2015-16 Barton Baseball News
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Four Kansas native Cougars earn post season awards
May 17, 2016The Barton Community College baseball team had four players earn post season awards with sophomore Ryan McClure leading the way with an all-region award as well. -
Barton baseball season ends, drops two in Kansas City
May 07, 2016The Barton Community College baseball team had their season come to an end Saturday in Kansas City as the Cougars dropped the first two games of the three-game series to Kansas City Kansas Community College in first round action of the Region VI/Central District Tournament. The twelfth seeded Cougars got off to a rough start digging an early eight run deficit and never recovered leading to a 13-0 loss. Bouncing back in game two, Barton led through 5.5 innings but a four-run KCK home half of the sixth inning sent the Cougars home losing 7-3. Barton concludes the 2016 season at 29-27 while the fifth seeded Blue Devils improve to 39-18 advancing to next weekend’s eight team double-elimination bracket held at Wichita’s Lawrence-Dumont Stadium.
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Barton baseball splits with conference champ, eyes upset for upcoming playoffs
May 02, 2016The Barton Community College baseball team did what only two other teams were able to do this season, earn a series split against West Division conference champion Colby Community College. Proving that they can play with anyone, the Cougars came out with a lot of emotion for the final day of the season at Lawson-Biggs Field taking Sunday’s opener 8-4. With Colby needing a win to secure an outright title and the first championship in the program’s history, the Trojans built momentum through the first five innings before a four-run sixth broke it open going on for an 11-5 win seizing the title. Barton finishes the regular season in a sixth place 15-17 in the Jayhawk Conference and 29-25 overall while Colby clinched the conference crown at 23-9 and 38-14.
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Barton baseball earns split with conference leader Colby
April 28, 2016The Barton Community College baseball team returned to Lawson-Biggs Field for its second consecutive day of competition splitting its conference doubleheader Thursday with Colby Community College. The conference leading Trojans jumped out to a ten run lead in game one winning 11-2 but the Cougars battled back in game two scoring in six of its eight innings at the plate including a six run third inning to split the twin bill with a 13-7 win. The split leaves Barton to 14-16 in Jayhawk Conference play and 28-24 overall while preventing Colby from clinching the conference crown moving to 22-8 and 37-13 on the year. The sixth place Cougars will play its final home games of the season on Sunday as the teams will wrap up their four-game series with a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader.
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Cougars blasted early in loss to Hutchinson
April 27, 2016One swing of the bat pretty much summed up the fate of the Barton Community College baseball team Wednesday at Lawson-Biggs Field as the Cougars took an eighth inning 10-0 loss to nationally receiving votes Hutchinson Community College. The Blue Dragons blasted three home runs in the non-conference affair none larger than a first inning grand slam leading to a five run start in building a nine run cushion through the first four frames. Hutchinson improves to 35-15 on the season dropping Barton to 27-23 with a quick turnaround staring the Cougars in the face returning to conference action on Thursday. Restructuring the weekend’s regular season finale due to anticipated inclement weather sweeping the state, the four-game series with the sixth place 13-15 Cougars hosting the first place Colby Community College Trojans will begin on Thursday with hopes of concluding in one of the following three days. First pitch slated for 1:00 p.m. as the Cougars look to derail Colby’s title hopes as the Trojans ride in to Great Bend atop the standings at 21-7 and 36-12 overall.
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Cougars split weekend series at Seward County
April 24, 2016The Barton Community College baseball team split its four-game series at Seward County Community College this past weekend. The Cougars rebounded on Saturday from a six inning 11-1 loss capturing the nightcap in a high scoring 17-12, then rallied for five final inning runs stealing Sunday’s first game 11-9 before faltering to a 10-0 seven inning loss to wind up the weekend. The weekend leaves Barton in the sixth spot in conference play at 13-15 and 27-22 on the season while Seward County remains a spot ahead of the Cougars at 16-12 and an identical 27-22 overall record. Next up for the Cougars will be a mid-week non-conference contest hosting national receiving votes Hutchinson Community College before wrapping up the regular season next weekend against first place Colby Community College. First pitch for Wednesday’s nine inning game at Lawson-Biggs Field set for 5:00 p.m. while the weekend series slated for 1:00 p.m.
