Alan Clark

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• May 12, 2017

The Barton Community College baseball team fell 5-2 to Neosho County Community College this morning at Wichita's Lawrence Dumont Stadium in the opening game of the eight-team Central District Region VI Tournament. The loss bounces the 42-17 Cougars to the elimination side of the bracket to play in Saturday's 10:00 a.m. contest against the loser of the Fort Scott-Cowley contest while Neosho improves to 40-20 and will play the winner of the contest at 4:00 p.m. Saturday.

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• May 01, 2017

The Barton Community College baseball team concluded its regular season today traveling to Topeka and coming away with a doubleheader split in hosting Cloud County Community College. Having moved the games to Washburn University’s Falley Field due to wet field conditions at Lawson-Biggs Field, the No. 18 ranked Cougars took game one 5-2 but dropped the four-game series finale 7-2 as the T-Birds scored seven runs in the final three innings to earn the split.

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• April 28, 2017

For the second time in three games, a ninth inning rally fell a run short as the No. 18 ranked Barton Community College baseball team split Friday’s doubleheader with Cloud County Community College. Barton plated five runs in the opener’s third inning to hold off the T-Birds 5-4 but the tide flipped in the night cap with Cloud County being the one to put up a five-run third inning to gain the edge before capitalizing on the fourth Barton error of the game providing the winning run in a 10-9 score. The split ended Barton’s hopes of chasing the Jayhawk West crown while tightening up the chase for second place as the Cougars come back to the field at 20-10 and 39-15 overall. In its own chase to hold on to the sixth place in the West, Cloud County moved one step closer opening up a two game lead over Butler at 11-19 and 26-28 on the season. Due to forecasted weather rolling through the area, the final two games of the series at Lawson-Biggs Field have been pushed back to Monday beginning at 1:00 p.m.

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• April 23, 2017

The Barton Community College baseball team completed its second straight conference sweep on Sunday taking the remaining pair of games at Colby Community College. The Cougars jumped out to eight run lead through the first three innings to take the seven inning contest 10-6 before erasing a two run deficit getting a four-hit combined pitching performance for a 6-3 series clincher. The sweep over the weekend leap frogged the Cougars over the Trojans in the conference standings as Barton’s eleventh straight win puts them alone in second place in the West standings at 19-9 while improving to 38-13 on the season. Colby drops back to the fourth slot in the standings at 17-11 and 26-20 overall. Barton’s next action comes Wednesday as the Cougars travel to the equally red-hot and winners of twelve straight Hutchinson Community College for a non-conference 5:00 p.m. nine inning affair before wrapping up the regular season this weekend hosting Cloud County Community College.

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• April 15, 2017

Guaranteeing its first conference series victory since March 4 with a 7-1 game one win Saturday, the Barton Community College baseball team returned to the Lawson-Biggs Field diamond determined to complete the mission as the Cougars jumped out to a first inning lead and never looked back in the 11-1 eighth inning win to sweep Seward County Community College. Four-run innings, the first in the opener’s sixth inning and again in the fourth inning of the series finale, helped lead Barton to their first ever sweep over the Saints. The weekend’s results move the Cougars into a third place tie in the Jayhawk West standings at 15-9 and 33-13 while Seward County stays in the sixth spot at 9-15 dropping to 16-28 on the year. Barton will have a Tuesday non-conference game hosting Hesston College at 5:00 p.m. before returning back to conference play traveling to Colby for a weekend four-game series.

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• April 14, 2017

The Barton Community College baseball team experienced the thrill of not one, but two, walk-off homeruns Friday afternoon at Lawson-Biggs Field as the Cougars swept Seward County Community College in the Jayhawk doubleheader 4-3 in an extra eight inning of play and a 17-7 sixth inning run rule. The victories improve Barton to 13-9 in conference play and 31-13 overall while Seward County drops to 9-16 and 17-22 overall. The teams will wrap up their four-game series on Saturday with the doubleheader start time moved up to 11:00 a.m. due to forecasted afternoon weather implications.

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• April 12, 2017

A non-conference doubleheader was just what the doctor ordered as the Barton Community College baseball team took out their past weekend’s frustrations on the junior varsity squad from Bethany College, scoring in each of their frames at-bat Tuesday at Lawson-Biggs Field to earn a pair of five inning rule contests. The Cougars pounded out nine extra base hits in the opener as twenty total hits led to a 15-5 victory before a nine-run first inning powered the doubleheader sweep with a 22-4 win. Barton improves to 29-13 on the season and sits in fourth place in the Jayhawk West at 11-9 headed to their upcoming four game conference series against Seward County Community College as the surging Saints come to Lawson-Biggs Field with a 9-11 conference record and 16-23 on the season having won six of their last eight ball games. First pitch for both Friday and Saturday’s doubleheaders slated for 1:00 p.m.

