Cougars score late inning 5-4 win over Seward
The Cougars got a strong pitching performance and timely late inning hits as Barton Community College defeated Seward County Community College 5-4 Saturday at Lawson-Biggs Field. With the win Barton puts itself in position to split the four-game series by picking up a victory in game two of today's doubleheader.
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
Two errors led to two first inning runs then Griffith tacked on another in the second with a leadoff homerun to give the Saints the early 3-0 lead.
Barton scored one in third after King tripled to left then scored on a Benson ground out. The Cougars would tie the game in the fifth as Bowman led off the inning then scored on a King single who then scored later on an Andino sac bunt.
Seward regained the lead in the sixth as Griffith tripled to right field then scored one batter later on Cruz's single to left. Coombs delivered the tying hit in the home half of the inning on a two-out double to score Braxson Byfield.
After winning pitcher Craig Nicks got the Saints out in order in the top of the seventh, the Cougars went to work for the win in the bottom half. Benson got the Cougars going with a leadoff single to left center. After an Andino sac bunt moved Benson to second and a Turpin walk, Byfield popped up in the Bermuda triangle between three Saints' infielders and a hustling Benson scored from second base for the winning run as Byfield reach first base safely.
Nicks went the distance for the Cougars earning the win striking out eleven batters and giving up six hits and two earned runs. Johnny Griffith took the loss for the Saints pitching the last inning and a third with three hits and surrendering the one unearned run.