2016 Softball News
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. -- Defiance College softball player and junior outfielder Emily Denhard (Troy, Mich./Kolbe Academy) has been named as the NCAA Division Statistical Champion in sacrifice hits per game for the 2016 season.
LOUISVILLE, KY. -- Eleven members of the Defiance College softball team have been selected National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar-Athlete for their efforts in the classroom.
DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The Defiance College Athletic Department announced its group of student-athletes to the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society.
GREENWOOD, IND. – The Defiance College spring athletic teams had 22 student-athletes named to the Tom Bohlsen All-Academic Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference list for the spring sport season.
GREENWOOD, IND. – Defiance College softball players Jordan Osborne (Delaware/Rutherford B. Hayes) and Katie Haydett (St. Clair Shores, Mich. /Lakeview) were recognized by the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference for their performances on the field in the 2016 season.
FRANKLIN, IND. – The Defiance College softball team traveled to Franklin, Ind. to face Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opponent Franklin (Ind.) College and ended the 2016 season with a split against the Grizzlies.
OBERLIN, OHIO – The Defiance College softball team outhit their opponent 15-3 in game one and 17-13 in game two to cruise past Oberlin College in non-conference play in Oberlin, Ohio.
DEFIANCE, OHIO – The Defiance College softball team split with Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference foe Rose-Hulman (Ind.) Institute of Technology after losing 2-1 in game one, but winning game two 7-1 at Sal Hench Field.
DEFIANCE, OHIO – Head Coach Jodie Holava earns her 200th career win as Defiance College softball swept Mount St. Joseph University in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader on senior day at Sal Hench Field.
NORTH MANCHESTER, IND. – Late rally from Manchester (Ind.) University in game two was the difference maker in the Defiance College softball doubleheader loss to Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opponent Manchester (Ind.) University in North Manchester, Ind.
ANDERSON, IND. – The Defiance College softball team traveled to Anderson, Ind. to face Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opponent Anderson (Ind.) University and fell to the Ravens, 7-0 in game one and 4-0 in game two.
DEFIANCE, OHIO – The Defiance College softball team swept Bluffton University in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play by winning game one, 1-0 and game two, 4-2 at Sal Hench Field.
HANOVER, IND. – Despite a grand slam from sophomore Kaity Kuhn (Celina) in game one, the Defiance College softball team couldn’t overcome the deficit and lost both games of a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader against Hanover (Ind.) College in Hanover, Ind.
TIFFIN, OHIO – The Defiance College softball team traveled to Tiffin, Ohio to face non-conference opponent Heidelberg University and dropped both games to the Student Princes.
DEFIANCE, OHIO – The Defiance College softball team opened up Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play with a split against Transylvania (Ky.) University at Sal Hench Field.
DEFIANCE, OHIO – Idle bats proved to be the game-changer as the Defiance College softball team dropped both games of the doubleheader series against Calvin (Mich.) College in non-conference play at Sal Hench Field.
