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• May 04, 2016

Having grinded out a two run victory hours earlier, the Barton Community College softball team returned to the East Park diamond to face No. 6 ranked Butler Community College to earn the driver’s seat into Thursday’s Region VI Championship game. Grabbing a three run fourth inning lead, the No. 9 Lady Cougars saw their lead evaporate with two Grizzly runs in the fourth and fifth inning before a controversial call at the plate erased a game tying run as Butler escaped with the 4-3 victory. The loss drops Barton into the 12:00 p.m. loser’s bracket awaiting the winner of the Colby and Dodge City matchup while Butler will play the winner for the Region VI Championship at 2:00 p.m.

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• April 26, 2016

The Barton Community College softball team cured the hangover from Saturday’s potential conference title loss behind them Monday in Pratt taking care of the Pratt Community College Beavers in a doubleheader sweep. With one team coming off a disappointing loss while the other team was fighting for regional seeding, the No. 9 ranked Lady Cougars scored two in the first inning holding on for a 4-2 game one victory before finalizing the regular season with an 8-0 shutout in a game shortened five innings. Barton concludes the regular season 19-5 in conference play and a school record 48-6 on the season while dropping Pratt to 7-17 in the Jayhawk and 13-29-1 overall. Taking a No. 2 seed into the Region VI tournament, the Lady Cougars will begin their title defense on Friday at East Park in El Dorado in a 5:00 p.m. matchup against Garden City Community College.

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• April 15, 2016

There are a lot of solid aspects of the Barton Community College softball team and Friday in Colby, the Lady Cougar pitching staff moved to the spotlight in a doubleheader sweep at Colby Community College. Limiting the Trojan bats to just five hits in the twin bill, the No. 10 ranked Lady Cougars made the most of their eleven hits getting a first inning two run long ball in winning 2-0 to earn Head Coach Marc Benjamin his 100th victory at Barton before a manufactured two-run sixth inning led to a 3-0 triumph for the sweep. Maintaining its control of its own destiny in chasing a conference championship, Barton improves to 44-4 on the season solidifying their hold on second place at 15-3 while sending Colby to their fourth straight loss falling to 37-13 and a third place 15-7 in the Jayhawk. Barton will have two additional road games this week with 2:00 p.m. doubleheaders Monday at Garden City Community College and a Wednesday trip to Pratt Community College before concluding the regular season Saturday at No. 6 Butler Community College.

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• April 09, 2016

The two game intensity level and consistency of the Barton Community College softball team continued to rear its ugly head Saturday as the No. 10 ranked Cougars came away with a disappointing split with Dodge City Community College. In taking game one behind the power of six home runs 14-6 in six innings, the Cougars went dormant in the back end of the twin bill despite launching a five run deficit rally in the final two innings falling 7-6. Concluding play at Cougar Field for the 2016 season with a 19-3 record, the split drops the Cougars to third place in the Jayhawk at 13-3 and 42-4 on the season while Dodge City helps solidify its fourth place standing in the conference at 7-11 and 15-19 overall.

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• April 06, 2016

Unleashing an offensive assault to open Wednesday’s doubleheader at Seward County Community College, the No. 10 ranked Barton Community College softball team cooled off in game two needing a defensive gem to escape with the sweep. The Cougars chalked up six runs in their first at-bat then doubled up the effort with a twelve run second frame running away with a 21-10 five inning victory. Pounding out twenty-eight hits in the opener, Barton then went cold for the first three innings of the night cap before seven hits in the final four innings provided enough runs in holding off a late Saints rally for a 6-5 win. The pair of victories improves Barton to 12-2 in Jayhawk play and 41-3 on the season while snapping Seward County’s three game win streak dropping the Saints to 3-11 and 20-26. The Cougars will next play their final home game of the season coming this Saturday as Barton welcomes Dodge City Community College to Cougar Field for a 2:00 p.m. doubleheader.

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• March 14, 2016

Threes were wild for the Barton Community College softball team Monday as the Cougars earned another doubleheader sweep on the season taking two games at McPherson College. The Cougars scored three run in three different innings to capture a 10-2 six inning victory before adding two more three run outburst in the nightcap winning 7-1 securing their eleventh straight victory improving to 30-2 on the season. Barton will have a quick turnaround hosting Williston State College on Tuesday in a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader at Cougar Field before welcoming the spring break returning to the field on Monday, March 21.

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• March 11, 2016

Pounding out twenty-six hits and getting a combined eighteen strikeouts from its pitching staff, the Barton Community College softball team dominated Friday afternoon’s conference matchup at Legends Park winning 5-0 and 14-1 at Dodge City Community College. The sweep improves Barton to 5-1 in conference play and 28-2 overall while dropping the Conquistadors to 2-4 and 10-10 on the season. The Cougars will take a break from conference action for its next six games, beginning with a 5:00 p.m. Monday doubleheader at McPherson College JV then hosting Williston State College on Tuesday for a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader at Cougar Field.

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• February 12, 2016

It was a tough start to the day for the Barton Community College softball team Friday in Midland, Texas, but the Cougars bounced back from their first loss of the season to finish the first day of the Midland Tournament 2-1. After suffering a 9-0 defeat to No. 7 ranked Howard College, Barton came back with an 8-0 shutout of No. 10 Odessa College before disposing Clarendon College 4-1. The 4-1 Cougars will wrap up play in Texas on Saturday with two games, the first beginning at 9:00 a.m. versus Luna College before taking on host Midland College at 2:00 p.m.

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• February 10, 2016

An unexpected power surge for the Barton Community College softball team led to the season opening doubleheader sweep over the junior varsity squad from Bethany College Wednesday afternoon at Cougar Field. Erasing a four run first inning in game one, Barton tied it up by the end of the second going on to win the opener 13-5 in six innings. In the nightcap Barton wasted little time putting away the Swedes with twin innings to begin the game of nine runs on the way to a 21-0 route. Fourteen Cougars combined to pound out thirty-one hits in ten innings of action including eighteen extra base hits with eight home runs, seven coming off freshmen bats as Brittany Wood clubbed five of those. Barton will get a much tougher this test this weekend as the Cougars head to Midland, Texas, for games Friday and Saturday in the Midland Tournament.