David Jackson

37 David Jackson
David Jackson
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    225
  • Hometown:
    Blanchester, Ohio
  • Position:
    1B/DH
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • High School:
    Blanchester
  • Major:
    Health & Physical Education
  • gp
    30
  • avg
    .190
  • hr
    2
  • rbi
    13
  • r
    9
  • sb
    -
Bio

2007 at Defiance: Set a new career high with 31 games played and 87 at bats … Responded in a big way, setting new career highs with a .345 batting average and 30 hits … Was second on the squad with a .345 average and .437 slugging percentage … Caught fire down the stretch, collecting 15 hits in DC’s final eight games for a torrid .536 clip … Named Second-Team All-HCAC. 

2006 at Defiance: Saw his playing time double in second year with Purple and Gold … Responded with career-bests of eight runs, 17 hits, five doubles and 14 runs batted in.

2005 at Defiance: Batted .303 during rookie season … Collected one double and four RBI … Led squad with a .452 on-base clip. 

High School: Earned first-team all-league honors three-consecutive years during time at Blanchester High.

Personal: Majoring in health and physical education … Son of Dave and Lesa Jackson.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 30 20
Plate appearances 95 63
At Bats 84 52
Runs 9 5
Hits 16 9
Doubles 3 1
Triples - -
Home Runs 2 1
Runs Batted In 13 6
Total bases 25 13
Walks 8 8
Hit by pitch 2 2
Strikeouts 11 6
Sacrifice Flies 1 1
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play 4 2
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average .190 .173
On Base Percentage .274 .302
Slugging Percentage .298 .250
Recent results
Recent Games
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
Game Log - Hitting
Game Log - Fielding
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 1 3 0 1 - - - - 0 1 .000 .000 .000 - - - - 2 - - 3
Mar 10 vs. Wentworth L, 6-5 1 3 1 2 - 1 - - 1 2 .333 .333 .667 - - - - - - - 3
Mar 11 vs. Wentworth L, 3-2 1 3 0 0 - - - - 0 1 .000 .000 .000 - - - - 1 1 1.00 3
Mar 12 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 15-9 1 5 2 4 - 1 - 1 2 - .400 .400 1.200 - - - - 1 1 1.00 5
Mar 12 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 9-6 1 3 1 0 - - - - 0 - .333 .333 .333 - - - 1 2 - - 3
Mar 13 vs. Albion (Mich.) W, 3-2 1 4 1 0 - - - - 0 - .250 .250 .250 - - - - 2 1 2.00 4
Mar 14 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 7-3 1 2 0 0 - - - - 0 1 .000 .000 .000 - - - - 1 - - 2
Mar 14 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 9-3 1 3 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - - - - - 2 - 3
Mar 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 22-0 1 2 0 0 - - - - 0 1 .000 .000 .000 - - - - - 1 - 2
Mar 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 8-2 1 2 0 0 1 - - - 0 - .000 .333 .000 - - - - - 2 - 3
Mar 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 5-2 1 4 1 0 - - - - 0 1 .250 .250 .250 - - - - - 2 - 4
Mar 25 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 21-8 1 4 1 0 - - - - 0 - .250 .250 .250 - - - - 1 2 0.50 4
Apr 1 at Ohio Northern W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 8-2 1 1 0 0 - - - - 0 1 .000 .000 .000 - - - - - - - 1
Apr 6 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 4-0 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - 1.000 - 1 - - - - - - 1
Apr 8 at Bluffton L, 8-3 1 3 1 1 - 1 - - 1 - .333 .333 .667 - - - - 1 1 1.00 3
Apr 11 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 7-6 1 5 2 2 - - - 1 1 - .400 .400 1.000 - - - - - 3 - 5
Apr 12 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 5-2 1 4 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - - - - 3 1 3.00 4
Apr 12 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 9-3 1 2 0 0 3 - - - 0 - .000 .600 .000 - - - - 2 - - 5
Apr 15 Manchester (Ind.) L, 7-5 1 3 1 1 1 - - - 0 2 .333 .600 .333 1 - - - - - - 5
Apr 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 18-7 1 3 2 0 - - - - 0 - .667 .667 .667 - - - - - 1 - 3
Apr 19 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 12-0 1 2 0 0 1 - - - 0 1 .000 .333 .000 - - - - - - - 3
Apr 19 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 13-1 1 2 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - - - - - 1 - 2
Apr 22 Bluffton L, 10-9 1 3 1 0 2 - - - 0 - .333 .600 .333 - - - 1 - 2 - 5
Apr 23 at Wittenberg L, 17-4 1 4 1 0 - - - - 0 - .250 .250 .250 - - - 1 1 2 0.50 4
Apr 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 16-12 1 3 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - - - 1 1 1 1.00 3
Apr 26 Anderson (Ind.) L, 23-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Anderson (Ind.) L, 28-8 1 5 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - - - - - 4 - 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 1 2 0 1 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - 1 - - 2 1 2.00 3
May 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 15-13 1 1 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - - - - - 1 - 1
May 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 9-7 1 1 0 1 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - - - - - - - 1
Game Log - Base Running
Game Log - Fielding
Date Opponent Score gp r tb sb cs
Mar 10 vs. Wentworth L, 5-2 1 0 0 - -
Mar 10 vs. Wentworth L, 6-5 1 0 2 - -
Mar 11 vs. Wentworth L, 3-2 1 0 0 - -
Mar 12 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 15-9 1 3 6 - -
Mar 12 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 9-6 1 0 1 - -
Mar 13 vs. Albion (Mich.) W, 3-2 1 0 1 - -
Mar 14 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 7-3 1 0 0 - -
Mar 14 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 9-3 1 0 0 - -
Mar 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 22-0 1 0 0 - -
Mar 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 8-2 1 0 0 - -
Mar 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 5-2 1 0 1 - -
Mar 25 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 21-8 1 0 1 - -
Apr 1 at Ohio Northern W, 8-6 - - - - -
Apr 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 6-2 - - - - -
Apr 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 8-2 1 0 0 - -
Apr 6 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 4-0 1 0 0 - -
Apr 8 at Bluffton L, 8-3 1 0 2 - -
Apr 11 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 7-6 1 1 5 - -
Apr 12 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 5-2 1 0 0 - -
Apr 12 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 9-3 1 1 0 - -
Apr 15 Manchester (Ind.) L, 7-5 1 0 1 - -
Apr 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 18-7 1 1 2 - -
Apr 19 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 12-0 1 0 0 - -
Apr 19 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 13-1 1 0 0 - -
Apr 22 Bluffton L, 10-9 1 2 1 - -
Apr 23 at Wittenberg L, 17-4 1 1 1 - -
Apr 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 16-12 1 0 0 - -
Apr 26 Anderson (Ind.) L, 23-2 - - - - -
Apr 26 Anderson (Ind.) L, 28-8 1 0 0 - -
Apr 29 Ohio Northern L, 6-5 1 0 1 - -
May 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 7-2 1 0 0 - -
May 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 15-13 1 0 0 - -
