Former Barton County Community College pitchers Nate Field and Jason Stanford have joined another former Cougar, David Sanders, as pitchers in the Major Leagues. Field is on his 2nd stint this season with the Kansas City Royals after becoming the 1st Cougar ever to pitch in the Major Leagues last season. Stanford is in his first go-round in the big leagues, pitching for the Cleveland Indians. Sanders is currently with the Chicago White Sox.
Several former Barton County Community College baseball players are making a lot of noise this season at their respective 4-years schools. Some of the loudest noise is currently going on at a pair of NCAA Division II Regionals, where 4 ex-Cougars are still playing post season ball. Another Cougars was tabbed as the Pitcher-of-the-Year in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
Glenn Jackson ends his Barton County Community College career with a selection to the All-Jayhawk West conference team. Jackson, a sophomore from Toronto, Canada, was selected as an outfielder to the 1st team.
The Barton County Community College baseball team finished its season after being eliminated by Pratt on the second day of the Jayhawk Conference Western Sub Regional tournament. The Cougars lost the game 12-5 to the Beavers. Three Barton pitchers allowed 15 hits, while the defense had four errors in the loss.
The No. 3 seeded Cougars were upset Thursday, losing to Garden City 8-3 in the first day of the Sub-Regional tournament. Barton allowed 13 Broncbuster hits in a game delayed twice because of light failure. Garden City catcher, Lance Schartz beat up the Cougar pitching with three hits, four runs scored and two RBIs.
The Barton County Community College baseball team completed it regular season over the weekend, winning 3 of 4 of the road to wrap up 3rd place in the Jayhawk West. The Cougars clinched 3rd place Friday with a sweep at Garden City, winning 12-4 and 2-1. Barton split games at Colby Saturday, winning the opener 7-1 and losing in the nightcap 8-3.
Robert Jones signed a letter-of-intent to play baseball for Barton County Community College next season. Jones is a senior at Yukon High School in Yukon, Okla.
Brian Dorsey signed a letter-of-intent to play baseball for Barton County Community College next season. Dorsey is a senior at Emporia High School in Emporia, Kan.
Andrew Small signed a letter-of-intent to play baseball for Barton County Community College next season. Small is a senior at St. Cecilia’s High School in Hastings Neb.
Matt Coatman signed a letter-of-intent to play baseball for Barton County Community College next season. Coatman is a senior at Lincoln Southeast High School in Lincoln, Neb.
Tony Hurla signed a letter-of-intent to play baseball for Barton County Community College next season. Hurla is a senior at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Shawnee, Kan.
The Barton County Community College baseball team lost a pair of games Wednesday at Pratt, but clinched at least a tie for 3rd despite the losses. Barton secured at least a tie for 3rd when Cloud County lost a game in a doubleheader split with Colby. Barton lost 12-2 and 6-5 in 8 innings to Pratt.
The Barton County Community College baseball team went 5-1 over the weekend and moved within one win of clinching the 3rd spot in the Jayhawk West. Barton split makeup games with Dodge City Friday in Great Bend, then swept two at Butler County Saturday. The Cougars made it a 5-1 weekend with a sweep of Colby Sunday in Great Bend in Barton’s final home games. The wins against Colby gave Barton a 12-4 home record this season in the West.
Former Barton County Community College pitcher David Sanders was called up to the Chicago White Sox major league team Wednesday. He joined the White Sox in Baltimore and saw major league action for the first time in his career, throwing a scoreless 8th inning in a 7-1 loss.
The Barton County Community College baseball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader for just the 2nd time in Jayhawk West play, losing on the road at Hutchinson Tuesday. The Cougars dropped the opener 5-1 then fell 2-1 in the nightcap in 8 innings.
The Barton County Community College baseball team is making a push for 2nd place in the Jayhawk West, taking 3 of 4 home games in two days. The Cougars made up a couple of rainouts Thursday and Friday at Cougars Fields, sweeping Pratt and splitting with Seward County. The split with Seward gave the Saints just their 2nd conference loss of the season. Barton also split with Brown Mackie Monday.
The Barton County Community College baseball team had its winning streak snapped at 8 games Sunday afternoon with a loss in the second game of a doubleheader. The Cougars had extended the streak to 8 with a 15-6 win in the opener over Cloud County in Concordia, but an 8-5 loss in the nightcap ended that streak.
The Barton County Community College baseball team has put together its longest winning streak of the season after sweeping a pair of games in Salina Thursday against Brown Mackie. Barton won the non-conference contests 11-2 and 8-5. The wins give the Cougars a 7-game winning streak. Barton has won 9 of its last 10 games.
The Barton County Community College baseball team continues to collect wins, posting two more in a sweep of Jayhawk West foe Garden City Wednesday at Cougar Fields. Barton won the opener in extra innings by a 5-4 score, then shutout the Broncbusters in the second game, 3-0. The wins give Barton 5 wins in a row in the West and 7 wins in their 8 outings after starting 1-3 in West action.
The Barton County Community College baseball team is putting together a bit of hot spell that has moved them into 3rd place in the Jayhawk West by themselves. The Cougars moved into 3rd alone with a sweep of Butler County Wednesday on a windy afternoon in Great Bend. With the wind blowing out, Barton County won the opener 18-16 then captured the nightcap 8-6.
The Barton County Community College baseball team handed Hutchinson its first Jayhawk West loss of the season Monday afternoon, defeating Hutchinson 2-1 in the nightcap at Cougar Fields in Great Bend. Hutchinson won the opener 6-3.
The Barton County Community College baseball team completed its first sweep of the young Jayhawk West season, taking a twinbill at Dodge City Sunday. The Cougars captured the games 19-9 and 11-4.
The Barton County Community College baseball team came up on the short end of two close baseball games Wednesday in Liberal, falling to No. 15 ranked Seward County, 8-7 in extra innings and 4-2.
The Barton County Community College baseball team split its Jayhawk West opener with Cloud County, losing 10-7 and winning 4-1, Sunday at Cougar Fields in Great Bend. The split leaves the Cougars at 10-8 overall this season and 1-1 in West play.
The Barton County Community College baseball team broke even during its Spring Break trip to the South, posting a 6-6 mark. The Cougars swept one series and were swept in one series. Barton split the other four twinbills. Barton is now 9-7 overall this season.
The Barton County Community College baseball team started off the 2003 season in good shape, sweeping a pair of from Western Nebraska Community College at Cougar Field Tuesday. Barton defeated Western Nebraska 11-1 in the opener and 9-7 in the nightcap.
Justin Suhr signed a letter-of-intent to play baseball for Barton County Community College next season. Suhr is a senior at Blair High School in Blair, Neb.
Marcus Lara signed a letter-of-intent to play baseball for Barton County Community College next season. Lara is a senior at Wichita Heights High School.
Andrew Giambrone signed a letter-of-intent to play baseball for Barton County Community College next season. Giambrone is a senior at Manhattan High School.
Josh Freiberger signed a letter-of-intent to play baseball for Barton County Community College next season. Freiberger is a senior at Alliance High School in Alliance, Neb.