BARTON BASEBALL
Alex Rodgers rewrote the programs single season steals mark with four stolen bases on the afternoon and third baseman Henry Hayman drove in 10 of his 11 RBIs on the day in nightcap setting the programs most RBIs produced in a single game in recent memory leading the Barton Community College baseball team to a Jayhawk West split with the Seward County Saints on Thursday at Brent Gould Field in Liberal, KS.
After dropping the series opener 8-6 in the late innings, Hayman, Ricardo Sanchez and Rodgers played key roles in the back end combining for 19 of the 26 RBIs in a 27-2 seven-inning run rule victory.
Receiving votes in the latest NJCAA Division I National Rankings, the Cougars maintained their hold on first place in the Jayhawk West at 16-6 and 29-11 overall with the Saints sitting at 5-13 in league play and 12-28 on the season.
The series will shift locations on Saturday with the first of the twinbill scheduled for a 1:00 p.m. first pitch from Lawson-Biggs Field.