Michael Gilliland

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Michael Gilliland
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    175
  • Hometown:
    Napoleon, Ohio
  • Position:
    IF
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • High School:
    Napoleon
  • Major:
    Health & Physical Education
  • gp
    26
  • avg
    .380
  • hr
    1
  • rbi
    17
  • r
    27
  • sb
    2
Bio

Junior (2018): Played in and started 26 games ... Led the team with a .380 batting average (41-of-108) ... Seconds on the team with 27 runs scored ... Finished the season with 17 RBI ... Hit one home run and three doubles ... Stole two bases.

Sophomore (2017): Played in and started 38 games ... Was third on the team with 37 hits and had 135 at bats (.247 avg.) ... Second on the team in runs scored with 30 ... Hit four doubles and one triple ... Had 13 RBI and 43 total bases ... Was walked 14 times and hit by two pitches (.349 on-base) ... Recorded one sacrifice fly and six sacrifice hits ... Was third on the team in stolen bases with seven (seven-for-ten) ... Made 49 putouts and let the team in assists with 101 ... Finished with an .893 fielding percentage. 

Freshman (2016):  Honorable mention All-HCAC ... Started all 38 games he played ... Had 145 plate appearances and recorded 47 hits for a .324 batting average ... Had six doubles and three triples ... Third on team in runs scored with 30 ... Tied for second in RBI with 28 ... Had a slugging percentage of .407 ... Was walked nine times and had one hit by pitch ... Had an on-base percentage of .363 ... Was five-of-six in stolen bases ... Posted a fielding percentage of .936 with 100 putouts and 76 assists.

Prep:  Four-year letterman in baseball at Napoleon High School ... Three-year letterman in basketball ... One-year letterman in football ... Senior year earned First-Team All-NLL ... Senior year also earned Second-Team All-District .... In 2013 he was a member of the Napoleon River Bandits Legion State Championship team. 

