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May 14, 2013
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The HCAC announced its 2013 All-HCAC honors on Tuesday with head coach Derek Woodley receiving Co-Coach of the Year recognition. DC pitcher and first baseman Darin Waterman was named to the All-HCAC Second Team, while seven other Jackets received Honorable Mention status.
May 10, 2013
NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. – The best season in recent memory of Defiance College baseball came to an end on Friday afternoon in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament. The Jackets fell to the Ravens of Anderson in the elimination game by a final of 5-4.
May 09, 2013
NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. – The Yellow Jacket baseball squad traveled to Manchester University on Thursday for the opening round of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament. In a game that came down to the final play, the Jackets lost by a final score of 7-6.
May 08, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College baseball team qualified for the 2013 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament for the first time since 2004 with a pair of wins at Transylvania over the weekend. The two victories gave DC 20 victories on the season, the most of any Defiance baseball team since 1995.
May 05, 2013
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Defiance College baseball program reached the 20-win plateau for the first time in almost 20 years on Saturday with a 6-3 game one win at TU and qualified for the HCAC Tournament for the first time since 2004. The last time the Jackets won 20 or more games was 1995.
May 03, 2013
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Yellow Jacket baseball team traveled down to Lexington on Friday to wrap up its regular season with a crucial three-game clash against the Pioneers. The DC pitching staff came through with a gem, as DC won a 2-1 pitcher’s duel to take game one of the three-game set.
April 30, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College baseball team played its final home game of the 2013 season on Tuesday afternoon. The Jackets hosted the No. 13 team in the nation in Manchester and the visitors proved worthy of their ranking by winning cruising to a 17-1 victory.
April 27, 2013
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – After a tough, hard-fought loss the night before to the Engineers, the Yellow Jackets came out on Saturday and showed its toughness by recording a 3-2 comeback win in game one of Saturday’s two games before falling to the Engineers in game two by a final of 5-4.
April 26, 2013
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Yellow Jacket baseball program traveled to Rose-Hulman this weekend for a pivotal Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference three-game series with major postseason implications. After a back-and-forth game, the Engineers struck last in their final at-bat to secure a 9-8 walk-off win.
April 24, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College baseball team's road trip at Toledo scheduled for today has been postponed due to weather. The Jackets and Rockets have not announced a make-up date.
April 23, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College baseball team's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference scheduled for Tuesday has been postponed due to the weather forecast. The Jackets and Spartans will meet on Tuesday, April 30 to make up the game. The start is scheduled for 4:15 p.m.
April 21, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jackets improved to a record of 17-10 on Sunday afternoon with its win over Earlham by a final score of 7-3. The 17 wins are the most for the Purple and Gold in the last 14 seasons when the squad won 19 games in the spring of 1999.
April 20, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Senior pitchers Aaron Patterson and Jake Taylor each notched wins against the Earlham Quakers in the first two games in a pivotal HCAC series. The Jackets rallied to win game one 8-7 in extra innings and then used a 9-5 victory to move into fourth place in the conference standings.
April 19, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The weekend baseball series between Defiance and Earlham has been moved back one day due to weather concerns. The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference showdown will now begin with a 1:00 pm doubleheader on Saturday and conclude with a single game at noon on Sunday.
April 14, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio – After a hard fought-fought 3-2 victory in the series opener on Saturday afternoon, the Jackets needed only a split to claim the series with the Grizzlies. DC won the first game of its doubleheader on Sunday in dramatic fashion to win the regular season set against Franklin for the first time since 2006.
April 13, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio – On a cold and windy afternoon at Defiance College, the Yellow Jacket baseball team hosted the Franklin Grizzlies in a HCAC matchup between two sides fighting for position in the standings. DC pulled out a tough 3-2 win to even its conference mark at 6-6.
April 12, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The weekend baseball series between Defiance and Franklin has been moved back one day due to weather concerns. The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference showdown will now begin with a 1:00 pm doubleheader on Saturday and conclude with a single game at noon on Sunday.
April 09, 2013
N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – The Defiance College baseball squad traveled to Manchester University to take on the No. 16 team in the nation in the Spartans. Manchester proved itself worthy of the ranking, as the Spartans dominated the game, winning by a final of 19-2.
April 08, 2013
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Alex Scomaeker recorded three saves for the Purple and Gold in three opportunities this past week and has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week. The accolade marks the first time the senior has received this recognition.
April 06, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jacket baseball team entered Saturday’s doubleheader two games under .500 in the HCAC standings with a record of 3-5. DC’s pitching staff stifled the MSJ hitters all day and led the Jackets to two victories, leveling their conference mark at 5-5.
April 05, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jacket baseball team came into the weekend HCAC series against Mount St. Joseph on a hot streak, winning its last two contests. Unfortunately for DC, the squad could not stay perfect on the week and lost the first of a three-game series by a final of 6-4.
April 03, 2013
ANGOLA, Ind. – The DC baseball team won its second game in as many days on Wednesday afternoon, as the squad traveled to Trine University for a non-conference matchup against the Thunder. The Jackets prevailed over Trine with a narrow 5-4 victory.
April 02, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jacket baseball team got back on the winning track on Tuesday afternoon, as DC defeated its arch-rival, Bluffton University, in a 14-8 victory. DC was led by a trio of freshmen hitters in Ben Weber, Ryan Kohlhofer and Gary Levingood, who combined for eight hits and eight RBIs.
March 30, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jacket baseball team played a doubleheader against Anderson on Saturday to finish the three-game series between the two sides. After the Ravens claimed game one an evening before, Anderson completed the sweep of DC by winning two games on Saturday by scores of 10-7 and 6-0.
March 29, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The DC baseball program hosted Anderson on Friday afternoon in a unique game where DC was deemed the visitors due to the poor playing conditions at Anderson. The Jackets dug themselves into a 9-0 hole before a valiant comeback attempt fell short, as DC lost to the Ravens by a final of 9-6.
