Athletic Facilities

BLINN COLLEGE ATHLETIC FACILITIES

Kruse Center - Volleyball and Basketball

The 36,000-square-foot Kruse Center on the Blinn-Brenham Campus provides a facility the entire community can enjoy. Featuring an event arena, cardio room, men’s and women’s locker rooms, an indoor track, meeting and multi-purpose rooms, and a selfserve vending MicroMarket, the Kruse Center serves as home to the Buccaneer men’s basketball, women’s basketball, and volleyball teams, along with Blinn recreational sports. The Kruse Center provides students and the community a high-quality space for general fitness, weightlifting, dance and yoga, kinesiology classes, and meetings. The arena also is used for high school playoff games and hosts camps during the summer months. “This first-class facility will add vibrance and energy to Blinn’s campus community, helping to recruit and retain the high-achieving students who are the lifeblood of this institution,” said Dr. Mary Hensley, Chancellor of the Blinn College District, at the facility’s 2017 grand opening.

The Kruse Family

The Kruse Center was designed with the support of a generous gift from siblings Mildred Kruse Bridges, Evelyn Ann Kruse, Ed. Kruse and his wife Evelyn, and Howard Kruse and his wife Verlin in memory of their parents, E.F. and Bertha Kruse. The Kruse family is involved in many civic endeavors in Brenham and throughout the state, and has been particularly supportive of Blinn College and Texas A&M University. In 2011, the Kruses were major contributors to the W.J. “Bill” Rankin Agricultural Complex, home to Blinn’s nationally renowned Agricultural Sciences Department. The family contributed to the state-of-the-art A.W. Hodde, Jr. Technical Education Center that opened in 2010, and has donated to the College’s Dr. W.W. O’Donnell Performing Arts Center, which hosts fine arts performances throughout the year. The Kruses have established endowed scholarships to help high-achieving students reach their career goals through a Blinn College education.

Inaugural Game Day - Dec. 2, 2017

Blinn College Athletic Director Scott Schumacher, right, presents Howard Kruse with a plaque commemorating the inaugural games at the Kruse Center.

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1. CUB STADIUM - FOOTBALL

The Buccaneers play their home games at Brenham ISD’s Cub Stadium, located at 1600 East Tom Green Street. Seating capacity is 6,300. The main press box on the home (west) side is air-conditioned. Visitors park on the south end of the stadium. The field is an AstroTurf playing surface, new in 2021. The excellent drainage provides a great surface in all weather conditions. The 25x14 foot Daktronics scoreboard was installed in 2010.

2. LEROY DREYER FIELD - BASEBALL

Built in 1988, Leroy Dreyer Field is one of the finest baseball facilities in the state and among the top junior college complexes in the nation. Besides being home to the Bucs, it also has been the site of the TexasNew Mexico Junior College Coaches Association all-star games, the Texas-New Mexico Junior College state baseball tournament, the Region 14 tournament, and numerous Texas high school playoff games. The dimensions of the natural turf field are: 325 foul lines, 355 power alleys and 375 straightaway center. Athletic field expert Floyd Perry rated the playing surface among the top 1 percent in all of college baseball. The covered grandstand features seating for 665, a concession stand, restrooms, and an air-conditioned press box. The facility also houses home team training and locker rooms and coaches offices. The field is named for the former Blinn coach who retired in 1986 after 28 years at the helm. He compiled a 653-249 record and had five national tournament appearances. In 1991, he was inducted into the National Junior College Athletic Association Baseball Hall of Fame. In 2017, Dreyer was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame. In 1994, Dreyer retired as Blinn’s athletic director after holding the post for 35 years. His uniform number, 34, has been retired. In 2014, a new, modern scoreboard was added.

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3. HOHLT PARK - SOFTBALL

The Buccaneers began play on their softball field in 2001. Located at Hohlt Park on the north side of the city, the facility features a lighted field with a premier playing surface, all-weather tarp, covered seating, and a club house. In 2012, a new, modern scoreboard was added.

4. RANKIN FIELD AT HOHLT PARK - MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SOCCER

The Buccaneers play their home games at Rankin Field at Hohlt Park, located at 2425 North Park Street. The lighted facility features a Bermuda grass playing surface and seats up to 400 spectators in the bleachers on the north side of the field. Covered dugouts for home and visiting teams are located on the north and south sides of the field, and the facility features a press box and the Blinn Field House. Parking is located to the east of the field. Hohlt Park features 85 acres of land used for various sports and events and also is the home of Blinn College softball.

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5/6. DOYLE COATNEY CENTER

The Doyle Coatney Center opened in April 2017, providing indoor practice space for the Buccaneer baseball and softball teams. It is one of the premier baseball/softball facilities in the State of Texas, providing numerous batting cages, an infield practice area, and space for our pitchers to hone their skills. It also houses a weight room and classroom. The facility was made possible by a generous gift from Doyle Coatney, a former member of Blinn’s football, basketball, baseball, and track teams.

7. WEIGHT ROOM

Blinn has a top-quality weight room that opened in 1992. The modern, 4,000-square-foot, air-conditioned weight room has more than 12,500 pounds of free weights available to all Blinn athletic teams for their weight training programs. In 2013, the weight room was updated with a new floor and updated equipment.

8/9. BRENHAM COUNTRY CLUB - MEN’S AND WOMEN’S GOLF

The 18-hole golf course at Brenham Country Club is home to the Blinn College men’s and women’s golf teams. The Buccaneers practice and host tournaments at the par-72 course, which also features a 300-yard driving range, a well-equipped pro shop, and a golf professional on site. Brenham Country Club is located at 4107 Highway 105 in Brenham.