Personal:  Son of Gary and Kim Gilliand ... Father, Gary Gilliand, played baseball at Defiance College .... Majoring in health and physical education. 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 26 16
Plate appearances 123 77
At Bats 108 69
Runs 27 17
Hits 41 24
Doubles 3 2
Triples - -
Home Runs 1 1
Runs Batted In 17 10
Total bases 47 29
Walks 8 4
Hit by pitch 1 -
Strikeouts 17 10
Sacrifice Flies 1 1
Sacrifice Hits 5 3
Hit into double play 1 -
Stolen Bases 2 -
Caught Stealing 1 -
Batting Average .380 .348
On Base Percentage .424 .378
Slugging Percentage .435 .420
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Apr 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 4-3
Apr 29 Heidelberg L, 16-5
May 1 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 17-6
May 1 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 11-9
May 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 14-8
May 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 18-6
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
Feb 28 at Siena Heights W, 3-2 1 4 0 0 1 - - - 0 1 .000 .200 .000 - - - - 1 2 0.50 5
Mar 5 vs. Hiram W, 2-0 1 3 2 0 1 1 - - 1 1 .667 .750 1.000 - - - - - - - 4
Mar 5 vs. Hiram W, 16-11 1 4 2 1 1 - - - 0 - .500 .600 .500 - - - - 1 1 1.00 5
Mar 6 vs. Finlandia W, 1-0 1 3 2 1 - - - - 0 - .667 .667 .667 - - - - 1 - - 3
Mar 6 vs. Finlandia L, 9-6 1 2 1 0 1 - - - 0 - .500 .667 .500 - - - - 1 - - 3
Mar 8 vs. Saint John's (Minn.) L, 12-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Saint John's (Minn.) L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Alvernia (Pa.) L, 10-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Alvernia (Pa.) L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 at Taylor (Ind.) L, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 Albion (Mich.) W, 6-3 1 5 4 1 - - - - 0 - .800 .800 .800 - - - - - 1 - 5
Mar 18 Albion (Mich.) W, 11-7 1 5 2 1 - - - - 0 1 .400 .400 .400 - - - - - 2 - 5
Mar 20 Wright St.-Lake - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Toledo - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Ohio Northern L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at St. Francis (Ind.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 21-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 14-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Bluffton L, 7-0 1 4 0 0 - - - - 0 1 .000 .000 .000 - - - - - 3 - 4
Apr 5 Bluffton W, 11-2 1 4 1 0 1 - - - 0 1 .250 .400 .250 - - - - 1 1 1.00 5
Apr 8 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 10-5 1 4 1 2 - - - - 0 - .250 .200 .250 - 1 - - 2 2 1.00 5
Apr 8 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-2 1 4 1 0 - - - - 0 - .250 .250 .250 - - - - 2 1 2.00 4
Apr 11 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 20-0 1 3 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - - 1 1 3 1 3.00 4
Apr 13 Earlham (Ind.) L, 8-7 1 4 1 2 1 1 - - 1 1 .250 .400 .500 - - - - 1 1 1.00 5
Apr 13 Earlham (Ind.) L, 11-7 1 6 2 1 - - - - 0 2 .333 .333 .333 - - - - 2 - - 6
Apr 21 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 8-0 1 4 1 0 - - - - 0 - .250 .250 .250 - - - - - 3 - 4
Apr 21 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 2-1 1 4 1 0 - - - - 0 - .250 .250 .250 - - - - 2 1 2.00 4
Apr 25 at Calvin W, 11-8 1 5 3 3 - - - - 0 1 .600 .600 .600 - - 1 - 1 - - 6
Apr 26 Manchester (Ind.) W, 6-5 1 5 3 1 - - - 1 1 - .600 .600 1.200 - - - - 2 - - 5
Apr 26 Manchester (Ind.) W, 6-0 1 4 2 0 - - - - 0 1 .500 .500 .500 - - - - 1 - - 4
Apr 28 Hanover (Ind.) W, 5-1 1 3 1 0 - - - - 0 1 .333 .333 .333 - - 1 - 1 1 1.00 4
Apr 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 4-3 1 3 2 0 1 - - - 0 - .667 .750 .667 - - 1 - 1 1 1.00 5
Apr 29 Heidelberg L, 16-5 1 5 1 0 - - - - 0 3 .200 .333 .200 1 - - - 1 - - 6
May 1 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 17-6 1 5 2 2 - - - - 0 - .400 .400 .400 - - 1 - 1 2 0.50 6
May 1 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 11-9 1 6 2 1 - 1 - - 1 - .333 .333 .500 - - - - - 4 - 6
May 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 14-8 1 4 0 0 1 - - - 0 2 .000 .200 .000 - - - - 1 1 1.00 5
May 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 18-6 1 5 4 1 - - - - 0 1 .800 .800 .800 - - - - - - - 5
Date Opponent Score gp r tb sb cs
Feb 28 at Siena Heights W, 3-2 1 0 0 1 -
Mar 5 vs. Hiram W, 2-0 1 1 3 - -
Mar 5 vs. Hiram W, 16-11 1 2 2 - 1
Mar 6 vs. Finlandia W, 1-0 1 0 2 - -
Mar 6 vs. Finlandia L, 9-6 1 1 1 - -
Mar 8 vs. Saint John's (Minn.) L, 12-4 - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Saint John's (Minn.) L, 4-0 - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Alvernia (Pa.) L, 10-5 - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Alvernia (Pa.) L, 4-2 - - - - -
Mar 15 at Taylor (Ind.) L, 11-1 - - - - -
Mar 18 Albion (Mich.) W, 6-3 1 2 4 - -
Mar 18 Albion (Mich.) W, 11-7 1 2 2 - -
Mar 20 Wright St.-Lake - - - - -
Mar 27 at Toledo - - - - -
Mar 28 at Ohio Northern L, 4-2 - - - - -
Mar 29 at St. Francis (Ind.) - - - - -
Mar 31 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 21-4 - - - - -
