Barton (7-3 Jayhawk) plays at 1 p.m. Saturday versus Northwest Tech (0-20, 0-8 Jayhawk)) followed by Wednesday's contest against Pratt Community College (1-7, 5-13).
The Dryden sisters led the Cougars on the day, Laci Dryden reached base five times in batting .571 at the top of the lineup going 4-of-7 with a pair of RBI while Lani Dryden anchored the lower end of the card with two hits and getting on board twice via a walk.
Mikaila Herring collected hits in both contests extending her hit streak to 21-straight games across her freshman and now sophomore campaign in passing Halie Stoneking's 19-game hit streak from last year and continuing the chase of Jaysa Anderson's school record 30 straight also set from last season.
Elina Bartlett entrance in game one's seventh inning following Brooklynn Angielski and Alicia Goseland turn in the circle earned the victory but 4.1 innings of relief of Aly Lawrence's game two start would hand the freshman her first loss in dropping to 2-1 on the year.
BARTON 6, COWLEY 5 – Aly Lawrence's game-winning single delivered a thrilling 6-5 victory over Cowley. Barton pitcher Elina Bartlett earned the victory.
Laci Dryden, Allyson McDougal, Kelsi Gaston and Mikaila Herring drove in runs. Laci Dryden, Lani Dryden, McDougal and Gaston all doubled.
The Cougars trailed game one until scoring three runs in the home half of the sixth but Cowley answered with back-to-back home runs in their final at-bat to tie it up. Responding by putting runners on the corners with no outs, Barton's Aly Lawrence lined an 0-1 pitch off the centerfield fence providing the walk-off victory.
COWLEY 9, BARTON 7 – Cowley rallied from a 4-0 deficit by outscoring the Cougars 9-3. Elina Bartlett was tagged with the loss.
Barton's Chloe Enslinger drove home two runs with three singles. Laci Dryden, Leslie Ramos and Aly Lawrence drove in runs.
The Cougars led 4-0.
Cowley was down to its final out when Karleigh Bell drove a 1-1 pitch for her 5th home run of the season tying the game at 6-6. Emily Louderback's 8th round-tripper dug the Cougars a 3-run deficit. Barton stranded the tying run at the plate for the twin bill split.
Cowley 200 010 2 – 5 7 0
Barton 100 013 1 – 6 9 2
Angielski, Goseland (6), Elina Bartlett (7) and Ramos. W–Bartlett 2-0. 2B–BC–Lani Dryden, Laci Dryden, McDougal, Gaston.
Cowley 001 311 13 – 9 10 0
Barton 310 110 01 – 7 11 2
Bartlett, Lawrence (5) and Jones. L–Bartlett, 2-1. 2B–BC–Dryden. 3B–BC–Ramos.
JAYHAWK SOFTBALL
Butler 10-2 20-6
Hutchinson 10-2 21-7
Seward 9-3 13-11
Barton 9-3 12-10
Colby 8-4 12-14
Dodge City 3-9 3-19
Pratt 2-10 6-18
Garden City 2-10 4-22
NW Tech 1-11 1-25
3-16—Barton 10-18, NW Tech 2-0; Cowley 4-1, Butler 2-14; Hutchinson 11-11, Seward 4-1; Colby 4-8, Dodge City 2-0; Garden City 13-8, Pratt 6-9
3-18—Cowley 10-12, Pratt 2-4; Butler 8-3, Hutchinson 0-11; NE Colorado 16-11, NW Tech 2-2
3-20—Pratt at Barton; Hutchinson at Garden City; Seward at Dodge City; Butler at Colby
3-21—NE Colorado at NW Tech
3-23—Barton at Hutchinson; Dodge City at Garden City; Butler at Seward; Western Nebraska at Colby; Pratt at NW Tech
