, 2011
ANDERSON, Ind. – Defiance College was four outs from a series-opening victory on Saturday at Anderson but saw the host Ravens rally for a 7-5 victory in game one, before shutting out the Jackets, 14-0, in the second game of the doubleheader.
April 13, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The schedule for Defiance College’s weekend Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference series at Anderson University has been changed. The series will now begin with a doubleheader on Saturday at noon and will end with a single game on Sunday at noon.
April 12, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Bobby Pardun and Brent James laced two-out singles in the bottom of the first inning to push Defiance to a 2-1 lead against Manchester on Tuesday afternoon but the Spartans rallied for the 11-3 conference win at Rutter Field.
April 10, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Earlham College plated all seven of its runs with two outs on Sunday afternoon, using a series of clutch hits to score a 7-2 victory over the Yellow Jackets at Craig A. Rutter Field.
April 09, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College suffered a pair of losses against Earlham College on Saturday at Craig A. Rutter Field. The Yellow Jacket offense could not solve the league’s top-rated pitching staff, producing just four runs and 11 hits on the afternoon.
April 06, 2011
ADRIAN, Mich. – Defiance College overcame an early four-run deficit at Adrian College on Wednesday evening to score a 6-5 victory over the Bulldogs. The non-conference win snapped a five-game slide for the Yellow Jackets.
April 05, 2011
N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – Aaron Helland collected three of Defiance College’s nine hits on Tuesday at Manchester but it was not enough to keep pace with a hot-swinging Spartan attack, as the Jackets fell by a 23-4 count in the HCAC showdown.
April 03, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Hanover scored three runs in each of the first three innings and rolled past Defiance by a 15-2 margin on Sunday in the final of three Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference contests between the two teams this weekend at Rutter Field.
April 02, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Hanover Panthers rallied for three runs in their final at bat of Saturday’s opening game, taking a 4-3 victory over Defiance and cruising to a 22-9 win in the second contest of the afternoon to complete the doubleheader sweep.
March 29, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – One game after breaking out for 11 runs on 15 hits, the Defiance College offense went 2-18 with runners in scoring position in a 3-2 loss to Taylor University in a non-conference affair at Craig A. Rutter Field.
March 26, 2011
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Brad Kremer stroked a two-run double with two outs in the ninth inning to cap a seven-run outburst for Defiance, helping the Yellow Jackets take a thrilling, 11-9, win on Saturday at Rose-Hulman. DC won the nightcap, after falling by a 5-0 count in the opener.
March 25, 2011
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Defiance College ran into a streaking Rose-Hulman squad on Friday and suffered a 6-1 setback in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opener for both squads.
March 22, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College closed its six-game homestand on Tuesday by scoring a season-high nine runs in a 9-2 win over Goshen College. The victory improved the Jackets to 3-4 overall since returning from their season-opening trip to Fort Myers, Florida.
March 20, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Freshmen Darin Waterman and Ryan Valentine led a strong day on the mound for Defiance, as the starters combined to hold Albion to one earned run over 12.2 innings of work in Sunday’s doubleheader. DC won the opener, 5-0, before losing, 3-1, in extra innings in the day’s second contest.
March 19, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College baseball team suffered a pair of losses on Saturday to Trine, falling 2-1 and 8-3 in the non-conference doubleheader. Matt Kaighin tossed a complete game gem in the opener, while Levi Pauli provided the offensive highlight with a homer in the second contest.
March 17, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College bats continued to struggle on Thursday, failing to score and mustering only six hits in a 9-0 loss to Grace College at Craig A. Rutter Field. The shutout spoiled DC’s 2011 home opener.
March 16, 2011
ADA, Ohio – Darin Waterman held Ohio Northern to one run in nine innings of work to notch his first career complete game in only his second collegiate start, as Defiance picked up a 3-1 victory over the Polar Bears on Wednesday afternoon.
March 11, 2011
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Defiance College baseball team ended its stay in Fort Myers, Florida on Friday with a pair of losses against Haverford. The Jackets fell, 6-1, in the opener, before seeing a 4-0 lead evaporate into a 9-5 defeat in the second game of the afternoon.