March 27, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio – This weekend’s scheduled away series versus Anderson has been moved to Defiance due to poor field conditions. The series will be DC's home-opener. Game one of the three game set is scheduled for Friday at 4:15 p.m. with games two and three being played as a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at noon.
March 25, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College baseball team's home-opener against Trine University scheduled for Wednesday, March 27 has been postponed due to weather. The Jackets and Thunder have not announced a makeup date for the game.
March 23, 2013
HANOVER, Ind. – The DC baseball team split a pair of games against Hanover, losing game one by a final of 11-7 and winning the second contest 8-5. With the win on Friday evening over the Panthers and the split on Saturday, DC took the series against Hanover for the first time since 2005.
March 22, 2013
HANOVER, Ind. – The Defiance College baseball program won its Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opener for the first time in recent memory, as the Jackets defeated Hanover in extra innings on Friday evening. DC pulled out the win over the Panthers by a score of 3-2.
March 20, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio – This weekend’s scheduled home-opening series versus Hanover has been moved to Hanover, Ind. due to weather and field conditions. The Jackets will play the first game of the three-game set on March 22 at 4:00 p.m. A Saturday doubleheader at noon will wrap up the series.
March 19, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio – A day after being named the HCAC Player of the Week for the second time in his career, Brad Kremer landed on the D3baseball.com National Team of the Week for a second-straight season, after putting on an impressive offensive display over six games at the Gene Cusic Classic.
March 19, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College's "Inside the Hive" talks with men's lacrosse head coach Ryan Kuhn about the lacrosse season and Jonathan Murphy, a member of the baseball team, to discuss the beginning to the season. All "ITH" episodes can be viewed by visiting DC's official YouTube channel.
March 18, 2013
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Darin Waterman put on two dominant pitching displays at the Gene Cusic Classic in Fort Myers, Fla. over spring break, and has gained recognition from the conference by being named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week.
March 18, 2013
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Defiance College’s Brad Kremer led the Yellow Jacket offense over spring break with an OPS of 1.243, and has been selected as the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference’s Hitter of the Week.
March 15, 2013
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Defiance College baseball program finished its spring break trip in fine fashion on Friday, as the Purple and Gold swept Salem State by scores of 4-1 and 8-6 to finish with a record of 4-3 on the trip and improve its season record to 6-3.
March 14, 2013
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Yellow Jacket men’s baseball team faced Lakeland College in the midst of its play at the Gene Cusic Classic in Florida. The Purple and Gold fell by a score of 3-2 to the Muskies, as a Lakeland late-inning rally downed the Jackets.
March 13, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The 2013 spring sports poster can now be enjoyed on a computer in the form of a desktop wallpaper. The poster showcases six Yellow Jacket student-athletes from the spring seasons and includes the full schedule for those teams.
March 12, 2013
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The DC baseball team won game two of its doubleheader against Mitchell in dramatic fashion, as freshman Ryan Kohlhofer lifted a one-out single over the left fielder’s head plating pinch runner Ryan McLaughlin in the bottom of the eighth inning to deliver DC a 6-5 win.
March 11, 2013
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The DC baseball squad got its annual Florida spring break slate of games underway on Monday, as Defiance took on the Warriors of Wisconsin Lutheran College for a doubleheader. The Jackets shutout the Warriors in game one, winning by a final of 5-0, before dropping the second game 4-2.
March 06, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The non-conference baseball game between Defiance College and Taylor University scheduled for Thursday has been cancelled due to the snowy weather. No makeup date has been announced.
March 02, 2013
FLORENCE, Ky. - The series finale between the Defiance College and Calvin College has been cancelled due to poor weather in the area. The game will not be rescheduled and DC will take the series sweep with the pair of wins on Friday. The Jackets willl be back in action on Wednesday at Taylor.
March 01, 2013
FLORENCE, Ky. – The Defiance College baseball team topped Calvin, 6-5 and 7-5, on Friday afternoon to start the 2013 campaign on a strong note. The Jackets earned a thrilling walk-off victory in the opener, before leading throughout the nightcap of the doubleheader sweep over the Knights.
January 22, 2013
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference released its 2013 preseason coaches’ poll and Players-to-Watch list on Tuesday, with juniors Darin Waterman, Brad Kremer and Aaron Helland receiving preseason honors for Defiance College.
January 15, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College is pleased to announce a new promotion at ShopDefianceGear.com, with auto decals and magnets now on sale at a 10-percent discount. The sale is for a limited time, so act fast to take advantage of the lower prices!
December 15, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College and Defiance High School baseball programs will join with current New York Mets starting pitcher and Defiance, Ohio native, Jonathon Niese, in hosting the first Northwest Ohio Baseball Day with the Pros Clinic for charity on December 27.
December 09, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College athletics department has announced exciting Holiday Sales for its online team and photo stores. The sales will run through the end of December, so do not miss the chance to get great prices for all of your holiday shopping.
December 07, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College will be hosting the Fricker's Duals inside the George M. Smart Athletic Center on December 7 and 8. If interested in attending this high school wrestling event, please review the information provided in the link.
November 15, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College baseball program has announced its winter camps schedule, featuring nine separate clinics from December 28 through February 23. All clinics are scheduled to be held inside of DC’s George M. Smart Athletic Center.
October 21, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College athletics department, in partnership with Advanced-Online, officially launched ShopDefianceGear.com on Friday, October 19. The new online store will serve as a fundraiser for DC, while providing a wide range of products for Yellow Jacket fans.
October 16, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College baseball team has announced that it will go thirty days during the month of November without shaving in order to raise money for the Fort Defiance Humane Society.
September 27, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College baseball team will continue its commitment to community service by participating in the Household Hazardous Waste Day on Saturday, October 13 from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm.
