PRATT – Barton Community College completed a 4-game sweep of Pratt 5-3 and 2-1 Saturday at Stanion Field.

A 4- run first inning keyed the Cougars in the opener. Ethan Minaker and Kyler Horsman combined to toss a 1-hitter in the nightcap.

The Cougars (23-6 10-2 Jayhawk) have won 11 straight games and dropped Pratt to 11-20, 0-12 in Jayhawk.

Barton travels to Seward County Thursday.

COUGARS 5, PRATT 3 (G1) – Six Cougars recorded hits. Hank Orr leading Barton's seven hits with a 2-for-3 performance and one of four recording an RBI.

Sending eight to the plate in the first, back-to-back run producing singles by Jaron Cotton and Ayden Hadley gifted Barton a 2-0 lead with a wild pitch and Orr sacrifice fly coating a 4-0 start.

Responding with two runs of their own in the bottom of the first furnished off a groundout and Cougar error, the Beavers cut the deficit in half before drawing within one in the third on another run producing groundout.

Answering the bell in the fourth, Cesar Gomez groundout brought across the first of Orr's two hits widening the lead back to two runs and ultimate 5-3 result.

Bradley Feezer (3-2) notched his third victory of the year as the freshman's final line finished 5.1-innings scattering six hits with two earned runs, walking one and striking out three.

Locking down the final 1.2-innings, Preston Golden recorded two of his three strikeouts to escape a pair of singles in the sixth while also pitching around a two-out walk in the seventh to secure his first collegiate save. 

Robby Bolin had his 24-game hitting streak snapped.

COUGARS 2, PRATT 1 (G2) –  Minaker (3-0) worked six-plus innings allowing one unearned run.

Barton committed an error and a fielder's choice pushing home Drew Bugner with Pratt's run. Minaker's lone hit allowed came in the fourth while walking one and striking out four in the winning effort.

Entering in the seventh, Horsman locked down the Pratt hitters at the plate tossing three no-hit innings with four strikeouts in earning the Manhattan native his first  save.

The Cougars delivered  three hits with Orr and Gomez back-to-back leadoff singles in the third sparking the two-run inning as Robby Bolin's RBI groundout and a Beaver balk brought the pair in to score.

Barton 400 100 0 – 5 7 2

Pratt 201 000 0 – 3 6 1

Feezer, Golden (6) and Nottlemann. Padgett, Noble (5) and Reece. W—Feezer, 3-2. L—Padgett, 3-4. 2B—P—Goebel.

Barton 002 000 000 – 2 3 3

Pratt 000 000 100 – 1 2 1

Minaker, Horsman (7) and Hadley. Brown, Phippen (8) and Reece. W—Minaker, 3-0; L—Brown, 1-3.  

JAYHAWK MEN

Barton 10-2 23-6

Cloud 10-2 22-9

Hutchinson 9-3 22-8

Butler 9-3 17-11

Dodge City 6-2 21-7

Seward 4-4 16-15 

Garden City 0-8 2-23 

Pratt 0-12 11-20

Colby 0-12 2-25 

3-21—Barton 8-22, Pratt 0-12; Cloud 5-5, Seward 1-1; Johnson 12-9, Dodge City 2-2; Hutchinson 6-8, Colby 4-7; Butler 12-20, Garden City 8-6

3-23—Barton 5-2, Pratt 3-1; Cloud 11-6, Seward 2-11; Hutchinson 5-5, Colby 1-1; Butler 10-10, Garden City 0-0

3-26—Kansas City at Hutchinson

3-28—Barton at Seward; Cloud at Dodge City; Pratt at Hutchinson; Garden City at Colby; Butler at Cowley

3-30—Seward at Barton; Dodge City at Cloud; Hutchinson at Pratt; Colby at Garden City; Cowley at Butler