2026 Defiance College Baseball Roster
#1
Jack
Brubaker-Flood
- Position: OF
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-11
- B/T: L/L
- Hometown: Wolverine Lake, Mich.
- Highschool: Walled Lake Central
#2
Bradyn
Shaw
- Position: SS/P
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-2
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Defiance, Ohio
- Highschool: Defiance
#3
Elisa
Marquez
- Position: 2B/P
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-5
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Lenoir City, Tenn.
- Highschool: Lenoir City
#4
Jimmy
Steakley
- Position: C/P
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Howell, Mich.
- Highschool: Howell
#5
Caleb
Wurster
- Position: OF
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-1
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Russells Point, Ohio
- Highschool: Indian Lake
#6
Anthony
Silvera Jr.
- Position: UTL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-10
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Alliston, Ontario
- Highschool: Chaminade College Secondary School
#7
Devin
Delzeith
- Position: P
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: St. Henry, Ohio
- Highschool: St. Henry
#8
Blake
Bowman
- Position: P
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-2
- B/T: L/L
- Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
- Highschool: Start
#9
Vinny
Pangallo
- Position: RHP
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Harrison, Ohio
- Highschool: Harrison
#11
Aiden
Behrman
- Position: P
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-6
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Deshler, Ohio
- Highschool: Patrick Henry
#12
Brady
Fallon
- Position: 3B
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Sugar Notch, Pa.
- Highschool: Hanover Area
#13
Connor
Gephart
- Position: 1B/SS
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-11
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Lima, Ohio
- Highschool: Lima Central Catholic
#14
Greg
Kita
- Position: SS/P
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-1
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Wickliffe, Ohio
- Highschool: Wickliffe
#15
Justin
Hall
- Position: 2B
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-9
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: North Manchester, Ind.
- Highschool: Manchester
#16
Jacob
Davis
- Position: OF
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-9
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Hillsdale, Mich.
- Highschool: Hillsdale
#17
Brez
Zipfel
- Position: SS/P
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Defiance, Ohio
- Highschool: Defiance
#18
Logan
Rosenberger
- Position: 3B/P
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
- Highschool: Moeller
#19
Devon
Crouch
- Position: 2B
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-7
- B/T: L/R
- Hometown: Mendon, Ohio
- Highschool: Parkway
#20
Dylan
Barger
- Position: OF/P
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-0
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Bellevue, Ohio
- Highschool: Bellevue
#21
Colin
Danek
- Position: RHP
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-9
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Highschool: Father Gabriel Richard
#22
Lane
Wolfe
- Position: 1B
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-0
- B/T: L/R
- Hometown: Albion, Ind.
- Highschool: Central Noble
#23
Dillon
Johnson
- Position: LHP
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- B/T: L/L
- Hometown: Kettering, Ohio
- Highschool: Fairmont
#24
Dominic
Jarjis
- Position: 3B
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-3
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: West Bloomfield, Mich.
- Highschool: West Bloomfield
#25
Rigley
Hickman
- Position: OF/SS
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-8
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Chatham, Ill.
- Highschool: Glenwood
#26
Jake
Veverka
- Position: C
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Wadsworth, Ohio
- Highschool: Wadsworth
#27
Gabriel
Kelly
- Position: P
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-11
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Grand Rapids, Ohio
- Highschool: Otsego
#28
James
Mahon
- Position: OF/P
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Mansfield, Ohio
- Highschool: Ontario
#29
Patrick
Russell
- Position: RHP
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: South Lyon, Mich.
- Highschool: South Lyon
#31
Andy
Yoder
- Position: 3B/P
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-11
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Plain City, Ohio
- Highschool: Jonathan Alder
#32
Joseph
O'Neil
- Position: P/1B
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-5
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Perrysburg, Ohio
- Highschool: Toledo Christian
#33
Evan
Bowers
- Position: P
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-3
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: St. Henry, Ohio
- Highschool: St. Henry
#34
Max
Biernacki
- Position: LHP
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- B/T: L/L
- Hometown: Maumee, Ohio
- Highschool: Maumee
#35
Jayden
Stechschulte
- Position: C
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Ottawa, Ohio
- Highschool: Ottawa-Glandorf
#36
Hayden
Kanagy
- Position: OF
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Marion, Ohio
- Highschool: River Valley
#37
Mason
Michael
- Position: P/1B
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-10
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Waynesville, Ohio
- Highschool: Dayton Christian
#38
Logan
Hudson
- Position: C
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-10
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Deshler, Ohio
- Highschool: Patrick Henry
#39
Drew
Kachmarik
- Position: 1B
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Perrsyburg, Ohio
- Highschool: Eastwood
#40
Kolbe
VanderLeest
- Position: 1B
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Rockford, Mich.
- Highschool: Sparta
Donovan
Armstrong
- Position: P
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-0
- B/T: L/L
- Hometown: Franklin, Ind.
- Highschool: Franklin Community
Brayden
Dickensheets
- Position: 2B/P
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Middletown, Ohio
- Highschool: Madison
Anderson
Freels
- Position: OF
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
- Highschool: Fairmont
Zack
Heckendorn
- Position: 1B
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-1
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Summit County, Ohio
- Highschool: Copley
Mikey
Kozina
- Position: C
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-11
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Oregon, Ohio
- Highschool: St. Franics De Sales
Nick
Manning
- Position: C
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-8
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Saratoga, N.Y.
- Highschool: Mekeel Christian Academy
Jacob
Martinez
- Position: P
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-2
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Paulding, Ohio
- Highschool: Paulding
Dylan
Mrazik
- Position: OF
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Fenton, Mich.
- Highschool: Fenton
Tyler
Rieck
- Position: C
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- B/T: S/R
- Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
- Highschool: West Clermont
Jacob
Riehle
- Position: OF
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Lebanon, Ohio
- Highschool: Lebanon
Nehemiah
Seymour
- Position: OF
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
- Highschool: Dater
Justin
Smith
- Position: RHP
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-7
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Ney, Ohio
- Highschool: Fairview
Rylan
Warner
- Position: RHP
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- B/T: R/R
- Hometown: Pettisville, Ohio
- Highschool: 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