HOUSTON, Texas – Blinn College baseball had a hard time getting any runs on the board and San Jacinto College-North took advantage by sweeping a doubleheader by the scores of 4-0 and 8-0 Friday afternoon.

With the pair of losses, Blinn falls to 25-23 overall and 15-16 in Region XIV play with one conference series remaining.

San Jacinto 4 – Blinn 0

Blinn was only able to earn four hits in the opening game and San Jacinto took advantage for a 4-0 victory.

Anthony Jones, Angel De La Fuente, Sam McElreath and Tyler Fowler each hit a single in the loss as the Buccaneers left nine on base.

Evan Mata had a solid start in pitching five innings in the loss and giving up four earned runs on 11 hits while striking out two in the loss. Garrett Alexander pitched a scoreless sixth inning.

San Jacinto got off to a fast start with two runs in the opening inning and then scored a single run in the fourth and fifth to take the 4-0 victory.

San Jacinto 8 – Blinn 0

Offense was a struggle again in the second game for Blinn as the Buccaneers were held scoreless and San Jacinto pulled out an 8-0 victory to earn the sweep of the weeklong series.

Jones hit a double while Jay Anderson and Colton Parrish each had a single for the Buccaneers.

San Jacinto again got off to a hot start with five runs in the first inning and then was able to add two in the third and one more in the fifth for the 8-0 victory to complete the sweep.

Blinn will next hit the road to face Temple College on Monday, May 1 at 4 p.m.

Blinn has competed in intercollegiate athletics since 1903 and captured 36 NJCAA national championships since 1987. For more information, visit www.buccaneersports.com.

About Blinn College

With an enrollment of 19,422 students, Blinn ranks among the nation's leaders in transferring students to leading four-year universities and has received national recognition for affordable educational excellence. For more information, visit www.blinn.edu.