September 19, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College baseball program and head coach Derek Woodley have announced that DC will host a fall prospect camp from noon until 5:00 pm on Sunday, October 21. The camp will be held on the campus of Defiance College at Craig A. Rutter Field.
September 17, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio –The Defiance College Athletic Media Relations Department, in partnership with Digipixart, has announced a nearly 30-percent cut in prices at DC's online photo store. Images can still be purchased in nearly every size and on a wide range of specialty products.
May 16, 2012
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The HCAC unveiled its 2012 All-Conference Team for baseball, with Defiance placing four on the list. Darin Waterman led the way by being named Second-Team All-HCAC as a pitcher and first baseman, while Brad Kremer, Bryn Lehman and Alex Schomaeker received Honorable Mention status.
May 07, 2012
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Aaron Helland helped the Defiance College baseball team pick up a sweep of Mount St. Joseph on the final weekend of the season and has been selected as the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference’s Hitter of the Week.
May 05, 2012
CINCINNATI – Defiance College wrapped up its 2012 baseball season on a positive note, handling Mount St. Joseph by a 5-4 margin to complete a series sweep of the Lions. DC won four of its last five games, including its last four in league play, and ended the season with a 7-6 record over the final 13 contests.
May 04, 2012
CINCINNATI – Defiance College earned its first doubleheader sweep of the season against a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference foe by scoring 23 runs in a pair of victories at Mount St. Joseph on Friday evening.
May 01, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College took its home field for the final time of the 2012 campaign, hosting Heidelberg University on Tuesday afternoon in a non-conference game. The Berg never trailed and held off a ninth-inning rally by the Jackets in the 8-5 contest.
April 29, 2012
HANOVER, Ind. – Defiance outlasted Hanover in Sunday’s series finale, using a five-run outburst in the top of the 12th inning to secure a 12-7 victory in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference contest.
April 28, 2012
HANOVER, Ind. – The Defiance College baseball team suffered two more defeats by two runs or fewer, pushing the number of times that has happened this season to 13 with 4-3 and 10-8 setbacks at Hanover on Saturday. The Panthers improved to 18-3 on their home field with the victories.
April 26, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The weekend baseball series between Defiance and Hanover has been moved back one day due to weather concerns. The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference showdown will now begin with a 1:00 pm doubleheader on Saturday and conclude with a single game at noon on Sunday.
April 25, 2012
ADA, Ohio – Defiance waited out a 105 minute rain delay, before jumping out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning of Wednesday’s non-conference tilt at Ohio Northern. The hot start would not be enough for the win however, as the Polar Bears battled back for a 6-4 lead before the game was called in the sixth inning.
April 24, 2012
N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – DC opened Tuesday’s game at Manchester with five-straight hits and eventually built a 7-0 lead, en route to holding off the Spartans in a dramatic, 10-9, victory. The win gave DC two in a row over potential HCAC Tournament squads and moved the Jackets to 3-2 in their last five league contests.
April 22, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – DC’s Jake Taylor allowed just one earned run in eight efficient innings and Andy Habecker delivered a pair of run-scoring singles on Sunday, as the Yellow Jackets handled Anderson by a 4-2 margin in the series finale at Craig A. Rutter Field.
April 21, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance managed only two runs over 16 innings of Saturday’s doubleheader against Anderson and suffered 2-0 and 8-2 losses against the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference-leading Ravens on Senior Day at Rutter Field.
April 19, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College has announced that the weekend set with Anderson has been pushed back one day. The Jackets will now host AU for a doubleheader on Saturday, beginning at 1:00 pm, and close the series with a single game on Sunday at 12:00 pm.
April 17, 2012
BLUFFTON, Ohio – Darin Waterman laced a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to give Defiance a 5-4 lead at Bluffton on Tuesday and the Jackets held on for the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference victory on the diamond over the Beavers.
April 14, 2012
RICHMOND, Ind. - Saturday's doubleheader between Defiance and Earlham has been rained out. The series will not be finished due to Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference rules. The games might be rescheduled as non-conference contests at a later date.
April 13, 2012
RICHMOND, Ind. – Defiance opened a weekend set at Earlham by jumping one of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference’s top-rated pitching staffs for eight runs in the first two innings but could not hold on, as the Quakers stormed back for the 12-9 win on Friday.
April 09, 2012
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Defiance College could not dent the scoreboard until the bottom of the eighth inning and suffered a 9-3 loss to Manchester College at Parkview Field in Fort Wayne, Indiana on Monday evening.
April 09, 2012
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Darin Waterman shut down the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference’s highest scoring offense and helped Defiance score a 2-1 win at Franklin to earn the HCAC’s Pitcher-of-the-Week honor.
April 07, 2012
FRANKLIN, Ind. – Franklin scored five runs in the third inning to take a 6-2 lead and held off Defiance for the 7-5 victory and a series win against the Yellow Jackets over the weekend at FC’s McDowell Field. The loss was DC’s ninth of the year by two runs or fewer.
April 07, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College has announced that the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference clash on Monday, April 9, between the Jackets and Manchester College at Parkview Field in Fort Wayne, Indiana will be webcast live for fans of DC baseball.
April 06, 2012
FRANKLIN, Ind. – Defiance picked up its first conference victory of the season on Friday, scoring an extra-inning win over Franklin with a 2-1 victory in eight innings. The Jackets then fell, 10-2, in the second contest to split the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader.
April 03, 2012
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Defiance College took a break from its conference slate on Wednesday afternoon to take on NCAA Division I foe Bowling Green. The Jackets battled the Falcons to a 1-1 tie into the fifth, before ultimately falling short in the 10-2 defeat.
April 03, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Two days after hitting for the cycle to earn Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Hitter-of-the-Week honors, DC’s Brad Kremer has been named to the D3baseball.com National Team of the Week, after batting .571 with five extra-base hits in four outings.
