Yellow Jacket Sports Weekly Recap ( Apr. 24th – Apr. 30)
By: Hanna Young
Baseball vs Kalamazoo College
Postponed to Wednesday, May 3rd at 4pm due to the rainy conditions.
(Tuesday, April 25th) Softball vs Kalamazoo College
Canceled due the rainy weather conditions.
Transylvania University 6 vs Defiance College 1
The Defiance College baseball team traveled to Transylvania University on Saturday for a two game series. The game was silent until the Yellow Jackets struck in the bottom of top of the fifth inning when sophomore Gunner Gregg crushed the ball over the fence in left center field (0-1). Transylvania answered Gregg’s home run by scoring several runs in the bottom of the next inning. A single by Henry Mitcham scored Bryce Dreher (1-1). Then an Austin Taylor single scored Henry Mitcham which was followed by a Houston Manning homer to score himself, Walter Munday, Austin Taylor (5-1). Transy added another run in the bottom of the seventh inning when Henry Mitcham homered (6-1). Defiance recorded 8 hits in the contest including: one from Mitchell Roever, Hunter Bostater, Trent Murdock, and Gunner Gregg, while Alex Morr and Josh Vischer lead the way with 2. The Yellow Jackets had three pitchers see action in the first game on Saturday. The starting pitcher was senior Cohen Nies, he faced 29 batters throwing 102 pitches with 68 of those being in the zone in his 6 innings of work. Junior Johnny Hammerstein faced 5 batters in his 1 inning on the bump, throwing 19 pitches with 12 of those being strikes. The last pitcher to see action was junior Jeremy Russo, he faced 3 batters throwing 12 pitches with 7 of those being strikes in his one inning of work.
Transylvania University 9 vs Defiance College 4
In the second matchup between Defiance College and Transylvania University on Saturday, the Yellow Jackets came short. Transylvania started off the game hot, scoring on back to back doubles, Henry Mitcham doubled to score T Youngbloo then Austin Taylor doubled to score Mitcham (2-0). The Yellow Jackets tied the game in the top of the next inning after sophomore Gunner Gregg hammered the ball over the left field fence to score himself and sophomore Jacob Hild (2-2). Transy tacked on some more runs in the bottom of the second inning after a Braden Becker bunt and a throwing error Houston Manning scored which was followed by a balk to score Walter Munday (4-2). Calvin Schubert singled to score T Youngbloo and Braden Becker (6-4). Defiance scored again in the fifth inning when freshman Ethan Jenkins doubled to score Gunner Gregg (6-3). Henry Mitcham stole home in the bottom of the fifth inning (7-3). Transy added their last runs in the bottom of the sixth inning when Calvin Schubert reached home on a muffled throw and then Zach Forner homered (9-3). The Yellow Jackets tacked on their last run in the top of the ninth inning after senior Hunter Bostater grounded out to score junior Trent Murdock (9-4). Defiance had 7 hits in the contest Mitchell Roever, Jacob Hild, and Ethan Jenkins each had one and Trent Murdock and Gunner Gregg each had two. Two pitchers saw action for Defiance. Starting pitcher, freshman Blake Bowman faced 27 batters throwing 91 pitches with 54 of those being strikes in his 5 innings. The next pitcher to spend time on the bump was sophomore Tyler Dehan who faced 12 batters, throwing 45 pitches with 33 of those falling into the zone in his 3 innings pitched.
(Saturday, April 29th) Softball vs Franklin College
Postponed to Sunday, May 7th at 1pm and 3pm due the inclement weather.
Men’s Track & Field at the HCAC Outdoor Championships
The Defiance College Men’s Track & Field team rounded out their season at the HCAC Outdoor Championships on Saturday. Freshman Marlon Brown competed in the 400-meter dash running a time of 49.36 seconds. He also competed in the 200-meter dash finishing with a time of 22.61 seconds which earned him 5th place. Senior Ja’Qway Janvier also ran in the 200-meter dash finishing with a time of 22.74 seconds. Sophomore Gavin Maratea competed in the 100-meter dash finishing with a time of 11.57 seconds earning him a new PR. Freshman Landon Sensmeier competed in the 100-meter dash finishing in 12.65 seconds earning a new PR. He also competed in the javelin throw, finishing with a distance of 24.87 meters earning him his second PR of the meet. Freshman Isaac Miler competed in the long jump jumping 6.13 meters which earned him a 10th place finish. Junior Ron Scott competed in the shot put, discus, and hammer throw finishing with distances of 11.35 meters, 28.33 meters, and 24.73 meters. Earning him 13th in shot put, 18th in discus, and a PR in the hammer throw. The 4×100 meter relay team of Ja’Qway Janvier, Marlon Brown, Gavin Maratea, and Isaac Miler finished with a time of 43.90 seconds earning the group 7th place.
Women’s Track & Field at the HCAC Outdoor Championships
The Defiance College Women’s Track & Field team completed their season at the HCAC Outdoor Championship on Saturday. Sophomore Hailei Haynes competed in the 100-meter dash finishing with a time of 13.06 seconds earning her 7th place and a new PR. Senior Lisa-Maria Markau also competed in the 100-meter dash completing the race with a time of 12.38 seconds capturing 2nd place and a new PR. She also competed in the 200-meter dash finishing with a time of 26.01 seconds earning her second PR of the day as well as 3rd place. Sophomore Shanti Elkins also tackled the 200-meter dash finishing with a time of 27.57 seconds. The last Yellow Jacket to compete in the 200-meter dash was freshman Shyla Pemebrton who finished in 27.62 seconds earning her 9th place. Sophomore Lexi Coward captured a new PR in the 800-meter run finishing with a time of 3:15.54 which also earned her 16th place. Senior Brianna Snider earned a new PR in the javelin throw by hitting 22.96 meters. The 4×100 meter relay team made up of Lisa-Maria Markau, Shanti Elkins, Hailey Haynes, and Shyla Pemberton finished with a time of 49.87 seconds earning them 2nd place marks. The 4×400 meter relay team composed of Lisa-Maria Markau, Shyla Pemerbton, Brianna Snider, and Lexi Coward finished with a time of 4:58.34.
