QUICK FACTS:
Location: Brenham, Texas
Colors: Blue and White
Nickname: Buccaneers
Enrollment: 18,977
Founded: 1884
Chancellor: Mary Hensley
Athletic Director: Scott Schumacher
Conference: Region XIV South Zone
Region: XIV
District: Mid-South
Home Stadium: Leroy Dreyer Field
Head Coach: Dusty Hart (1st Season, 44-13 (.772))
World Series Appearances: 7 (1962, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1992, 2014, 2023)
World Series Titles: 0
Record in the World Series: 12-11 (.521)
[History]
#ROADTOGRANDJUNCTION:
The eighth ranked Blinn Buccaneers (44-13) are winners of 10 straight including a sweep of Paris (TX) in the Mid-South Region Championship Series. Blinn scored a bucket full of runs in Carthage, Texas, winning each game 11-3 and the clinching game 18-0.
Freshman infielder Tanner Reaves leads the team with a .422 batting average. Reaves has 17 home runs and 76 RBI. He also has hit 21 doubles and has a .761 slugging percentage. Brandon Bishop, also a freshman, has 56 RBI and hits .370. Outfielder Marshall Lipsey is fast, stealing 31 of 35 bases while hitting .330 with 10 home runs and four triples.
From the rubber, Freshman Cody Pfeffer has a 0.81 ERA in 42.2 innings of work. His 0.81 ERA is tops in the country. He has struck out 61 and is 5-2 in 19 appearances. Sophomore Sam Crain is 6-2 and has 80 strikeouts in 56 innings. Kaden Dydalewicz is 7-0 in nine appearances with a 3.40 ERA and 45 strikeouts. He has pitched in 39.2 innings this season.