Mason Hiser

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• May 07, 2016

The Barton Community College baseball team had their season come to an end Saturday in Kansas City as the Cougars dropped the first two games of the three-game series to Kansas City Kansas Community College in first round action of the Region VI/Central District Tournament. The twelfth seeded Cougars got off to a rough start digging an early eight run deficit and never recovered leading to a 13-0 loss. Bouncing back in game two, Barton led through 5.5 innings but a four-run KCK home half of the sixth inning sent the Cougars home losing 7-3. Barton concludes the 2016 season at 29-27 while the fifth seeded Blue Devils improve to 39-18 advancing to next weekend’s eight team double-elimination bracket held at Wichita’s Lawrence-Dumont Stadium.

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• May 02, 2016

The Barton Community College baseball team did what only two other teams were able to do this season, earn a series split against West Division conference champion Colby Community College. Proving that they can play with anyone, the Cougars came out with a lot of emotion for the final day of the season at Lawson-Biggs Field taking Sunday’s opener 8-4. With Colby needing a win to secure an outright title and the first championship in the program’s history, the Trojans built momentum through the first five innings before a four-run sixth broke it open going on for an 11-5 win seizing the title. Barton finishes the regular season in a sixth place 15-17 in the Jayhawk Conference and 29-25 overall while Colby clinched the conference crown at 23-9 and 38-14.

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• April 28, 2016

The Barton Community College baseball team returned to Lawson-Biggs Field for its second consecutive day of competition splitting its conference doubleheader Thursday with Colby Community College. The conference leading Trojans jumped out to a ten run lead in game one winning 11-2 but the Cougars battled back in game two scoring in six of its eight innings at the plate including a six run third inning to split the twin bill with a 13-7 win. The split leaves Barton to 14-16 in Jayhawk Conference play and 28-24 overall while preventing Colby from clinching the conference crown moving to 22-8 and 37-13 on the year. The sixth place Cougars will play its final home games of the season on Sunday as the teams will wrap up their four-game series with a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader.

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• April 14, 2016

The Barton Community College baseball team opened up their four-game series Thursday versus Pratt Community College sweeping the Beavers 8-5 and 10-3 at Lawson-Biggs Field. The Cougar pitching staff struck out twenty-one Pratt batters while pounding the Beaver pitching staff with twenty-six hits producing five-run innings in each of the contests capturing the twin bill. The victories improve Barton to .500 in the conference season at 11-11 and 24-18 overall while dropping the Beavers to 6-16 and 16-28 on the season. The teams will conclude the series on Friday with a pair of games scheduled for a 2:00 p.m. first pitch.

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• March 26, 2016

Looking to rebound from its first two conference losses of the season a day prior, the Barton Community College baseball team came up on the short end Saturday at Dodge City Community College. Getting strong pitching performances and outhitting the Conquistadors for the second day in a row, the Cougars couldn’t generate enough offense dropping 3-1 and 3-2 decisions as Dodge City swept the four-game weekend series. The losses send Barton to an 8-4 mark in the Jayhawk and 18-11 overall with Dodge City improving to 11-5 in the conference and 23-8 overall. The Cougars will step out of conference play with a 6:00 p.m. Tuesday matchup with Hesston College at Cougar Field before hosting Garden City Community College next weekend for another conference four-game series.

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• March 20, 2016

The Barton Community College baseball team got back to its winning ways Sunday taking a doubleheader over MCC-Longview 4-0 and 6-5 at Lawson-Biggs Field. Getting three runs in the fourth leading to the game one win, the Cougars’ five run lead in the nightcap was erased in the final two innings before a bases loaded walk-off single won the nightcap in ten innings. The fourth walk off win of the year improves the Cougars to 18-7 on the season while dropping MCC-Longview to 8-15. Barton will return to conference play on Friday beginning a two-day four-game set at Dodge City Community College. First pitch for each day’s doubleheader at Cavalier Field slated for 1:00 p.m.

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• March 17, 2016

Knocked off its perch from a fourteen game win streak, the Barton Community College baseball team suffered a doubleheader sweep to Division II No. 13 ranked North Iowa Area Community College Thursday at Lawson-Biggs Field. Scoring ten runs in the first three innings North Iowa would take game one 12-6, then plated three in the extra frame due in part to two Barton errors grabbing an 8-5 eight inning nightcap victory. As the Trojans pounded out twenty-four hits in the two game series, the Cougars could only muster fifteen hits while aiding in the losses with a combined eight errors on the day. The non-conference losses drop Barton to 16-7 overall while North Iowa improves to 13-5. The Cougars will have a day off before beginning a four-game weekend series versus Metropolitan Community College-Longview. Saturday’s first pitch at Lawson-Biggs Field slated for 2:00 p.m. with Sunday’s start time at 12:00 p.m.

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• March 14, 2016

Even an hour and a half rain delay Sunday at Lawson-Biggs Field couldn?t slow down the Barton Community College baseball team as the Cougars took two more games from Butler Community College sweeping the weekend series. The Cougars got a masterful pitching performance from Jackson Rose in winning 5-0 then put up a seven run fifth inning taking the nightcap 14-10. The victory is the fourteenth straight for the Cougars improving to 8-0 in conference play and 16-5 overall while Butler begins its conference season 0-4 dropping to 10-11 on the season. Barton will step away from conference play for its next six games beginning Thursday as the Cougars host North Iowa Area Community College in a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader before a weekend home series versus Metropolitan Community College-Longview.

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• March 12, 2016

The Barton Community College baseball team trailed in the final innings of both games Saturday at Lawson-Biggs Field rallying for a doubleheader sweep over Butler Community College. The Cougars took game one 4-3 on a walk-off double then in the nightcap needed another rally in the ninth inning before stealing the game 6-5 in eleven innings. In capturing its sixth come-from-behind win of the season, the unsung heroes amongst the clutch offensive execution was the Barton bullpen pitching of Taylor Langston and Mason Hiser closing out a combined 5.2 innings, scattering three hits, and striking out seven batters giving the offense a chance. The victory is the twelfth straight for the Cougars improving to 6-0 in conference play and 14-5 overall while Butler drops its conference opening day slipping to 10-9 on the season. The teams will wrap up the four game series with a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader on Sunday.

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• March 07, 2016

The Barton Community College baseball team opened up conference play this past weekend in Concordia getting a four-game sweep at Cloud County Community College. On Saturday the Cougars rallied for four runs in the top of the seventh to steal the opener 7-4 then took the nightcap 10-1 behind a six run fifth inning. Looking for the sweep on Sunday Barton put up a fourth inning ten spot winning game one 15-4 before scoring nine in the seventh for the clinching 15-7 series finale. The ninth straight victory improves the Cougars to 11-5 while dropping Cloud County to 2-15 on the season. Barton will have a mid-week non-conference contest this Wednesday in a 5:00 p.m. nine inning affair at Lawson-Biggs Field before also hosting Butler Community College in a four-game weekend conference set beginning at 1:00 p.m. Saturday.

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• February 12, 2016

The Barton Community College baseball team had a season opening victory within a strike, but three times the Vikings of Carl Albert State College escaped defeat with a dramatic 7-6 win Friday afternoon in Poteau, Oklahoma. The Cougars, who launched their own three-run rally in the seventh, had victory in grasp after getting the first two outs of the seventh but couldn’t get the third strike on three additional batters before a pinch hit double drove home two runs for the win. The teams will meet again on Saturday in another seven inning affair at 12:30 p.m. following Barton’s 10:00 am. Game versus Highland Community College.