By Todd Moore

Another day of solid pitching was not enough as the Barton Community College baseball team split another doubleheader to Western Nebraska Community College Saturday in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.

The Cougars easily won 5-1 in game one but five errors proved too costly in the second game as Barton fell 3-2.

Getting a combined twenty-two strikeouts on Friday from the pitching staff, Saturday’s hurlers combined for twenty strikeouts, seven hits, and only one earned run.

The series split takes Barton to 4-3 on the season as Western Nebraska opens up the season at 2-2. The Cougars’ next action will come next weekend for a three game series at Rose State College.