2026 Defiance College Baseball Roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | B/T | Cl. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown/High School/Previous College |
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| 1 |
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Pos.: OF | B/T: L/L | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 178 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Wolverine Lake, Mich. / Walled Lake Central / |
| 2 |
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Pos.: SS/P | B/T: R/R | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 6-2 | Wt.: 185 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Defiance, Ohio / Defiance / Akron |
| 3 |
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Pos.: 2B/P | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 5-5 | Wt.: 115 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Lenoir City, Tenn. / Lenoir City / Trinity International |
| 4 |
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Pos.: C/P | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 160 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Howell, Mich. / Howell / |
| 5 |
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Pos.: OF | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 175 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Russells Point, Ohio / Indian Lake / Edison State |
| 6 |
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Pos.: UTL | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 185 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Alliston, Ontario / Chaminade College Secondary School / Clark State CC |
| 7 |
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Pos.: P | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 200 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: St. Henry, Ohio / St. Henry / |
| 8 |
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Pos.: P | B/T: L/L | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 6-2 | Wt.: 195 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Toledo, Ohio / Start / |
| 9 |
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Pos.: RHP | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 170 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Harrison, Ohio / Harrison / |
| 11 |
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Pos.: P | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 6-6 | Wt.: 175 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Deshler, Ohio / Patrick Henry / |
| 12 |
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Pos.: 3B | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 195 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Sugar Notch, Pa. / Hanover Area / |
| 13 |
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Pos.: 1B/SS | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 225 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Lima, Ohio / Lima Central Catholic / |
| 14 |
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Pos.: SS/P | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 155 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Wickliffe, Ohio / Wickliffe / |
| 15 |
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Pos.: 2B | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 180 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: North Manchester, Ind. / Manchester / |
| 16 |
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Pos.: OF | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 150 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Hillsdale, Mich. / Hillsdale / |
| 17 |
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Pos.: SS/P | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-2 | Wt.: 210 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Defiance, Ohio / Defiance / |
| 18 |
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Pos.: 3B/P | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-3 | Wt.: 205 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Cincinnati, Ohio / Moeller / |
| 19 |
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Pos.: 2B | B/T: L/R | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 5-7 | Wt.: 193 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Mendon, Ohio / Parkway / |
| 20 |
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Pos.: OF/P | B/T: R/R | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 175 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Bellevue, Ohio / Bellevue / |
| 21 |
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Pos.: RHP | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 200 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Ann Arbor, Mich. / Father Gabriel Richard / Alma |
| 22 |
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Pos.: 1B | B/T: L/R | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 220 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Albion, Ind. / Central Noble / Glen Oaks CC |
| 23 |
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Pos.: LHP | B/T: L/L | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 190 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Kettering, Ohio / Fairmont / |
| 24 |
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Pos.: 3B | B/T: R/R | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 6-3 | Wt.: 190 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: West Bloomfield, Mich. / West Bloomfield / |
| 25 |
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Pos.: OF/SS | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-8 | Wt.: 158 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Chatham, Ill. / Glenwood / |
| 26 |
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Pos.: C | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 170 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Wadsworth, Ohio / Wadsworth / |
| 27 |
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Pos.: P | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 215 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Grand Rapids, Ohio / Otsego / |
| 28 |
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Pos.: OF/P | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 215 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Mansfield, Ohio / Ontario / |
| 29 |
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Pos.: RHP | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 195 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: South Lyon, Mich. / South Lyon / |
| 31 |
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Pos.: 3B/P | B/T: R/R | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 180 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Plain City, Ohio / Jonathan Alder / |
| 32 |
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Pos.: P/1B | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 6-5 | Wt.: 215 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Perrysburg, Ohio / Toledo Christian / |
| 33 |
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Pos.: P | B/T: R/R | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 6-3 | Wt.: 237 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: St. Henry, Ohio / St. Henry / |
| 34 |
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Pos.: LHP | B/T: L/L | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-2 | Wt.: 200 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Maumee, Ohio / Maumee / |
| 35 |
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Pos.: C | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 200 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Ottawa, Ohio / Ottawa-Glandorf / |
| 36 |
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Pos.: OF | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 200 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Marion, Ohio / River Valley / |
| 37 |
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Pos.: P/1B | B/T: R/R | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 190 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Waynesville, Ohio / Dayton Christian / |
| 38 |
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Pos.: C | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 195 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Deshler, Ohio / Patrick Henry / |
| 39 |
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Pos.: 1B | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 295 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Perrsyburg, Ohio / Eastwood / |
| 40 |
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Pos.: 1B | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 295 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Rockford, Mich. / Sparta / |
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Pos.: P | B/T: L/L | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 167 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Franklin, Ind. / Franklin Community / | |
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Pos.: 2B/P | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 155 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Middletown, Ohio / Madison / | |
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Pos.: OF | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-3 | Wt.: 185 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Dayton, Ohio / Fairmont / | |
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Pos.: 1B | B/T: R/R | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 290 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Summit County, Ohio / Copley / Capital | |
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Pos.: C | B/T: R/R | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 165 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Oregon, Ohio / St. Franics De Sales / Mount Saint Vincent | |
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Pos.: C | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 5-8 | Wt.: 210 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Saratoga, N.Y. / Mekeel Christian Academy / Prince George's CC | |
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Pos.: P | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 6-2 | Wt.: 180 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Paulding, Ohio / Paulding / | |
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Pos.: OF | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 180 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Fenton, Mich. / Fenton / | |
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Pos.: C | B/T: S/R | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 170 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Cincinnati, Ohio / West Clermont / | |
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Pos.: OF | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 164 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Lebanon, Ohio / Lebanon / | |
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Pos.: OF | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 237 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Cincinnati, Ohio / Dater / | |
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Pos.: RHP | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-7 | Wt.: 225 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Ney, Ohio / Fairview / Findlay | |
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Pos.: RHP | B/T: R/R | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-2 | Wt.: 195 | Hometown/High School/Previous College: Pettisville, Ohio / Pettisville / |
Coaching Staff
Shane Gardner
Head Coach
Ben Babcock
Assistant Coach
Craig Meinzer
Assistant Coach
Jacob Hild
Graduate Assistant
Bobby Stearns
Volunteer Assistant
- Shane Gardner - Head Coach
- Ben Babcock - Assistant Coach
- Craig Meinzer - Assistant Coach
- Jacob Hild - Graduate Assistant
- Bobby Stearns - Volunteer Assistant