Mount St. Joseph University 10 vs Defiance College 2
Defiance College faced off against Mount St. Joseph University on a rainy Sunday at Defiance High School. Mount St. Joseph got off to a hot start scoring five runs in the first two innings. Patrick Murray and Tyler Herbers both walked with bases loaded to score Kevin Schaaf and Ethan Mason (2-0). Then a single by Andrew Clements scored Patrick Murray and Carter Owen (4-0). Then on a fielding error Ethan Mason earned first base while Anton Mere scored (5-0). In the bottom of the second inning Defiance put their first score on the board when sophomore Gunner Gregg doubled to score junior Trent Murdock (5-1). In the top of the seventh inning Mount St. Joseph added three more runs when Tyler Herbers singled to score Carter Owens and Ryan Murray and then Jordan Harley singled, scoring Herbers (8-1). In the top of the ninth inning Mount St Joseph scored their last runs after Andrew Clemons singled to score Tyler Herbers and Patrick Murray (10-1). Defiance scored their last run in the bottom of the ninth inning after Trent Murdock doubled, scoring senior Alex Morr (10-2). The Yellow Jackets recorded 6 hits in the contest: one coming from Tim Bobeck, Austin Horning, Gunner Gregg, and Trent Murdock. Alex Morr paved the way and recorded two hits. Two pitchers saw action in the first game. Starting pitcher sophomore Sam Thombs faced 28 batters, throwing 122 pitches with 63 of those being strikes going 5.2 innings. Junior Johnny Hammerstein came in in relief throwing 3.1 innings, facing 21 batters. He threw 76 pitches with 47 of those falling into the zone.
Mount St. Joseph University 15 vs Defiance College 3
In the second game of the day Defiance grabbed a lead early, however, they could not hang on to it. Mount St Joseph scored in the top of the first inning when Ryan Murray grounded out to score Kevin Schaaf (1-0). Sophomore Gunner Gregg doubled to score senior Alex Morr and junior Mitchell Roever (1-2). Senior Hunter Bostater then grounded out to score Gunner Gregg (1-3). Started chipping away at Defiance’s lead in the top of the second inning when Luke LeGault doubled to score Jordan Sanders (2-3). Then in the top of the next frame Ryan Murray singled to score Kevin Schaaf (3-3). Mount St Joseph jumped into the drivers seat for the rest of the game putting up 12 runs in four innings. In the fourth inning Jordan Sanders homered, followed by an Anton Mere singled that scored Jordan Harley, a double by Ryan Murray scored Ethan Mason, and a sacrifice fly by Andrew Clements scored Ryan Murray (9-3). In the fifth inning Anton Mere tripled to score Jordan Harley, then Kevin Schaaf doubled scoring Anton Mere, and then Carter Owen grounded out to score Kevin Schaaf (12-3). In the sixth inning a throwing error Jordan Sanders scored then Anton Mere hit a sacrifice fly that scored Jordan Harley (14-3). Lastly, in the seventh inning Max Kline doubled to score Carter Owen (15-3). The Yellow Jackets recorded 6 hits in the contest. Garret Long, Jacob Hild, Alex Morr, and Mitchell Roever each contributed one, while Gunner Gregg added two. Five pitchers saw action in the second game on Sunday. Starting pitcher sophomore Tyler Sickmiller faced 17 batters throwing 38 pitches with 32 of those being strikes in his 3.1 innings on the bump. Freshman Ethan Jenkins faced 6 batters in his 0 innings pitched, throwing 29 pitches and 15 strikes. Then sophomore Jeffrey Varga threw 32 pitches and 21 strikes while facing 10 batters in his 1.2 innings pitched. Junior Jeremy Russo threw 1 inning, facing 7 batters, throwing 23 pitches with 13 of those falling in the zone. The last pitcher to see action was sophomore Damarius Taylor who faced 5 batters in his 1 innings pitched, throwing 15 pitches, 10 of those being strikes.
(Next Week May 1st – May 7th)
*Home Events are indicated in purple*
(Tuesday, May 2nd) Baseball vs Ohio Northern University
Location: Rutter Field
Time: 4pm
(Wednesday, May 3rd) Baseball vs Kalamazoo College
Location: Kalamazoo College
Time: 4pm
(Wednesday, May 3rd) Softball vs Anderson
Location: Sal Hench Field
Time: 3:30pm and 5:30pm
(Saturday, May 6th) Baseball vs Hanover University
Location: Rutter Field
Time: 12pm and 3pm
(Saturday, May 6th) Softball vs Mount St Joseph University
Location: Mount St Joseph University
Time: 1pm and 3pm
(Sunday, May 7th) Baseball vs Franklin College
Location: Franklin College
Time: 1pm and 4pm
(Sunday, May 7th) Softball vs Franklin College
Location: Sal Hench Field
Time: 1pm and 3pm
