Barton Baseball – Barton 5, Carl Albert 2; Barton 3, Carl Albert 2

The Barton Community College baseball team opened up the 2018 season Thursday in Poteau, Oklahoma, getting timely hits and a combined seventeen strikeouts from its pitching staff to notch a pair of come from behind 5-2 and 3-2 victories over host Carl Albert State College. The teams will wrap up the four-game series on Friday with another 1:00 p.m. doubleheader.

Barton Softball – Cowley 15, Barton 6; Cowley 11, Barton 7

The Barton Community College softball team opened up its 2018 season Thursday at Cougar Field, dropping a pair of contests to Division II No. 9 ranked Cowley College.

Returning a veteran squad coming off a fifth place national finish last season, Cowley took early leads in both contests ending the first game 15-6 in five innings before holding off the Cougars 11-7 in the nightcap to complete the sweep to improve to 3-4 on the year. Barton’s second contest date of the season comes next Wednesday in a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader hosting Hutchinson Community College.