R.J. Chidester

Related Bios
3 R.J. Chidester
R.J. Chidester
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    215
  • Hometown:
    Allen Park, Mich.
  • Position:
    C
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • High School:
    Cabrini
  • Major:
    Sport Management
  • gp
    14
  • avg
    .150
  • hr
    -
  • rbi
    0
  • r
    5
  • sb
    -
Bio

2007 at Defiance: Saw playing time behind the plate increase yet again … Started 12 of Defiance’s final 13 games … Posted career highs with 23 games played, 19 games started and 99 at bats … Threw out seven runners attempting to steal.

2006 at Defiance: Continued his two-sport status for DC in 2006 … Saw increased playing time on the diamond and set new career highs in at bats, runs, hits, doubles and steals … Also spent time on gridiron for the Jackets, picking up his third football letter.

2005 at Defiance: Gained valuable experience while playing on the junior varsity squad for Defiance. 

High School: A Cabrini High graduate where he lettered in baseball and football … Earned All-Catholic recognition in both sports.

Personal: Majoring in sports management … Son of Brian and Sandy Chidester.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 14 10
Plate appearances 27 21
At Bats 20 15
Runs 5 4
Hits 3 2
Doubles - -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 0 0
Total bases 3 2
Walks 5 4
Hit by pitch 1 1
Strikeouts 10 8
Sacrifice Flies 1 1
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average .150 .133
On Base Percentage .333 .333
Slugging Percentage .150 .133
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Apr 26 Anderson (Ind.) L, 23-2
Apr 26 Anderson (Ind.) L, 28-8
Apr 29 Ohio Northern L, 6-5
May 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 7-2
May 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 15-13
May 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 9-7
Date Opponent Score gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Mar 10 vs. Wentworth L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Wentworth L, 6-5 1 1 0 0 - - - - 0 1 .000 .000 .000 - - - - - - - 1
Mar 11 vs. Wentworth L, 3-2 1 2 0 0 - - - - 0 1 .000 .000 .000 - - - - 1 - - 2
Mar 12 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 15-9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 9-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Albion (Mich.) W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 7-3 1 0 0 0 1 - - - 0 - - 1.000 - - - - - - - - 1
Mar 14 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 22-0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - - - - 1 - - 1
Mar 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 5-2 1 1 0 0 - - - - 0 1 .000 .000 .000 - - - - - - - 1
Mar 25 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 21-8 1 0 0 0 1 - - - 0 - - 1.000 - - - - - - - - 1
Apr 1 at Ohio Northern W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 4-0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 0 1 .000 .000 .000 - - - - - - - 1
Apr 8 at Bluffton L, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Manchester (Ind.) L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 18-7 1 0 0 0 2 - - - 0 - - 1.000 - - - - - - - - 2
Apr 19 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 12-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 13-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Bluffton L, 10-9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Wittenberg L, 17-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 16-12 1 3 1 0 - - - - 0 2 .333 .333 .333 - - - - - - - 3
Apr 26 Anderson (Ind.) L, 23-2 1 1 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - 1 - - 1 1 1.00 2
Apr 26 Anderson (Ind.) L, 28-8 1 5 1 0 - - - - 0 1 .200 .200 .200 - - - - 1 2 0.50 5
Apr 29 Ohio Northern L, 6-5 1 2 1 0 - - - - 0 - .500 .500 .500 - - - - - 1 - 2
May 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 15-13 1 2 0 0 1 - - - 0 2 .000 .500 .000 1 - - - - - - 4
May 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 9-7 1 1 0 0 - - - - 0 1 .000 .000 .000 - - - - - - - 1
Date Opponent Score gp r tb sb cs
Mar 10 vs. Wentworth L, 5-2 - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Wentworth L, 6-5 1 0 0 - -
Mar 11 vs. Wentworth L, 3-2 1 0 0 - -
Mar 12 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 15-9 - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 9-6 - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Albion (Mich.) W, 3-2 - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 7-3 1 1 0 - -
Mar 14 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 9-3 - - - - -
Mar 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 22-0 1 0 0 - -
Mar 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 8-2 - - - - -
Mar 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 5-2 1 0 0 - -
Mar 25 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 21-8 1 0 0 - -
Apr 1 at Ohio Northern W, 8-6 - - - - -
Apr 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 6-2 - - - - -
Apr 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 8-2 - - - - -
Apr 6 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 4-0 1 0 0 - -
Apr 8 at Bluffton L, 8-3 - - - - -
Apr 11 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 7-6 - - - - -
Apr 12 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 5-2 - - - - -
Apr 12 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 9-3 - - - - -
Apr 15 Manchester (Ind.) L, 7-5 - - - - -
Apr 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 18-7 1 1 0 - -
Apr 19 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 12-0 - - - - -
Apr 19 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 13-1 - - - - -
Apr 22 Bluffton L, 10-9 - - - - -
Apr 23 at Wittenberg L, 17-4 - - - - -
Apr 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 16-12 1 1 1 - -
Apr 26 Anderson (Ind.) L, 23-2 1 0 0 - -
Apr 26 Anderson (Ind.) L, 28-8 1 0 1 - -
Apr 29 Ohio Northern L, 6-5 1 0 1 - -
May 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 7-2 - - - - -
May 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 15-13 1 2 0 - -
May 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 9-7 1 0 0 - -
Date Opponent Score w l ip h r er era k k/9 hr whip