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• April 08, 2017

The Barton Community College baseball team rallied to steal one victory but couldn’t overcome a four run inning in the nightcap as the Cougars split Saturday’s doubleheader at Pratt Community College. Forcing extra innings with a seventh inning two run rally, the Cougars took the opener in the eighth inning getting a three run home run to win 6-4. Looking for the sweep, Pratt had other plans putting four runs on the board to break a two-all deadlock going on to a 7-2 victory. The split moves Barton to 10-8 in conference play and 26-12 while Pratt stands at 4-13 in the Jayhawk and 14-22 overall. The teams will conclude the four-game series on Sunday with a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader at Pratt’s Stanion Field.

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• April 03, 2017

The Barton Community College baseball team once again received a solid pitching outing helping the No. 22 ranked Cougars split today’s doubleheader against No. 14 Hutchinson Community College. The Blue Dragons buried Barton in a seven run hole through the first four innings of game one as three Cougar home runs were not enough in the 8-4 loss. The Barton pitching staff responded to the call limiting the hot Hutchinson bats in game two while getting a timely two-out hit to earn the split with a 3-2 win.

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• March 31, 2017

The Barton Community College baseball team split today’s doubleheader against Hutchinson Community College beginning the four-game series on Friday due to forecasted weather moving through the area. In a pitcher’s duel with the No.14 Blue Dragons coming out on top 3-1 in the first game at Lawson-Biggs Field, the nationally receiving votes Cougars strung together two big innings in the nightcap while getting another strong pitching outing to win 9-1 in splitting the day’s contest. Barton moves to 8-6 in conference play and 24-10 overall while Hutchinson moves to 13-5 in the Jayhawk and 25-10 on the season. The teams will renew the series on Sunday in a projected 2:00 p.m. first pitch for doubleheader play.

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• March 21, 2017

It didn’t have the feel of a weekend showdown of ranked teams, but the Tuesday afternoon doubleheader at Lawson-Biggs Field was still a battle of top twenty squads as the Barton Community College baseball team split the doubleheader with Iowa Western Community College. Behind a seven run fifth inning the No. 20 Reivers took the opener 15-9 but the No. 13 ranked Cougars were able to salvage the split behind a four run fourth inning in holding on for a 5-3 victory. Now 21-7, Barton’s next action will come this weekend with a 1:00 p.m. first pitch in a four-game conference set at Garden City Community College. Iowa Western leaves Great Bend 14-9 on the year taking the field on Wednesday in a 2:00 p.m. doubleheader at No. 12 Hutchinson Community College.

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• March 19, 2017

The Barton Community College baseball team were within ninety feet of a tying run on Sunday but instead ended up with another split as the No. 13 Cougars and Dodge City Community College each won a game to half the weekend’s four game series at Lawson-Biggs Field. The Cougars took the opener 10-4 scoring in each of its six at-bats but in the nightcap a couple of Conquistador big innings were enough as Barton’s leadoff ninth inning triple came up short in a 9-8 defeat. The series split leaves Barton at 5-3 in conference play and 20-6 overall while Dodge City leaves Great Bend at 9-3 in the Jayhawk and 17-7 on the season. Barton will have a day’s rest before No. 20 ranked Iowa Western Community College rolls in to Lawson-Biggs Field for a Tuesday 2:00 p.m. doubleheader.

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• March 13, 2017

The Barton Community College baseball team wrapped up its three game set against Iowa Lakes Community College Monday afternoon at Lawson-Biggs Field with a 10-0 game shortened seven innings to sweep the Lakers. Originally scheduled for a doubleheader, weather conditions favored changing the series final day to a single game nine inning contest but the Cougars’ five run fourth and four run sixth ended the finale in seven frames. Winning their seventh straight improving to 18-3 on the season, Barton sends Iowa Lakes to their fourth straight loss dropping to 4-7. The Cougars will return to the home field on Tuesday taking on Division II No. 12 ranked North Iowa Area Community College in a 3:00 p.m. nine inning first pitch.

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• March 12, 2017

The Barton Community College baseball team picked up a couple of non-conference victories Sunday at Lawson-Biggs Field with a 16-6 five inning run rule followed by a 7-3 nine inning victory over Iowa Lakes Community College. Barton improves to 17-3 on the season in dropping the Lakers to 4-6 headed to Monday’s 1:00 p.m. first pitch doubleheader.

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• February 26, 2017

The Barton Community College baseball team needed a Sunday rally in game one scoring four runs in the final two innings for a 6-5 victory before a five run third broke open the nightcap for a 10-2 series finale to complete its weekend sweep at Lawson-Biggs Field over Western Nebraska Community College. Improving to 10-2 on the season while dropping Western Nebraska to 4-8, Barton will next have a Tuesday 3:00 p.m. nine inning game hosting the junior varsity squad from McPherson College before the weekend’s conference opening series at Butler Community College.

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• February 25, 2017

Eight 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 2017 with a pair of wins Saturday over Western Nebraska Community College. The Cougars broke open a three-run lead with four in the fifth and a game clinching three in the sixth for the 10-0 win before holding off the visiting Cougars in the nightcap 6-4 to complete the sweep. Barton improves to 8-2 on the season while dropping Western Nebraska to 4-6 as the teams will return to the field on Sunday for another pair of non-conference contests with first pitch slated for 12:00 p.m.