Kirk Jesse

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Kirk Jesse
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    180
  • Hometown:
    Ney, Ohio
  • Position:
    SS/2B
  • Year:
    So.
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • High School:
    Fairview
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice
  • gp
    32
  • avg
    .295
  • hr
    3
  • rbi
    16
  • r
    21
  • sb
    5
Bio

2007 at Defiance: Saw action in 32 games during freshman season … Earned 24 starts … Served as DC’s primary shortstop … Was six-of-seven in stolen base attempts … Went 3-7 with three runs in Defiance’s game at USF on April 1. 

High School: Graduate of Fairview High … Lettered three years under Andrew Singer … Named to all-conference team as a junior and senior … Named second-team all-district … Four-time member of academic Honor Roll.

Personal: Majoring in criminal justice … Son of Russ and Deb Jesse.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 32 22
Plate appearances 140 96
At Bats 132 92
Runs 21 14
Hits 39 27
Doubles 9 7
Triples 1 -
Home Runs 3 3
Runs Batted In 16 12
Total bases 59 43
Walks 4 1
Hit by pitch 1 1
Strikeouts 22 17
Sacrifice Flies 1 -
Sacrifice Hits 2 2
Hit into double play 1 1
Stolen Bases 5 4
Caught Stealing 1 -
Batting Average .295 .293
On Base Percentage .319 .309
Slugging Percentage .447 .467
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 1 3 1 0 - 1 - - 1 - .333 .333 .667 - - - - 1 1 1.00 3
Mar 10 vs. Wentworth L, 6-5 1 4 2 0 - - - - 0 - .500 .500 .500 - - - - 1 1 1.00 4
Mar 11 vs. Wentworth L, 3-2 1 5 1 0 - - - - 0 1 .200 .200 .200 - - - - 1 2 0.50 5
Mar 12 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 15-9 1 5 2 1 - - - - 0 2 .400 .400 .400 - - - - - 1 - 5
Mar 12 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 9-6 1 4 1 1 - - - - 0 - .250 .250 .250 - - - - 1 2 0.50 4
Mar 13 vs. Albion (Mich.) W, 3-2 1 5 1 0 - - 1 - 1 - .200 .200 .600 - - - - 2 2 1.00 5
Mar 14 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 7-3 1 3 0 1 - - - - 0 1 .000 .000 .000 - 1 - - 1 2 0.50 4
Mar 14 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 9-3 1 4 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - - - - 3 1 3.00 4
Mar 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 22-0 1 4 2 0 - 1 - - 1 1 .500 .500 .750 - - - - - 1 - 4
Mar 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 8-2 1 4 0 1 - - - - 0 2 .000 .000 .000 - - - - 2 - - 4
Mar 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 5-2 1 5 2 1 - - - - 0 2 .400 .400 .400 - - - - 1 - - 5
Mar 25 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 21-8 1 5 2 0 - - - - 0 1 .400 .400 .400 - - - - 2 - - 5
Apr 1 at Ohio Northern W, 8-6 1 4 2 1 2 1 - - 1 - .500 .667 .750 - - - - 2 - - 6
Apr 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 6-2 1 3 0 0 - - - - 0 2 .000 .000 .000 - - - - - 1 - 3
Apr 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 8-2 1 4 1 0 - - - - 0 1 .250 .250 .250 - - - - 1 1 1.00 4
Apr 6 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 4-0 1 4 1 0 - - - - 0 - .250 .250 .250 - - - - 1 2 0.50 4
Apr 8 at Bluffton L, 8-3 1 4 1 1 - 1 - - 1 1 .250 .250 .500 - - - - 1 - - 4
Apr 11 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 7-6 1 4 1 0 - - - - 0 - .250 .250 .250 - - 1 - 3 1 3.00 5
Apr 12 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 5-2 1 4 1 1 - - - - 0 - .250 .250 .250 - - - - 2 1 2.00 4
Apr 12 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 9-3 1 5 3 2 - 1 - 1 2 1 .600 .600 1.400 - - - - - 1 - 5
Apr 15 Manchester (Ind.) L, 7-5 1 4 2 0 - 1 - - 1 1 .500 .500 .750 - - 1 - 1 1 1.00 5
Apr 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 18-7 1 5 1 1 - - - 1 1 - .200 .200 .800 - - - - 2 1 2.00 5
Apr 19 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 12-0 1 3 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - - - - 3 - - 3
Apr 19 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 13-1 1 3 1 1 - 1 - - 1 1 .333 .333 .667 - - - - - 1 - 3
Apr 22 Bluffton L, 10-9 1 6 2 1 - 1 - - 1 1 .333 .333 .500 - - - - - 2 - 6
Apr 23 at Wittenberg L, 17-4 1 3 2 0 1 - - - 0 1 .667 .750 .667 - - - - - - - 4
