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Caden Ferraro 2025
5
Murray State College MURRAY S 0-0
13
Winner Blinn College BLINN CO 0-0
Murray State College MURRAY S
0-0
5
Final
13
Blinn College BLINN CO
0-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Murray State College MURRAY S 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 5 6 1
Blinn College BLINN CO 1 6 0 2 1 3 X 13 12 0

W: Fryman, Bennett (1-0) L: C. Kuiper (0-1)

5
Winner Murray State College MURRAY S 0-0
2
Blinn College BLINN CO 0-0
Winner
Murray State College MURRAY S
0-0
5
Final
2
Blinn College BLINN CO
0-0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Murray State College MURRAY S 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
Blinn College BLINN CO 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 2

W: A. Haley (1-0) L: Shaw, Cadyn (0-1) S: B. Morgan (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Ferraro leads No. 1 Blinn past Murray State in game one before Aggies take finale for twin bill split

The Buccaneers visit Amarillo College for a three-game series beginning Feb. 7 in Amarillo, Texas

The No. 1 Blinn College baseball team settled for a doubleheader split with Murray State College on Sunday at Leroy Dreyer Field in Brenham, Texas.

The Buccaneers picked up a 13-5 victory in the seven-inning before falling 5-2 in the nine-inning finale.

Blinn is now 4-2 on the year.

"We're seeing the signs of a really good ballclub, but we can't pick and choose when we want to lock in and play good baseball; that's the message of the day for this bunch," Bucs head coach Dusty Hart said. "They're still learning how to play the game the right way but we'll get there."

Everything seemed to go right for Blinn in game one, as the Bucs built a 7-0 lead in the first two innings.

Even after the Aggies pulled within 7-4 in the third, Blinn kept tacking on and pulled away for good with a three-run sixth frame.

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(Pictured: Blinn's Caden Ferraro doubles during a game against Murray State on Feb. 2, 2025)

The Bucs' lineup did the heavy lifting with a 12-hit onslaught, highlighted by a three-hit day for sophomore slugger Caden Ferraro that included a double, two home runs and six RBIs.

Ferraro is off to a fast start after hitting .384 with 18 homers and 82 RBIs as a freshman during Blinn's 2024 national championship run. After Sunday, the left-swinging Texas Tech University commit is hitting .526 (10 for 19) with four doubles, a triple, two long balls, and seven RBIs.

On Sunday, he hit two-run homers in the fourth and sixth innings.

"This offense knows that we thrive in our home ballpark; we love hitting here," Ferraro said. "We had no worries coming into today and felt like we were going to be able to get some balls into the air and into the gaps. I got two good pitches to hit – fastballs down the middle – and put some good swings on them and ended up with two home runs."

Sophomore Bennett Fryman started on the mound for Blinn but pulled double duty as he also had three at bats. He picked up two hits, including a no-doubt two-run blast that cleared the trees in right field during the Bucs' six-run second inning.

Sophomore Matt Quintanar had a double and an RBI as part of a two-hit showing, and sophomore Ryder McDaniel (one RBI) and freshman Reece Lunsford had two singles apiece.

Freshman Trey Craig also singled and drove in a run.

Fryman was credited with the win after 2 1/3 innings of work. He allowed four runs (earned) on four hits with five strikeouts and three walks.

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(Pictured: Blinn's Bennett Fryman throws a pitch during a game against Murray State on Feb. 2, 2025)

Out of the bullpen, freshman Jack Garza worked 1 2/3 innings of one-run ball, and sophomore Dillon Henson (two innings) and freshman Bryce McCain shut out Murray State across the final three frames of play.

Game two was unfortunately a different story for the Bucs, as sophomore pitcher Austin Haley struck out 10 hitters while limiting Blinn to an unearned run through 6 1/3 innings of work.

"Their game two starter really stepped up for them and kept us at bay," Hart said. "We started getting frustrated and having bad at bats, and even when we did get something going late, we just couldn't get the big hit when we needed it."

The Bucs broke up the shutout in the seventh inning when freshman Drew Britton drove in Ferraro on an RBI groundout. 

In the eighth, Blinn loaded the bases with one out and drove in a run on freshman Benji Berrera's RBI groundout, but couldn't keep the rally going.

Then in the ninth, Quintanar started the inning with a single, and two outs later a walk and a hit batsman loaded the bases. With the winning run at the plate, however, the Aggies induced a fly out to end the game.

"We're really good when things are going our way, but right now when we get punched in the mouth or have to fight through a little adversity, we haven't handled that very well as a team," Hart explained. "We need to get better in that department because baseball is hard, and we have to learn to play the game the same way the entire time and continue to do what the game asks you to do. I know we'll learn from today."

The Bucs finished with three hits.

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(Pictured: Blinn's Cadyn Shaw delivers a pitch during a game against Murray State on Feb. 2, 2025)

On the mound, freshman Cadyn Shaw got the start for Blinn and lasted 4 1/3 innings. He took the loss after giving up two runs (earned) on two hits while fanning seven Aggies and walking one.

Freshman hurler Ben Polleschultz was charged with three earned runs in 2/3 innings, freshman Hudson Melaerts tossed three scoreless innings, and sophomore Paxton Terveen worked a scoreless ninth.

Blinn's season resumes when the Bucs visit Amarillo College for a three-game series beginning with a twin bill at noon on Friday, Feb. 7, in Amarillo, Texas.

Blinn has competed in intercollegiate athletics since 1903 and captured 49 NJCAA national championships since 1987.
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