April 03, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Bluffton sent a pair of three-run home runs over the right field fence at Craig A. Rutter Field on Tuesday afternoon and used a six-run sixth inning rally to secure a 10-2 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference victory over Defiance.
April 02, 2012
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Defiance College’s Brad Kremer hit for the cycle and posted a 1.731 OPS over four games to fuel the Yellow Jacket attack, and has been selected as the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference’s Hitter of the Week.
April 01, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Brad Kremer hit for the cycle in reverse order over his final four trips to the plate on Sunday and ended the afternoon with three runs scored, two RBI and a home run, but the Yellow Jackets could not slow Transylvania in a 15-6 loss at Rutter Field.
March 31, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College managed just two hits in a 4-0 setback to Transylvania in Saturday’s opener and then suffered a 4-3 defeat in the second contest at Rutter Field.
March 27, 2012
ALBION, Mich. – The Defiance College baseball team got another solid pitching performance and backed it up with a two-run first inning and a three-run sixth to score a 5-4 victory at Albion on Tuesday afternoon. The Yellow Jackets never trailed in the contest and moved to 7-6 on the year in non-conference action.
March 27, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College will be joining up with the NCAA to celebrate Division III Week from April 9-15. DC will use the week to recognize the many academic achievements, athletic accomplishments and committed involvement in leadership, community and campus activities of its student-athletes.
March 26, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio - A time lapse video of the complete construction of DC's brand new George M. Smart Athletic Center is now available. The building of The George can now be viewed in a 75-second video clip containing photos from an online web cam that tracked the progress throughout the duration of the project.
March 25, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Stephen Leskow took a perfect game into the fifth inning and combined with Brett Belew and Alex Schomaeker to hold Rose-Hulman without an earned run, but the Engineers scraped across three unearned tallies and completed the series sweep with a 3-1 win at Rutter Field.
March 24, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Darin Waterman and Jake Taylor each tossed a complete game, holding Rose-Hulman to six earned runs and nine hits over 16 innings of work but the Yellow Jackets could not pull out a victory. Defiance fell 3-1 in the opener, before suffering a 4-2 defeat in the nightcap.
March 24, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The start time for Saturday's baseball doubleheader between Defiance and Rose-Hulman at Craig A. Rutter Field has been pushed back one hour. The games are now set to begin at 1:00 pm. Stay tuned for all future updates.
March 21, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College evened its season record at 6-6 with a 7-2 victory over Lourdes College on Wednesday in the 2012 home opener for the Yellow Jackets. DC never trailed in the contest and used a two-run home run from Jonathan Murphy in the eighth to seal the victory.
March 16, 2012
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Defiance College baseball team scored 16 runs in its final contest in Fort Myers, Florida to earn a 16-4 victory over Principia. The win gave the Jackets a split of Friday’s doubleheader and moved DC to 4-3 during its stay at the Gene Cusic Classic.
March 15, 2012
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Defiance College scored in each of the final three innings on Thursday to nearly overcome an early 8-3 deficit against Lakeland. The comeback fell one run short however, as the Muskies held on for the 8-7 victory over DC.
March 13, 2012
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Defiance crossed the plate 19 times in two games on Tuesday and took a pair of victories against Minnesota-Morris at the Gene Cusic Classic in Fort Myers, Fla. The two wins moved the Jackets to 3-1 during their spring trip, with three games left to play.
March 12, 2012
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Defiance College allowed two runs in the final frame of Monday’s opener against New England and fell by a 7-5 margin, before putting seven runs on the board in the first frame of the nightcap and holding on for the 11-7 victory in Fort Myers, Florida.
March 05, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The 2012 spring sports poster can now be enjoyed on a computer in the form of a desktop wallpaper. The poster showcases six Yellow Jacket student-athletes from the spring seasons and includes the full schedule for those teams.
March 04, 2012
DANVILLE, Ky. – The Yellow Jackets managed only one run on six hits in Sunday’s doubleheader at Centre College, falling 1-0 and 7-1 in non-conference action. Defiance was held scoreless through 13 innings, before denting the scoreboard in its final frame of the afternoon.
March 03, 2012
DANVILLE, Ky. – Sophomore Darin Waterman struck out 10 batters over six innings of work and added a pair of base knocks to help Defiance post a 6-1 victory against Calvin on Saturday at Centre College. The Jackets saw Calvin rebound in the second contest, taking a 14-2 victory to split the doubleheader.
March 02, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College's "Inside the Hive" takes a look at the upcoming 2012 baseball season for the Yellow Jacket in the latest episode. All "ITH" shows can be viewed by visiting DC's official YouTube channel.
March 02, 2012
DANVILLE, Ky. – The start to the 2012 baseball season will be pushed back one day for the Defiance College Yellow Jackets, as Friday’s scheduled debut against Calvin at Centre College was postponed due to severe weather in the area.
February 24, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – DC celebrated the official opening of the George M. Smart Athletic Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday. The field house, known as The George, will serve as the recreational hub of the DC campus, while offering an indoor training facility for the Jackets’ 22 varsity athletic programs.
January 31, 2012
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference recently announced its 2012 preseason baseball poll and watch list. Defiance College had four student-athletes named as HCAC Players to Watch with Nick Bratt, Stephen Leskow, Darin Waterman and Aaron Helland making the list.
January 26, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College Sports Information Department, in partnership with Streamline Technologies, officially launched a redesigned online home for the Yellow Jackets on Thursday, with the aim of further increasing DC’s ability to showcase the student-athletes of its 22 varsity athletic programs.
December 01, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College Athletic Media Relations Department, in partnership with Digipixart, officially launched a brand new online photo store on December 7. To celebrate the exciting new opportunity with Yellow Jacket fans, all products will be marked down 20 percent between now and January 1.