March 10, 2011
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Defiance College allowed six runs in the seventh and eighth innings of Thursday’s contest against Baruch and fell by a 7-0 score. The Jackets outhit BC by a 9-5 margin in their fourth game of the Gene Cusic Classic in Fort Myers, Florida.
March 10, 2011
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Thursday's baseball game scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm between Defiance College and Baruch College has been postponed due to rain in the Fort Myers area. The Jackets will now play Baruch at 5:00 pm on Thursday night.
March 08, 2011
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Defiance College took a 5-3 lead into the top of the ninth inning on Wednesday against Elms College, before the Blazers exploded for eight runs in the final frame and handed the Jackets a heartbreaking, 11-5, defeat at the Gene Cusic Classic in Fort Myers, Florida.
March 07, 2011
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Defiance College got its first taste of action in the 2011 campaign on Monday with a pair of games in the Gene Cusic Classic in Fort Myers, Florida. The Jackets fell, 18-8, to Monmouth in the season opener, before suffering a 13-1 setback to Thiel in the afternoon contest.
February 21, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – A pair of former Defiance College baseball standouts are continuing their playing careers beyond the collegiate ranks, as Casey Kahsen and Keith Wade are competing in the Arizona Winter League.
February 08, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College has announced that the camp that was originally slated for February 5 has been rescheduled for Sunday, February 27 at the same time. The change was made due to poor weather on the original date. For more information, contact head coach Derek Woodley.
February 07, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College athletics department is pleased to unveil the offical YouTube channel of Yellow Jacket athletics. The page will host athletic highlights, as well as episodes from the new "Inside the Hive" series.
February 05, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College has announced that Saturday's baseball camp for pitchers and catchers has been postponed due to weather. The camp will be rescheduled at a later date. Please stay tuned to DefianceAthletics.com for more information.
January 25, 2011
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2011 Baseball Preseason Watch List on Tuesday, with Defiance placing Nicholas Bratt, Zach Stallkamp, Alex Timofeev and Nick Welling among the 42 student-athletes to be honored from the 10-team league.
December 06, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The DC baseball team continued its commitment to the environment by teaming up with Johns Manville, LaFarge Corporation, Phillips Services Corporation and the Defiance County Environmental Services Office to help dispose of thousands of pounds of hazardous waste materials.
November 09, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College baseball program has unveiled its winter camps schedule, which features nine separate clinics from December 29 through February 20. All camps will be held inside DC’s Karl H. Weaner Community Center.
October 08, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The start of an exciting new era for DC was ushered in on Friday as 18 shovels officially broke ground on a highly anticipated field house. The ceremony highlighted a busy 2010 Homecoming weekend and signaled the start of the Defiance College Athletic Center project.
September 01, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College baseball program has announced that it will host a fall prospect camp from noon until 5:00 pm on Sunday, October 17. The camp will be held on the campus of Defiance College at Craig A. Rutter Field.
August 12, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The DC athletics department is pleased to announce that its record books are now available online. Fans simply need to click on the ‘Record Book’ link in the left column of the website and then select which sport’s records to access.
August 06, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College and head baseball coach, Derek Woodley, have announced that Jon Lies has been hired as a graduate assistant coach for the Yellow Jackets. Lies will serve as the team’s primary assistant coach, while assisting with recruiting for the program.
August 06, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College and head athletic trainer, Kevin Tong, have announced that Kurt Moneysmith has been hired as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the Yellow Jackets. Moneysmith will work primarily with the soccer, track and field and softball programs at DC.
July 01, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Former Defiance College third baseman, Keith Wade, recently accepted an opportunity to continue his baseball career with the Milledgeville Capitals of the newly formed Peach State League. Wade made his debut on June 23 with three hits and a pair of steals in a 7-2 victory for the Capitals.
June 28, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The DC athletic department is pleased to announce that fans can now keep up with the Yellow Jackets on Facebook. The fan page will be updated with the latest news from DefianceAthletics.com. Go to Facebook.com and search for Defiance Athletics to become a fan today!
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