GALVESTON, Texas – Blinn College baseball was swept on the road by Galveston College by the score of 12-2 and 7-5 Thursday afternoon in Galveston.
The Buccaneers have hit a rough patch in which they have lost six games in a row with the sweep. Blinn’s overall record falls to 18-18 and 8-14 in the Region XIV South Zone standings.
Galveston 12 – Blinn 2
Blinn had a hard time keeping Galveston off the scoreboard in the opening game and lost 12-2 in five innings.
Jay Anderson and Elijah MacNamee each had an RBI in the loss while Patrick King had the only hit for the Buccaneers with a double.
Galveston opened the game with two runs in the opening inning and three in the second for a 5-0 advantage. Blinn did show signs of life in the third inning when George Pappas started off with a walk and later scored on an error to get within 5-1.
MacNamee drove in the second run with a sacrifice fly to make the score 5-2. Unfortunately, that would be the final time Blinn would touch the plate and Galveston added seven runs in the next three innings to end the game with a 12-2 victory in five innings.
Galveston 7 – Blinn 5
Blinn played much better in the second game and even held a 2-0 lead after an inning but Galveston scored four in the sixth that proved to be the difference in a 7-5 loss for the Buccaneers.
McElreath was able to go 1 for 4 with a single but brought in two runs in the game. King nailed a double and brought in a run for the Buccaneers in the loss.
After getting run ruled in the opening game, Blinn came out much better in the second game as King led off with a double and scored the first run on an error. McElreath drove in a run with a sacrifice to give Blinn a 2-0 lead after a half inning. Galveston would bounce back in the third with two runs to tie the game up at 2-2.
Blinn was able to load the bases in the fourth and King was able to bring in a run after getting hit by a pitch to give the Buccaneers a 3-2 lead. Again Galveston answered with a single run in the fifth to tie the game back up at 3-3.
Angel De La Fuente got everything going for Blinn in the sixth with a leadoff double and he eventually came around to score to give Blinn a 4-3 lead. Galveston answered in the bottom half with four runs to take a 7-4 lead after six.
Blinn did continue to fight when MacNamee doubled to begin the seventh and then scored on an RBI ground out by McElreath to get Blinn within 7-5 of Galveston. That would be the final run scored as the Buccaneers lost the second game and suffered a sweep at the hands of Galveston.
Blinn will face Galveston again for a doubleheader on Saturday, April 9 starting at 2 p.m. in Brenham. That game will be the Turn Back the Clock game as well as the Adam’s Angels Ministry Fundraiser game.
The Adam’s Angels Ministry fundraiser game is where Blinn raises money and awareness for Adam’s Angels. Adam’s Angels Ministry is called to provide care and comfort for families that are in a battle against childhood cancer. The fundraising effort is part of Blinn’s annual Adopt-a-Charity program in which all Blinn athletic programs dedicate a portion of their gate proceeds towards a charity. For more information on Adam’s Angels Ministry visit www.adamsangelsministry.org.
Blinn has competed in intercollegiate athletics since 1903 and captured 32 NJCAA national championships since 1987. For more information, visit www.buccaneersports.com.