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Barton Baseball pounds Hesston early for 10-0 victory
April 19, 2016The Barton Community College baseball team pounded Hesston College for seven first inning runs Tuesday evening in Hesston coasting the rest of the way for a 10-0 non-conference victory. Winning 14-2 earlier in the season in Great Bend, the victory was the second time this season the Cougars put away the Larks in a game shortened seven innings. The win improved Barton to 25-20 on the season dropping Hesston to 14-33. The Cougars return to conference action this weekend heading to Liberal in facing Seward County Community College in a four-game series with a 1:00 p.m. first pitch slated for both Saturday and Sunday’s doubleheader.
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Team effort leads Cougars to series opening sweep over Pratt
April 14, 2016The Barton Community College baseball team opened up their four-game series Thursday versus Pratt Community College sweeping the Beavers 8-5 and 10-3 at Lawson-Biggs Field. The Cougar pitching staff struck out twenty-one Pratt batters while pounding the Beaver pitching staff with twenty-six hits producing five-run innings in each of the contests capturing the twin bill. The victories improve Barton to .500 in the conference season at 11-11 and 24-18 overall while dropping the Beavers to 6-16 and 16-28 on the season. The teams will conclude the series on Friday with a pair of games scheduled for a 2:00 p.m. first pitch.
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Cougars snap four game skid with seven run victory, weekend series schedule change
April 13, 2016Needing a win to snap a four game slide, a trip to Lindsborg, Kansas, provided a little relief for the Barton Community College baseball team as the Cougars returned home after a 10-3 win over the junior varsity squad of Bethany College. Held in check the first five innings the Cougars scored at least two runs in each of the last four innings improving to 22-18 on the season. Barton will return to conference play this weekend hosting Pratt Community College at Lawson-Biggs Field in a four-game series. Originally scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, in anticipation of wet weather sweeping through the area, the teams have moved up the series to 2:00 p.m. doubleheader on Friday followed by Saturday’s twin bill scheduled for a 1:00 p.m. first pitch.
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Barton Baseball schedule change for upcoming series hosting Pratt
April 13, 2016Due to impending weather moving across the state for the upcoming weekend, the scheduled Barton Community College baseball team’s four-game series versus Pratt Community College has been changed and moved up on the calendar. The Cougars and Beavers will begin the series at Lawson-Biggs Field on Thursday in a 3:00 p.m. doubleheader followed by a 2:00 p.m. twin bill on Friday.
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Barton Baseball can’t overcome another day of big innings, drop series at Hutchinson
April 10, 2016Sunday’s trip to Hutchinson’s Hobart-Detter Field brought back the what if moments for the Barton Community College baseball team as again the Blue Dragons of Hutchinson Community College produced two key big innings to sweep the Cougars 7-5 and 7-4. In a near replay of Saturday’s game one, Barton and Hutchinson were locked up in a sixth inning tie before the Blue Dragons plated five and held off the Cougars' seventh inning rally to win the opener. Hutchinson then went on to score four in the third inning of the series finale proving to be the difference in the three run victory. The weekend series leaves the Cougars at 9-11 in conference play and 21-18 overall while Hutchinson is atop the standings at 17-7 and 27-12. Barton will step out of conference play on Tuesday for a nine inning contest at Bethany College before a weekend conference series at Lawson-Biggs Field against Pratt Community College.
