Garret Rogers

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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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• 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 24, 2016

The Barton Community College baseball team split its four-game series at Seward County Community College this past weekend. The Cougars rebounded on Saturday from a six inning 11-1 loss capturing the nightcap in a high scoring 17-12, then rallied for five final inning runs stealing Sunday’s first game 11-9 before faltering to a 10-0 seven inning loss to wind up the weekend. The weekend leaves Barton in the sixth spot in conference play at 13-15 and 27-22 on the season while Seward County remains a spot ahead of the Cougars at 16-12 and an identical 27-22 overall record. Next up for the Cougars will be a mid-week non-conference contest hosting national receiving votes Hutchinson Community College before wrapping up the regular season next weekend against first place Colby Community College. First pitch for Wednesday’s nine inning game at Lawson-Biggs Field set for 5:00 p.m. while the weekend series slated for 1:00 p.m.

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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 25, 2016

The Barton Community College baseball team suffered its first conference losses of the season Friday as Dodge City Community College took the doubleheader 4-3 and 12-4. The Cougars led throughout the opener but Dodge City crept back into it late getting two runs in the seventh including a safety squeeze play completing the comeback. Carrying the momentum into the nightcap, the Conquistadors plated six in the second inning proving to be the difference. Despite outhitting the Conquistadors in each of the games, Barton had its eight game conference win streak snapped dropping to 8-2 in the Jayhawk and 18-9 overall while Dodge City improves to 9-5 in the conference and 21-8 on the season. The teams will wrap up the four-game set on Saturday with a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader at Cavalier Field.

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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 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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• February 27, 2016

Seven games into the season and the Barton Community College baseball team finally got to enjoy the comfort of playing at home, christening Lawson-Biggs Field for the 2016 with a pair of wins Saturday over Western Nebraska Community College. The Cougars put twelve runs on the board through the first four innings of game one including a seven run fourth then walked away with a 15-5 sixth inning three-run homerun. Combining for twenty-six hits in game one, both kept the hot bats alive in game two getting twelve hits each with Barton stringing enough for two three-run innings holding on for a 7-5 nine inning nightcap. The victories improve the Cougars to 4-5 on the season dropping the WNCC Cougars to 3-9. The teams will wrap up their four-game series on Sunday with a pair of seven inning contests beginning at 12:00 p.m.

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• February 13, 2016

Bouncing back from Friday's heartbreaking season opening loss, the Barton Community College baseball team split its games Saturday in Oklahoma, opening the day with a win before dropping the second. The Cougars put runs on the board in six of the seven innings in the opener clubbing Region VI member Highland Community College 15-3 before falling again to the opportune host Carl Albert State College 3-1. Barton will wrap up its three-day trip to Poteau taking on the Scotties of Highland again in an 11:00 a.m. first pitch.