By TODD MOORE
Barton Sports Info
Going 1-1 in the first day of the Permian Basin Invitational in Odessa, Texas, an early first pitch and defensive woes did not fare well for the Barton Community College softball team on Saturday as the Cougars dropped both games completing the weekend trip down south.
Beginning the day with the 9:00 a.m. contest, Barton led after the first inning against North Central Texas College but the Lions pulled ahead in the third frame in going on to a an 11-3 complete game victory. Returning to the field twenty minutes later, the Cougars faced host 3rd ranked Odessa for the second time of the weekend, scoring four runs on Friday but getting shutout by the Wranglers on Saturday 8-0 in a game shortened five innings.
The Cougars next games will be Tuesday, opening up Cougar Field for the 2023 season by hosting Northern Oklahoma College-Enid in a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader.