Cougars sweep Northwest Tech in pair of five inning victories #GoBarton

The Barton Community College softball team picked up a pair of shortened victories Saturday at Cougar Field on 10-2 and 18-0 wins over Northwest Kansas Technical College.

Jumping out to a four-run lead in their first at-bat of the afternoon at Cougar Field, Barton put the game away in the home half of the fifth with another five runs before scoring in all four frames of the twin bill's nightcap to earn its third sweep over a conference opponent.

Barton improves to 9-3 in league play and 12-10 overall as the Mavericks drop to 1-11 in the KJCCC and 1-22 on the season.

The Cougars wrap up its three-date home stand on Wednesday with a 1:00 p.m. first pitch against Pratt Community College before traveling Saturday to Hutchinson Community College.

Barton collected 23 hits on the afternoon as all players had atleast one hit.

Lani Dryden sparked the Cougars from the bottom of the lineup going 4-of-5 with a pair of extra base hits, driving in four runs including her first collegiate triple capping Barton's seven run, second inning breaking open game two.

Leslie Ramos provided the lone home run driving her second long ball of the season out of the park for the Cougars' first two runs of the day.

Joining Dryden with their first collegiate triple, Allyson McDougal collected hers in game two as the reigning KJCCC and National Player of the Week went 2-for-4 on the day with three stolen bases.

Having her program second best 21-game hit streak snapped in game one, Mikaila Herring bounced with a 2-of-3 performance lacing a double and her first collegiate triple to finish the day with a team tying four runs.

The Barton pitching staff and defense limited the Mavericks to nine hits on the afternoon with victories in the circle earned by Aly Lawrence and Elina Bartlett as both freshmen improved to 3-1 on the year.

Lawrence received the opening nod, working three innings of two hits and two strikeouts with Bartlett spinning game two's five innings in scattering just three hits, walking one, and striking out two. Alicia Goseland closed out the opener's final two frames allowing four hits, walking none, and getting a strikeout.