Apr 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 16-12 1 4 1 0 1 - - - 0 1 .250 .500 .250 1 - - - 1 - - 6
Apr 26 Anderson (Ind.) L, 23-2 1 3 2 1 - - - 1 1 - .667 .667 1.667 - - - 1 - 1 - 3
Apr 26 Anderson (Ind.) L, 28-8 1 5 1 0 - - - - 0 - .200 .200 .200 - - - - 2 2 1.00 5
Apr 29 Ohio Northern L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 7-2 1 3 1 0 - - - - 0 - .333 .333 .333 - - - - 1 1 1.00 3
May 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 15-13 1 5 1 2 - 1 - - 1 - .200 .200 .400 - - - - 2 2 1.00 5
May 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 9-7 1 5 1 0 - - - - 0 2 .200 .200 .200 - - - - 2 - - 5
Date Opponent Score gp r tb sb cs
Mar 10 vs. Wentworth L, 5-2 1 1 2 - -
Mar 10 vs. Wentworth L, 6-5 1 1 2 - -
Mar 11 vs. Wentworth L, 3-2 1 0 1 - -
Mar 12 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 15-9 1 0 2 - -
Mar 12 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 9-6 1 0 1 - 1
Mar 13 vs. Albion (Mich.) W, 3-2 1 1 3 - -
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 3 - -
Mar 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 8-2 1 0 0 - -
Mar 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 5-2 1 0 2 - -
Mar 25 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 21-8 1 1 2 1 -
Apr 1 at Ohio Northern W, 8-6 1 3 3 1 -
Apr 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 6-2 1 0 0 - -
Apr 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 8-2 1 0 1 - -
Apr 6 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 4-0 1 0 1 - -
Apr 8 at Bluffton L, 8-3 1 0 2 - -
Apr 11 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 7-6 1 1 1 - -
Apr 12 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 5-2 1 0 1 - -
Apr 12 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 9-3 1 3 7 - -
Apr 15 Manchester (Ind.) L, 7-5 1 1 3 1 -
Apr 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 18-7 1 1 4 - -
Apr 19 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 12-0 1 0 0 - -
Apr 19 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 13-1 1 0 2 - -
Apr 22 Bluffton L, 10-9 1 1 3 1 -
Apr 23 at Wittenberg L, 17-4 1 1 2 - -
Apr 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 16-12 1 1 1 - -
Apr 26 Anderson (Ind.) L, 23-2 1 1 5 - -
Apr 26 Anderson (Ind.) L, 28-8 1 1 1 - -
Apr 29 Ohio Northern L, 6-5 - - - - -
May 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 7-2 1 1 1 1 -
May 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 15-13 1 1 2 - -
May 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 9-7 1 1 1 - -
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 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 6-2 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
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 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 - - - - - - - - - - -
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 - -
Date Opponent Score gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Mar 10 vs. Wentworth L, 5-2 1 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Wentworth L, 6-5 1 5 0 3 2 - .600 1 - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Wentworth L, 3-2 1 7 1 5 1 - .857 - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 15-9 1 4 0 4 0 - 1.000 2 - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 9-6 1 2 1 1 0 - 1.000 1 - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Albion (Mich.) W, 3-2 1 3 0 3 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 7-3 1 4 1 2 1 - .750 1 - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 9-3 1 3 2 1 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 22-0 1 4 1 1 2 - .500 - - - - -
Mar 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 8-2 1 5 2 3 0 - 1.000 1 - - - -
Mar 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 5-2 1 5 1 3 1 - .800 - - - - -
Mar 25 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 21-8 1 9 2 5 2 - .778 - - - - -
Apr 1 at Ohio Northern W, 8-6 1 9 4 4 1 - .889 1 - - - -
Apr 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 6-2 1 4 1 1 2 - .500 - - - - -
Apr 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 8-2 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 4-0 1 5 1 3 1 - .800 - - - - -
