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February 11, 2013
A Breed of their Own
George Herman 'Babe' Ruth was once quoted as saying, "Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world." The Diamond recently went behind the scenes of Defiance College Baseball Spring Training, and picked up some footage of a few pitchers in their 'natural' habitat. They really are a special breed. Once again, thanks to Brad Kremer for his craftsmanship behind the lens - take a look at how senior pitchers Aaron Patterson and Jake Taylor passed the time in between live bullpen sessions this weekend.
January 22, 2013
Watch Out
Today the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (@HCACDIII) released its Preseason Poll results as well as its 2013 Players to Watch list. The Diamond is proud to announce and would like to congratulate three Defiance Yellow Jacket juniors on their selection. RHP/IF Darin Waterman (Celina, OH/Celina), IF Brad Kremer (Saint Henry, OH/Saint Henry) and OF Aaron Helland (Defiance, OH/Defiance) all were dubbed with the honor.
The 2013 season will bring Waterman a search for his third-straight All-HCAC honor - after receiving Second-Team all-conference honors as both a pitcher and first baseman following last season and earning Honorable Mention All-HCAC status as a rookie in 2011. In 2012, Darin totaled a 3.51 earned-run average, 51.1 innings pitched and 46 strikeouts on the mound - combined with a .345 batting average, .514 SLG%, 3 home runs and 14 doubles in the batters box.
As for Kremer, who's older brother Brent wrapped up his DC Baseball playing career in 2012, he looks to improve on his accolades from last season. 2012 saw Brad produce a .320 batting average, .480 SLG%, six doubles, 2 home runs and a .443 on base percentage. In his sophomore season, Kremer was named to the D3baseball.com National Team-of-the-Week and received conference Hitter of the Week honors - due largely in part to hitting for the cycle on April 1st v. Transylvania. DC's third baseman was also Honorable Mention All-HCAC last season - and rounded out the year by sneaking his way into the top five in triples in Defiance Baseball history.
Helland, a Defiance native, led the Jackets in steals and stolen base percentage in 2012, but only played in 23 games (20 GS) due to injury. However, the Speedster closed out the year by hitting .455 with 11 runs batted in, five runs scored and eight stolen bases in the final six games of the season. Helland ranks in the top ten in steals all time at DC. And he also racked up an HCAC Hitter of the Week award after recording six hits, seven RBI and four steals in DC's season ending three-game sweep of Mount St. Joseph.
See the full-write up on both the Preseason Poll and Players to Watch List on the HCAC and Defiance Athletics website(s).
The 2013 season will bring Waterman a search for his third-straight All-HCAC honor - after receiving Second-Team all-conference honors as both a pitcher and first baseman following last season and earning Honorable Mention All-HCAC status as a rookie in 2011. In 2012, Darin totaled a 3.51 earned-run average, 51.1 innings pitched and 46 strikeouts on the mound - combined with a .345 batting average, .514 SLG%, 3 home runs and 14 doubles in the batters box.
As for Kremer, who's older brother Brent wrapped up his DC Baseball playing career in 2012, he looks to improve on his accolades from last season. 2012 saw Brad produce a .320 batting average, .480 SLG%, six doubles, 2 home runs and a .443 on base percentage. In his sophomore season, Kremer was named to the D3baseball.com National Team-of-the-Week and received conference Hitter of the Week honors - due largely in part to hitting for the cycle on April 1st v. Transylvania. DC's third baseman was also Honorable Mention All-HCAC last season - and rounded out the year by sneaking his way into the top five in triples in Defiance Baseball history.
Helland, a Defiance native, led the Jackets in steals and stolen base percentage in 2012, but only played in 23 games (20 GS) due to injury. However, the Speedster closed out the year by hitting .455 with 11 runs batted in, five runs scored and eight stolen bases in the final six games of the season. Helland ranks in the top ten in steals all time at DC. And he also racked up an HCAC Hitter of the Week award after recording six hits, seven RBI and four steals in DC's season ending three-game sweep of Mount St. Joseph.
See the full-write up on both the Preseason Poll and Players to Watch List on the HCAC and Defiance Athletics website(s).
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October 8, 2012
Brain Power
Throughout the fall, the DC Baseball Yellow Jackets have been participating in morning workouts to go along with daily practices and weekend Yellow Jacket Cup (#YJC) games. These morning workouts test a player's mind just as much as his body. Hence the name of these 6 am contests - Mental Toughness workouts.
The Defiance College Baseball program defines mental toughness as a collection of attributes that allow a person to persevere through difficult circumstances; such as difficult training or difficult situations and emerge with an increase in confidence.
Take a look at OAOTD's first video montage below, special thanks goes out to Brad Kremer (@ItsKrameTime) for his work behind the camera! You can also visit On and Off the Diamond's brand new YouTube Page here!
The Defiance College Baseball program defines mental toughness as a collection of attributes that allow a person to persevere through difficult circumstances; such as difficult training or difficult situations and emerge with an increase in confidence.
Take a look at OAOTD's first video montage below, special thanks goes out to Brad Kremer (@ItsKrameTime) for his work behind the camera! You can also visit On and Off the Diamond's brand new YouTube Page here!
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