November 16, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College baseball program has announced its winter camps schedule, which features 10 separate clinics from December 29 through February 19. Most clinics are scheduled to be conducted inside of DC’s brand new George M. Smart Athletic Center.
October 28, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College baseball program and head coach Derek Woodley have announced that its Fall Prospect Camp scheduled for October 29 has been cancelled. Please contact Derek Woodley at 419-783-2341 for additional information. The Jackets will be releasing their winter camp dates in November.
October 18, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College baseball program and head coach Derek Woodley have announced that the Fall Prospect Camp that was rained out on Sunday, October 16, has been rescheduled for Saturday, October 29. The camp will run from noon until 5:00 pm at Craig A. Rutter Field.
September 16, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College took another step towards realizing a long-awaited dream of an on-campus field house on Friday, as it highlighted the 2011 Homecoming by dedicating the 85,250-square foot facility. As part of the festivities, the building was officially named the George M. Smart Athletic Center.
August 26, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College baseball program and head coach Derek Woodley have announced that DC will host a fall prospect camp from noon until 5:00 pm on Sunday, October 16. The camp will be held on the campus of Defiance College at Craig A. Rutter Field.
July 19, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College has completed the updating of its online athletics record books to include the 2010-2011 statistics and several areas have been expanded as well. Fans can access the information by clicking on the 'Record Book' link in the left column of the website.
June 23, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Fresh off of successful stints in the Arizona Winter League, during which Kasey Kahsen and Keith Wade each batted over .300, the former Defiance College baseball standouts have continued their professional baseball careers in the Pecos League.
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!
May 19, 2010
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2010 All-Sportsmanship Team for the spring sports on Wednesday. The award is part of the league-wide initiative to promote good sportsmanship.
May 18, 2010
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference recently announced its 2010 All-HCAC Team. Kirk Jesse topped the list of six Jackets to be honored with his First-Team All-HCAC nod, while Tim Pitro, Casey Kahsen, Keith Wade, Alex Timofeev and Zach Stallkamp were also recognized.
May 08, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College closed its 2010 campaign with a pair of Senior Day victories on Saturday at Rutter Field against Rose-Hulman. The series win by the Jackets ended the HCAC Championship hopes of the Engineers, while capping DC’s winningest season since winning 19 games in 1999.
May 07, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The series opener between Defiance and Rose-Hulman was suspended in the bottom of the eighth inning on Friday, as violent storms moved into the area. The Jackets face an 8-6 deficit and the game will be picked up in the eighth at noon on Saturday and will be followed by a doubleheader.
May 04, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance and Bluffton hooked up for a wild game on Tuesday at Rutter Field, as the two teams saw 11 pitchers combine to throw 378 pitches, while allowing 30 runs on 37 hits with 13 coming via extra bases during the 10-inning tilt. When the dust had settled, Bluffton escaped with the 16-14 victory.
May 03, 2010
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced on Monday that it had selected Defiance College’s Jake Taylor as the league’s Pitcher of the Week. The award is the first for Taylor and the third for the Yellow Jackets this season.
May 01, 2010
CINCINNATI, Ohio – Less than 24 hours after seeing MSJ rally for five runs in the ninth to win the series opener, Defiance closed the weekend by overcoming a five-run, ninth-inning deficit for an 8-7 win. DC dropped Saturday’s first game, 11-1, but doubled its 2009 win total with the 14th win of the year in the nightcap.
April 30, 2010
CINCINNATI, Ohio – Defiance College committed an error on what would have been the final out of the game and Mount St. Joseph capitalized with a five-run ninth inning to steal the 9-8 victory in the opening game of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference weekend series.
April 28, 2010
ADA, Ohio – Tim Pitro set one and tied two more all-time records for the Defiance College baseball program and Bryn Lehman etched his name in the record books as well, as the Yellow Jackets blew out Ohio Northern, 12-1, on Wednesday for an impressive non-conference road triumph.
April 25, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College dropped a pair of games on Sunday to Transylvania, as the Pioneers used the 9-1 and 9-7 victories to complete the three-game sweep over the Yellow Jackets at Craig A. Rutter Field.
April 24, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance and Transylvania were able to complete the first of two scheduled games on Saturday afternoon at Rutter Field, before rain moved in and forced the suspension of the second contest. TU won the opener, 10-6, and built a 1-0 lead in game two before play was halted.
April 20, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Kirk Jesse singled in the eighth inning to take sole possession of second place on DC’s all-time hit list with 151, but it was not enough to help the Jackets get past Ohio Northern on Tuesday afternoon. Defiance ended up falling, 6-2, to extend its season-long losing streak to five games.
April 19, 2010
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Casey Kahsen swatted his team-leading third home run and DC’s top four hitters combined to go nine-of-18 at the plate to help the Jackets outhit Manchester, 14-9, but the Spartans held on for the 7-5 victory on Monday night at the home of the Fort Wayne TinCaps.
April 17, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jackets could not slow down the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference’s top-rated lineup, as Anderson won 17-5 and 16-5 on Saturday to complete the series sweep against Defiance at Rutter Field.
April 16, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – A pair of hot-swinging offenses collided at Rutter Field on Friday with the wind howling out, as Defiance and Anderson squared off in the first of a three-game weekend series. When the dust had settled, 33 runs had been scored on 43 hits and AU walked away with a 24-9 victory.
April 15, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Levi Pauli has been voted by the Defiance College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee as the third winner of the SAAC Sportsmanship Award. The honor is part of the NCAA’s ongoing Respect Campaign and will be announced every two weeks throughout the remainder of the spring semester.
April 14, 2010
RICHMOND, Ind. – Defiance College batted around in the top of the first inning and tacked on six unearned runs in the second for an 11-0 lead and never looked back en route to the convincing 14-5 victory at Earlham on Wednesday night.
