January 21, 2014

Springing into Action

Welcome back to the Diamond! Since last I left you, the Defiance College and Defiance High School baseball teams had just officially announced their second straight Northwest Ohio Baseball Day w/ the Pros. The event was another huge success, with upwards of 200 people in attendance - all enjoying the fan fest atmosphere with big leaguers Jon Niese & Marc Krauss, as well as seven other minor leagues and 2 former pro-ballers. One of these two included local legend, Ned Garver - Garver who pitched 14 years in the big leagues from 1948-1961(including a 20-win season in 1951). I dare to say that Ned stole the show, with his stories of baseball's storied past and tales of losing out on the MVP award to Hall-of-Famer, Yogi Berra!

Mets LHP Jon Niese (left) & Indians minor league RHP Dace Kime (right)

Hit the jump to read about the Yellow Jackets' countdown to Spring Training!
 
Defiance College Baseball now sits just one week away from the start of their Spring Training, which builds up to the Jackets kicking off their 2014 campaign with a four-game set in Danville, KY against both Centre and Calvin College.

The Jackets will again travel to sunny Ft. Myers, Florida for their annual spring trip - which will feature doubleheaders against Swarthmore, Edgewood and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy; as well as a single-9 against nearby Otterbein University.
 
For a look at the entire 2014 schedule, visit DefianceAthletics.com and stay tuned to the Diamond's twitter feed for the continuing countdown to Spring Training and Opening Day!
 
 
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