Mar 10 vs. Wentworth L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Wentworth L, 6-5 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 11 vs. Wentworth L, 3-2 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 12 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 15-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 9-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Albion (Mich.) W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 7-3 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 14 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 22-0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 5-2 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 25 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 21-8 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 1 at Ohio Northern W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 4-0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 8 at Bluffton L, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Manchester (Ind.) L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 18-7 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 19 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 12-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 13-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Bluffton L, 10-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Wittenberg L, 17-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 16-12 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 26 Anderson (Ind.) L, 23-2 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 26 Anderson (Ind.) L, 28-8 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 29 Ohio Northern L, 6-5 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
May 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 15-13 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
May 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 9-7 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Date Opponent Score gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Mar 10 vs. Wentworth L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Wentworth L, 6-5 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Wentworth L, 3-2 1 4 4 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 15-9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 9-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Albion (Mich.) W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 7-3 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 22-0 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 5-2 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 25 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 21-8 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Ohio Northern W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 4-0 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Bluffton L, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Manchester (Ind.) L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 18-7 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 12-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 13-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Bluffton L, 10-9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Wittenberg L, 17-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 16-12 1 4 3 0 1 - .750 1 - - - -
Apr 26 Anderson (Ind.) L, 23-2 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Anderson (Ind.) L, 28-8 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 29 Ohio Northern L, 6-5 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
May 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 15-13 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
May 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 9-7 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2006-07 23 57 8 4 4 3 - - 3 14 .140 .219 .193 2 1 2 1 19 14 1.36 66
2007-08 14 20 3 0 5 - - - 0 10 .150 .333 .150 1 1 - - 4 4 1.00 27
Total 37 77 11 4 9 3 - - 3 24 .143 .253 .182 3 2 2 1 23 18 1.28 93
gp r tb sb cs
2006-07 23 3 11 - -
2007-08 14 5 3 - -
Total 37 8 14 - -
era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/9 hr whip bf wp hbp
2006-07 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
2007-08 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
Total 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
2006-07 23 102 87 11 4 5 .961 - 45 7 .135 1
2007-08 14 8 7 0 1 - .875 1 - - - -
Total 37 110 94 11 5 5 .955 1 45 7 .135 1
gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event
Total 14 20 3 0 5 - - - 0 10 .150 .333 .150 1 1 - - 4 4 1.00 27
Conference 10 15 2 0 4 - - - 0 8 .133 .333 .133 1 1 - - 3 3 1.00 21
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 9 2 0 2 - - - 0 2 .222 .333 .222 - 1 - - 2 4 0.50 12
Away 6 8 1 0 2 - - - 0 6 .125 .364 .125 1 - - - 1 - - 11
Neutral 3 3 0 0 1 - - - 0 2 .000 .250 .000 - - - - 1 - - 4
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 14 20 3 0 5 - - - 0 10 .150 .333 .150 1 1 - - 4 4 1.00 27
Month
March 6 5 0 0 2 - - - 0 3 .000 .286 .000 - - - - 2 - - 7
April 6 12 3 0 2 - - - 0 4 .250 .333 .250 - 1 - - 2 4 0.50 15
May 2 3 0 0 1 - - - 0 3 .000 .400 .000 1 - - - - - - 5
gp r tb sb cs
Event
Total 14 5 3 - -
Conference 10 4 2 - -
Exhibition - - 0 - -
Location
Home 5 1 2 - -
Away 6 3 1 - -
Neutral 3 1 0 - -
Result
Wins - - 0 - -
Losses 14 5 3 - -
Month
March 6 1 0 - -
April 6 2 3 - -
May 2 2 0 - -
era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/9 hr whip bf wp hbp
Event
Total 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
Conference 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
Exhibition 0.00 - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
Location
Home 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
Away 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
Neutral 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
Result
Wins 0.00 - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
Losses 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
Month
March 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
April 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
May 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Event
Total 14 8 7 0 1 - .875 1 - - - -
Conference 10 4 3 0 1 - .750 1 - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Away 6 4 3 0 1 - .750 1 - - - -
Neutral 3 4 4 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Result
Wins - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Losses 14 8 7 0 1 - .875 1 - - - -
Month
March 6 4 4 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
April 6 4 3 0 1 - .750 1 - - - -
May 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
News mentions
Jackets Drop Season Finale to Mount St. Joseph
  • Article
  • May 04, 2008
Jackets Drop Season Finale to Mount St. Joseph

CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Defiance dropped its final baseball game of the season on Sunday, falling 9-7 to the College of Mount St. Joseph. The MSJ victory clinched the HCAC regular season title for the Lions.

  • May 04, 2008
Comeback Bid Falls Short for DC on the Diamond
  • Article
  • April 29, 2008
Comeback Bid Falls Short for DC on the Diamond

DEFIANCE, Ohio -- Defiance rallied for three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning and had the potential game-winning run on the bases on Tuesday, before Ohio Northern recorded the final out and took the 6-5 win over the Yellow Jackets at Craig Rutter Field.

  • April 29, 2008
Kahsen Homers as Jackets Fall Short at Anderson
  • Article
  • April 25, 2008
Kahsen Homers as Jackets Fall Short at Anderson

ANDERSON, Ind. -- Casey Kahsen belted his first collegiate home run as Defiance and Anderson locked horns in an HCAC slugfest on Friday afternoon. The two sides combined for 28 runs on 33 hits in nine innings, with the Ravens coming out on top, 16-12.

  • April 25, 2008
DC Falls to Wittenberg
  • Article
  • April 23, 2008
DC Falls to Wittenberg

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- Defiance traveled to Springfield on Wednesday night to take on the Wittenberg Tigers in a non-conference game. The Yellow Jackets only trailed 6-4 through five innings, before taking the 17-4 loss.

  • April 23, 2008
DC Drops HCAC Slugfest to Rose-Hulman
  • Article
  • April 18, 2008
DC Drops HCAC Slugfest to Rose-Hulman

DEFIANCE, Ohio -- Defiance got home runs from Kirk Jesse and David Riley and had seven players record at least one hit, but fell by an 18-7 score to Rose-Hulman on Friday. The game was the first of a three-game series between the teams at Rutter Field.

  • April 18, 2008