Dusty Hart

Head Baseball Coach at Blinn College

[Dusty Hart @DustyHart]

4th straight trip and it never gets old. #blessed #grandBUCtion

[D1Baseball @d1baseball]

Dylan Thompson went from one appearance in two years at LSU to dominating at Blinn College.

The @BYUBaseball transfer went 10-0 with a 2.29 ERA and a .197 BAA in 2026. His ability to flood the zone with his sinker and slider gives him a chance to play a key role for the Cougars.

[National Baseball Recruiting @NatlBBRecruit]

College Baseball Program of the Day #012: Blinn College Buccaneers
4 straight trips to the JUCO World Series. 1 national title. 1 national runner-up finish in 2026. 2027 and 2028 players, Blinn College in Brenham, Texas is one of the most reliable winners in junior college baseball.
Under head coach Dusty Hart, Blinn has won the Region XIV South title, the Region XIV South Regional and the Mid-South District in every season since he arrived in 2023, and has reached the NJCAA Division I World Series four years in a row, all program records. Their finishes in Grand Junction: fourth in 2023, national champions in 2024, fifth in 2025, runner-up in 2026.
The 2026 season:
49-14 overall, the program's highest win total under Hart (46 in 2023, 47 in 2024, 48 in 2025, 49 in 2026)
No. 3 ranked entering the World Series, the No. 2 seed
Went 4-2 in Grand Junction and fought out of the loser's bracket to reach the title game, falling 8-5 to top-ranked Johnson County
SS Jacob Bohacek hit 16 home runs on the year, including 4 at the World Series. 1B Drew Britton hit his 10th of the season in the title game
RHP Dylan Thompson was named Pitcher of the Tournament after two complete games, and 2B Hunter Smolinski was named Defensive Player of the Tournament
Thompson, Smolinski, Bohacek and 3B Ryley Leininger made the World Series All-Tournament Team
The 2024 title team set World Series records for hits (101) and runs (86). Tanner Reaves had a tournament-record 18 hits and 7 doubles, and Cade Climie scored a tournament-best 15 runs and won the inaugural Kirby Puckett Memorial MVP. Blinn beat Northwest Florida State 12-5 in the final.
In 2025, catcher Ethan Gonzalez tied the World Series single-game record with six hits and set the tournament batting average record at .700 (14-for-20).
The pipeline is the point. Blinn sent 9 players from the 2025 team to NCAA Division I programs, and 15 players from the 2024 title team signed with four-year schools, 12 of them at Division I. The school has won 53 national championships across all sports since 1987.
Head coach Dusty Hart is 766-329 as a head coach. Before Blinn he spent 17 seasons at Grayson College, where he won the 2008 NJCAA Division I World Series. He was the 2008 NJCAA National Coach of the Year, the 2024 NJCAA DI ABCA/ATEC National Coach of the Year, and has won 11 region coach of the year awards. 25 of his players have been drafted by MLB teams. He played shortstop at Grayson and UT Pan American. Pitching coach Chase Van Dyk and assistant Greg Evans round out the staff.
@BlinnBaseball @BlinnAthletics @DustyHart @Chasevandyk
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[Tucker Tittle @TuckerTittle]

Shutout inning vs Tarleton
Fall velo: T90
CT 78-82
SW 75-76
CH 80-82
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[Blake Beheler @BehelerBlake]

Two homeruns from today’s game vs McClennan both at 108 off the bat
@DustyHart @Chasevandyk @munizdiego_

[Justin Turner @redturn2]

I don’t have all the answers but I love baseball because of the ups and downs and constant grind. So here’s some thoughts for the “X hitting” war that is going on right now.

[Elbert (Trey) Craig @Big_Trey42]

Double to the gap. So thankful to be back doing what I love #AGTG @BlinnBaseball @DustyHart @munizdiego_ @Chasevandyk

[Dusty Hart @DustyHart]

Please Support our 2026 Blinn College Baseball Fundraiser! https://t.co/ikS3Kfsip2

[Josh Chambers @JoshChambers]

Von Miller reveals after Texas A&M coach Mike Sherman suspended him, he packed everything he owned into his truck and started driving to Florida to transfer, when he called his he dad told him not to quit, so he turned around and led the nation with 17.5 sacks the next season

“I had everything I owned in this blanket, and I went to my car. I threw it in the back and I’m driving home. I called my daddy. I’m like, ��Daddy, man, I’m leaving. Coach Sherman kicked me off the team. I ain’t coming back until I do this and that.’”

“I’m thinking my dad is going, ‘All right, we’re going to find something else.’ He said, ‘Pull that truck over, turn around, and go back to school. You’re not quitting.’”

“I was like, ‘That was not the answer I was looking for.’ He was like, ‘You’re not just about to quit when it gets hard. You’re going to turn that truck back around. You’re going to go back to school and you’re going to fix it.’”

“I had tears going down my face. I was like, ‘Man, this is going to be so hard to fix all of this.’ I turned around. We had a meeting. Coach Sherman told my dad the exact same thing that he told me, and my dad agreed with Coach Sherman.”

“There was nowhere I could go. I just had to face the music. I had to face the truth. That spring was a hard one, but I got my grades up. I made it to all my classes. I went through the checklist of everything Coach Sherman wanted me to do.”

“That following year, my junior year, was the best year that I had up until that day. I led the nation in sacks. I had 17 and a half sacks. My life had totally changed. That was all a testament to running straight through the storm. The shortest way through the storm is straight. I put my head down and I worked, and my life totally changed that offseason.”

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[Paradigm Player Development @ParadigmPDS]

“Partnering with Paradigm has been a perfect addition to our baseball program here at Blinn College. We’re grateful for the MLB grade front office and analytics services they provide our student athletes.

For any program serious about winning national championships and developing players at the highest level, Paradigm is an absolute necessity” - @DustyHart

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[ColoradoBaseball @COBSBL]

NJCAA power @BlinnBaseball top facilities in South TX, 2024 National Champs; 2026 Runner-Up @jucoroute

[Dusty Hart @DustyHart]

Any HS catchers out there looking to develop some elite defensive skills, here's your chance

[Buccaneer Sports @BlinnAthletics]

Congratulations to former Buccaneer and 2024 national champion Caden Ferraro, who was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the third round of the MLB Draft on Saturday!

[Buccaneer Sports @BlinnAthletics]

Congratulations to former Blinn Buccaneer and 2024 national champion Lucas Davenport!!!

[MLB Draft @MLBDraft]

With their 5th-round pick (No. 156 overall), the @RedSox select @BaylorBaseball right-handed pitcher Lucas Davenport.

Watch live: https://t.co/h080jbn5Dp

[Dusty Hart @DustyHart]

Not bad for a P.O. 🧐@CadenFerraro11

[St. Louis Cardinals @Cardinals]

With the 86th pick in the 2026 MLB Draft, the St. Louis Cardinals select OF Caden Ferraro!

[101 ESPN St. Louis @101espn]

The #STLCards select Texas Tech outfielder Caden Ferraro with the 86th pick in the 3rd round of the #MLBDraft.

[Matthew Taylor @Matt_Taylor242]

Outing Last Night and stats so far this summer

5 innings pitched
0 runs
2 hits
1 bb
5 k

SNK: 89-91
SL: 80-82
CH: 80-83

@Chasevandyk @DustyHart

[Matthew Taylor @Matt_Taylor242]

Last outing
4 innings pitched

1 run
2 hits
1 bb
2 k

SNK: 88-90
SL: 80-82
@DustyHart @Chasevandyk