2015-16 Barton Softball News
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Five Barton softball players sign to play at the four-year level
July 22, 2016Five players from the Barton Community College softball team have signed letters of intent for the upcoming season at the next level. Head lining the selections is NJCAA All-American Madison Didion, bypassing her sophomore year as a Cougar to jump to the NCAA Division I level at Coppin State University. Joining Didion at the Division I level will also be Cadie O’Donnell who recently signed with Ball State University. Two members signed with Division II schools with Jenna Hosey headed to Northwestern Oklahoma State University while Holly Posegate joins the Bobcat program at Northwest Missouri State University. Lili Ertmann became the fifth Cougar to commit recently inking with NAIA member Avila University. -
Barton Softball's Wood named third team NFCA All-American
June 13, 2016Brittany Wood of the Barton Community College softball team was recently named to the third team of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-American selections. Recognized among forty-eight Division I student athletes across the nation of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), Wood was one of twelve outfielders selected joining pitcher Madison Didion as the second Lady Cougar to earn national accolades for the 2016 season.
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Didion lands on third team of NJCAA Division I All-American selections
June 01, 2016Madison Didion of the Barton Community College softball team continues to have post-season accolades roll in landing on the third team of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I All-American selections. Didion becomes the eighth in Barton softball history and the first NJCAA All-American since pitcher Christie Oreskovic was awarded the same third team honor following the 1996 season.
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Barton Softball's Didion adds another All-American honor
May 31, 2016Madison Didion of the Barton Community College softball team continues to have the accolades roll in being recently named to the first team of the 2016 Fast Pitch News (FPN) National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I All-American selections. The distinction adds to her previous honors of Freshman and Most Valuable Player awards in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) and Region VI, as well as, her second team selection to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) West Region All-American team recognizing Division I players of the NJCAA.
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Barton Softball's Wood and Didion named NFCA Regional All-American
May 31, 2016Brittany Wood and Madison Didion of the Barton Community College softball team was recently named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) West Region All-American team recognizing Division I players of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Wood led the selections as one of four outfielders named to the first team while Didion was honored as one of the top six pitchers in the region landing on the second team. The accolades follow a record breaking season by the Lady Cougars as Didion was named the Freshman and Most Valuable Player of the year in the Region VI and the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) conference with Wood being selected to second team.
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Barton Softball’s Benjamin and Didion headline eight selections to All-Conference Division I team
May 09, 2016The Barton Community College softball team was well represented on the recently released KJCCC Division I All-Conference Team with seven players garnering distinction, as well as, a sweep of the player and coaching awards. Voted by conference head coaches, headlining the selections were Head Coach Marc Benjamin as Co-Coach of the Year while Madison Didion grabbed not only the Freshman of the Year award but was voted the conference’s Most Valuable Player. Sophomores McKenna Mauler and Jenna Hosey joined Didion on the first team while sophomore Holly Posegate was joined by freshmen Jayden Gonzales, Brittany Wood, and Maddison Schofield on the second team. The selections helped lead Coach Benjamin’s third year of Lady Cougars to a runner-up finish in the Region VI Championship season as No. 9 Barton fell to No. 6 Butler Community College 11-10 finishing the 2015-16 campaign with a school record 51-8 record.
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Sixth inning crushes No. 9 Barton Softball title defense in Region VI Championship
May 05, 2016The title defense of the Barton Community College softball team took a dramatic sixth inning turn as Butler Community College earned a 11-10 comeback win Thursday afternoon at El Dorado’s East Park for the Region VI Division I championship. Owning the lead for most of the contest, the No. 9 ranked Lady Cougars had victory within its grasp until a five-run Butler sixth inning seized the title from the defending region champions. The No. 6 ranked Grizzlies end the Lady Cougars’ season with a program’s best 51-8 record while Butler’s thirty-one game win streak extends the season vying for next week’s District E Championship with a 46-4 record.