May 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 9-7 1 0 0 - -
Game Log - Pitching
Game Log - Fielding
Date Opponent Score w l ip h r er era k k/9 hr whip
Mar 10 vs. Wentworth L, 5-2 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
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 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 12 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 9-6 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 13 vs. Albion (Mich.) W, 3-2 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 14 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 7-3 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 14 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 9-3 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 22-0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 8-2 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
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 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 6 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 4-0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 8 at Bluffton L, 8-3 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 11 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 7-6 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 12 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 5-2 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 12 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 9-3 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 15 Manchester (Ind.) L, 7-5 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 18-7 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 19 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 12-0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 19 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 13-1 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 22 Bluffton L, 10-9 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 23 at Wittenberg L, 17-4 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 16-12 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 26 Anderson (Ind.) L, 23-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
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 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
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 - -
Game Log - Fielding
Game Log - Fielding
Date Opponent Score gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Mar 10 vs. Wentworth L, 5-2 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Wentworth L, 6-5 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Wentworth L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 15-9 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 9-6 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Albion (Mich.) W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 7-3 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 9-3 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 22-0 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 8-2 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
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 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 4-0 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Bluffton L, 8-3 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 7-6 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 5-2 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 9-3 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Manchester (Ind.) L, 7-5 1 11 9 2 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 18-7 1 7 6 1 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 19 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 12-0 1 5 5 0 0 - 1.000 1 - - - -
Apr 19 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 13-1 1 4 4 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 22 Bluffton L, 10-9 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Wittenberg L, 17-4 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 16-12 1 6 6 0 0 - 1.000 1 - - - -
Apr 26 Anderson (Ind.) L, 23-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Anderson (Ind.) L, 28-8 1 10 10 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 29 Ohio Northern L, 6-5 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
May 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 7-2 1 10 10 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
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 - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Hitting
Statistic gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2006-07 31 87 30 14 4 5 - 1 6 14 .345 .370 .437 - 1 - 3 17 25 0.68 92
2007-08 30 84 16 13 8 3 - 2 5 11 .190 .274 .298 2 1 - 4 21 30 0.70 95
Total 61 171 46 27 12 8 - 3 11 25 .269 .321 .368 2 2 - 7 38 55 0.69 187
Career Stats - Base Running
Statistic gp r tb sb cs
2006-07 31 7 38 - 1
2007-08 30 9 25 - -
Total 61 16 63 - 1
Career Stats - Pitching
Statistic 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 - - - - -
Career Stats - Fielding
Statistic gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
2006-07 31 10 9 1 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
2007-08 30 53 50 3 0 - 1.000 2 - - - -
Total 61 63 59 4 0 - 1.000 2 - - - -
Split Stats - Hitting
Statistic gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event
Total 30 84 16 13 8 3 - 2 5 11 .190 .274 .298 2 1 - 4 21 30 0.70 95
Conference 20 52 9 6 8 1 - 1 2 6 .173 .302 .250 2 1 - 2 10 23 0.43 63
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 9 21 5 1 4 - - - 0 4 .238 .407 .238 2 - - 1 1 8 0.13 27
Away 13 37 6 5 4 1 - 1 2 2 .162 .238 .270 - 1 - 2 11 17 0.65 42
Neutral 8 26 5 7 - 2 - 1 3 5 .192 .192 .385 - - - 1 9 5 1.80 26
Result
Wins 4 14 4 4 3 1 - 1 2 - .286 .412 .571 - - - 1 7 2 3.50 17
Losses 26 70 12 9 5 2 - 1 3 11 .171 .244 .243 2 1 - 3 14 28 0.50 78
Month
March 12 38 7 7 1 2 - 1 3 7 .184 .205 .316 - - - 1 10 12 0.83 39
April 15 42 9 4 7 1 - 1 2 4 .214 .353 .310 2 - - 3 9 16 0.56 51
May 3 4 0 2 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - 1 - - 2 2 1.00 5
Split Stats - Base Running
Statistic gp r tb sb cs
Event
Total 30 9 25 - -
Conference 20 5 13 - -
Exhibition - - 0 - -
Location
Home 9 3 5 - -
Away 13 3 10 - -
Neutral 8 3 10 - -
Result
Wins 4 4 8 - -
Losses 26 5 17 - -
Month
March 12 3 12 - -
April 15 6 13 - -
May 3 0 0 - -
Split Stats - Pitching
Statistic 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 0 0 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 - - - - -
Split Stats - Fielding
Statistic gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Event
Total 30 53 50 3 0 - 1.000 2 - - - -
Conference 20 53 50 3 0 - 1.000 2 - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 37 34 3 0 - 1.000 1 - - - -
Away 13 16 16 0 0 - 1.000 1 - - - -
Neutral 8 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Losses 26 53 50 3 0 - 1.000 2 - - - -
Month
March 12 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
April 15 43 40 3 0 - 1.000 2 - - - -
May 3 10 10 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
News mentions
Jackets Drop Season Finale to Mount St. Joseph
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.

