Defiance College Baseball unveils 2026 schedule

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The 112th season of Defiance College Baseball takes shape with the revealing of the 2026 game schedule, the Athletic Department announced on Monday.

The program's 50-game schedule begins on Jan. 30 at Blue Mountain Christian College in Mississippi with the Yellow Jackets playing 25 doubleheaders. The non-conference schedule includes trips to Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Kentucky before returning to Craig A. Rutter Field for the WHAC opener against Cornerstone on Mar. 15. 

This season's conference games are all scheduled to be back-to-back doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday, except for Easter (Apr. 5) and the last weekend of the season on (Apr. 26) with games shifting to Friday and Saturday. The WHAC schedule also includes 14 doubleheaders (28 total games) with three weekend series against the same opponent. DC will have four-game weekend series against Cleary, Siena Heights and Rochester Christian in 2026.

2026 Defiance Baseball Schedule
Jan. 30 at Blue Mountain Christian, 2 p.m.
Jan. 31 at Blue Mountain Christian, 12 p.m.
Feb. 13 vs. Grace College (at Hoover, Ala.), 1 p.m.
Feb. 14 vs. Grace College (at Hoover, Ala.), 1 p.m.
Feb. 21 at Rio Grande, 12 p.m.
Feb. 22 at Rio Grande, 12 p.m.
Feb. 27 at Toccoa Falls, 1 p.m.
Feb. 28 at Toccoa Falls, 1 p.m.
Mar. 6 at Alice Lloyd, 1 p.m.
Mar. 7 at Alice Lloyd, 1 p.m.
Mar. 10 at Bob Jones, 1 p.m.
Mar. 14 vs. Cornerstone, 1 p.m.*
Mar. 15 vs. Lawrence Tech, 1 p.m.*
Mar. 21 at Madonna, 1 p.m.*
Mar. 22 at Aquinas, 1 p.m.*
Mar. 28 at Cleary, 1 p.m.*
Mar. 29 at Cleary, 1 p.m.*
Apr. 3 vs. Siena Heights, 1 p.m.*
Apr. 4 vs. Siena Heights, 1 p.m.*
Apr. 11 vs. Michigan-Dearborn, 1 p.m.*
Apr. 12 at Lourdes, 1 p.m.*
Apr. 18 vs. Indiana Tech, 1 p.m.*
Apr. 19 vs. Northwestern Ohio, 1 p.m.*
Apr. 24 at Rochester Christian, 1 p.m.*
Apr. 25 at Rochester Christian, 1 p.m.*
Apr. 29-May 2 - WHAC Tournament
*Denotes WHAC game

Quoting Head Coach Shane Gardner
"The non-conference part of our schedule early on will be a challenge as we hit the road for all 22 games. We have a young team so those early challenges should help with game day experiences prior to conference play. Having 4 games in a weekend will prepare us for the setup of conference play. It will give us a chance to get guys in and see where they fit. The conference has gotten stronger so it will be a challenge with those early road trips. I am excited to see our team compete and to see this group grow together on the field. We are ready to hit the road against some very good programs and see where we are at!"

-JACKETS-