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Big innings doom Barton Baseball in doubleheader at Hutchinson
April 09, 2016Take away two big innings going against the Barton Community College baseball team Saturday in Hutchinson and the results might have been different. Instead, the Cougars took two losses to the home Blue Dragons of Hutchinson Community College 8-4 and 13-3. Tied at three in the sixth inning of game one’s scheduled seven innings, the Blue Dragons put up five runs in the home half in taking the opener. Hutchinson would bury the Cougars in the second inning of game two tying a school record ten runs in a single inning going on to a 13-3 seven-inning run rule victory. The teams will wrap up the four-game series Sunday at Hobart-Detter Field with another twin bill beginning at 1:00 p.m.
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Barton Baseball schedule changes this week
April 05, 2016Today’s Barton Community College baseball team’s game at Brown Mackie College has been cancelled. The Cougars will instead travel to Salina on Thursday to take on the junior varsity squad of Kansas Wesleyan University in a 4:00 p.m. first pitch nine inning contest at Dean Evans Stadium.
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Barton Baseball drops twin bill to Garden City
April 02, 2016The Barton Community College baseball team suffered a pair of losses on Saturday at Lawson-Biggs Field falling to Garden City Community College 8-3 and 14-6. The Broncbusters broke open the first game with a six run third inning before pulling away with ten runs in the final four innings pulling away with the sweep. The losses sent Barton to its sixth straight conference loss falling to 8-6 and 19-13 while Garden City moves into a first place tie at 13-5 and 28-8 on the season. The teams will play another doubleheader beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday to wrap up the four game series.
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Cougar Baseball creates short night with 14-2 win over Hesston
March 29, 2016Last season the mid-week matchup with Hesston College left the Cougars scratching their heads after taking an eleven run beating from the Larks. Tuesday night at Lawson-Biggs Field the Barton Community College baseball team flipped the script revenging the loss with a 14-2 seven inning shortened victory. Scoring in all but one of their six innings, the 19-11 Cougars blew the game open with a four run fourth putting the final dagger in with twin three run innings in the final two frames dropping Hesston to 10-20 on the season. The Cougars return to conference action this weekend hosting Garden City Community College in a four-game series with a 1:00 p.m. first pitch slated for both Saturday and Sunday’s doubleheader.
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Strong pitching performances not enough as Cougars drop tough twin bill at Dodge City
March 26, 2016Looking to rebound from its first two conference losses of the season a day prior, the Barton Community College baseball team came up on the short end Saturday at Dodge City Community College. Getting strong pitching performances and outhitting the Conquistadors for the second day in a row, the Cougars couldn’t generate enough offense dropping 3-1 and 3-2 decisions as Dodge City swept the four-game weekend series. The losses send Barton to an 8-4 mark in the Jayhawk and 18-11 overall with Dodge City improving to 11-5 in the conference and 23-8 overall. The Cougars will step out of conference play with a 6:00 p.m. Tuesday matchup with Hesston College at Cougar Field before hosting Garden City Community College next weekend for another conference four-game series.
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Barton Baseball’s conference streak ends in walk-off at Dodge City
March 25, 2016The Barton Community College baseball team suffered its first conference losses of the season Friday as Dodge City Community College took the doubleheader 4-3 and 12-4. The Cougars led throughout the opener but Dodge City crept back into it late getting two runs in the seventh including a safety squeeze play completing the comeback. Carrying the momentum into the nightcap, the Conquistadors plated six in the second inning proving to be the difference. Despite outhitting the Conquistadors in each of the games, Barton had its eight game conference win streak snapped dropping to 8-2 in the Jayhawk and 18-9 overall while Dodge City improves to 9-5 in the conference and 21-8 on the season. The teams will wrap up the four-game set on Saturday with a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader at Cavalier Field.
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Walk-off blast caps Barton Baseball sweep of MCC-Longview
March 20, 2016The Barton Community College baseball team got back to its winning ways Sunday taking a doubleheader over MCC-Longview 4-0 and 6-5 at Lawson-Biggs Field. Getting three runs in the fourth leading to the game one win, the Cougars’ five run lead in the nightcap was erased in the final two innings before a bases loaded walk-off single won the nightcap in ten innings. The fourth walk off win of the year improves the Cougars to 18-7 on the season while dropping MCC-Longview to 8-15. Barton will return to conference play on Friday beginning a two-day four-game set at Dodge City Community College. First pitch for each day’s doubleheader at Cavalier Field slated for 1:00 p.m.
