2015-16 Barton Baseball News
The Barton Community College baseball team had four players earn post season awards with sophomore Ryan McClure leading the way with an all-region award as well.
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.
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.
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.
One swing of the bat pretty much summed up the fate of the Barton Community College baseball team Wednesday at Lawson-Biggs Field as the Cougars took an eighth inning 10-0 loss to nationally receiving votes Hutchinson Community College. The Blue Dragons blasted three home runs in the non-conference affair none larger than a first inning grand slam leading to a five run start in building a nine run cushion through the first four frames. Hutchinson improves to 35-15 on the season dropping Barton to 27-23 with a quick turnaround staring the Cougars in the face returning to conference action on Thursday. Restructuring the weekend’s regular season finale due to anticipated inclement weather sweeping the state, the four-game series with the sixth place 13-15 Cougars hosting the first place Colby Community College Trojans will begin on Thursday with hopes of concluding in one of the following three days. First pitch slated for 1:00 p.m. as the Cougars look to derail Colby’s title hopes as the Trojans ride in to Great Bend atop the standings at 21-7 and 36-12 overall.
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.
The Barton Community College baseball team pounded Hesston College for seven first inning runs Tuesday evening in Hesston coasting the rest of the way for a 10-0 non-conference victory. Winning 14-2 earlier in the season in Great Bend, the victory was the second time this season the Cougars put away the Larks in a game shortened seven innings. The win improved Barton to 25-20 on the season dropping Hesston to 14-33. The Cougars return to conference action this weekend heading to Liberal in facing Seward County Community College in a four-game series with a 1:00 p.m. first pitch slated for both Saturday and Sunday’s doubleheader.
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.
Needing a win to snap a four game slide, a trip to Lindsborg, Kansas, provided a little relief for the Barton Community College baseball team as the Cougars returned home after a 10-3 win over the junior varsity squad of Bethany College. Held in check the first five innings the Cougars scored at least two runs in each of the last four innings improving to 22-18 on the season. Barton will return to conference play this weekend hosting Pratt Community College at Lawson-Biggs Field in a four-game series. Originally scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, in anticipation of wet weather sweeping through the area, the teams have moved up the series to 2:00 p.m. doubleheader on Friday followed by Saturday’s twin bill scheduled for a 1:00 p.m. first pitch.
Due to impending weather moving across the state for the upcoming weekend, the scheduled Barton Community College baseball team’s four-game series versus Pratt Community College has been changed and moved up on the calendar. The Cougars and Beavers will begin the series at Lawson-Biggs Field on Thursday in a 3:00 p.m. doubleheader followed by a 2:00 p.m. twin bill on Friday.
Sunday’s trip to Hutchinson’s Hobart-Detter Field brought back the what if moments for the Barton Community College baseball team as again the Blue Dragons of Hutchinson Community College produced two key big innings to sweep the Cougars 7-5 and 7-4. In a near replay of Saturday’s game one, Barton and Hutchinson were locked up in a sixth inning tie before the Blue Dragons plated five and held off the Cougars' seventh inning rally to win the opener. Hutchinson then went on to score four in the third inning of the series finale proving to be the difference in the three run victory. The weekend series leaves the Cougars at 9-11 in conference play and 21-18 overall while Hutchinson is atop the standings at 17-7 and 27-12. Barton will step out of conference play on Tuesday for a nine inning contest at Bethany College before a weekend conference series at Lawson-Biggs Field against Pratt Community College.
Take away two big innings going against the Barton Community College baseball team Saturday in Hutchinson and the results might have been different. Instead, the Cougars took two losses to the home Blue Dragons of Hutchinson Community College 8-4 and 13-3. Tied at three in the sixth inning of game one’s scheduled seven innings, the Blue Dragons put up five runs in the home half in taking the opener. Hutchinson would bury the Cougars in the second inning of game two tying a school record ten runs in a single inning going on to a 13-3 seven-inning run rule victory. The teams will wrap up the four-game series Sunday at Hobart-Detter Field with another twin bill beginning at 1:00 p.m.
Today’s Barton Community College baseball team’s game at Brown Mackie College has been cancelled. The Cougars will instead travel to Salina on Thursday to take on the junior varsity squad of Kansas Wesleyan University in a 4:00 p.m. first pitch nine inning contest at Dean Evans Stadium.
The Barton Community College baseball team suffered a pair of losses on Saturday at Lawson-Biggs Field falling to Garden City Community College 8-3 and 14-6. The Broncbusters broke open the first game with a six run third inning before pulling away with ten runs in the final four innings pulling away with the sweep. The losses sent Barton to its sixth straight conference loss falling to 8-6 and 19-13 while Garden City moves into a first place tie at 13-5 and 28-8 on the season. The teams will play another doubleheader beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday to wrap up the four game series.
Last season the mid-week matchup with Hesston College left the Cougars scratching their heads after taking an eleven run beating from the Larks. Tuesday night at Lawson-Biggs Field the Barton Community College baseball team flipped the script revenging the loss with a 14-2 seven inning shortened victory. Scoring in all but one of their six innings, the 19-11 Cougars blew the game open with a four run fourth putting the final dagger in with twin three run innings in the final two frames dropping Hesston to 10-20 on the season. The Cougars return to conference action this weekend hosting Garden City Community College in a four-game series with a 1:00 p.m. first pitch slated for both Saturday and Sunday’s doubleheader.