Mar 31 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 14-8 - - - - -
Apr 5 Bluffton L, 7-0 1 0 0 - -
Apr 5 Bluffton W, 11-2 1 2 1 - -
Apr 8 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 10-5 1 0 1 - -
Apr 8 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-2 1 0 1 - -
Apr 11 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 20-0 1 0 0 - -
Apr 13 Earlham (Ind.) L, 8-7 1 1 2 - -
Apr 13 Earlham (Ind.) L, 11-7 1 1 2 - -
Apr 21 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 8-0 1 0 1 - -
Apr 21 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 2-1 1 2 1 - -
Apr 25 at Calvin W, 11-8 1 2 3 1 -
Apr 26 Manchester (Ind.) W, 6-5 1 2 6 - -
Apr 26 Manchester (Ind.) W, 6-0 1 2 2 - -
Apr 28 Hanover (Ind.) W, 5-1 1 0 1 - -
Apr 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 4-3 1 0 2 - -
Apr 29 Heidelberg L, 16-5 1 0 1 - -
May 1 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 17-6 1 3 2 - -
May 1 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 11-9 1 2 3 - -
May 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 14-8 1 0 0 - -
May 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 18-6 1 2 4 - -
Date Opponent Score w l ip h r er era k k/9 hr whip
Feb 28 at Siena Heights W, 3-2 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 5 vs. Hiram W, 2-0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 5 vs. Hiram W, 16-11 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 6 vs. Finlandia W, 1-0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 6 vs. Finlandia L, 9-6 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 8 vs. Saint John's (Minn.) L, 12-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Saint John's (Minn.) L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Alvernia (Pa.) L, 10-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Alvernia (Pa.) L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 at Taylor (Ind.) L, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 Albion (Mich.) W, 6-3 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 18 Albion (Mich.) W, 11-7 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 20 Wright St.-Lake - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Toledo - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Ohio Northern L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at St. Francis (Ind.) - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 21-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 14-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Bluffton L, 7-0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 5 Bluffton W, 11-2 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 8 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 10-5 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 8 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-2 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 11 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 20-0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 13 Earlham (Ind.) L, 8-7 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 13 Earlham (Ind.) L, 11-7 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 21 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 8-0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 21 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 2-1 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 25 at Calvin W, 11-8 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 26 Manchester (Ind.) W, 6-5 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 26 Manchester (Ind.) W, 6-0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 28 Hanover (Ind.) W, 5-1 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 4-3 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 29 Heidelberg L, 16-5 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
May 1 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 17-6 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
May 1 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 11-9 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
May 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 14-8 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
May 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 18-6 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Date Opponent Score gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Feb 28 at Siena Heights W, 3-2 1 6 3 3 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 5 vs. Hiram W, 2-0 1 3 1 2 0 - 1.000 2 - - - -
Mar 5 vs. Hiram W, 16-11 1 4 2 2 0 - 1.000 1 - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Finlandia W, 1-0 1 5 2 3 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Finlandia L, 9-6 1 4 2 1 1 - .750 1 - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Saint John's (Minn.) L, 12-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Saint John's (Minn.) L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Alvernia (Pa.) L, 10-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Alvernia (Pa.) L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 at Taylor (Ind.) L, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 Albion (Mich.) W, 6-3 1 6 0 6 0 - 1.000 2 - - - -
