San Jacinto won the opener 10-2 in five innings before picking up an 8-2 victory for the sweep.

In the first game, the Buccaneers scored in the first inning on an Acie Prince RBI ground out that scored Chandler Talbot.

San Jacinto grabbed a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the second frame and Blinn answered with its final run in the top of the third. A Coyotes error allowed Madeline Stephenson to score.

Teagan Whitley singled three times and finished her day 3 for 3.

Blinn pitcher Chloee Mason took the loss following four innings of work.

In game two, the Bucs built an early 2-0 lead before San Jacinto strung together eight runs across three frames.

Prince singled in Talbot for a 1-0 lead in the opening inning, and Prince picked up her second RBI of the game when she plated Stephenson with a line-drive single.

The Coyotes answered with two runs in the bottom of the third, five in the fourth, and one in the fifth.

Prince, Talbot, and Stephenson each had two hits for the Bucs, who finished with eight total hits. 

Blinn’s Kaitlyn Sadler started in the circle and was the pitcher of record after tossing five innings. Kailey Eldridge worked a scoreless sixth inning for the Bucs. 

Blinn is now 5-18 overall and 1-3 in the South Zone. Blinn hits the road for a region twin bill against Angelina College beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 19, in Lufkin, Texas. 

Blinn has competed in intercollegiate athletics since 1903 and captured 42 NJCAA national championships since 1987.

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