Cougars winning streak ends; Butler sweeps Barton in West action
The Barton County Community College baseball team saw its 8-game winning streak snapped with a doubleheader loss to Butler County Wednesday at Lawson-Biggs Field in the Cougars' West home-opener. Barton's offense, which had produced 4 double digits games during the 8-game winning streak and was averaging 10 runs a game over that same span, was shut down by the Butler pitching staff. The Cougars lost 7-1 and 6-1 to fall to 13-8 overall and 2-2 in the West.

Highlights
Barton had trouble in the opening inning of the day as the Grizzlies scored 4 times in the top of the 1st, then rode a strong pitching effort from Nick Cobler in the win. Barton mustered 5 hits off Cobler, who struck out 10, and scored just once – an Anthony Dreiling single that scored  Marc Albers. No Cougar got more than 1 hit in the loss.

Barton again had troubles to start the game falling behind 2-0 in the top of the 1st and 4-0 in the top of the 3rd. Barton didn't score until the final inning when Cooper scored an unearned run. The Cougars trailed all 14 innings of baseball during the day. This time 3 Butler pitchers combined to 1-hit the Cougars – a David Wilson single in the 2nd. Barton stuck out 9 more times in the loss giving them 19 in the twinbill.

Stats
Stats can be found at www.bartonccc.edu/sports

Next
March 17 – at Colby, 1 pm (Jayhawk West doubleheader at Colby)