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Cougars stay alive in Region tourney
BARTON 13, HUTCHINSON 3 — Barton Cougar Kyle Walker doubled and tripled, scored three runs and drove home three runs to spark a 13-3 run-rule victory over Hutchinson in Friday's elimination game. Dalton Jorgensen drove home three runs. Rhett Winchester delivered a 2-run single and Kyler Horsman hit an RBI single in a 5-run second inning. Carter Helm and Jorgensen added RBI groundouts. Walker drilled a 2-run double and Winchester hit an RBI fly ball in a 3-run third. Jorgensen's 2-run double followed RBI doubles by McGavran and Hayden Oviatt in a 4-run sixth inning. Cougar pitcher Braden Hauschel (6-4) pitched a 6-inning complete game. KANSAS CITY 14, COUGARS 12 — Kansas City held off a brave comeback bid from the Barton Cougars for a 14-12 victory Jorgensen and Walker paced the attack with three hits apiece, combining to go 6-for-8 with three RBIs and three runs scored. Hayden Oviatt and J.J. Spafford each belted home runs and drove in a trio of RBIs. Kyler Horsman doubled twice and had an RBI. Horsman doubled home Walker for a 1-0 lead. Kansas City answered with two runs. Jorgenson singled home Micah McGavran for a 2-2 tie. Barton starter Brian Justice (5-7) yielded six runs. Kansas City built an 11-2 advantage through six frames. Kansas City's Brady Kern, Owen Musil, Braden Horn and Lennox Vann homered. Barton's Spafford hit a 2-run homer and Rhett Winchester's sacrifice fly made it 11-5. Oviatt's 3-run homer and Jorgensen's run on a wild pitch made it 12-9. Kansas City's Brady Kern provided a clutch 2-run homer for a 14-9 margin. The Cougars patiently worked five walks in a 3-run ninth inning. A bases-loaded hit batter and two bases-loaded walks gift wrapped a 3-run ninth inning. Reliever Lucas Clarke preserved the lead by retiring three Cougars to end the game. COUGARS 11, CLOUD 9 — The Barton Cougars shocked No. 2 ranked Cloud County 11-9 Wednesday. Barton's Jorgensen delivered a 2-run game-winning single broke a 9-9 tie and scored Oviatt and McGavran in the eighth inning to upset the Thunderbirds. McGavran walked, Oviatt singled and Spafford's bunt moved the runners to third and second. Reliever Landon Ritchey (5-0) stranded the tying runners on-base in the eighth. Trey Mackwood earned a save with a game-ending line drive double-play. Barton's Winchester delivered five hits. Walker went 3-for-6 with three runs scored and two RBIs. Barton's top two batters combined to bat 8-for-12. The Cougars roared to an 8-0 lead. Walker scored on a Kyle Graves first-inning double. McGavran's 3-run third inning homer brought home Horsman and Winchester. Spafford's perfect bunt single set up a 4-run fifth inning. McGavran scored on Jorgensen's fly ball. Walker doubled home Spafford and Oviatt. Walker scored on Carter Helm's single. Barton starter Antonio Mendez yielded two runs in seven innings in a 100-pitch outing. Leading 9-2, Cougar relievers Daegan Vinduska, Jake Field and Landon Ritchey were ineffective when nine consecutive Thunderbirds reached base on six hits, two walks and a hit batter in a 7-run seventh inning for a 9-9 tie. Vasya Seymour greeted Barton's third reliever Ritchey with an infield single for a 9-7 score. Joey Marino's single drove home Luke Clayton and Nolan Green for a 9-9 tie. Barton 153 004 — 13 13 1 Hutchinson 002 100 — 3 5 1 Hauschel and Jorgensen. Yeager, Heskett (2) and Mazza. W—Hauschel, 5-7. L—Yeager. 2B—BC—Walker, Horsman, Oviatt. 3B—BC—Walker, McGavran. Barton 110 000 343 — 12 12 2 Kansas City 203 114 12x — 14 17 0 Justice, Vinduska (5), Haines (6), Lang (7), Dilley (8), Fatino (8) and Jorgensen. Kennedy, Beach (7), Udland (8), Howell (8), Warner (9), Epler (9), Clarke (9) and Oakley. W—Kennedy. L—Justice, 5-7. SV—Clarke. 2B—BC—Horsman; KC—Tolk, Woita, Musil. HR—BC—Oviatt, Spafford;; KC—Kern, Musil, Horn, Vann. Barton 103 040 120 — 11 19 1 Cloud 000 002 700 — 9 12 1 Mendez, Vinduska (7), Field (7), Ritchey, Mackwood (9) and Jorgensen. LInton, Rempel (5), Razak (5), Fox (8), Timbrook (8), Gannon (9) and Seymour. W—Ritchey, 5-0. L—Fox. SV—Mackwood (2). 2B—BC—Graves, Walker; CC—Green 3. HR—BC—McGavran. WICHITA ECK STADIUM SUNDAY—Johnson (60-3) vs. Cowley (37-23) SATURDAY—Johnson 9, Cowley 1; Johnson 15, Kansas City 10 FRIDAY—Barton 13, Hutchinson 3; Johnson 13, Cloud 4; Kansas City 4, Cowley 3, 10 innings; Johnson 11, Barton 9 THURSDAY—Kansas City 14, Barton 12; Cowley 11, Johnson 5; Cloud 11, Butler 3; Hutchinson 18, Seward 10 WEDNESDAY—Kansas City 10, Butler 2; Barton 11, Cloud 9; Johnson 11, Seward 3; Cowley 4, Hutchinson 2
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