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Lady Cougars back on track, dispose Dodge City to reach title game
May 05, 2016Returning to East Park focused on the mission of defending their title, the No. 9 ranked Barton Community College softball team took care of Dodge City Community College in six innings Thursday 9-1 in the Region VI elimination bracket final. Powered behind a third inning grand slam, Barton added three more in the following inning leading to the eight run victory launching the Lady Cougars back to the region title game for the second straight season.
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Barton drops tough one to Butler
May 04, 2016Having 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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Lady Cougars earn hard fought 3-1 win over Colby, advance to play Butler
May 04, 2016It wasn’t the prettiest of victories for the Barton Community College softball team in Wednesday afternoon’s Region VI winner’s bracket but the No. 9 Lady Cougars survived winning 3-1 over Colby Community College at El Dorado’s East Park. Getting the timely hits they needed combined with solid pitching, Barton advances to the 7:00 p.m. finals of the winner’s bracket versus the host and No. 6 ranked Butler Community College. Colby drops to the elimination side of the bracket set to face Seward County Community College in the 5:00 p.m. game.
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No. 9 Barton Softball opens Region VI title defense with shutout victory over Garden City
May 03, 2016For the first time since 1993, the Barton Community College softball team entered the Region VI Division I Softball Tournament as the defending champion opening up play with a 7-0 victory over Garden City Community College. Returning to the site of last year’s championship, the No. 9 ranked Lady Cougars powered up for three home runs getting two of those in back-to-back fashion leading a four run fourth inning while getting a one-hit complete game pitching performance. Improving to 49-6 on the season while dropping Garden City to 8-39, Barton will next play the third-seeded Trojans of Colby Community College in Wednesday’s 1:00 p.m. game at El Dorado’s East Park. The 41-16 Trojans were equally impressive in their opener with a six inning 10-2 win over sixth seeded Pratt Community College. Garden City will look to rebound in the double-elimination format tournament taking on Pratt in the 9:00 a.m. elimination game. Complete video and live stat coverage of the Lady Cougars title defense run can be found at www.BartonSports.com.
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Wood and Didion sweep Conference weekly awards
May 02, 2016Leading the No. 9 ranked Barton Community College softball team to a regular season sweep at Pratt Community College, Brittany Wood and Madison Didion garnered the final weekly awards earning the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week honors. Earning her second honor of the season, Wood was joined by Didion’s seventh pitching award giving the Lady Cougars a profound fifteen combined awards this season. Now 48-6 on the year, the second seeded Lady Cougars will begin their title defense in Tuesday at East Park in El Dorado in a 5:00 p.m. matchup against Garden City Community College.
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Rain postpones Region VI Softball Tournament, Barton to begin play on Tuesday
April 29, 2016Heavy rain sweeping through the state has postponed the Region VI Division I Softball Tournament. The double-elimination tournament at El Dorado’s East Park is now scheduled to begin on Tuesday, May 5, with the No. 9 ranked Barton Community College softball team’s title defense beginning at 5:00 p.m. against Garden City Community College.
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Barton Softball avoids letdown, finishes regular season with sweep at Pratt
April 26, 2016The 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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Barton Softball title hopes crushed at Butler
April 23, 2016In a much anticipated matchup between top ten nationally ranked teams fighting for the conference title, the Barton Community College softball team’s bid for its first conference championship since 2004 came to an end Saturday in El Dorado as the No. 9 ranked Lady Cougars were swept by the No. 6 ranked Grizzlies of Butler Community College. In a resumption of its March 30 washed out doubleheader, Butler broke a 2-2 tie with two sixth inning doubles to win 3-2 then capitalized on six Barton errors in the nightcap put the touches on their sixth straight title winning 6-1. The pair of losses drops the Lady Cougars to 17-5 in conference play and 46-6 overall while Butler improves to 21-1 and 41-4 taking three of the four in the season series. Barton will conclude its regular season on Monday with a 2:00 p.m. doubleheader at Pratt Community College before turning its sights to the Region VI Tournament beginning Friday in El Dorado.
