By BRANDON SMITH
Barton Sports Info
The Barton Community College baseball team got off to a strong start in the first of a two-stop road trip down in Oklahoma. Utilizing a three run opening frame, the Cougars cruised to an opening 6-1 victory before needing a late rally surviving in the 11th-inning 6-4 in the nightcap sweeping its' doubleheader at Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa on Saturday afternoon.
The victories improve Barton to 8-1 on the season while the loss drops the Mavericks to 9-5 on the early campaign. Winners of six straight, the Cougars will look to extend the streak Sunday playing in a triangular in Enid, OK. Barton will open with Des Moines Area Community College at 3:00 p.m., followed by playing the host Northern Oklahoma College Enid at 6:00 p.m.