April 12, 2010
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced on Monday that it has selected Defiance College’s Tyler Gallant as the league’s Pitcher of the Week. The award is the first for the freshman hurler and the second for the Yellow Jackets this season.
April 11, 2010
GOSHEN, Ind. – Tim Pitro stroked a first-inning single for the 151st hit of his collegiate career and became the all-time hit leader at Defiance College. The Jackets went on to secure their 11th win of the 2010 campaign with a 6-5 win at Goshen on Sunday afternoon.
April 09, 2010
TIFFIN, Ohio – Defiance College had the tying runs in scoring position with two outs in the top of the ninth but could not get the big hit and fell by a 3-1 score at No. 3 Heidelberg on Friday. Tim Pitro collected two hits in the loss to tie for the most career hits in DC history.
April 08, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College’s baseball game at Heidelberg scheduled for Thursday afternoon has been postponed due to a rain-soaked field. The game has been rescheduled for Friday at 4:00 pm.
April 06, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College opened its 2010 home schedule in style on Tuesday afternoon by mounting a furious comeback in the final two innings to overcome a 4-2 deficit and steal a 5-4 win against Manchester at Craig A. Rutter Field.
April 03, 2010
FRANKLIN, Ind. - Defiance College shook off a pair of defeats at Franklin on Friday to rebound with a 6-4 win on Saturday morning. The Jackets held leads of 1-0 and 4-2, before scoring a pair of tallies in the seventh to pull out the two-run win over the Grizzlies.
April 02, 2010
FRANKLIN, Ind. - The Yellow Jackets could not slow a powerful Franklin College lineup on Friday, as the Grizzlies piled up 30 runs in the doubleheader to secure two victories over Defiance College. Franklin exploded for 16 runs in the opener to win 16-4, before rallying for a 14-9 win in the nightcap.
April 01, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Matthew Chidester has been voted by the Defiance College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee as the second winner of the SAAC Sportsmanship Award. The honor is part of the NCAA’s ongoing Respect Campaign and will be announced every two weeks throughout the remainder of the spring semester.
March 31, 2010
BLUFFTON, Ohio – Nicholas Bratt tossed his first collegiate complete game and the Yellow Jackets evened their record at 8-8 overall and 2-2 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference with a 5-2 victory at Bluffton on Wednesday.
March 30, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Poor playing conditions have caused a pair of schedule changes for the Defiance College baseball team. The Jackets’ game at Bluffton scheduled for Tuesday has been pushed to Wednesday at 4:00 pm, forcing DC’s home opener with Ohio Northern originally slated for Wednesday to be postponed until April 20.
March 27, 2010
HANOVER, Ind. – Defiance College put 23 runs on the board in two games of Saturday’s Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader at Hanover. The Jackets won the opener, 15-2, before coming up short, 12-8, to the Panthers in the nightcap.
March 26, 2010
HANOVER, Ind. – A valiant comeback bid by the Defiance College baseball team ended with a disappointing extra-inning loss at Hanover on Friday, as the Jackets fell in the 10-inning affair, 6-5, in their 2010 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opener.
March 21, 2010
ALBION, Mich. – An Albion walkoff single in the bottom of the ninth inning in Sunday’s second game concluded a frustrating day on the field for Defiance College, as the Jackets suffered a doubleheader sweep at Albion College in non-conference action.
March 20, 2010
ANGOLA, Ind. – Defiance College put eight runs on the board in Saturday’s opener at Trine University to secure an 8-1 win, before seeing the bats go quiet in a 4-2 loss to the Thunder in the day’s second contest.
March 17, 2010
UPLAND, Ind. – Defiance College suffered a 7-2 non-conference loss at Taylor University on Wednesday afternoon, as the Trojans plated five runs in the bottom of the second inning and held on for the 7-2 victory over the Yellow Jackets.
March 15, 2010
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Kirk Jesse’s sizzling week at the plate during Defiance College’s stint at the Snowbird Classic in Port Charlotte, Florida helped the Yellow Jackets win five of six contests and earned the senior center fielder the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference’s Offensive Player-of-the-Week award.
March 12, 2010
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - Defiance's final game of the 2010 Snowbird Classic in Port Charlotte, Florida was washed out on Friday, as the Jackets and Ohio Wesleyan saw their game get cancelled due to rain. Defiance will head back home boasting a 5-2 record. DC's next game is slated for March 17 at Taylor with the first pitch at 3:30 pm.
March 11, 2010
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Defiance College saw its four-game win streak snapped in Thursday’s opener, suffering a 4-3 setback to Wilmington before bouncing back to log a 9-7 victory against Medaille to split the twinbilling.
March 10, 2010
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Defiance College continued its winning ways early in the 2010 season, as freshman Jacob Taylor tossed a complete game gem on the mound and the bats pounded out nine runs to secure the Jackets’ fourth-straight victory with a 9-2 triumph over Kenyon on Wednesday morning.
March 09, 2010
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Defiance College continued to play strong defense to back up solid performances on the mound during its time in Port Charlotte and used that combination to pull off a doubleheader sweep against the Muskingum Muskies on Tuesday afternoon.
March 08, 2010
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla, - Tim Pitro homered and drove in four runs to lead Defiance to a 12-2 victory against Wilmington on Monday afternoon to open up the squad’s 2010 Snowbird Classic in Port Charlotte, Florida.
March 05, 2010
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Defiance College fell in an early 5-0 hole and could not recover, as the Jackets fell, 7-3, to Grace College in Nashville, Tennessee to open the 2010 campaign. DC will continue its trek south to compete in the Port Charlotte Invitational starting Monday in Port Charlotte, Florida.
March 04, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The start to the 2010 season for the Defiance College baseball team has been pushed back to Friday, March 5 at 4:30 pm against Grace and will now be played at Hillsboro High School in Nashville, Tennessee. The game was originally slated to be at Grace on March 3 but poor playing conditions forced the change.