Apr 8 at Bluffton L, 8-3 1 6 2 4 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 11 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 7-6 1 11 6 5 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 12 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 5-2 1 4 3 1 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 12 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 9-3 1 3 2 1 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 15 Manchester (Ind.) L, 7-5 1 7 3 4 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 18-7 1 10 2 6 2 - .800 - - - - -
Apr 19 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 12-0 1 11 4 3 4 - .636 2 - - - -
Apr 19 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 13-1 1 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 22 Bluffton L, 10-9 1 3 2 1 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 23 at Wittenberg L, 17-4 1 3 0 0 3 - .000 - - - - -
Apr 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 16-12 1 5 2 3 0 - 1.000 1 - - - -
Apr 26 Anderson (Ind.) L, 23-2 1 4 3 1 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 26 Anderson (Ind.) L, 28-8 1 8 3 3 2 - .750 - - - - -
Apr 29 Ohio Northern L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 7-2 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
May 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 15-13 1 6 2 4 0 - 1.000 1 - - - -
May 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 9-7 1 8 6 2 0 - 1.000 1 - - - -
gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2006-07 32 93 18 4 7 1 - - 1 10 .194 .257 .204 1 - 3 3 32 28 1.14 104
2007-08 32 132 39 16 4 9 1 3 13 22 .295 .319 .447 1 1 2 1 39 31 1.26 140
2008-09 38 160 53 22 6 9 4 2 15 16 .331 .357 .475 2 3 1 2 35 50 0.70 172
2009-10 39 171 55 16 8 8 1 1 10 20 .322 .359 .398 3 2 - 1 44 44 1.00 184
Total 141 556 165 58 25 27 6 6 39 68 .297 .332 .399 7 6 6 7 150 153 0.98 600
gp r tb sb cs
2006-07 32 13 19 6 1
2007-08 32 21 59 5 1
2008-09 38 32 76 14 1
2009-10 39 42 68 30 1
Total 141 108 222 55 4
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 - - - - -
2008-09 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
2009-10 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 32 129 47 70 12 - .907 13 - - - -
2007-08 32 160 58 78 24 - .850 12 - - - -
2008-09 38 101 98 0 3 - .970 - - - - -
2009-10 39 104 96 6 2 - .981 - - - - -
Total 141 494 299 154 41 - .917 25 - - - -
gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event
Total 32 132 39 16 4 9 1 3 13 22 .295 .319 .447 1 1 2 1 39 31 1.26 140
Conference 22 92 27 12 1 7 - 3 10 17 .293 .309 .467 1 - 2 1 27 19 1.42 96
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 10 40 11 4 - 3 - 2 5 6 .275 .275 .500 - - 1 1 10 12 0.83 41
Away 14 59 20 9 4 5 - 1 6 12 .339 .391 .475 1 - 1 - 19 7 2.71 65
Neutral 8 33 8 3 - 1 1 - 2 4 .242 .235 .333 - 1 - - 10 12 0.83 34
Result
Wins 5 23 9 5 2 2 1 1 4 3 .391 .440 .696 - - - - 5 6 0.83 25
Losses 27 109 30 11 2 7 - 2 9 19 .275 .292 .394 1 1 2 1 34 25 1.36 115
Month
March 12 51 14 5 - 2 1 - 3 10 .275 .269 .353 - 1 - - 15 13 1.15 52
April 17 68 22 9 4 6 - 3 9 10 .324 .370 .544 1 - 2 1 19 15 1.27 75
May 3 13 3 2 - 1 - - 1 2 .231 .231 .308 - - - - 5 3 1.67 13
gp r tb sb cs
Event
Total 32 21 59 5 1
Conference 22 14 43 4 -
Exhibition - - 0 - -
Location
Home 10 5 20 2 -
Away 14 13 28 3 -
Neutral 8 3 11 - 1
Result
Wins 5 7 16 1 1
Losses 27 14 43 4 -
Month
March 12 4 18 1 1
April 17 14 37 3 -
May 3 3 4 1 -
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 - - - - -
gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Event
Total 32 160 58 78 24 - .850 12 - - - -
Conference 22 119 49 54 16 - .866 6 - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 53 20 22 11 - .792 2 - - - -
Away 14 78 33 36 9 - .885 5 - - - -
Neutral 8 29 5 20 4 - .862 5 - - - -
Result
Wins 5 21 7 13 1 - .952 4 - - - -
Losses 27 139 51 65 23 - .835 8 - - - -
Month
March 12 52 11 32 9 - .827 6 - - - -
April 17 94 39 40 15 - .840 4 - - - -
May 3 14 8 6 0 - 1.000 2 - - - -
News mentions
Pair of DC Sophomores Garner All-HCAC Honors
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  • May 15, 2008
Pair of DC Sophomores Garner All-HCAC Honors

