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Defiance Bulldogs

Tue February 1, 2022
Dylan Hefflinger and PBR Ohio Staff
PBR Ohio Editor in Chief/NW Scout

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With 2021 now in the past, PBR Ohio is eagerly anticipating bringing the Buckeye state the best 2022 high school coverage that can be found anywhere. Starting in January, we began releasing team previews for squads across the state. Ahead, we will have Preseason All-State Teams as well as the Preseason State Rankings coming your way.

To view the full list of 2022 Team Previews that we have already completed, please click here.

If you are a coach and haven't filled out your 2022 Team Preview, click here.

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2022 Spring Team Preview: Defiance Bulldogs

Team Name: Defiance Bulldogs
Head Coach: Tom Held
Division: II
2021 Record: 23-7
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 8/6

2022 Team Strengths:

  • Pitching Depth
  • Team Speed
  • Defense

Coach Outlook: "Pitching depth will be our number 1 strength. We have all 23 wins back (Jerger, Shaw, Jimenez, Howard) and Wade Liffick, Aidan Kiessling, and Tyler Frederick could all earn some innings as well. We also think we have some team speed back as well. We have 78 SB’s returning. We were pretty good defensively last year (.962) and have 3-4 starting IF back and all of our outfield. The biggest question mark right now is filling our spot behind the plate with Camden Roth graduating. I feel we have two guys competing for that position (Mark Butler/Kam Brown) that are very capable of handling those duties. Being more consistent offensively is something we have to get better at this year if we want to compete for championships. After hitting over .300 for 18 straight years, we have not been there since 2016. Our new facility (6 cages) has not helped us offensively."

Top Returning Players:

  • Jacob Howard Sr. P/OF (3-2, 1.98 ERA) ..439 BA/27SB(1st Team District, 2nd Team WBL)
  • Jayden Jerger Sr. INF/P (10-0 1.44 ERA, .247 BA) (1st Team District, WBL, State)
  • Mark Butler Sr. P/C/INF (.222)
  • Wade Liffick Sr. P/1B/OF (.210)
  • Kam Ron Rivera Sr. INF (.200)
  • Drew Kellermyer Sr. OF (.231)
  • Bradyn Shaw Jr.. P/INF (5-2 1.17 ERA, .368BA 27RBI’s)1st Team District, WBL, 2nd Team State)
  • David Jimenez Jr.. P/Util (5-1, 2.51ERA, .316BA 16SB’s) HM District, 3rd Team WBL
  • Aidan Kiessling Jr. P/Util (.265 BA)

Class of 2022 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Jayden Jerger (Video Below)
  • Jacob Howard
  • Wade Liffick
  • Mark Butler
  • Kam Ron Rivera
  • Drew Kellermyer
  • Kameron Brown, C
  • Keaton Linebrink, Util

Class of 2023 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Bradyn Shaw
  • David Jimenez
  • Tyler Frederick, P/Util
  • Gavino Gomez, OF
  • Christian Commisso, 1B/P

Class of 2024 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Torin Long, INF

A Look Back At The 2021 Season:

To view the 2021 Team Previews, click here.

To view the 2021 Ohio Spring HS Report, click here.

To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

To View the 2021 PBR All-State Teams click below:

To view the 2021 Preseason All-State Teams, click below:

To view the Weekly Team Rankings, click below:

To view the 2021 Ohio Spring Scout Blog, click below:

A Look Back At What Would've Been The 2020 Season:

To view each of the parts to the No 'Last Dance' Series, click below:

To view the 2020 Team Previews, click here.

To view the 2020 Preseason All-State Teams, click here.

To view the 2020 Virtual Ohio High School State Tournament/Preseason Team Rankings, click here.

A Look Back At The Last Decade:

To view the Ohio High School All-Decade Team 2010-2019, click here.

A Look Back At The 2019 Season:

To view the 2019 Team Previews, click here.

To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

To view the 2019 All-State Teams, click below.

To view the 2019 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.

A Look Back At The 2018 Season:

To view the 2018 Team Previews, click here.

To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

To view the 2018 All-State Teams, click below.

To view the 2018 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.

A Look Back At The 2017 Season:

To view the 2017 Team Previews, click here.

To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

To view the 2017 All-State Teams, click below.

To view the 2017 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.

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