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Weather forces changes to Barton Baseball’s weekend schedule
March 18, 2016Due to weather and field conditions, the Barton Community College baseball team’s weekend schedule at Lawson-Biggs Field versus Metropolitan Community College-Longview has been changed. Saturday’s games have been cancelled with Sunday’s first pitch time moved back to 1:00 p.m. as the Cougars and Lakers will play a seven inning followed by a nine inning two-game set.
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Streak ends as Cougars’ rough day at the park results in pair of losses
March 17, 2016Knocked off its perch from a fourteen game win streak, the Barton Community College baseball team suffered a doubleheader sweep to Division II No. 13 ranked North Iowa Area Community College Thursday at Lawson-Biggs Field. Scoring ten runs in the first three innings North Iowa would take game one 12-6, then plated three in the extra frame due in part to two Barton errors grabbing an 8-5 eight inning nightcap victory. As the Trojans pounded out twenty-four hits in the two game series, the Cougars could only muster fifteen hits while aiding in the losses with a combined eight errors on the day. The non-conference losses drop Barton to 16-7 overall while North Iowa improves to 13-5. The Cougars will have a day off before beginning a four-game weekend series versus Metropolitan Community College-Longview. Saturday’s first pitch at Lawson-Biggs Field slated for 2:00 p.m. with Sunday’s start time at 12:00 p.m.
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Barton completes sweep of Butler, wins fourteenth straight
March 14, 2016Even an hour and a half rain delay Sunday at Lawson-Biggs Field couldn?t slow down the Barton Community College baseball team as the Cougars took two more games from Butler Community College sweeping the weekend series. The Cougars got a masterful pitching performance from Jackson Rose in winning 5-0 then put up a seven run fifth inning taking the nightcap 14-10. The victory is the fourteenth straight for the Cougars improving to 8-0 in conference play and 16-5 overall while Butler begins its conference season 0-4 dropping to 10-11 on the season. Barton will step away from conference play for its next six games beginning Thursday as the Cougars host North Iowa Area Community College in a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader before a weekend home series versus Metropolitan Community College-Longview.
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Cardiac Cougars rally twice again for twelfth straight victory, bullpen shuts down Grizzlies for doubleheader sweep
March 12, 2016The Barton Community College baseball team trailed in the final innings of both games Saturday at Lawson-Biggs Field rallying for a doubleheader sweep over Butler Community College. The Cougars took game one 4-3 on a walk-off double then in the nightcap needed another rally in the ninth inning before stealing the game 6-5 in eleven innings. In capturing its sixth come-from-behind win of the season, the unsung heroes amongst the clutch offensive execution was the Barton bullpen pitching of Taylor Langston and Mason Hiser closing out a combined 5.2 innings, scattering three hits, and striking out seven batters giving the offense a chance. The victory is the twelfth straight for the Cougars improving to 6-0 in conference play and 14-5 overall while Butler drops its conference opening day slipping to 10-9 on the season. The teams will wrap up the four game series with a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader on Sunday.
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Barton Baseball wins tenth straight in taking care of Brown Mackie
March 10, 2016The Barton Community College baseball team scored early and often Wednesday evening at Lawson-Biggs Field winning 15-3 taking their second run-rule victory over Brown Mackie College in the last week. Defeating the Lions 13-3 a week ago, the Cougars erased an early run deficit with five runs through the first three innings before breaking it open with an eight run fourth inning. Winning their tenth straight game Barton improves to 12-5 on the season while keeping Brown Mackie winless dropping to 0-18. Barton will return to conference action this weekend as Butler Community College comes to Lawson-Biggs Field for a four game set with Saturday and Sunday’s first pitch slated for 1:00 p.m.
