WICHITA – No. 1 ranked Johnson County built an 8-0 lead on the Barton Community College baseball team before the Cougars rallied in the Region 6 baseball tournament.
Johnson County (51-10) held off the Cougars 8-5 to earn a spot in Saturday's 4 p.m. championship game. The Cougars (41-20) play in Saturday's 1 p.m. elimination game at Wichita State.
Barton's Robby Bolin broke the Cougars' single-season hit record with a third-inning single for his 101st hit that snapped Michael Sinks' record of 100 in 2017.
The Cougars trailed 8-0 when they busted loose for a 5-run seventh inning. Cole Scheiffer's single scored Aiden Hadley and Cesar Gomez. Red-hot Kyler Horsman doubled home Schieffer, Bolin and Jaron Cotton after both runners walked.
Ryker Edwards drilled a 3-run home for an 8-0 lead as the Cavaliers ripped five extra-base hits. Jake McClure singled home Jordan Black and McClure scored on a Dagan Brewer third-inning sacrifice fly. Cal Kilgore scored on Black's third-inning double.
Brewer and Miken Miller delivered RBIs in a 5-run fifth inning prior to Edwards' 3-run blast off reliever Bradley Feezer. Maddux Fleck led the Cavaliers with four hits.
HUTCHINSON 9, KANSAS CITY 8 – Hutchinson's Blake Bradford doubled home Cooper Wessland with the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning.
COWLEY 17, BUTLER 16 – Cowley's Dane Harvey and Jadyn McNealy delivered eighth-inning RBIs as the Tigers outlasted Butler 17-16 in a wild 3-hour affair.
Barton 000 000 500 – 5 7 0
Johnson 002 150 000 – 8 14 0
Minaker, Feezer (5), Wahlstrom (6) and Nottlemann. Golden, Infraca (7) and Kilgore. W–Golden, 10-0. L–Minaker. 2B–BC–Hadley, Horsman; JC–2B–JC–Brewer, Black, Mosh, Miller. HR–JC–Edwards.
Kansas City 130 022 000 – 8 12 2
Hutchinson 021 103 101 – 9 14 1
Lewis, Reed (6), Smith (7), Killion (8) and Patterson. Roehler, Perkins (3), McKay (5), Wanless (8) and Cymbalista. W–Wanless, 4-0. L–Killion, 3-2. 2B–KC–Woita 2, Nolen, Mervosh, Kern; H–Maher, Bradford. HR–KC–Patterson; H–Bradford, Maher, Cymbalista.
Butler 330 441 001 – 16 13 2
Cowley 3(11)0 001 02x – 17 15 2
Bagnall, Hinther (2), Rico (2), Haag (5), Spray (8) and Marcental. Singleton, Abbott (4), McComas (5), Bagwell (7) and Martin. W–Martin, 4-1. L–Haag, 0-3. 2B–BC–Brown, Rivera, Kobuszewski; CC–Harvey, Sheldon, Luce. HR–BC–Murrell 2; C–McNealy.
REGION 6 WICHITA STATE
FIRST ROUND–Cowley 8, Dodge City 5; Barton 5, Hutchinson 3; Johnson County 9, Butler 3; Kansas City 3, Cloud 1
SECOND ROUND–Hutchinson 5, Dodge City 4; Butler 9, Cloud 0; Barton 9, Cowley 8; Johnson County 7, Kansas City 4
FRIDAY—Cowley 17, Butler 16; Hutchinson 9, Kansas City 8; Johnson 8, Barton 5; Hutchinson 8, Cowley 6
SATURDAY—Hutchinson 3, Barton 2; Johnson County 51-10 vs. Hutchinson 50-12