Kahsen Homers as Jackets Fall Short at Anderson
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.

DC Falls to Wittenberg
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.

Bluffton Rallies for 10-9 Win Over Jackets
Bluffton Rallies for 10-9 Win Over Jackets

DEFIANCE, Ohio -- Defiance held an 8-2 lead after six innings of play on Tuesday against Bluffton, but the Beavers rallied for four runs in the seventh and four more in the eighth to steal the 10-9 victory at Rutter Field.

DC Drops HCAC Slugfest to Rose-Hulman
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.

Spartans Escape Defiance with 7-5 Win
Spartans Escape Defiance with 7-5 Win

DEFIANCE, Ohio -- Manchester used a pair of home runs and a Defiance error to plate seven runs on only five hits as it edged the Yellow Jackets, 7-5, on Tuesday at Craig Rutter Field. DC pounded out 10 hits, but stranded 11 runners on the base paths in the loss.

Jackets Score Six in Third Inning, Earn Split at Hanover
Jackets Score Six in Third Inning, Earn Split at Hanover

HANOVER, Ind. -- Defiance exploded for six runs in the third inning and Brad Timofeev hurled a complete game on the mound, as the Yellow Jackets notched their first HCAC victory of the season with a 9-3 win at Hanover on Saturday.

Hanover Dumps DC with Four-Run Ninth
Hanover Dumps DC with Four-Run Ninth

HANOVER, Ind. -- Defiance looked poised to record its first league win of the season on Friday at Hanover, before the Panthers rallied for four runs in the bottom of the ninth to take the come from behind 7-6 victory.

Baseball Drops Single Game to Bluffton
Baseball Drops Single Game to Bluffton

BLUFFTON, Ohio -- Defiance took the field for the fourth time in as many days, falling 8-3 at Bluffton on Tuesday afternoon. The Yellow Jackets used five different pitchers in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference contest.

Yellow Jackets Blanked Against Transylvania
Yellow Jackets Blanked Against Transylvania

DEFIANCE, Ohio -- Defiance left nine men on base on Sunday, including three in the ninth inning as it suffered a 4-0 loss to Transylvania. The Yellow Jackets rapped out seven hits and had two reach after getting hit by a pitch, but failed to dent the scoring column.

Defiance Bats Come Alive in Sweep of Olivet
Defiance Bats Come Alive in Sweep of Olivet

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Defiance pounded out 32 hits and put 24 runs on the board as it picked up its first two victories of the season with a doubleheader sweep against Olivet on Wednesday. DC won the first game by a 15-9 margin and used a four-run fifth in game two to secure the 9-6 victory.

Baseball Opens Season with Wentworth Doubleheader
Baseball Opens Season with Wentworth Doubleheader

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Defiance got its 2008 campaign started on Monday afternoon with a pair of losses to Wentworth Institute of Technology. The Jackets managed only one hit in the opener, losing 5-2, before falling 6-5 in the second game.

Four Jackets Named to HCAC's Baseball Watch List
Four Jackets Named to HCAC's Baseball Watch List

GREENWOOD, Ind. -- With the 2008 baseball season just around the corner, the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference recently announced its list of players to watch. Defiances Tim Pitro, David Jackson, Trey Harris and Brad Timofeev were among the 35 players from around the league to be highlighted.