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Cougars stay focused in sweep at Garden City, breaks school record in victories
April 22, 2016The Barton Community College softball team could have easily overlooked and therefore dash their hopes in a conference title in Friday's trip to Garden City. Instead, the No. 9 Lady Cougars played the minimum in taking care of business with a pair of shutout victories at Garden City Community College. Behind sixteen hits and scoring in each inning including a six run fifth, Barton took the opener 13-0 before a silent first four innings preceded a twelve run fifth capping the sweep 12-0. The Lady Cougars' two victories also eclipses the school record for wins in a season improving to 46-4 on the season and 17-3 in conference play while keeping the Broncbusters winless in Jayhawk play at 0-24 and falling to 8-38 on the year. Thanks to weather postponements this past week, Barton will have quick turnaround before heading east to El Dorado on Saturday for the anticipated resumption of a potential title showdown at No. 6 Butler Community College who sits atop the standings at 19-1 and 39-4 overall. Tied at two in the fifth inning of game one, the clash of the titans will resume at 3:00 p.m. with game two approximately twenty minutes after the conclusion.
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Mother nature wins, Barton Softball at Pratt rescheduled for Monday
April 20, 2016Due to wet field conditions, today’s Barton Community College softball team’s conference doubleheader at Pratt Community College has been rescheduled for 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 25.
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Posegate earns Barton Softball’s seventh weekly pitching award, Cougars’ thirteenth honor of the season
April 18, 2016The No. 10 ranked Barton Community College softball team had two solid pitching performances last week, with Holly Posegate gaining the slight edge as the sophomore earned her first Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) Softball Pitcher of the Week honor. Earning her second pitching award in her career, coincidentally also coming in week eleven of each season, Posegate adds the honor to her two player of the week awards giving the Lady Cougars thirteen total awards this season. Teaming with fellow pitcher Madison Didion, the duo helped sweep third place Colby Community College in its only game last week limiting the Trojans to five total hits in the doubleheader.
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Pitching dominates as Barton Softball sweeps Colby; Benjamin wins No. 100 at the helm
April 15, 2016There 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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Schofield earns second conference weekly honor, Barton Softball garners its twelfth award this season
April 13, 2016Setting the table for the No. 10 ranked Barton Community College softball team, freshman Maddison Schofield earned her second Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) Softball Player of the Week honor. Sharing the award with Seward County Community College’s Venice Batts, Schofield’s selection is the twelfth weekly conference honor for the Lady Cougars this season. Going 3-1 last week including two wins at Seward County, Barton will next travel to Colby Community College on Friday for a pivotal Jayhawk Conference matchup.
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Tale of two games continue as Barton Softball splits doubleheader with Dodge City
April 09, 2016The 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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Hot and cold Cougars hold on for sweep at Seward County
April 06, 2016Unleashing 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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Barton softball salvages conference split with Colby
April 02, 2016It definitely wasn’t the result the No. 6 ranked Barton Community College softball team set out to accomplish Saturday at Cougar Field against the Trojans of Colby Community College. Having its nineteen game win streak snapped with a 2-1 loss, the Cougars had to bounce back in the finale dispatching Colby in five short innings 8-0. The split drops Barton from a first place tie into second place at 10-2 and 39-3 on the season while the third place Trojans leave Great Bend at 11-3 in Jayhawk play and 29-9 overall. The Cougars next head to Liberal on Wednesday for a 2:00 p.m. twin bill at Seward County Community College.
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Wash out in El Dorado, rain forces cancellation of Barton Softball at Butler
March 30, 2016Rain sweeping through the El Dorado area forced the cancellation of Wednesday’s Barton Community College softball game at Butler Community College. In a much anticipated matchup between the top ten nationally ranked teams fighting for a conference title, the game was cancelled following a second rain delay coming in the fifth inning causing the East Park diamond unplayable. The No. 6 ranked Cougars rallied twice in the game tying up the No. 7 Grizzlies at two apiece before play was halted with Barton having the bases loaded with two outs. Make-up date yet to be determined.