Mar 18 Albion (Mich.) W, 11-7 1 6 2 4 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 20 Wright St.-Lake - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Toledo - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Ohio Northern L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at St. Francis (Ind.) - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 21-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 14-8 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Bluffton L, 7-0 1 6 1 4 1 - .833 1 - - - -
Apr 5 Bluffton W, 11-2 1 5 2 3 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 8 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 10-5 1 9 7 2 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 8 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-2 1 3 3 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 11 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 20-0 1 5 2 2 1 - .800 - - - - -
Apr 13 Earlham (Ind.) L, 8-7 1 4 1 2 1 - .750 - - - - -
Apr 13 Earlham (Ind.) L, 11-7 1 3 1 1 1 - .667 - - - - -
Apr 21 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 8-0 1 7 3 3 1 - .857 - - - - -
Apr 21 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 2-1 1 6 3 3 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 25 at Calvin W, 11-8 1 4 1 2 1 - .750 - - - - -
Apr 26 Manchester (Ind.) W, 6-5 1 3 3 0 0 - 1.000 1 - - - -
Apr 26 Manchester (Ind.) W, 6-0 1 4 1 2 1 - .750 - - - - -
Apr 28 Hanover (Ind.) W, 5-1 1 8 1 7 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 4-3 1 6 3 3 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 29 Heidelberg L, 16-5 1 10 5 3 2 - .800 - - - - -
May 1 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 17-6 1 3 0 3 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
May 1 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 11-9 1 7 4 3 0 - 1.000 1 - - - -
May 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 14-8 1 1 0 0 1 - .000 - - - - -
May 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 18-6 1 8 3 5 0 - 1.000 2 - - - -
gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2015-16 38 145 47 28 9 6 3 - 9 9 .324 .363 .407 1 2 6 5 64 24 2.67 163
2016-17 37 130 36 13 14 4 1 - 5 22 .277 .354 .323 2 1 6 3 42 28 1.50 153
2017-18 26 108 41 17 8 3 - 1 4 17 .380 .424 .435 1 1 5 1 26 28 0.93 123
2018-19 28 103 29 14 10 6 - - 6 10 .282 .378 .340 6 - 3 3 40 24 1.67 122
Total 129 486 153 72 41 19 4 1 24 58 .315 .377 .377 10 4 20 12 172 104 1.65 561
gp r tb sb cs
2015-16 38 30 59 5 1
2016-17 37 28 42 5 3
2017-18 26 27 47 2 1
2018-19 28 19 35 4 -
Total 129 104 183 16 5
era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/9 hr whip bf wp hbp
2015-16 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
2016-17 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
2017-18 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
2018-19 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
2015-16 38 188 100 76 12 - .936 25 - - - -
2016-17 37 161 47 98 16 - .901 19 - - - -
2017-18 26 136 56 69 11 - .919 11 - - - -
2018-19 28 134 55 66 13 - .903 15 - - - -
Total 129 619 258 309 52 - .916 70 - - - -
gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event
Total 26 108 41 17 8 3 - 1 4 17 .380 .424 .435 1 1 5 1 26 28 0.93 123
Conference 16 69 24 10 4 2 - 1 3 10 .348 .378 .420 - 1 3 - 17 21 0.81 77
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 13 57 23 7 4 1 - 1 2 14 .404 .452 .474 1 - 2 - 11 11 1.00 64
Away 9 39 11 8 1 1 - - 1 2 .282 .293 .308 - 1 3 1 12 16 0.75 44
Neutral 4 12 7 2 3 1 - - 1 1 .583 .667 .667 - - - - 3 1 3.00 15
Result
Wins 14 60 27 11 4 2 - 1 3 7 .450 .484 .533 - - 3 - 12 15 0.80 67
Losses 12 48 14 6 4 1 - - 1 10 .292 .352 .313 1 1 2 1 14 13 1.08 56
Month
February 1 4 0 0 1 - - - 0 1 .000 .200 .000 - - - - 1 2 0.50 5
March 6 22 13 4 3 1 - - 1 2 .591 .640 .636 - - - - 3 4 0.75 25
April 15 62 20 9 3 1 - 1 2 11 .323 .358 .387 1 1 4 1 20 15 1.33 71
May 4 20 8 4 1 1 - - 1 3 .400 .429 .450 - - 1 - 2 7 0.29 22
gp r tb sb cs
Event
Total 26 27 47 2 1
Conference 16 17 29 - -
Exhibition - - 0 - -
Location
Home 13 14 27 - -
Away 9 9 12 2 -
Neutral 4 4 8 - 1
Result
Wins 14 22 32 2 1
Losses 12 5 15 - -
Month
February 1 0 0 1 -
March 6 8 14 - 1
April 15 12 24 1 -
May 4 7 9 - -
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
February 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
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 26 136 56 69 11 - .919 11 - - - -
Conference 16 83 36 41 6 - .928 5 - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 70 23 40 7 - .900 6 - - - -
Away 9 50 26 21 3 - .940 1 - - - -
Neutral 4 16 7 8 1 - .938 4 - - - -
Result
Wins 14 70 25 43 2 - .971 7 - - - -
Losses 12 66 31 26 9 - .864 4 - - - -
Month
February 1 6 3 3 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
March 6 28 9 18 1 - .964 6 - - - -
April 15 83 37 37 9 - .892 2 - - - -
May 4 19 7 11 1 - .947 3 - - - -
News mentions
Five Yellow Jackets Earn All-HCAC Baseball Honors
  • Article
  • May 15, 2018
Five Yellow Jackets Earn All-HCAC Baseball Honors

