BRENHAM, Texas — The Blinn College baseball team (4-1) claimed two wins against Eastfield College at Leroy Dreyer Field on Saturday for the sweep.
The Buccaneers' first win, a 3-0 victory, marked Harvey McIntyre's 400th career victory in 13 seasons as Blinn's head coach.
"I am happy to reach 400 career wins and am blessed to be able to coach at a great program," McIntyre said. "I have been able to coach a lot of very fine young men at Blinn who have continued to be a part of my family's lives which means the world to us."
Blinn claimed a 6-1 win in the second game for the sweep. In 23 innings against Eastfield this weekend, the Buccaneers threw 20 scoreless innings. On Friday, Blinn defeated the Harvesters, 5-3.
"Anytime you can win three in a weekend, it is a positive and a step forward for your club," McIntyre said. "I couldn't be more proud and impressed with how we pitched this weekend from the first inning to the last. We've got to start clicking offensively in order for us to become a competitive and better baseball team."
Blinn 3 – Eastfield 0
Behind Gavin LaBruyere's solid pitching start, the Buccaneers claimed a shutout over Eastfield, 3-0.
LaBruyere surrendered just four hits in five innings, while striking out eight for the win. Timmy Richmond and AJ Irvin were strong competitors in relief, each pitching one scoreless inning.
Tyler Russell led Blinn's offense with two RBIs and one run, while Preston Hoffart drove in one run.
Blinn scored its runs early, taking a 1-0 lead in the second inning, and scoring its final two in the third.
Brett Minnich, who went 2-for-3, led off the second inning with a single to get things rolling for the Buccaneers. Hoffart followed with a double for Minnich to score.
In the third inning, two runs came across the plate as Russell hit a two-run homer for Westley Schields to also score.
After Blinn took a 3-0 lead, the pitching staff threw four scoreless innings for the Buccaneers to claim the shutout win.
Blinn 6 – Eastfield 1
The combination of John Chomko's start and Hoffart's two RBIs led Blinn to a 6-1 victory over the Harvesters to conclude the doubleheader.
Chomko tossed four scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and striking out seven for the win on the mound. Relief pitchers Dylan Theut threw two scoreless innings and Grant Wood just allowed one walk in one inning.
Hoffart went 2-for-4, while Dalton Davis went 2-for-3 and scored two runs to lead Blinn's offense.
Blinn scored its first two runs in the second inning when Davis walked the bases loaded for Brandon Williams to score and Dalton Stevenson scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Russell.
Blinn extended its lead to 5-0 in the fourth inning as Davis singled, Minnich walked and Russell got on due to an error to load the bases for Hoffart's single to score two. Williams followed with a single for Hoffart to score the final run of the inning.
Blinn scored its last run in the sixth inning as Davis kicked things off with a double and scored on Russell's single.
Eastfield scored its only in the seventh inning.
Next, Blinn will head on the road to face Temple College on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 4:30 p.m.
Blinn has competed in intercollegiate athletics since 1903 and captured 41 NJCAA national championships since 1987.