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Barton Baseball wins ninth straight opening Jayhawk play with sweep at Cloud County
March 07, 2016The Barton Community College baseball team opened up conference play this past weekend in Concordia getting a four-game sweep at Cloud County Community College. On Saturday the Cougars rallied for four runs in the top of the seventh to steal the opener 7-4 then took the nightcap 10-1 behind a six run fifth inning. Looking for the sweep on Sunday Barton put up a fourth inning ten spot winning game one 15-4 before scoring nine in the seventh for the clinching 15-7 series finale. The ninth straight victory improves the Cougars to 11-5 while dropping Cloud County to 2-15 on the season. Barton will have a mid-week non-conference contest this Wednesday in a 5:00 p.m. nine inning affair at Lawson-Biggs Field before also hosting Butler Community College in a four-game weekend conference set beginning at 1:00 p.m. Saturday.
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Cougars make short work of Brown Mackie for fifth straight victory
March 02, 2016The Barton Community College baseball team made short work of Brown Mackie College with a 13-3 seven inning victory Wednesday evening at Lawson-Biggs Field. Two five-run innings staked the Cougars out to an 11-0 third inning lead putting the game away with a two run sixth to win its fifth straight. Completing the early portion of its schedule at 7-5, the Cougars will open conference play this weekend at Cloud County Community College. First pitch slated against the 2-11 T-Birds slated for 1:00 p.m. at Lee Doyen Field.
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Barton Baseball rallies for series sweep of Western Nebraska
February 28, 2016The Barton Community College baseball team needed two rallies Sunday at Lawson-Biggs Field for a pair of victories over Western Nebraska Community College sweeping the weekend four-game series. Scoring eleven runs in the final three innings of the opener, a five run home half of the sixth claimed a 13-10 victory while a six run bottom of the seventh comeback stole the series finale 11-10. Barton’s rallies improve the Cougars to 6-5 on the season while WNCC leaves Great Bend with a 3-11 record. Barton’s next contest will come this Wednesday in a 5:00 p.m. nine inning affair at Lawson-Biggs Field before heading to Concordia for the weekend’s conference opening four game series at Cloud County Community College.
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Barton bats pound out twenty-eight hits for home opener sweep
February 27, 2016Seven games into the season and the Barton Community College baseball team finally got to enjoy the comfort of playing at home, christening Lawson-Biggs Field for the 2016 with a pair of wins Saturday over Western Nebraska Community College. The Cougars put twelve runs on the board through the first four innings of game one including a seven run fourth then walked away with a 15-5 sixth inning three-run homerun. Combining for twenty-six hits in game one, both kept the hot bats alive in game two getting twelve hits each with Barton stringing enough for two three-run innings holding on for a 7-5 nine inning nightcap. The victories improve the Cougars to 4-5 on the season dropping the WNCC Cougars to 3-9. The teams will wrap up their four-game series on Sunday with a pair of seven inning contests beginning at 12:00 p.m.
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Mixed reactions in Barton Baseball’s struggles over weekend trip to Oklahoma
February 21, 2016The Barton Community College baseball team’s weekend trip to Oklahoma showed Head Coach Brent Biggs the good side of his team yet revealed the shortcomings as the Cougars were swept in a three-game series at Rose State College.
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Cougars blast Highland for second time, split weekend games in Oklahoma
February 14, 2016The Barton Community College baseball team scored twelve runs in the final three innings Sunday winning 17-7 in a walk-off shortened seven innings over Highland Community College. The victory was the second over the Scotties on the weekend racking up thirty-two runs and earned the Cougars a split of its trip to Poteau, Oklahoma, having lost a pair to host Carl Albert State College. Barton will return to Oklahoma for its next weekend series playing three games at Rose State College in Midwest City beginning on Saturday.