February 09, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College’s Kirk Jesse and Tim Pitro have been selected by Collegiate Baseball as 2010 NCAA Division III National Players to Watch. The list was compiled by Division III baseball coaches from around the nation and consists of 290 student-athletes.
February 01, 2010
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference recently announced its 2010 Baseball Preseason Watch List. The Yellow Jackets saw Kirk Jesse, Casey Kahsen, Tim Pitro and Keith Wade named among the 41 student-athletes to be honored from around the league.
January 25, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College’s Kirk Jesse was recently highlighted by BuckeyeStateBaseball.com as one the state’s top 30 returning players at the NCAA Division III level. Jesse will be a senior during the 2010 campaign with the Yellow Jackets.
January 06, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College baseball program has announced a change in its winter camp schedule on January 23. DC has cancelled the hitting camp for that day and replaced it with a performance enhancement clinic.
November 27, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College baseball team recently teamed up with Johns Mansville, LaFarge Corporation, Environmental Recycling Group, Phillips Services Corporation and the Defiance County Environmental Services Office to help dispose of thousands of pounds of hazardous waste materials.
November 10, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College baseball program has unveiled its winter camp schedule, which features five separate clinics from January 17 through February 21. All camps will be held in DC’s Karl H. Weaner Community Center.
October 22, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – For the third-straight year, the Defiance College baseball team will be helping to provide the residents of the Defiance County area a safe and convenient way to dispose of household hazardous waste.
October 08, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College athletic department would like to remind its baseball and softball alumni that each program will be hosting an alumni game on Saturday as part of the 2009 Homecoming Weekend. Batting practice for each game will begin at 9:00 am, with the games beginning at 10:00 am and leading up to the DC football game with Manchester at 1:30 pm.
September 24, 2009
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 25. The camp will be held on the campus of Defiance College at Craig A. Rutter Field.
September 21, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College is pleased to announce that fans can now keep up with the Jackets on Twitter. The DC Athletics Twitter page will be updated with the latest headlines and scores and followers can sign up to get the Twitter updates sent instantly via mobile texting, instant messages or email.
August 26, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College President, Mark C. Gordon, recently announced that Jenni Morrison and Derek Woodley will serve as co-interim athletic directors for the institution during the 2009-2010 academic year.
August 26, 2009
RICHMOND, Ind. – Defiance College’s Tim Pitro was recently tabbed as a member of the Prospect League’s nine-man East Division Postseason All-Star Team. Pitro played third base and helped the Richmond River Rats to a 26-28 record in the East Division.
May 13, 2009
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference unveiled its 2009 All-HCAC Team for baseball on Wednesday. Defiance was well represented on the list, placing five on the all-conference team.
May 03, 2009
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The 2009 season came to an end on a sour note on Sunday, as Rose-Hulman cruised past the Yellow Jackets for a 23-1 victory to wrap up the third seed in the upcoming Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament.
May 02, 2009
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Defiance offense had no answer for the HCAC’s top-rated pitching staff and suffered 11-1 and 12-1 losses on Saturday at Rose-Hulman. DC mustered only two runs and 10 hits on the day.
May 01, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Friday's HCAC contest between Defiance and Rose-Hulman has been rained out and rescheduled for Sunday at noon. The two teams will now begin their weekend series on Saturday with a doubleheader starting at noon.
April 29, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance got a crisp outing from Brad Timofeev on the mound and extended its Rutter Field opponents’ scoreless inning streak to 21-consecutive innings with a 2-0 win over Manchester on Wednesday afternoon. The victory was DC’s second-straight shutout on its home turf.
April 28, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Tuesday's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference duel between Defiance and Manchester has been rained out and rescheduled for Wednesday at 4:00 pm. Due to the change DC's non-conference game at Heidelberg, which was originally slated for Wednesday, has been cancelled and will not be made up.
April 25, 2009
ANDERSON, Ind. – Defiance could not play the spoiler role on Saturday, as the host Anderson Ravens bolstered their position for a possible bid in the upcoming HCAC Tournament with 5-0 and 15-9 victories over the Jackets to finish the series sweep.
April 24, 2009
ANDERSON, Ind. – Defiance battled back from a 9-4 deficit to tie the game at 9-9 in the eighth inning of its series opener at Anderson on Friday, but could not finish off the rally and fell by a 12-9 margin.
April 22, 2009
BLUFFTON, Ohio – Defiance College knocked in seven runs on 11 hits but could not keep pace with Bluffton, as the Beavers scored in five different innings and came away with the 16-7 win in the HCAC clash on Wednesday afternoon.
April 21, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Tuesday's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference ballgame between Defiance and Bluffton has been postponed due to rain. The game will now be played on Wednesday at Bluffton, beginning at 4:00 pm. Due to that change, Wednesday's non-conference game at Indiana Wesleyan has been cancelled and will not be made up.
April 19, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College pounded out eight runs on 11 hits and played dazzling defense behind a determined Aaron Stewart on the mound, as the Yellow Jackets celebrated Senior Day with an 8-0 victory against Hanover on Sunday at Craig Rutter Field.
April 18, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance started its final home weekend series with a pair of losses on Saturday afternoon against Hanover. The Yellow Jackets fell 10-6 in the opener and 12-7 in the nightcap at Craig A. Rutter Field.
April 16, 2009
N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – After having the HCAC contest between Defiance College and Manchester College rained out two days in a row, the two teams finally took the diamond on Thursday with the Spartans earning a 10-2 win.
April 15, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Wednesday's HCAC contest between Defiance and Manchester College has been postponed due to rain. The game will now be played on Thursday at Manchester, beginning at 4:15 pm.