GREENWOOD, IND. -- The Defiance College baseball team finished the season with five athletes on the All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference team that was released on Tuesday morning.

  • May 15, 2018
Yellow Jackets Fall to Nationally Ranked Franklin on Senior Day
  • Article
  • May 06, 2018
Yellow Jackets Fall to Nationally Ranked Franklin on Senior Day

DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The Defiance College baseball team dropped a pair of contests to 14th-ranked Franklin (Ind.) College, 14-8 and 18-6, on Senior Day at Craig A. Rutter Field on Sunday.

  • May 06, 2018
Offense Shines in Sweep of Mount St. Joseph
  • Article
  • May 01, 2018
Offense Shines in Sweep of Mount St. Joseph

MIDLAND, OHIO -- The Defiance College baseball team used an offensive explosion to sweep Mount St. Joseph University, 17-6 and 11-9, in their final road matchups of the season on Tuesday.

  • May 01, 2018
Gilliland Earns HCAC Hitter of the Week
  • Article
  • April 30, 2018
Gilliland Earns HCAC Hitter of the Week

GREENWOOD, IND. -- Junior Michael Gilliland (Napoleon) has been named Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Hitter of the Week for his performance during Defiance's 4-2 week last week.

  • April 30, 2018
Baseball Sweeps Manchester in Walk-Off Fashion
  • Article
  • April 26, 2018
Baseball Sweeps Manchester in Walk-Off Fashion

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College baseball team swept Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference foe Manchester in walk-off fashion on Thursday afternoon at Craig A. Rutter Field. Defiance won game one 6-5 and captured the night cap 6-0.

  • April 26, 2018
Yellow Jackets Win Non-League Tilt
  • Article
  • April 25, 2018
Yellow Jackets Win Non-League Tilt

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. -- The Defiance College baseball team traveled to Grand Rapids, Mich. and brought an 11-8 victory over Calvin College on Wednesday afternoon.

  • April 25, 2018
Baseball Splits with Rose-Hulman
  • Article
  • April 21, 2018
Baseball Splits with Rose-Hulman

TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- The Defiance College baseball team returned to HCAC play after an extended hiatus and split a pair of contests with Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, losing the opener 8-0, but returning to win the nightcap, 2-1.

  • April 21, 2018
Late Rally Falls Short in HCAC Action with Earlham
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  • April 13, 2018
Late Rally Falls Short in HCAC Action with Earlham

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jacket baseball teams late rally fell short as they dropped a twinbill with Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference foe Earlham on a beautiful Friday afternoon at Craig A. Rutter Field. The Quakers claimed game one 8-7 and took game two by a score of 11-7.

  • April 13, 2018
Transylvania Stops Defiance in Doubleheader
  • Article
  • April 08, 2018
Transylvania Stops Defiance in Doubleheader

LEXINGTON, KY. -- The Defiance College baseball team fell, 10-5 and 3-2, in a doubleheader at Transylvania (Ky.) University on Sunday.

  • April 08, 2018
Baseball Steals Doubleheader from Albion
  • Article
  • March 18, 2018
Baseball Steals Doubleheader from Albion

DEFIANCE, OHIO – Defiance completed the sweep of Albion on a breezy Sunday afternoon at Booster Field on the campus of Defiance High School. The Purple and Gold (9-4 overall) claimed game one 6-3 and won game two by a score of 11-7.

  • March 18, 2018
Yellow Jackets Split Doubleheader with Finlandia
  • Article
  • March 06, 2018
Yellow Jackets Split Doubleheader with Finlandia

FORT MYERS, FLA. -- The Defiance College baseball team knocked off the Finlandia University Lions in game one, 1-0, but fell in the nightcap, 9-6, in a doubleheader in Fort Myers, Fla. on Tuesday.

  • March 06, 2018
Baseball Opens Spring Break with Twinbill Sweep
  • Article
  • March 05, 2018
Baseball Opens Spring Break with Twinbill Sweep

FORT MYERS, FLA. -- The Defiance College baseball team improved to 3-0 on the season as they began their annual trip to Florida with a pair of victories over Hiram College on Monday.

  • March 05, 2018
Defiance Looks to Combination of New and Old for Success in 2018
  • Article
  • February 23, 2018
Defiance Looks to Combination of New and Old for Success in 2018

DEFIANCE, OHIO – The Defiance College baseball brings back plenty of talent in the infield and a first team All-HCAC pitcher, but will look to rely on a fresh group of faces to build on their successes from 2017 and entering the 2018 season.

  • February 23, 2018