2009 Baseball News
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
DEFIANCE, Ohio ? The Defiance College baseball team 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