April 11, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance could not slow down a hard-hitting attack from Mount St. Joseph and several costly defensive mistakes further fueled the Lions, as they won 10-4 and 16-10 to sweep the three-game series at Rutter Field.
April 10, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance put nine runs on the board in the first inning to build a 9-0 lead but managed just one run on four hits the rest of the way and suffered an 11-10 loss against Mount St. Joseph. Friday’s second game was postponed and will be made up on Saturday as part of a doubleheader at Rutter Field.
April 08, 2009
RICHMOND, Ind. – Defiance pounded out four home runs and scored nine of its 14 runs in the first two innings of Wednesday’s non-conference game at Earlham. Nick Picciano handled the rest, pitching seven strong innings in the 14-3 victory.
April 04, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College hosted the University of St. Francis for a single non-conference contest on Saturday and fell by a 7-3 margin. The Cougars homered on the first pitch of the afternoon and never trailed in the game.
April 03, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College baseball team has announced that its non-conference matchup at Rutter Field against the University of St. Francis has been moved to Saturday, April 4, with the opening pitch slated for 12:00 pm. The contest was originally scheduled for Sunday, April 5.
April 01, 2009
ADA, Ohio – The Defiance College baseball team saw a 4-1 lead slip away at Ohio Northern and suffered a 6-5 non-conference loss on Tuesday afternoon. The Jackets struggled at the plate with men on base, stranding 14 runners in the defeat.
March 28, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jacket bats never got on track in Saturday’s doubleheader against Franklin and the visiting Grizzlies exited with 9-1 and 6-1 victories to complete the series sweep. Defiance managed just one run on four hits in each game and only five runs in the entire three-game set.
March 27, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Franklin jumped on the board early with four runs in the top of the first inning and never looked back in the first game of a weekend set against the Yellow Jackets. DC could not answer until the fifth and ended up taking an 11-3 loss to the Grizzlies at Rutter Field.
March 25, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Kirk Jesse homered and knocked out three hits on Wednesday afternoon but it was not enough, as Defiance fell, 13-4, to Trine in a midweek non-conference matchup. The home run was the first of the season for Jesse.
March 24, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance and Bluffton locked up for an old-fashioned pitcher’s duel on Tuesday at Rutter Field, with the Beavers holding off a ninth-inning rally from DC to scrape out the 2-1 victory.
March 21, 2009
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Defiance scored in each of the first five innings and held on for a 10-7 victory in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader at HCAC-leading Transylvania. The Jackets avoided the sweep, after TU took a 9-2 win in the opener.
March 20, 2009
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Defiance broke loose for seven runs in the final three innings of Friday’s HCAC opener but could not overcome an early nine run deficit and fell by a 13-7 score at Transylvania.
March 18, 2009
ADRIAN, Mich. – Kirk Jesse tripled home a pair of runs and later scored on an Aaron Stewart single to give Defiance a 3-1 lead over the No. 24 Adrian Bulldogs on Wednesday night, but the home team would rally for the 14-4 victory.
March 17, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The 2009 home opener for the Defiance College baseball team provided plenty of fireworks, as the Jackets batted around in two separate innings and put 13 runs on the board. The offensive onslaught would not be enough however, as Albion pounded out 15 runs on 20 hits for the victory.
March 13, 2009
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – DC rounded out its 2009 trip to the Snowbird Classic in Port Charlotte, Fla., on Friday with a pair of losses. The Yellow Jackets suffered a 10-6 setback against Becker in the morning game, before falling by a 12-3 score to Benedictine in their eighth and final game of the week.
March 12, 2009
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Defiance allowed just four earned runs in a pair of contests against Wooster and Wilmington on Thursday afternoon but committed 11 errors on the day and lost 8-1 to Wooster and 11-6 to Wilmington.
March 10, 2009
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Defiance picked up its third-straight win with a 6-1 victory over Skidmore in Tuesday’s opener. The Jackets could not make it four-straight wins however, suffering a, 3-2, extra-inning setback in the second game of the doubleheader.
March 09, 2009
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Defiance began its eight-game stint in Port Charlotte, Fla., with victories against Becker and Ohio Wesleyan on Monday. The win over Becker was the 600th victory in the history of the DC baseball program, while the OWU win moved the Jackets to 2-2 on the season.
March 07, 2009
MARYVILLE, Tenn. – Defiance shook off a sluggish season-opener on Friday to play a thriller at Maryville on Saturday. The Jackets knotted the score in the top of the ninth, only to see the Scots get a one-out single to plate the winning run in the bottom half for the 5-4 victory.
March 06, 2009
DANVILLE, Ky. – The 2009 season got off to a very rocky start on Friday evening for the Defiance College baseball team. The Jackets racked up nine errors in their first time out and fell by a 23-5 score at Centre.
January 27, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2009 Preseason Players to Watch for the upcoming baseball season on Tuesday. Defiance placed Tim Pitro, Kirk Jesse and Brad Timofeev on the 36-man list.
November 10, 2008
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College baseball team will be hosting a variety of winter camps in the coming months, with the first beginning on January 11 and the last one being held on February 22. All camps will be held inside the Karl H. Weaner Community Center on the campus of Defiance College.
October 30, 2008
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College baseball team recently teamed up with Johns Mansville, Le Farge and five Defiance Area Counties to help dispose of household hazardous waste items. The project was part of DC’s ongoing focus of service and engagement in the Defiance County area.
September 16, 2008
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College baseball team will host a fall prospect camp on Sunday, October 19 from noon until 5:00 pm. Enrollment to the camp will be limited to ensure quality instruction, and participants will be admitted by order of registration.
August 28, 2008
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College Athletic Media Relations Department, in partnership with Streamline Technologies, officially launched a brand new athletic website on Thursday. DefianceAthletics.com will be the new home for DC’s 18 varsity athletic programs and will provide the Yellow Jacket teams with more extensive coverage than ever before.
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