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Central CatholicDefiance
Fighting Irish
1
Bulldogs
2

The Defiance (OH) varsity baseball team won Saturday's neutral playoff game against Central Catholic (Toledo, OH) by a score of 2-1.

Game Details: at Archbold Memorial Park

This game is a part of the "2023 OHSAA Baseball State Championships - Division II" tournament.

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Final score provided by E. Frantz.
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Game Story

Ohio High School Baseball - Central Catholic edged by Defiance

May 27, 2023: Toledo, OH 43608

The Defiance Bulldogs got by the host Central Catholic Fighting Irish baseball team by a count of 2-1 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Bulldogs now possess a 19-5 record. They take the field next when they travel to Bay for a non-league bout on Thursday, June 1. Defiance will face a Rockets team coming off a 3-0 non-league win over Elyria Catholic (Elyria, OH). The Rockets record now stands at 13-8.

Next, the Fighting Irish face the Clay Eagles (Oregon, OH) in a Three Rivers bout, on Monday, May 29. Central Catholic will attempt to move on its 11-10 season record. The Eagles enter the bout with a 19-9 record after their 6-2 non-league loss to St. John's Jesuit (Toledo, OH).

Rankings & Records

Central Catholic (22-23)

OHDiv.
18486
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %RFRA
11-116-68-52-51-1.500.50087104

Defiance (22-23)

OHDiv.
6015
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %RFRA
24-7-26-3-113-1-28-53-1.758.65019171

Team Scoring Averages

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Central Catholic		1.5.2.8.4.5.5.34.05.22.6
Defiance		1.2.91.3.91.01.4.75.810.51.0

Head-to-Head

  • Defiance won on 4/27/2023
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    The Defiance (OH) varsity baseball team won Thursday's away non-conference game against Central Catholic (Toledo, OH) by a score of 2-1.

    Box score
  • Defiance won on 5/27/2023
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    Central Catholic-------1--
    Defiance-------2--

    The Central Catholic (Toledo, OH) varsity baseball team lost Saturday's neutral playoff game against Defiance (OH) by a score of 2-1.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

Central CatholicDefiance
-Batting Average.259
-On Base Percentage.362
-Slugging Percentage.323
-Fielding Percentage.950
-Win Loss Percentage.867

Team Leaders

Central CatholicDefianceNational Avg.
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Batting Average#6 Torin Long.571.243
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On Base Percentage#6 Torin Long.625.375
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Slugging Percentage#6 Torin Long.571.307
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Fielding Percentage#21 Gavino Gomez1.000.861
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Win Loss Percentage#1 David Jimenez1.000.543

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Central Catholic3-3Defiance6-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
4/24/23WhitmerCentral Catholic5/12/23WhitmerDefiance(W) 7-1
5/8/23Central CatholicWhitmer
5/1/23FindlayCentral Catholic(W) 6-25/8/23FindlayDefiance(L) 4-2
5/11/23Central CatholicFindlay(L) 6-2
5/12/23WauseonCentral Catholic(W) 8-74/22/23DefianceWauseon(W) 15-1
5/15/23DefianceWauseon(W) 15-1
5/19/23WauseonDefiance(W) 13-6
5/15/23ClayCentral Catholic(L) 2-05/16/23ClayDefiance(W) 8-7
5/29/23Central CatholicClay(L) 7-2
5/25/23RossfordCentral Catholic(W) 3-23/27/23RossfordDefiance(W) 1-0

Record Breakdown

Central Catholic (22-23)

Defiance (22-23)
11-11
Overall
24-7-2
6-6
League
6-3-1
3-3
Non-League
15-2-1
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
3-3
Common Opponent
6-1
8-5
Home
13-1-2
2-5
Away
8-5
1-1
Neutral
3-1
1-1
Playoff
3-1
10-10
In-State
23-6-2
1-1
Out-of-State
1-1