Austin Taylor

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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 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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• 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 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 14, 2016

The Barton Community College baseball team scored twelve runs in the final three innings Sunday winning 17-7 in a walk-off shortened seven innings over Highland Community College. The victory was the second over the Scotties on the weekend racking up thirty-two runs and earned the Cougars a split of its trip to Poteau, Oklahoma, having lost a pair to host Carl Albert State College. Barton will return to Oklahoma for its next weekend series playing three games at Rose State College in Midwest City beginning on Saturday.