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Posegate and Didion earn repeat honors, Barton Softball sweeps conference awards for fifth time of season
March 30, 2016For the fifth time this season, members of the No. 7 ranked Barton Community College softball team swept the conference weekly honors as Holly Posegate and Madison Didion were named the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week. The accomplishment marked the eleventh selection for the Cougars on the season as the duo’s performances helped the Cougars to six victories including a sweep of two conference opponents improving to 9-1 in conference play and 38-2 on the season. Barton’s next test is a key conference battle on Wednesday as the Cougars travel to No. 8 ranked Butler Community College for a 2:00 p.m. doubleheader. The two teams split the earlier meeting in Great Bend with the Cougars on the top side of a 4-2 game one victory before the Grizzlies took the back end of the twin bill 9-1 in six innings.
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No. 7 Cougars grind out pair of wins over Pratt
March 25, 2016The No. 7 ranked Barton Community College softball team won two styles of ballgames Friday at Cougar Field sweeping Pratt Community College. The Cougars grinded out the opener 4-2 behind a three run second inning before exploding for seven in the second inning of the nightcap going on to win 10-2 in six innings. The pair of victories extends Barton’s win streak to nineteen games improving to 9-1 in Jayhawk conference play and 38-2 while dropping Pratt to 3-7 and 9-17-1 on the season. The Cougars will have the Easter weekend away from competition then will turn its sights for a pivotal conference matchup Wednesday at No. 8 Butler Community College.
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Didion earns fifth conference pitcher of the week award leading Barton Softball to program’s highest nationally ranking
March 25, 2016It’s been a magical start to the season for the No. 7 ranked Barton Community College softball team going into Friday’s 1:00 p.m. conference doubleheader hosting Pratt Community College. The defending Region VI Champions are 36-2 on the season with a 7-1 start to the conference season riding a seventeen game winning streak. Having five different players winning weekly conference awards given out by the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC), at the center of all the action has been freshman Madison Didion who for the fifth time has been named the Pitcher of the Week.
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No. 7 ranked Barton Softball blows out Garden City
March 23, 2016Hours after learning of the program’s highest national ranking ever, the No. 7 ranked Barton Community College softball team went to work blowing out Garden City Community College Wednesday afternoon at Cougar Field. Taking both games in a shortened five innings, the Cougars put up a second inning eight-spot winning 11-0 then immediately buried the Busters in game two with six first inning runs scoring in each frame of its at-bats clinching the sweep with the 12-2 victory. Winners of seventeen straight, the Cougars improve to 7-1 in the Jayhawk and 36-2 on the season while keeping Garden City winless at 0-10 in conference dropping to 7-21 overall. Next up for Barton is Pratt Community College coming to Cougar Field for a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader.
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Barton Softball springs back to action with fifteenth straight win
March 22, 2016Returning to Cougar Field after enjoying a few days for spring break, the Barton Community College softball team picked up where they left off taking a pair of games Monday over the junior varsity squad from Kansas Wesleyan University. The Cougars broke a fourth inning deadlock scoring seven runs while adding another in the fifth to clinch the 12-4 opener then powered its way in the nightcap behind two homeruns and a six run fifth to win 10-5. The victories extend the Cougars’ win streak to fourteen straight improving to 34-2 on the season while dropping KWU to 10-12. Barton will return to conference action with two more home dates this week playing Garden City Community College at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday followed by a 1:00 p.m. Friday matchup with Pratt Community College.
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Big innings power Barton Softball to sweep over Williston State
March 15, 2016A pair of big innings carried the Barton Community College softball team to a doubleheader sweep Tuesday at Cougar Field over Division II No. 18 Williston State College. The Cougars scored seven in the opening first inning cruising to 10-1 five inning victory before putting up a six spot in the fourth inning of the second game winning 10-2 in six innings. The victories extended the Cougars’ win streak to thirteen straight improving to 32-2 on the season headed into a much needed spring break. Williston State, in the midst of six-day, ten-game road stretch, drops to 2-10 in their early season. Barton will take just shy of a week off from competition before retaking the home turf Monday, March 21, in a 2:00 p.m. doubleheader against the junior varsity squad from Kansas Wesleyan University.
