Karst named 1st Team All Jayhawk West; 5 Cougars earn recognition
Barton County Community College sophomore Clayton Karst earned 1st team All Jayhawk West baseball this past week, the only Cougar to be named to the 1st team at 3rd base. Barton had 3 players earn 2nd team All Jayhawk West – sophomores Kenny Burkhead (1st base), Marc Albers (2nd base), and Ryan Romo (pitcher). Freshman David Allbritton was an honorable mention selection at catcher. Barton finished the season 28-22 and went 19-13 in the West for 3rd place.
Clayton Karst
Karst hit .345 this season for the Cougars as the 3rd baseman. He hit 2 homers during the year and drove in 32 runs. His on base percentage of .469 was the best on the team. Karst also stole 5 of 6 bases and scored 34 runs. He led Barton with 24 base on balls. Karst's biggest hit of the season came in the bottom of the 9th when he homered to tie the game against Independence in the opening round of the Region VI tournament. Barton won the game later in the inning.
Kenny Burkhead
Burkhead led Barton with a .350 batting average this season in addition to pacing the Cougars in several offensive categories. Burkhead, the 1st baseman for the Cougars, drove in 47 runs to lead the Cougars this past season and had 16 doubles to lead Barton as well. Burkhead led Barton with 8 triples. His .590 slugging percentage was tops on the team as was his 95 total bases. Burkhead scored 39 runs this season for Barton.
Marc Albers
Albers played and started in every game for Barton this year – 1 of just 3 players to do so. Albers hit .337 for the season and led Barton with 6 stolen bases. Albers fielded .960 from his 2nd base spot. He scored a team-high 40 runs and drove in 25 for the Cougars. He was 2nd on the team with 9 sacrifices.
Ryan Romo
Romo was the only pitcher to earn recognition for the Cougars, tying for the team-high in wins with 6 this season. Romo posted a 4.06 ERA in his 12 starts – 3 of those complete games. He tossed a no-hitter at Cloud County during the season. Romo struck out 50 batters in his 62 innings of work and allowed foes to hit just .267 off him.
David Allbritton
Allbritton warmed up as the season progressed, hitting .320 by the end of the year. The 6-6 freshman catcher threw out 12 would be base stealers this season and picked off two more. He hit 2 homers and drove in 26 runs. Allbritton scored 34 times and had an on base percentage of .408.
All Jayhawk West
Coach of the Year – Galen McSpadden, Seward
Most Valuable Player – Tomas Cruz, Seward
Freshman of the Year – Scott Hornstra, Colby
1st Team All Jayhawk West
Catcher – David Masters, Seward
First Base – Scott Hornstra, Colby
Second Base – Max Taylor, Dodge City
Shortstop – Erik Hansen, Seward
Third Base – Clayton Karst, Barton
Outfield – Stewart Hoover Hutchinson
Outfield – Aaron Dunsmore Colby
Outfield – Dylan Petrich, Butler
Designated Hitter – Chad Thurman, Butler
Pitcher – Mitch Stubenhofer Hutchinson
Pitcher – Tomas Cruz, Seward
Pitcher – Colby Killian, Butler
2nd Team All Jayhawk West
Catcher – Matt LaGree, Hutchinson
First Base – Kenny Burkhead, Barton
Second Base – Mark Albers, Barton
Shortstop – Cass Via, Garden City
Third Base – Calder Cody, Butler
Outfield – Eric DeBlanc, Hutchinson
Outfield – Keegan Morrow, Seward
Outfield – Clint Bieberle, Hutchinson
Designated Hitter – Steve Kletke, Colby
Pitcher – Bryce Butt, Garden City
Pitcher – Marco Quevedo, Pratt
Pitcher – Ryan Romo, Barton
Honorable Mention All Jayhawk West
Catcher – David Allbritton, Barton
First Base – Will Gowdy, Seward
Second Base – Jake Daniels, Butler
Shortstop – J.D. Herman, Butler
Outfield – Ben Warner, Garden City
Outfield – Mikel Huston, Seward
Outfield – Lee Benson, Dodge City
Designated Hitter – Michael Drzazga, Seward
Pitcher – Ben Graham, Hutchinson
Pitcher – Austin Terhune, Seward
Pitcher – Christian Kowalchuk, Seward
Stats
Stats can be found at www.bartonccc.edu/sports
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