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Tough Sunday for Barton Baseball in dropping two to Butler

Tough Sunday for Barton Baseball in dropping two to Butler

For six innings of the first game of Sunday's doubleheader at Lawson-Biggs Field, the Barton Community College baseball team was in full control with a 5-1 advantage.  However a five run Butler Community College seventh inning erased the lead and handed the Cougars a disappointing 6-5 loss.  In a pitcher's duel second game, two Barton errors in the sixth opened the door just wide enough for Butler to grab a 2-1 lead in route to a 4-1 nine-inning victory.  The two losses on the day drop Barton to 16-13-1 on the season and 7-9 in conference play while Butler, who took 3-of-4 in the series, improves to 18-9 on the season and 9-3 in conference play.   The Cougars will step outside the conference for a midweek game Wednesday in Salina to take on Brown Mackie College in a 5:00 p.m. nine-inning game.  Barton will return to Lawson-Biggs Field next weekend for a four-game non-conference series with MCC-Longview.