GREENWOOD, Ind. -- The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference recently announced its 2008 award winners for the baseball regular season. Defiance took home a pair of accolades, as second-year players Tim Pitro and Kirk Jesse were each named All-Heartland Conference.

  • May 15, 2008
Jackets Drop Season Finale to Mount St. Joseph
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  • 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
Stewart Homers Twice in MSJ Doubleheader
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  • May 03, 2008
Stewart Homers Twice in MSJ Doubleheader

CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Aaron Stewart highlighted a 13-run outburst by Defiance in the second game of DCs doubleheader at Mount St. Joseph, but it was not enough as the Jackets fell 15-13. MSJ won the opener by a 7-2 score on Saturday afternoon.

  • May 03, 2008
DC Baseball Drops Pair to Anderson
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  • April 26, 2008
DC Baseball Drops Pair to Anderson

DEFIANCE, Ohio -- Defiance played its final home HCAC games of the season on Saturday afternoon and suffered a pair of defeats to the visiting Anderson squad. The Ravens won the opener, 23-2, before defeating Defiance 28-8 in the nightcap.

  • April 26, 2008
Kahsen Homers as Jackets Fall Short at Anderson
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  • 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
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  • 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
Bluffton Rallies for 10-9 Win Over Jackets
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  • April 22, 2008
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.

  • April 22, 2008
Engineers Complete Sweep of Defiance at Rutter Field
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  • April 19, 2008
Engineers Complete Sweep of Defiance at Rutter Field

DEFIANCE, Ohio -- Defiance hosted Rose-Hulman in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader on Saturday at Rutter Field, falling 12-0 and 13-1 to the Engineers. The second game was called after five innings due to inclement weather.

  • April 19, 2008
DC Drops HCAC Slugfest to Rose-Hulman
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  • 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
Spartans Escape Defiance with 7-5 Win
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  • April 15, 2008
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.

  • April 15, 2008
Jackets Score Six in Third Inning, Earn Split at Hanover
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  • April 12, 2008
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.

  • April 12, 2008
Baseball Drops Single Game to Bluffton
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  • April 08, 2008
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.

  • April 08, 2008
Yellow Jackets Blanked Against Transylvania
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  • April 06, 2008
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.

  • April 06, 2008
Jackets Get Back in Action with Win at Ohio Northern
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  • April 01, 2008
Jackets Get Back in Action with Win at Ohio Northern

ADA, Ohio -- The DC baseball team finally took the field again on Tuesday after waiting through a week of weather-related cancellations. The Yellow Jackets made the most of it with an 8-6 victory at Ohio Northern, overcoming an early 2-1 deficit and scoring four times in the sixth to back up a strong start on the mound from Aaron Stewart.

  • April 01, 2008
Defiance Suffers Road Defeat at Manchester
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  • March 25, 2008
Defiance Suffers Road Defeat at Manchester

N. MANCHESTER, Ind. -- The Yellow Jackets pounded out 15 hits en route to scoring eight runs at Manchester on Tuesday evening, but it was not enough as the Spartans handed Defiance a 21-8 defeat in HCAC action.

  • March 25, 2008
Grizzlies Complete Sweep of DC Baseball
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  • March 22, 2008
Grizzlies Complete Sweep of DC Baseball

FRANKLIN, Ind. -- One day after suffering a shutout loss, the Yellow Jackets offense managed just four total runs in Saturdays doubleheader against a red-hot Franklin team. Defiance lost 8-2 and 5-2 as the Grizzlies ran their win streak out to eight-straight games.

  • March 22, 2008
DC Blanked in HCAC Opener at Franklin
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  • March 21, 2008
DC Blanked in HCAC Opener at Franklin

FRANKLIN, Ind. -- Defiance never got on track on Friday in its Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opening game at Franklin on Friday, as the Grizzlies held the Jackets to three hits and rolled to the 22-0 victory.

  • March 21, 2008
Timofeev Pitches Jackets Past Albion
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  • March 13, 2008
Timofeev Pitches Jackets Past Albion

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Defiance won for the third time in as many tries, as it rode the right arm of junior hurler Brad Timofeev to a 3-2 victory over Albion on Thursday. Timofeev pitched into the ninth and held the Briton offense to just two runs on four hits.

  • March 13, 2008
Defiance Bats Come Alive in Sweep of Olivet
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  • March 12, 2008
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.

  • March 12, 2008
Wentworth Tops Yellow Jackets in 11 Innings
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  • March 11, 2008
Wentworth Tops Yellow Jackets in 11 Innings

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- A Defiance error led to the game-tying run in the top of the eighth for Wentworth, and the Leopards went on to take the 3-2 win against DC on Tuesday morning.

  • March 11, 2008
Baseball Opens Season with Wentworth Doubleheader
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  • March 10, 2008
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.

  • March 10, 2008